Juan Manuel Fangio

Born	(1911-06-24)24 June 1911 Balcarce, Argentina
Died	17 July 1995(1995-07-17) (aged 84) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Argentine
Active years	1950 – 1951, 1953 – 1958
Teams	Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari
Races	52 (51 starts)
Championships	5 (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957)
Wins	24
Podiums	35
Career points	245 (277 9⁄14)[1]
Pole positions	29
Fastest laps	23
First race	1950 British Grand Prix
First win	1950 Monaco Grand Prix
Last win	1957 German Grand Prix
Last race	1958 French Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio driving a Mercedes-Benz W196 in the 1986 Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring

Juan Manuel Fangio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfandʒo]; June 24, 1911 – July 17, 1995), nicknamed El Chueco ("knock-kneed") or El Maestro ("The Master"), was a racing car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing. He won five Formula One World Drivers' Championships — a record which stood for 46 years until bested by Michael Schumacher — with four different teams (Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Maserati), a feat that has not been repeated.

A member of the Formula 1 Hall of Fame,^[2] he is regarded by many as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time^[3] and holds the highest winning percentage in Formula One, 47.06%.

Fangio is the only Argentine driver to have won the Argentine Grand Prix, having won it four times in his career.

Early life and racing[link]

Fangio was born on San Juan's day in 1911 in Balcarce, a city in Buenos Aires Province of (Argentina).^[4] His father Loreto, immigrated to Argentina from the small, central Italian town of Castiglione Messer Marino. His mother Erminia Dérano from Tornareccio.^{[citation needed]} Both parents are from the Chieti province, of the Abruzzo region.

He began his racing career in Argentina in 1934, driving a 1929 Ford Model A which he had rebuilt.^[5] During his time racing in Argentina, he drove Chevrolet cars and was Argentine National Champion in 1940 and 1941.^[5] He first came to Europe to race in 1948, funded by the Argentine Automobile Club and the Argentine government.^[5]

Formula One racing[link]

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Fangio, unlike later Formula One drivers, started his racing career at a mature age and was the oldest driver in many of his races. During his career, drivers raced with almost no protective equipment. Fangio had no compunction about leaving a team, even after a successful year or even during a season, if he thought he would have a better chance with a better car. As was then common, several of his race results were shared with team mates after he took over their car during races when his own had technical problems. His rivals included Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina and Stirling Moss.

Fangio's first entry into Formula One came in the 1948 French Grand Prix at Reims, where he started his Simca Gordini from 11th on the grid but retired. He did not drive in F1 again until the following year at Sanremo, but having upgraded to a Maserati 4CLT/48 sponsored by the Automobile Club of Argentina he dominated the event, winning both heats to take the aggregate win by almost a minute over Prince Bira. Fangio entered a further six F1 races in 1949, winning four of them against top-level opposition.

For the first Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1950 Fangio was taken on by the Alfa Romeo team alongside Farina and Luigi Fagioli. With competitive racing machinery following the Second World War still in short supply, the pre-war Alfettas proved dominant. Fangio won each of the three races he finished, but Farina's three wins and a fourth place allowed him to take the title. In 1950s non-championship races Fangio took a further four wins and two seconds from eight starts. Fangio won three more championship races for Alfa in 1951 in the Swiss, French and Spanish Grands Prix, and with the improved Ferraris taking points off his team mates, Fangio took the title in the final race, six points ahead of Ascari.

With the 1952 World Championship being run to Formula Two specifications, Alfa Romeo were unable to use their supercharged Alfettas and withdrew. As a result the defending champion found himself without a car for the first race of the championship and remained absent from F1 until June, when he drove the British BRM V16 in non-championship F1 races at Albi and Dundrod. Fangio had agreed to drive for Maserati in a non-championship race at Monza the day after the Dundrod race, but having missed a connecting flight he decided to drive through the night from Paris, arriving half an hour before the start. Badly fatigued, Fangio started the race from the back of the grid but lost control on the second lap, crashed into a grass bank, and was thrown out of the car as it flipped end over end. He was taken to hospital with multiple injuries, the most serious being a broken neck, and spent the rest of 1952 recovering in Argentina.

Back to full racing fitness, Fangio began 1953 by winning the Carrera Panamericana in a Lancia D24. Back in Europe he rejoined Maserati for the championship season, and against the dominant Ferraris led by Ascari he took a lucky win at Monza. Fangio qualified second with Bonetto seventh, and Fangio set fastest lap on his way to a 1.4-second victory over Nino Farina while Bonetto retired out of fuel. Along with that win, Fangio secured three second places to finish second in the Championship, and also came third first time out in the Targa Florio.

