Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Márquez, billed as Number One/Número Uno, was a welterweight superfight which took place on September 19, 2009, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas between five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39–0, 25 KO) and three-division champion Juan Manuel Márquez (50–4–1, 37 KO). The fight served as a return to the ring for Mayweather, who, after his knock out victory of Ricky Hatton in December 2007, initially announced he would take a two-year layoff from boxing, later announcing that he was retiring.[1]
The fight took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada under the promotion of Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions. It was contested at 146 pounds,[3] with no titles being on the line.
The fight was televised on HBOPay-Per-View, with the cost to watch the fight at $49.95 in the US. It was also shown in movie theaters across the country via NCM Fathom.
This fight sold more than 1,000,000 PPV buys generating over $52 million in sales.[4]
Juan Manuel Márquez made a guaranteed $3.2 million, as well as an additional $600,000 due to Floyd Mayweather Jr. coming in two pounds over the 144 lbs weight limit. Floyd Mayweather earned $10.0 million.[5]
Hype
As part of the buildup for the fight, HBO produced an unprecedented four-part prelude. The series, titled Mayweather-Marquez 24/7, aired installments on the final three Sundays of September, with the fourth installment airing on Friday, September 18, one day before the fight. The series focused on each fighter's training and preparation for the bout. Promoted as the return of Floyd Mayweather, promoters labeled it Number One/Numero Uno due to Mayweather's previous position as pound-for-pound boxing champion and Marquez's position as Mexico's number one fighter.
Bout
During the bout between Mayweather and Marquez
The opening round was largely a feeling-out round as Mayweather worked with a quick jab and a lunging left hand. Marquez threw the occasional hook but was unable to connect against the speedy Mayweather. A minute into Round 2, Marquez landed a right hand that got the attention of Mayweather. A Mayweather left hook, however, caught Marquez coming in and put him down midway through the round. He was up quickly and received a mandatory eight-count. Mayweather continued to outbox Marquez in the third, finding success with the lunging left hook. Mayweather continued to show impeccable defensive skills in Round 4 making Marquez miss with most of his shots. Marquez did land another right hand in the final minute, however, that brought a smile to the face of Mayweather. By the end of Round 4, Mayweather had opened a small cut above the right eye of Marquez. Round 5 saw Mayweather continue to be too fast for Marquez. He began landing more frequently with both left and right hands. Marquez did seem to have a greater sense of urgency in Round 5 as he was clearly trailing on the cards. The disparity between the two fighters grew in the 6th as Mayweather began landing a lead right hand that at one point wobbled Marquez, who had begun bleeding from the nose. Marquez was simply unable to land against the supremely quick Mayweather, who either dodged the attack outright or shoulder rolled it with ease. Round 7 saw Mayweather continuing to land with the jab and looking to land uppercuts as Marquez came in. Marquez at one point had Mayweather backed into the ropes but could not connect against Mayweather's movement. In the last minute of Round 8, Mayweather backed against the ropes and encouraged Marquez to attack, at which Marquez came in wildly throwing hooks to the body. As the bell rang, Mayweather smiled walking to his corner attempting to further aggravate Marquez. Marquez opening the 9th Round strong and was able to land against Mayweather intermittently. A big left hand, however, caught Marquez flush toward the end of the round. The 10th Round continued with much of the same; Mayweather landing the occasional lunging left hand and lead right and Marquez showing desire but not connecting with anything of significance. In the 11th Round, Marquez continued to show effort but still took big punches. The final round went like the many previous with Mayweather totally in control.
Reception
The Bout generated 1 million pay-per-view buys,[6] and is just the sixth highest ranking non-heavyweight event to generate 1 million buys on a list headed by Mayweather's split-decision victory over Oscar De La Hoya in 2007, which had a record 2.44 million. This was later beaten by the reported 1.25 million Pacquiao-Cotto fight.
