LAS VEGAS—The unthinkable happened as Manny Pacquiao got knocked out by Juan Manuel “El Dinamita” Marquez on Saturday night (Sunday afternoon in Manila), sending shock waves back home.
As he unleashed a left jab, the favored Pacquiao ran smack into a thunderous Marquez right that sent the Filipino flat, face down, to the canvas, motionless for more than a minute.
The decisive punch came with barely a second left in the sixth of the 12-round fight before a full-house crowd of 16,348 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The scene was so frightening that Pacquiao’s wife Jinkee turned hysterical on the front row. Wanting to get near her husband, she was restrained and consoled by promoter Bob Arum.
“I got hit with a punch I didn’t see,” the 33-year-old Pacquiao said before being taken to the nearby University Medical Center for a checkup. “I thought I was getting him in the last couple of rounds but I got hit by a strong punch. I did not expect that punch.”
Marquez’s own face was a bloody mess from a barrage of lefts by Pacquiao.
“I am very, very happy,” said Marquez, who fought with a bruised nose for the last few rounds. “How do you tyink I feel? This is a result of all the hard work I did.”
Pacquiao was promised more than $20 million for the fight while Marquez was expected to take home $6 million.
source: sports.inquirer.net/
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