In 1954 Fangio raced for Maserati until Mercedes-Benz entered competition in mid-season. Winning eight out of twelve races (six out of eight in the championship) in that year, he continued to race with Mercedes—driving the W196 Monoposto—in 1955 in a team that included Stirling Moss. At the end of the second successful season (which was overshadowed by the 1955 Le Mans disaster in which more than 80 spectators were killed, an accident which happened right in front of and nearly killed him) Mercedes withdrew from racing and after 4 attempts, Fangio never raced at Le Mans again.

In 1956 Fangio moved to Ferrari, replacing Ascari, who had been killed in an accident, to win his fourth title. Enzo Ferrari and Fangio did not have a very warm relationship, despite their shared success. Fangio took over his team-mate's cars after his suffered mechanical problems in three races, the Argentine, Monaco and Italian Grands Prix. In each case the points were shared between the two drivers. At the season-ending Italian Grand Prix, Fangio's Ferrari team mate Peter Collins, who was in a position to win the World Championship with just 15 laps to go, handed over his car to Fangio. They shared the six points won for second place, giving Fangio the World title.

Saving the best until last[link]

In 1957 Fangio returned to Maserati, who were still using the same iconic 250F which Fangio had driven at the start of 1954. Fangio started the season with a hat-trick of wins in Argentina, Monaco and France, before retiring with engine problems in Britain. At the next race, the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring circuit, Fangio needed to extend his lead by six points to claim the title with two races to spare. From pole position Fangio dropped to third behind the Ferraris of Hawthorn and Collins but managed to get past both by the end of the third lap. Fangio had started with half-full tanks since he expected that he would need new tyres half-way through the race. In the event Fangio pitted on lap 13 with a 30-second lead, but a disastrous stop left him back in third place and 50 seconds behind Collins and Hawthorn. Fangio came into his own, setting one fastest lap after another, culminating in a record-breaking time on lap 20 a full eleven seconds faster than the best the Ferraris could do. On the penultimate lap Fangio got back past both Collins and Hawthorn, and held on to take the win by just over three seconds. With Musso finishing down in fourth place, Fangio claimed his fifth title. This performance is often regarded as the greatest drive in Formula One history, and it was to be Fangio's last win.

After his series of consecutive championships he retired in 1958, following the French Grand Prix. Such was the respect for Fangio, that during that final race, race leader Hawthorn had lapped Fangio and as Hawthorn was about to cross the line, he braked and allowed Fangio through so he could complete the 50-lap distance in his final race. He would cross the line over two minutes down on Hawthorn. He won 24 World Championship Grands Prix from 52 entries - a winning percentage of 47.06%, the best in the sport's history (Alberto Ascari, who is in second, holds a percentage of 40.63%).

Later life and death[link]

During the rest of his life after retiring from racing Fangio sold Mercedes-Benz cars, often driving his former race cars in demonstration laps. Even before he joined the Mercedes Formula One team, in the mid 1950s, Fangio had acquired the Argentine Mercedes concession. He was appointed President of Mercedes-Benz Argentina in 1974, and its Honorary President for Life in 1987.

Cuban rebels kidnapped him on February 23, 1958 while he was racing at the 1958 Cuban Grand Prix, but he was later released, and remained a good friend of his captors afterwards. The incident was dramatized in a 1999 Argentine film directed by Alberto Lecchi, Operación Fangio.^[7]

Following his retirement, Fangio was active in assembling automotive memorabila associated with his racing career. This led to the creation of the Museo Juan Manuel Fangio, which opened in Balcarce in 1986.^[8]

Fangio was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990. He returned to the spotlight in 1994, when he publicly opposed a new Province of Buenos Aires law denying driver's licences to those over 80 (which included Fangio). Denied a renewal of his card, Fangio reportedly challenged Traffic Bureau personnel to a race between Buenos Aires and seaside Mar del Plata, a 400 km (250 mi) distance, in two hours or less, following which an exception was made for the five-time champion.^[9]

Juan Manuel Fangio died in Buenos Aires in 1995, at the age of 84. He was buried in his home town of Balcarce in Argentina. His pall-bearers were his younger brother Ruben Renato ("Toto"), Moss, compatriot racers José Froilán González and Carlos Reutemann, Jackie Stewart, and the president of Mercedes-Benz Argentina.^[10]

Legacy[link]

Fangio statue in Puerto Madero, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The official Formula One website states of Fangio: "Many consider him to be the greatest driver of all time."^[12] Several highly successful later drivers, such as Jim Clark, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, have been compared with Fangio. However, it is acknowledged that such comparisons are not realistic, since the qualities required for success, the levels of competition, and the rules have changed over time.