Controversy
Because Marquez had never before fought above 135 lbs and had fought at 130 lbs as recently as March 2008, while Mayweather had campaigned at 147 lbs since 2005, the fight was scheduled to take place at a catchweight of 144 lbs[3] to account for the size disparity between the two fighters. The fight was originally scheduled for July 18, 2009 at the MGM Grand arena but was postponed due to a rib injury sustained by Mayweather. The bout was rescheduled for September 19, 2009.[7] During the official weigh in for their 144 lb bout, Marquez weighed in at 142 lbs and Mayweather weighed in at 146 lbs thereby incurring a financial penalty ($300,000 for each pound over 144 lbs[5]) as he was 2 pounds over the catchweight.[8] It was later revealed that the contract was changed a few days prior to the weigh in so that Mayweather would be allowed to weigh up to the welterweight limit of 147 lbs while avoiding paying an additional fine to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, in addition to the fine he agreed to pay to Marquez.[5]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Juan Manuel Marquez news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Juan Manuel Marquez billed as Number One Numero Uno was a welterweight superfight which took place on September 19 2009 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas between five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr 39 0 25 KO and three division champion Juan Manuel Marquez 50 4 1 37 KO The fight served as a return to the ring for Mayweather who after his knock out victory of Ricky Hatton in December 2007 initially announced he would take a two year layoff from boxing later announcing that he was retiring 1 Number One Numero UnoDateSeptember 19 2009 2009 09 19 VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas Nevada U S Tale of the tapeBoxerFloyd Mayweather Jr Juan Manuel MarquezNicknameMoneyDinamita Dynamite HometownGrand Rapids Michigan U S Mexico City MexicoPre fight record39 0 25 KO 50 4 1 37 KO Height5 ft 8 in 173 cm 5 ft 7 in 170 cm Weight146 lb 66 kg 142 lb 64 kg StyleOrthodoxOrthodoxRecognition5 division world championWBA Super WBO The Ring lightweight championThe Ring No 2 ranked pound for pound fighter3 division world championResultMayweather Jr wins via 12 round unanimous decision 120 107 119 108 118 109 Mayweather successfully returned winning a unanimous decision 2 Contents 1 Details 2 Hype 3 Bout 4 Reception 5 Controversy 6 Fight Card 6 1 Televised 6 2 Preliminary card 7 International broadcasting 8 ReferencesDetails EditThe fight took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada under the promotion of Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions It was contested at 146 pounds 3 with no titles being on the line The fight was televised on HBO Pay Per View with the cost to watch the fight at 49 95 in the US It was also shown in movie theaters across the country via NCM Fathom This fight sold more than 1 000 000 PPV buys generating over 52 million in sales 4 Juan Manuel Marquez made a guaranteed 3 2 million as well as an additional 600 000 due to Floyd Mayweather Jr coming in two pounds over the 144 lbs weight limit Floyd Mayweather earned 10 0 million 5 Hype EditAs part of the buildup for the fight HBO produced an unprecedented four part prelude The series titled Mayweather Marquez 24 7 aired installments on the final three Sundays of September with the fourth installment airing on Friday September 18 one day before the fight The series focused on each fighter s training and preparation for the bout Promoted as the return of Floyd Mayweather promoters labeled it Number One Numero Uno due to Mayweather s previous position as pound for pound boxing champion and Marquez s position as Mexico s number one fighter Bout Edit During the bout between Mayweather and Marquez The opening round was largely a feeling out round as Mayweather worked with a quick jab and a lunging left hand Marquez threw the occasional hook but was unable to connect against the speedy Mayweather A minute into Round 2 Marquez landed a right hand that got the attention of Mayweather A Mayweather left hook however caught Marquez coming in and put him down midway through the round He was up quickly and received a mandatory eight count Mayweather continued to outbox Marquez in the third finding success with the lunging left hook Mayweather continued to show impeccable defensive skills in Round 4 making Marquez miss with most of his shots Marquez did land another right hand in the final minute however that brought a smile to the face of Mayweather By the end of Round 4 Mayweather had opened a small cut above the right eye of Marquez Round 5 saw Mayweather continue to be too fast for Marquez He began landing more frequently with both left and right hands Marquez did seem to have a greater sense of urgency in Round 5 as he was clearly trailing on the cards The disparity between the two fighters grew in the 