LAS VEGAS ? Juan Manuel Marquez may have plenty of reasons to feel that he won the fight, and not Manny Pacquiao.
Based on the punch-stats released by compuboxonline.com, Marquez landed and connected more punches than Pacquiao during their vicious 36-minute encounter at the Events Center of Mandalay Bay.
Based on the figures released to the media just minutes after the fight, Marquez threw less punches as compared to Pacquiao, 511-619.
But as far as the batting average is concerned, Marquez enjoyed the better numbers, connecting 172 times for 34 percent. Pacquiao landed 157 punches for 25 percent.
The only bright note for Pacquiao on the punch-stats came in the jab department as he threw a total of 314 jabs and connected 43 times. Marquez threw his left jab only 201 times but found the target 42 times.
In the power-punches department, Marquez was also ahead, throwing 310 and landing 130 compared to Pacquiao who threw them 305 times and landed only 114 times.
?The people know that I won this. I connected more punches, more jabs and I thought I won,? said Marquez after the fight which ended in a split decision favoring the Filipino, now the new WBC super-featherweight champion.
?It was hell of a fight. And we don?t want to take anything away from Pacquiao. But we, and some of the media felt that Marquez won the fight,? said his promoter, Richard Schaeffer of Golden Boy.
?The fight is not about one round. It?s about 12 rounds,? said Jaime Quintana, a member of Team Marquez.
