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Infobox Boxer

name = Juan Manuel Márquez
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realname = Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez
nickname = Dinamita
weight = Welterweight
Lightweight
Super Featherweight
Featherweight
height =
nationality = Mexican
birth_date =
birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico
style = Orthodox
total = 57
wins = 51
KO = 37
losses = 5
draws = 1
Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez (born August 23, 1973), is a Mexican professional boxer. He is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy promotions. He is currently the WBA and WBO Lightweight world champion as well as the current ''Ring Magazine'' Lightweight champion. He has also held the IBF, WBA, and WBO Featherweight titles, and the WBC Super Featherweight title. He is the fourth Mexican boxer to become a world champion in three different weight classes after Marco Antonio Barrera, Érik Morales, Julio César Chávez, and later Fernando Montiel. His younger brother, Rafael Márquez, is also a professional boxer. Juan Manuel Marquez is currently rated by ''Ring Magazine'' as the number three pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

Personal life

Márquez has a brother named Rafael Márquez, who is a former world champion at the Bantamweight, and Super bantamweight division also Trainer "Nacho Beristain and Gilbert Marquez". The two are listed in Ring Magazine's top ten pound for pound list. They are one of four sets of Mexican brothers to hold world titles. His fighting style was elusive because he always rotated his right hand and released over punches.

Fighting style

An orthodox boxer, Marquez is known for his speed and counter-punching style.

Amateur career

Juan had an amateur record of 35-1 that included two Golden Glove tournament wins. He made his professional boxing debut at age 19 on May 29, 1993, and lost his first bout via disqualification to Javier Duran.

Professional career

Featherweight

Márquez remained undefeated for another six years as he compiled a record of 29-1 that included a win against future champion Agapito Sanchez, and former champions Julio Gervacio, and Alfred Kotey. In 1997, Márquez won the NABO Featherweight title, which he defended seven times. During this time, he was referred to as the "best fighter without a world title". Márquez was WBO Featherweight champion Naseem Hamed's mandatory challenger for 22 straight months, however, the WBO allowed Hamed to schedule other fights instead. http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Zurita/Zurita050304.htm Márquez earned his first bout for a world title on September 11, 1999, when he lost a controversial decision to then-unbeaten WBA featherweight champion Freddie Norwood. Marquez was the aggressor throughout most of the bout but fought tentatively as Norwood was reluctant to engage, and often wrestled with Marquez in the many clinches. Marquez was knocked down in the second round. In the 8th round, Norwood's glove touched the canvas after an exchange, however, it was not ruled a knock down by the referee who was standing opposite to the action. In the 9th round, Marquez scored a knockdown after a two punch combination. HBO Punchstat had Norwood landing 73 out of 290 punches thrown to Marquez's 89 out of 444. On November 20, 1999, Márquez faced Remigio Molina, and defeated him in eight rounds. In 2000, he defeated former champion Daniel Jimenez, and five fights later, he defeated future champion Robbie Peden in ten rounds, and captured the NABF, and USBA Featherweight titles. Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Márquez received his second bout for a world title on January 2, 2003, when he defeated five-time featherweight champion Manuel Medina, and captured the vacant IBF Featherweight title. In the 2nd round, Marquez connected with a three-punch combination that floored Medina. The fight was stopped in the 7th round after Marquez knocked Medina down for a second time. He then defeated Derrick Gainer later in the year in a unification bout to win the WBA Featherweight title and become "Super Champion". In May 2004, Márquez fought Manny Pacquiao in a controversial bout that was scored a draw. In the first round Márquez was caught cold, as he was knocked down three times by a more lively Pacquiao. However, Márquez showed great heart to recover from the early knockdowns, and at the end of a very close second round it was clear that this would be a long night for Pacquiao. Márquez was able to counterpunch effectively, winning the middle rounds and effectively countering Pacquiao in closely fought later rounds; however, the fight was ultimately ruled a draw. On September 18, 2004, Márquez defeated future champion Orlando Salido. In 2005, Márquez was stripped of his WBA, and IBF Featherweight titles, for his inability to defend it against various boxers after potential bouts failed to draw a bid. In 2006, Márquez attempted to regain a title, coming up short in a controversial decision loss to undefeated Indonesian boxer Chris John for the WBA Featherweight championship title. The disputed decision led to the Ring Magazine's removal of Márquez from its pound-for-pound top 10 list. In late 2006, Márquez captured the WBO Interim Featherweight title defeating Thai boxer Terdsak Jandaeng, and defending it against Filipino boxer Jimrex Jaca with a nine round knockout in Hidalgo, Texas. Márquez was promoted to world champion status in December 2006 when previous champion Scott Harrison vacated the title. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/06/sports/EU_SPT_BOX_Harrison_Vacates.php Márquez vacated the Featherweight title the following year to challenge WBC Super Featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera.