6th as Mayweather began landing a lead right hand that at one point wobbled Marquez who had begun bleeding from the nose Marquez was simply unable to land against the supremely quick Mayweather who either dodged the attack outright or shoulder rolled it with ease Round 7 saw Mayweather continuing to land with the jab and looking to land uppercuts as Marquez came in Marquez at one point had Mayweather backed into the ropes but could not connect against Mayweather s movement In the last minute of Round 8 Mayweather backed against the ropes and encouraged Marquez to attack at which Marquez came in wildly throwing hooks to the body As the bell rang Mayweather smiled walking to his corner attempting to further aggravate Marquez Marquez opening the 9th Round strong and was able to land against Mayweather intermittently A big left hand however caught Marquez flush toward the end of the round The 10th Round continued with much of the same Mayweather landing the occasional lunging left hand and lead right and Marquez showing desire but not connecting with anything of significance In the 11th Round Marquez continued to show effort but still took big punches The final round went like the many previous with Mayweather totally in control Reception EditThe Bout generated 1 million pay per view buys 6 and is just the sixth highest ranking non heavyweight event to generate 1 million buys on a list headed by Mayweather s split decision victory over Oscar De La Hoya in 2007 which had a record 2 44 million This was later beaten by the reported 1 25 million Pacquiao Cotto fight Controversy EditBecause Marquez had never before fought above 135 lbs and had fought at 130 lbs as recently as March 2008 while Mayweather had campaigned at 147 lbs since 2005 the fight was scheduled to take place at a catchweight of 144 lbs 3 to account for the size disparity between the two fighters The fight was originally scheduled for July 18 2009 at the MGM Grand arena but was postponed due to a rib injury sustained by Mayweather The bout was rescheduled for September 19 2009 7 During the official weigh in for their 144 lb bout Marquez weighed in at 142 lbs and Mayweather weighed in at 146 lbs thereby incurring a financial penalty 300 000 for each pound over 144 lbs 5 as he was 2 pounds over the catchweight 8 It was later revealed that the contract was changed a few days prior to the weigh in so that Mayweather would be allowed to weigh up to the welterweight limit of 147 lbs while avoiding paying an additional fine to the Nevada State Athletic Commission in addition to the fine he agreed to pay to Marquez 5 Fight Card EditTelevised Edit Welterweight bout Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Juan Manuel MarquezMayweather defeats Marquez via Unanimous Decision 120 107 119 108 118 109 Featherweight Championship bout Chris John vs Rocky JuarezJohn defeats Juarez via Unanimous Decision 119 109 117 111 114 113 Lightweight bout Michael Katsidis vs Vicente EscobedoKatsidis defeats Escobedo via Split Decision 118 110 115 113 112 116 Preliminary card Edit Featherweight bout Cornelius Lock vs Orlando CruzLock defeats Cruz via Technical Knockout at 2 08 of the fifth round Welterweight bout Said Ouali vs Francisco Rios GilOuali defeats Rios Gil via Technical Knockout at 1 27 of the second round Middleweight bout Erislandy Lara vs Jose VarelaLara defeats Varela via Knockout at 2 12 of the first round Light Welterweight bout Jessie Vargas vs Raul TovarVargas defeats Tovar via Unanimous Decision 60 52 60 52 59 53 Super Middleweight Dion Savage vs Loren MyersSavage defeats Myers via Technical Knockout at 0 22 of the fourth round Lightweight bout Michael Perez vs Richard EllisPerez defeats Ellis via Unanimous Decision 40 34 39 35 38 36 International broadcasting EditThe exclusive coverage in the Mayweather Marquez fight at the following international broadcasters Country Broadcaster Albania SuperSport 1 Argentina TyC Sports Australia Main Event Brazil SporTV Chile ESPN Czech Republic Sport 1 Denmark TV2 Sport Fiji Sky Pacific France Canal Germany Sky Sport 1 Greece Nova Sports 4 Hungary Sport 2 Italy Sky Calcio 12 Malaysia Astro SuperSport 2 Mexico Canal 5 New Zealand SKY Box Office 200 Philippines ABS CBN live via satellite Studio 23 primetime telecast Poland Polsat Sport Extra Portugal SPORT TV2 Qatar Al Jazeera Sports 1 Romania Sport ro Russia NTV Plus Sport Slovakia Sport 1 South Africa SuperSport 2 Spain Taquilla 3 Ukraine Sport 1 United Kingdom Sky Sports 1 United States HBO PPVMovie Theaters via NCM FathomUS Military via AFN Sports Venezuela MeridianoReferences Edit BBC SPORT Boxing Mayweather announces retirement Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Juan Manuel Marquez in 12 in his return ESPN a b Mayweather Marquez To Take Place at 144 Not 147 Boxing News Floyd Mayweather Jr becoming pay per view king theGrio a b c Floyd Mayweather Jr owes Juan Manual Marquez 600K after 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