Marquez ended his career in 2014 with a record of (56-7-1).
‘Dinamita’ fought the likes of Floyd Mayweather and Marco Antonio Barrera but it comes as no surprise when he named the greatest fighter he faced as the legendary, Manny Pacquiao.
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The Mexican faced ‘Pacman’ in an epic rivalry of four fights scoring a brutal KO win over his long-time rival in 2012.
#OnThisDay in 2012, Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Manny Pacquiao 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ZjwNIxmIs1
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Speaking to The Ring on the best fighter he came up against he said: “Pacquiao. Without doubt, the best pound-for-pound of his time and I faced him at his best.”
“He is great at closing his defense, he has a good guard and it is very hard to land (a clean punch). After four fights with him, I was able to know him better. I also learned his mistakes. In all the fights I had, nobody hit me harder than him (Pacquiao).”
