Pacquiao vs Marquez 2 (March 15, 2008, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas)

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It's official! The fight between our local sports hero Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez is scheduled on March 15, 2008 at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. That's another Sunday morning boxing fight for us Filipinos.

Pacquiao, known as the Mexican Assassin, aims to settle the speculations about his power, speed and stamina after he failed to defeat Marquez during the first fight.

Here's the official blog of the fight.
Pacquiao vs. Marquez II

There you'll find compilation videos of previous fights by both fighters and the latest-breaking news about their much anticipated boxing bout on March 15. You'd also find some pictures, and an article listing the common misspells of Pacquiao, including(but not limited to), Pacquaio, Pacuiao, and Pacqiuao, which us Filipinos often commit while looking up the sports icon in Google. We recognize Manny as our national sports hero yet we can't spell his name properly.

Guess we all know now why we gave him the nick "Pacman."

The first fight was a draw, although Marquez was obviously hurt in the first round by Pacquiao when he went down three times. This next fight should be more exciting. I'm rooting for our hero of course. Go Manny!

Here's a video of the three first round knockdowns of Marquez, a first in his career.



Here's a link to the official website of Manny Pacquiao. There you'll find a countdown clock to the fight on March 15 (March 16 here in the Philippines).