Memories From The Park: When The Pacman Attacked Early And Often
March 13, 2008
In case you haven’t been paying attention, this weekend will mark the fifth-straight Saturday in which a highly-anticipated boxing match(es) will be contested. First came, Pavlik-Taylor II on 2/16, then Klitschko-Ibragimov on 2/23, followed by Marquez-Vazquez III on 3/1 and, finally, Haye-Maccarinelli/Maskaev-Peter on 3/8. We can also throw in Carlos Quintana’s shocking victory over Paul Williams on 2/9 which would then make this Saturday’s Manny Pacquaio vs. Juan Manuel Marquez fight the sixth entry in a most memorable 42 day span.
Nowadays, it isn’t common to see two fighters have a rematch several years after meeting for the first time but that will be the scenario when these two Super Featherweights clash four years after their infamous draw.
Today’s Memory takes us back to May 8, 2004 and, more specifically, the first round of Pacquaio-Marquez I. Watching this frenetic round, it’s a wonder how this even ended up a draw but you know how that goes.
2 Responses to “Memories From The Park: When The Pacman Attacked Early And Often”
Possibly the dumbest judging in history. Pacquio won that fight, hands down.
By DefyTheEye on Mar 13, 2008
10-6 rounds are certainly hard to overcome – I’ll give you that but, man, Marquez really put on a show in the later rounds. Who knows, I’m just glad we are finally get the rematch.
By AH on Mar 14, 2008