Best Shots from Pacquiao-Marquez IV

SI Staff | Dec 9, 2012

Best Shots from Pacquiao-Marquez IV /

Best Shots from Pacquiao-Marquez IV

Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao

Juan Manuel Marquez scored a devastating knockout of Manny Pacquiao -- at the 2:59 mark of the sixth round.

Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao was down in the third round and Marquez was down in the fifth, before the Mexican ended it on his own terms in the dramatic sixth.

Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao

The fight soon descended into back-and-forth action, with both fighters giving it as good as they got it.

Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao

Marquez landed 52 of 246 punches (21 percent), while Pacquiao landed 94 of 256 (37 percent).

Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao tasted the canvas for the first time in nearly a decade in the third round.

Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao floored Marquez in the fifth and appeared to be coming on strong, but the Mexican rallied.

Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao

Marquez came off the canvas in the fifth round to close the show in the sixth.

Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao

A sellout crowd of 16,348 turned out for Saturday's fight, generating a live gate of $10.5 million.

50 Cent

Rapper 50 Cent was lowered to the center of the ring before the WBA interim super featherweight title fight between Yuriorkis Gamboa and Michael Farenas on the Pacquiao-Marquez undercard.

50 Cent

50 Cent, who promotes Gamboa, performed "My Life," the second single off his latest record.

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney takes in Saturday's fights from ringside.

Romney arrived earlier than most of the crowd, taking his seat in time for the opening bout of the pay-per-view undercard.

Snooki and Patrick Hyland

TV personality Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, who recently entered the boxing promotion business, stands with Patrick Hyland before Hyland's fight on the Pacquiao-Marquez undercard. (Her appearance caused some confusion on the Twittersphere.)

Snooki

Snooki applauds while in the ring before Hyland's fight. Hyland lost a unanimous decision to Javier Fortuna in a 12-round bout for the WBA interim featherweight title.

Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez

Pacquiao and Marquez play to their fans after Friday's weigh-ins at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The longtime rivals meet for a fourth time in eight years Saturday night.

Pacquiao fan

Roland Torres of Nevada, who supports Pacquiao, showed up in style at Friday's weigh-ins.

Pacquiao fans

Pacquiao fans turned out in legion for Friday's weigh-ins, though Marquez supporters outnumbered them.

Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao weighed 147 pounds, the welterweight limit, for Saturday's fight.

50 Cent and Mike Tyson

Rapper-turned-promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson observed Friday's weigh-ins alongside former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.

Juan Manuel Marquez

Marquez showed off his chiseled physique at Friday's weigh-in, tipping the scales at 143 pounds.

Juan Manuel Marquez

Marquez, who expects to enjoy an advantage in crowd support on Saturday night, opened as a 3-to-1 underdog at the MGM Grand sports book.

Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao poses for photos with fans during his arrival at the MGM Grand on Tuesday.

Published Dec 9, 2012

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