Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz (1st meeting)

2013-02-27T16:36:22Z

Hermes0012: Replaced the line "This was the last bout for Diaz who officially announced his retirement on June 13, 2011." With "Diaz officially announced his retirement on June 13, 2011."

[[file:Marquezvsdiaz.jpg|right|350px|Marquez vs. Diaz]]
<fight>1373169</fight>
'''Aired On:''' [[HBO World Championship Boxing]] (Main Event) 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]] 
'''Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]] 

*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Lightweight Title''' (Vacant)
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Lightweight Title''' (Vacant)
*'''[[International Boxing Organization]] Lightweight Title''' (1st defense by Diaz)

--- '''2009 [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fight of the Year]]''' --- 
--- '''2009 [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year]] ---'''
== Notes ==
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! Total Punches || Marquez || Diaz
|-
| Landed || 288 || 252
|-
| Thrown || 732 || 781
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| Pct. || 39% || 32%
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! Jabs || Marquez || Diaz
|-
| Landed || 98 || 91
|-
| Thrown || 331 || 281
|-
| Pct. || 30% || 32%
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! Power Punches || Marquez || Diaz
|-
| Landed || 190 || 161
|-
| Thrown || 401 || 500
|-
| Pct. || 47% || 32%
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*Juan Manuel Marquez came in ranked as the # 2 fighter [[pound-for-pound]] and the # 1 [[lightweight]] in the world by [[The Ring Magazine]]. Juan Diaz came in as the # 2 lightweight in the world by the same publication.
*Marquez defends his [[Ring Magazine]] Lightweight World Title.
*Other fighters in attendance included [[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]] and [[Shane Mosley]].
*In Round 5, Marquez developed a small cut, from a punch, in the corner of his right eyelid.
*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.
*At 2:16 of 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 was up at the count of four and received a standing eight-count.
*At 2:34 in Round 9, a tremendous right uppercut dropped Diaz flat on his back in the center of the ring. Without beginning a count, the referee immediately waved and end to the bout.
*Diaz officially announced his retirement on June 13, 2011.

 
== Comments ==
[[File:Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz (poster).jpg|right|300px]]
*In the post-fight interview with [[HBO]]'s [[Max Kellerman]], Marquez said that he would like to fight [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] since, his first choice, [[Manny Pacquiao]] said he was not interested in a third meeting. Either way, Marquez said he would likely move up in weight class for his next fight.
*"What you just saw was a really good young fighter knocked out by a great old fighter." - [[HBO]]'s [[Max Kellerman]]
*"February twenty-eighth is a little early to proclaim something the Fight of the Year, but good luck to the rest of the sport in producing something that good or that significant." - [[HBO]]'s [[Jim Lampley]]

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Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz (1st meeting)