Marquez vs Pacquiao Fight 4 Update:
In an expected turn of events, Manny Pacquiao got knocked down by Marquez in the remaining seconds of Round 6 in their much-awaited match, Pacquiao vs Marquez 4, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A powerful left hit Marquez at the early stages of the sixth round, yet his determination to take down Pacquiao pushed him to succeed with a strong right while Pacquiao was about to launch his move.
Prior his sudden KO, Pacquiao won round 5 with a 10-8 score.
Still, Pacquiao left the ring not empty-handed as he was still set to earn a huge sum of earnings from his fight contract plus those which he earned in HBO's pay-per-view subscription.
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International boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KO) will once again be fighting with Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KO) in the arch-rivals' 4th and (hopefully) final boxing match in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday (December 8).
Watch the Pacquiao-Marquez 4 fight on local TV through Solar Sports. You may also watch Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez fight
live online through Xoom's pay-per-view.
In its press release,
The Pacquiao-Marquez bout will take place on Saturday, December 8, as they meet for the fourth time in Las Vegas. New Xoom customers who send a money transfer to the Philippines will receive a $60 Visa® Reward Card (the cost of the fight in SD; taxes may be extra). The upcoming Pacquiao-Marquez fight will be just the 13th time in boxing history that opponents have faced one another four or more times.
“The Pacquiao-Marquez matchup has become one of boxing’s most prevalent rivalries of the past decade,” says Julian King, Xoom’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development. “Xoom is proud that fans can get the chance to watch this upcoming fight for free--and discover how convenient, safe and fast it is to send money home with Xoom.”
Customers must visit the website to make their first money transfer to the Philippines from November 26 through December 8, 2012. Then, order the Pacquiao-Marquez 4 fight from their television service provider, receive a reward code via email, redeem the code from December 9 -13, 2012, and receive the $60 Visa Reward Card to reimburse customers the cost of the fight. Terms and conditions apply.
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In another news, looks like Pacquiao will receive anew for his purse almost 1 billion pesos or more in assured earnings from his Saturday (US time) title-defending match with Marquez.
It's been reported on Yahoo! News and elsewhere that, not considering his HBO pay-per-view income, he is guaranteed a paycheck of $23 million or approximately P943 million. That's a huge amount!! Now, add to that what he'll earn from the pay-per-view subscription of international boxing fans!
Top Rank chief Bob Arum said Pacquiao, after the match, would be getting between $28 million (P1.1 billion) to $30 million (P1.2 billion). His winning in his fight with Marquez, which is expected mostly by Filipinos everywhere in the world, will definitely boost the morale and help Pablo victims get on with life.
According to Forbes, Pacquiao is among the highest-paid athletes in the world. For the June 2011-2012 period, he earned $56 million in purses and $6 million in endorsements landing at second place in the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes, sitting next to another international boxing superfighter Floyd Mayweather with $85 million in earnings.
One cannot deny Pacquiao is bearing the fruits of his hard labor and unbeatable discipline. He's still flying high in his boxing career.