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Juan Manuel Márquez

2010-06-27T18:03:40Z

Boxer185:

[[file:Juanmarquez.JPG|left|thumb|Juan Manuel Marquez]]
<boxer>012222</boxer>
'''Manager & Trainer:''' [[Ignacio Beristain]]
 

==Biography==
'''Juan Manuel Marquez''' is a 3 time weight division champion encompassing the 126 lbs, 130 lbs, and 135 lbs. After four years of racking up victories, Marquez got a title shot, which came against [[Manuel Medina]], with him stopping the game veteran in the later rounds. Marquez made a few tough defenses plus unifying the [[WBA]] and [[IBF]] titles by dethroning [[Derrick Gainer]]. Marquez then took on 2 time world champion [[Manny Pacquiao]] in 2004. In a thrilling Fight Of The Year candidate, Marquez was knocked down three times in the first round, but valiantly fought back to win many of the remaining rounds and outboxing the Filipino slugger. Fans hotly debate, who deserved the win, but the official result was a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez|draw]].A rematch was never materialized, seeing that he did indeed contribute to the live gate since most of the attendants were rooting for Marquez, Pacquiao refused to give the fiscal edge to Marquez.

In March 2006, Marquez traveled to Indonesia to face WBA featherweight champion [[Chris John], who happened to be considered one of the best featherweights at the time & still is and lost a [[Chris John vs. Juan Manuel Marquez|unanimous decision]]. Marquez protested the decision stating that the deducted points would have garnered him a split decision victory, John still remains the number one ranked and undefeated featherweight as of June 2010.

Just 5 months later to capture the interim [[WBO]] Featherweight Title, he made 1 title defense until being upgraded to full status champion, making him a 3 time Featherweight Champion.

He moved up to the Super Featherweight division and challenged 3 weight world champion [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] for his [[WBC]] title, it was a very tactical fight with Marquez focusing on effective counter punching and Barrera focusing on fast combination punching, after 12 evenly matched rounds, Marquez was awarded a unanimous decision victory. He made 1 successful title defense, outpointing the young and hungry [[Rocky Juarez]].

In early 2008, Marquez took on [[Manny Pacquiao]] for a second time, like in many fights in his career, Marquez found himself in yet another evenly matched fight, after 12 rounds, Pacquiao was awarded a disputed split decision victory in which Marquez thoroughly outboxed Pacquiao but a mere flash knockdown was the main difference. Pacquiao refused a third fight even though it would make sense legacy wise and financially wise stating "business is finished here">

Yet unlike other close points defeats, Marquez retained his recognition at the elite level, getting moved up to #2 pound for pound. He continued to chase big fights as he moved up yet another weight class to challenge 2 time world champion [[Joel Casamayor]] for his lineal and [[Ring Magazine]] lightweight title. Marquez stopped the game Cuban in round 11 to become champion in a third weight class.

The next year Marquez squared off against 3 time lightweight champ Juan Diaz, both fighters exchanged clean heavy punches in a crowd pleasing action fight, by the middle rounds Marquez's punches started to take a toll on Diaz as his knees dipped on several occasions. In Round 8, a left uppercut opened a bad cut on the the right eyelid of Juan Diaz. He was latter wobbled in the same round from another left uppercut. In Round 9, a combination sparked by a right hook and finished with a left uppercut sent Diaz falling forward and down to all fours and underneath the bottom rope, he made the count, then a tremendous right uppercut dropped Diaz flat on his back in the center of the ring.

Marquez stepped up again to another weight class, all the way up to Welterweight and faced [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] who was considered by many as the true pound for pound fighter of the game. Marquez came up too small as Mayweather failed to meet the 144 lbs contracted catchweight and ended up weighing in at 146 lbs. Marquez again proved his Mexican warrior spirit as he survived the 12 rounds against a naturally bigger man. Mayweather was the second #1 pound for pound fighter that Marquez had faced in the last 2 years.

Marquez is scheduled for a rematch against Juan Diaz in Las Vegas on July 31st, 2010 for the WBO/WBA/Ring Magazine lightweight championship, despite both men coming off losses - they still remain the best at 135 lbs.

==Titles Held==
*[[Ring Magazine]] Lightweight Title (2009-present)
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Lightweight Title''' (2009-present)
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Lightweight Title''' (2009-present)
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Featherweight Title''' (2007-08)
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Featherweight Title''' (2006-07)
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Featherweight Title''' (2003-05)
*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Featherweight Title''' (2003-05)
*[[NABF]] Featherweight Title (2002)
*[[USBA]] Featherweight Title (2002)
*[[WBO]] [[NABO]] Featherweight Title (1997-99, 2000)

==Family==
Marquez's brother is two-time super bantamweight world champion [[Rafael Marquez]].

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Johnny Tapia]] Vacated|
title=[[IBF Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Valdemir Pereira]]|
years=2003 Feb 1 – 2005 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Derrick Gainer]] Lost bid for Super Championship|
title=[[WBA Featherweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2003 Nov 1 – 2005 '''Super Champion''' '''Stripped'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Scott Harrison]] Vacated|
title=[[WBO Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Steven Luevano]]|
years=2006 Dec 6 – 2007 Apr 1 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Marco Antonio Barrera]]|
title=[[WBC Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Manny Pacquiao]]|
years=2007 Mar 17 – 2008 Mar 15
}}
{{Succession box|
before=—|
title=[[WBA Lightweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2009 Feb 28 – present '''Super Champion'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Nate Campbell]] Stripped (failed to make weight)|
title=[[WBO Lightweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2009 Feb 28 – present |
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marquez, Juan Manuel}}
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:Three Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Mexican World Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Featherweight Champions]]