Super Featherweight

On March 17, 2007, Márquez became the WBC Super Featherweight champion by defeating Barrera in Las Vegas by unanimous decision.

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Márquez's first defense of his title was to be held on September 15, 2007 against Argentinian boxer Jorge Rodrigo Barrios. However, Barrios withdrew from the bout due to injury, prompting American boxer Rocky Juárez to challenge Márquez for the title in November 3, 2007 in a losing effort. On November 29, 2007, Márquez announced that he would defend his championship title against Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, whom he fought to a controversial draw in 2004. On March 15, 2008, Juan Manuel Márquez lost his Super Featherweight Championship to Manny Pacquiao via split decision. Márquez suffered a knockdown in the third round that proved to be the difference in the decision as the remaining rounds were scored dead even. Compubox scoring had Juan Manuel Márquez landing 42/201 (21%) more jabs to Pacquiao's 43/314 (14%) jabs, it also had Márquez scoring 130/310 (42%) more power punches to Pacquiao's 114/305 (37%) power punches.

Lightweight

Márquez moved up to the Lightweight division in order to fight the lineal Ring lightweight champion Joel Casamayor on the weekend leading up to Mexican Independence Day at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. On September 13, 2008, he defeated Casamayor in the 11th round after two knockdowns, and captured his sixth world title in three different weight classes. In the first four rounds of the bout, Márquez continually walked into counter punches from Casamayor. It took Márquez until the fifth round to be able to find the range with his right hand. By the fifth round, a cut over Casamayor's right eye was opened from a clash of heads. Rounds five, six, seven, and eight were rounds where Márquez landed straight punches from the outside, but he was also struck by Casamayor whenever he lunged forward. Two minutes into the eleventh round, Casamayor was knocked down by a right punch as he pulled away from an intense exchange. Casamayor was able to get on his feet, but it was clear he was still shakey from the knockdown. As soon as the action was allowed to resume, Márquez went in for the kill as he let his punches go in furious combination. Casamayor punched back, but he was knocked down again with about 7 seconds left in the round. Referee Tony Weeks stepped in the bout, and stopped the fight as he deemed Casamyor unable to continue. The official judges had the fight scored 95-95, 95-95, and 97-93 for Márquez before the 11th round knockout. On February 28, 2009, Márquez defeated IBO champion, and former WBA, IBF, and WBO Lightweight champion Juan Díaz by knockout. Díaz controlled the fight early in the bout as the two boxers exchanged punches. Díaz opened a cut above Márquez's right eye in the fifth round, and looked to control the bout, but Márquez responded by opening a gash above Diaz's right eye, and stunning him with a left hook before the end of the eighth round. Márquez landed two hard rights to Díaz's face in a three-punch combination that knocked Díaz down with 35 seconds remaining in the ninth round. Díaz rose, but seconds later, Márquez followed with a right uppercut to the chin that knocked Díaz down for a second time. Referee Rafael Ramos waved an end to the fight after two minutes and 40 seconds of the ninth round. With the victory, Márquez defended his Ring Lightweight title, and claimed the WBO, the WBA, and the IBO Lightweight championship titles.

Welterweight

Márquez moved up to the Welterweight division, and fought undefeated and former number one pound for pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fight was scheduled to take place at 144 lbs During the official weigh in for their 144 lb bout, Marquez weighed in at 142 lbs and Mayweather weighed in at 146 lbs thereby incurring a financial penalty as he was 2 pounds over the catchweight. Marquez looked slightly fleshy and uncomfortable with the move up in weight but despite being knocked down in the 2nd round, showed great heart to go the distance against a vastly superior opponent. Mayweather defeated Marquez by unanimous decision though many found it telling that Mayweather could not finish Marquez by knockout. This fight marks only the fifth time in boxing history that a non-heavyweight fight sold more than 1 million pay-per-views, with the official HBO numbers coming in at over 1 million buys equalling a total of approximately $52 million. Four of those fights all featured Oscar De La Hoya as the main event, making this fight the one of two events where a non-heavyweight fight sold over 1 million PPVs without Oscar De La Hoya. The other fight was Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto which sold 1.5 million PPVs.

