The names of Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya are all great boxers, also they all have fought Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. All great fights!
We all know that Marquez and Pacquiao had fought twice already, the results: 1 draw and 1 split-decision lost for JMM. These two fights have been very controversial; the first fight was decided to be a draw after one ringside judge scored 1-point more for Marquez. The second meeting was ruled split decision in favor of Pacquiao; of which many boxing critics said it should have been the other way. On the other hand, Marquez had fought Floyd Mayweather Jr last September 19, it was the first fight (comeback fight) of Pretty Boy Floyd after a 21-month retirement. It was an action-packed bout, lot of punches and counter-punches were exchanged, but on the end it was Mayweather who came out victorious.
Boxing legend and tycoon Oscar De La Hoya, also, had fought Mayweather and Pacquiao; both fights considered mega-fight though he lost the bouts De La Hoya earned a lot. Mayweather defeated Oscar via split-decision while the Pacman had made De La Hoya retire in 8 (TKO).
Ricky Hatton is a great boxer from the United Kingdom. He had fought Mayweather last December 2007 in an event called "Undefeated". It was then the biggest welterweight showdown of two undefeated fighters since Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad met in their 1999 superfight. Hatton was handed his first lost via 10-round stoppage. On the other hand, Manny Pacquiao had also fought Pacquiao in an event called "The Battle of the East and West". Pacquiao had unleashed a devastating left-hook in the 2nd round that sent Hatton out-cold on the canvass. The Pacman,in this win, claimed the IBO and Ring Magazine light welterweight titles (as well as the lineal light welterweight title), at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.
Both Pacquiao and Mayweather had defeated those three boxers by their own way. Would this be enough for us to say who is the underdog when they are going to square-off?
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