Juan Manuel Márquez

2010-06-27T18:02:21Z

Boxer185:

[[file:Juanmarquez.JPG|left|thumb|Juan Manuel Marquez]]
<boxer>012222</boxer>
'''Manager & Trainer:''' [[Ignacio Beristain]]
 

==Biography==
'''Juan Manuel Marquez''' is a 3 time weight division champion encompassing the 126 lbs, 130 lbs, and 135 lbs. After four years of racking up victories, Marquez got a title shot, which came against [[Manuel Medina]], with him stopping the game veteran in the later rounds. Marquez made a few tough defenses plus unifying the [[WBA]] and [[IBF]] titles by dethroning [[Derrick Gainer]]. Marquez then took on 2 time world champion [[Manny Pacquiao]] in 2004. In a thrilling Fight Of The Year candidate, Marquez was knocked down three times in the first round, but valiantly fought back to win many of the remaining rounds and outboxing the Filipino slugger. Fans hotly debate, who deserved the win, but the official result was a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez|draw]].A rematch was never materialized, seeing that he did indeed contribute to the live gate since most of the attendants were rooting for Marquez, Pacquiao refused to give the fiscal edge to Marquez.

In March 2006, Marquez traveled to Indonesia to face WBA featherweight champion [[Chris John], who happened to be considered one of the best featherweights at the time & still is and lost a [[Chris John vs. Juan Manuel Marquez|unanimous decision]]. Marquez protested the decision stating that the deducted points would have garnered him a split decision victory, John still remains the number one ranked and undefeated featherweight as of June 2010.

Just 5 months later to capture the interim [[WBO]] Featherweight Title, he made 1 title defense until being upgraded to full status champion, making him a 3 time Featherweight Champion.

He moved up to the Super Featherweight division and challenged 3 weight world champion [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] for his [[WBC]] title, it was a very tactical fight with Marquez focusing on effective counter punching and Barrera focusing on fast combination punching, after 12 evenly matched rounds, Marquez was awarded a unanimous decision victory. He made 1 successful title defense, outpointing the young and hungry [[Rocky Juarez]].

In early 2008, Marquez took on [[Manny Pacquiao]] for a second time, like in many fights in his career, Marquez found himself in yet another evenly matched fight, after 12 rounds, Pacquiao was awarded a disputed split decision victory in which Marquez thoroughly outboxed Pacquiao but a mere flash knockdown was the main difference. Pacquiao refused a third fight even though it would make sense legacy wise and financially wise stating "business is finished here">

Yet unlike other close points defeats, Marquez retained his recognition at the elite level, getting moved up to #2 pound for pound. He continued to chase big fights as he moved up yet another weight class to challenge 2 time world champion [[Joel Casamayor]] for his lineal and [[Ring Magazine]] lightweight title. Marquez stopped the game Cuban in round 11 to become champion in a third weight class.

The next year Marquez squared off against 3 time lightweight champ Juan Diaz, both fighters exchanged clean heavy punches n a crowd pleasing action fight, by the middle rounds Marquez's punches started to take a toll on diaz as his knees dipped on several occasions. In Round 8, a left uppercut opened a bad cut on the the right eyelid of Juan Diaz. He was latter wobbled in the same round from another left uppercut. In Round 9, a combination sparked by a right hook and finished with a left uppercut sent Diaz falling forward and down to all fours and underneath the bottom rope, he made the count, then a tremendous right uppercut dropped Diaz flat on his back in the center of the ring.

Marquez stepped up again to another weight class, all the way up to Welterweight and faced [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] who was considered by many as the true pound for pound fighter of the game. Marquez came up too small as Mayweather failed to meet the 144 lbs contracted catchweight and ended up weighing in at 146 lbs. Marquez again proved his Mexican warrior spirit as he survived the 12 rounds against a naturally bigger man. Mayweather was the second #1 pound for pound fighter that Marquez had faced in the last 2 years.

Marquez is scheduled for a rematch against Juan Diaz in Las Vegas on July 31st, 2010 for the WBO/WBA/Ring Magazine lightweight championship, despite both men coming off losses - they still remain the best at 130 lbs.

==Titles Held==
*[[Ring Magazine]] Lightweight Title (2009-present)
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Lightweight Title''' (2009-present)
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Lightweight Title''' (2009-present)
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Featherweight Title''' (2007-08)
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Featherweight Title''' (2006-07)
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Featherweight Title''' (2003-05)
*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Featherweight Title''' (2003-05)
*[[NABF]] Featherweight Title (2002)
*[[USBA]] Featherweight Title (2002)
*[[WBO]] [[NABO]] Featherweight Title (1997-99, 2000)

==Family==
Marquez's brother is two-time world champion [[Rafael Marquez]].

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Johnny Tapia]] Vacated|
title=[[IBF Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Valdemir Pereira]]|
years=2003 Feb 1 – 2005 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Derrick Gainer]] Lost bid for Super Championship|
title=[[WBA Featherweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2003 Nov 1 – 2005 '''Super Champion''' '''Stripped'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Scott Harrison]] Vacated|
title=[[WBO Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Steven Luevano]]|
years=2006 Dec 6 – 2007 Apr 1 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Marco Antonio Barrera]]|
title=[[WBC Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Manny Pacquiao]]|
years=2007 Mar 17 – 2008 Mar 15
}}
{{Succession box|
before=—|
title=[[WBA Lightweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2009 Feb 28 – present '''Super Champion'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Nate Campbell]] Stripped (failed to make weight)|
title=[[WBO Lightweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2009 Feb 28 – present |
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marquez, Juan Manuel}}
[[Category:World Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:Three Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Mexican World Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Featherweight Champions]]