It's the Pacman via the full route by majority decision !

Pacquiao vs Marquez 3

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It's the Pacman via the full route by majority decision !

A hairline victory! That is perhaps how best to describe the Pacman's win.

Manny Pacquiao survived  twelve rounds of Juan Manuel Marquez' fast and efficient counter-punching fight strategy to win the third of their celebrated trilogy by majority decision! The judges at ringside scored the relatively close fight at 114-114, 116-112 and 115-113 with  Pacquiao getting an impressive final round to gain two of the three judges' approval!

According to boxing bible , The Ring , "Neither fighter went down or was hurt, although Pacquiao suffered a cut above his right eye as a result of a collision of heads in the 10^th round."

Pacquiao certainly took the initiative for most of the fight saying,“ I have to accept the fact that my opponent is not easy; he’s a good fighter,” he said. “I did my best. And I clearly won the fight.” . 

On the other hand , a visibly disappointed Marquez  claimed, "This was the second robbery and this one was the worst . We won with clearer punches."

For his 15th straight win ,  Pacquiao earned a minimum of $22 million while improving his record to 54-3-2. Marquez, who earned $5 million, fell to 52-6-1.