Video shows Juan Manuel Marquez stepping on Manny Pacquiao toes consistently during trilogy fight.
Was Juan Manuel Marquez deliberately stepping on Manny Pacquiao’s toes and feet during their trilogy fight ? More conspiracy theories? Was Juan Manuel Marquez deliberately stepping on Manny Pacquiao’s toes and feet during their trilogy fight ? Videos show Juan Manuel Marquez stepping on Manny Pacquiao toes consistently during their trilogy fight Forensic examination of the video tape on the Pacquiao-Marquez trilogy fight on Saturday night has unearthed the Mexican boxer stepping on Pacquiao’s feet time and again during the 12-round WBO welterweight title fight. Although it is not unusual for orthodox and southpaw boxers to cross over in footwork due to their respective stances, it is generally regarded as one of the oldest tricks in the book to throw an opposing fighter off balance. Marquez appeared to do this more than half a dozen times during the fight. Did it cause Pacquiao to suffer from cramp, as was later revealed. Discussion about the contest, won by Pacquiao on a majority points verdict at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, has been non-stop in The Philippines since Saturday night’s result, and claims from the Mexican’s camp that it was “a robbery”. As a ringside writer, seven rows from the apron, when I told Filipino reporters that I had Marquez three rounds ahead with three rounds to go, several appeared to be praying. Pacquiao is revered in The Philippines and the country grinds to a halt every time he fights. It is not clear yet whether Pacquiao will fight Marquez for a fourth time, but the indications coming out of his camp are that he wishes to do so in May 2012