Return to Lightweight

When asked upon his return to the lightweight division, Marquez said: "I came back to lightweight because at welterweight I lost a lot of speed". It has now been reported that Marquez is beginning negotiations for a rematch with Juan Diaz. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said the fight for Marquez's title is being planned for July 10 as the main event of an HBO PPV card. He said it would "probably" take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After his comeback in 2010, fellow Mexican boxer Erik Morales said he would like to fight Marquez. Marquez won the fight via UD. After the Diaz rematch, Marquez stated that he was interested in pursuing a third fight with Manny Pacquiao. Marquez will defend his lightweight titles against mandatory challenger, WBO interim Michael Katsidis they are slated to meet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Professional boxing record

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align="center" colspan=8| 51 Wins''' (37 knockouts), '''5 Losses''' , '''1 Draw
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align=center | Res.
align=center | Record
align=center | Opponent
align=cenle="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"| Type
align=center | Rd., Time
align=center | Date
align=center | Location
align=center | Notes
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align=left| Michael Katsidis


2010-11-27
align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Win
51-5-1
align=left| Juan Diaz
UD
12
2010-07-31
align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
align=left|
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Loss
50-5-1
align=left| Floyd Mayweather Jr.
UD
12
2009-09-19
align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
align=left|
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Win
50-4-1
align=left| Juan Diaz
TKO
9
2009-02-28
align=left| Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
align=left|
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Win
49-4-1
align=left| Joel Casamayor
TKO
11
2008-09-13
align=left| MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
align=left|
-align=center
Loss
48-4-1
align=left| Manny Pacquiao
SD
12
2008-03-15
align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
align=left|
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Win
48-3-1
align=left| Rocky Juarez
UD
12
2007-11-03
align=left| Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona
align=left|
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Win
47-3-1
align=left| Marco Antonio Barrera
UD
12
2007-03-17
align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
align=left|
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Win
46-3-1
align=left| Jimrex Jaca
KO
9
2006-11-25
align=left| Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas
align=left|
-align=center
Loss
45-3-1
align=left| Terdsak Jandaeng
TKO
7
2006-08-05
align=left| MontBleu Resort and Casino, Stateline, Nevada
align=left|
-align=center
Loss
44-3-1
align=left| Chris John
UD
12
2006-03-04
align=left| Karang Melenu Sports Hall, Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia
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Win
44-2-1
align=left| Victor Polo
UD
12
2005-05-07
align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Win
43-2-1
align=left| Orlando Salido
UD
12
2004-09-18
align=left| MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
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|Draw
42-2-1
align=left| Manny Pacquiao
Draw
12
2004-05-08
align=left| MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
align=left|
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Win
42-2
align=left| Derrick Gainer
TD
7
2003-11-01
align=left| Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Win
41-2
align=left| Marcos Licona
TKO
9
2003-08-16
align=left| Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut
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Loss
40-2
align=left| Manuel Medina
TKO
7
2003-02-01
align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
align=left|
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Win
39-2
align=left| Hector Marquez
TKO
10
2002-06-21
align=left| The Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Win
38-2
align=left| Robbie Peden
RTD
10
2002-03-09
align=left| AJ Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Win
37-2
align=left| Johnny Walker
TKO
1
2001-10-19
align=left| Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho
align=left|
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Win
36-2
align=left| Julio Gamboa
TKO
7
2001-08-19
align=left| West Wendover, Utah
align=left|
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Win
35-2
align=left| Baby Lorona Jr.
TKO
2
2001-04-01
align=left| Peppermill Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nevada
align=left|
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Win
34-2
align=left| Sean Fletcher
TKO
7
2001-02-11
align=left| Peppermill Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nevada
align=left|
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Win
33-2
align=left| Reynante Jamili
KO
3
2000-10-22
align=left| Peppermill Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nevada
align=left|
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Win
32-2
align=left| Daniel Jiménez
RTD
7
2000-08-27
align=left| Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
align=left|
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Win
31-2
align=left| Roque Cassiani
UD
12
2000-05-20
align=left| Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
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See also

Notable boxing families
List of boxing triple champions
List of featherweight boxing champions
List of super featherweight boxing champions
List of lightweight boxing champions
Reigning boxing champions
Ring Magazine pound for pound
List of current world boxing champions
List of The Ring world champions

References

External links

Juan Manuel Márquez Fight-by-Fight Career Record
HBO: Fighters: Juan Manuel Márquez Article

s-ttl | title=IBF Featherweight Champion|

years=February 1, 2003 – August 15, 2005
Stripped

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s-ttl | title=WBA Featherweight Super Champion|

years=November 1, 2003 – August 22, 2005
Stripped

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s-ttl| title=WBC Super Featherweight Champion|

years=March 17, 2007 – March 15, 2008

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s-ttl | title=IBO Lightweight Champion|

years=February 28, 2009 – March 5, 2009
Vacated

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s-ttl | title=The Ring Magazine Lightweight Champion|

years=September 13, 2008 – ''present''

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s-ttl | title=WBA Lightweight Super Champion|

years=February 28, 2009 – ''present''

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s-ttl | title=WBO Lightweight Champion|

years=February 28, 2009 – ''present''

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