Meh, Pacquiao was ahead in the fight and got caught, plain and simple. But I take nothing away from Marquez - although behind in the fight, he kept himself in it and gave himself a chance to win, so good for him. He trained hard, stayed focused after he was rattled and found a way to win.
As disappointed as I am that Manny lost, I'm still glad it was a clean cut win for Marquez - no judges, no controversy.
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"That's boxing," said Pacquiao, who added he has no plans to retire. "I started to get confident, but I never expected that punch."
Marquez said, "I knew after the last three rounds that he was going for the knockout and I could be knocked out at any time. I hit him with the perfect punch."
Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's trainer, said, "Manny came back and he was in charge. He just got a little too careless, but he was hurting Marquez."
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