This is what’s going down! Come September 19, 2009.      

Floyd Mayweather Jr. takes on Juan Manuel Marquez

In this corner we have, Floyd Mayweather Jr. who comes in with an undefeated record of 39-0. He went on to win six world boxing championships in five separate weight divisions. In his last fight he won the WBC welterweight championship title from Ricky Hatton with a 10 round TKO. Then he announced his retirement from boxing, in which it was “short lived” by lasting only 2 years. Prior to his so call retirement, The Ring magazine had rated him as number one amongst the pound for pound boxers around the world, and he was named the Fighter of the year twice by the same magazine, both in 1998 and 2007.                                                                                                                                                                                And in the other corner we have Juan Manuel Marquez who is the present WBO and WBA world lightweight champion. He was also the WBC Super Featherweight title holder before moving up, and held the WBO, IBF and WBA titles as a Featherweight boxer. Juan Manuel Marquez is the 4th amongst the Mexican boxers to have achieved the boxing world champion titles in three weight categories. He has won as many as 50 out of his 55 fights, and out of this, 37 has been through knock-outs.

It would be an exciting fight because Mayweather Jr. is yet to lose. He has won all his 39 fights till now, and 25 of them have been through knock outs. Marquez has won as many as 50 out of his 55 fights, and out of this, 37 has been through knock-outs. Now Marquez has moved up to the Welterweight division. This is Mayweather first fight after 2 years layoff; this is Marquez first fight as a welterweight. Don’t miss out on this battle of 2 little great champion putting it all on the line in this night of boxing extravaganza.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez Tickets