His record of five World Championship titles stood for 45 years, until German driver Michael Schumacher took his sixth title in 2003. Schumacher said, "Fangio is on a level much higher than I see myself. What he did stands alone and what we have achieved is also unique. I have such respect for what he achieved. You can't take a personality like Fangio and compare him with what has happened today. There is not even the slightest comparison."^[13][14]

A statue of Fangio in Monaco.

In his home country of Argentina, Fangio is revered as one of the greatest sportsmen the nation has ever produced. Argentines often refer to him as El Maestro, el mejor,^[15][16] which loosely translates into The Teacher, the best one.

The first Michel Vaillant story was partly based on an imaginary conflict stirred up by fictional newspaper The New Indian on Fangio winning the World Championship at the Indy 500.

His nephew, Juan Manuel Fangio II, was also a successful racing driver.

Six statues of Fangio, sculpted by Catalan artist Joaquim Ros Sabaté, stand at race venues around the world: Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Montmeló, Spain; Nürburgring, Germany; Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, Germany; and Monza, Italy.

In 1986, an automobile museum was established in Balcarce, Fangio's birthplace, and named the Museo Juan Manuel Fangio (Juan Manuel Fangio Museum).

Argentina's former national oil and gas company, Repsol YPF, launched the "Fangio XXI" gas brand. In 2005, the Zonda 2005 C12 F was named after him because of his endorsement (the Zonda was originally intended to be named "Fangio F1," but was changed out of respect after his death). In 2007 Maserati created a special website to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his fifth and final world championship triumph.^[17]

Formula One World Championship results[link]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

* Shared drive. ^† Car ran with streamlined, full-width bodywork.

Formula One records[link]

Fangio holds the following Formula One records:

References[link]

External links[link]

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Juan Manuel Fangio sporting positions Sporting positions Preceded by Ángel Lo Valvo Turismo Carretera champion 1940–1941 Succeeded by Óscar Alfredo Gálvez Preceded by Giuseppe Farina Formula One World Champion 1951 Succeeded by Alberto Ascari Preceded by Alberto Ascari Formula One World Champion 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 Succeeded by Mike Hawthorn Records Preceded by None Youngest Race Leader, For at least one lap in Formula One 38 years, 323 days (1950 British Grand Prix) Succeeded by Johnnie Parsons 31 years, 330 days (1950 Indianapolis 500) Preceded by Giuseppe Farina 43 years, 195 days (1950 British GP) Youngest Grand Prix Polesitter 38 years, 331 days (1950 Monaco Grand Prix) Succeeded by Walt Faulkner 30 years, 103 days (1950 Indianapolis 500) Preceded by Giuseppe Farina 43 years, 195 days (1950 British GP) Youngest Grand Prix Race Winner 38 years, 331 days (1950 Monaco Grand Prix) Succeeded by Johnnie Parsons 31 years, 330 days (1950 Indianapolis 500) Preceded by Giuseppe Farina 43 years, 195 days (1950 British GP) Youngest driver to set Fastest Lap in Formula One 38 years, 331 days (1950 Monaco Grand Prix) Succeeded by Johnnie Parsons 31 years, 330 days (1950 Indianapolis 500) Preceded by Giuseppe Farina 43 years, 308 days (1950 season) Youngest Formula One World Drivers' Champion 40 years, 126 days (1951 season) Succeeded by Alberto Ascari 34 years, 16 days (1952 season) Preceded by Giuseppe Farina 2 wins (1950) Most Grand Prix wins 6 wins, provisionally, 3rd at the 1950 French GP Succeeded by Alberto Ascari 13 wins, 7th at the 1952 Dutch GP Preceded by Alberto Ascari 13 wins (1950 – 1955) Most Grand Prix wins 24 wins, 14th at the 1955 Argentine GP Succeeded by Jim Clark 25 wins, 25th at the 1968 South African GP Preceded by None Most Grand Prix entries 52 entries, 51 starts (1950 – 1958) Succeeded by Jean Behra 53 entries (52 starts), 53rd at the 1959 German GP Awards and achievements Preceded by Inaugural award Olimpia de Oro 1954 Succeeded by Pascual Pérez v t e Formula One World Drivers' Champions     1950  G. Farina 1951  J.M. Fangio 1952  A. Ascari 1953  A. Ascari 1954  J.M. Fangio 1955  J.M. Fangio 1956  J.M. Fangio 1957  J.M. Fangio 1958  M. Hawthorn 1959  J. Brabham 1960  J. Brabham 1961  P. Hill 1962  G. Hill 1963  J. Clark 1964  J. Surtees 1965  J. Clark 1966  J. Brabham 1967  D. Hulme 1968  G. Hill 1969  J. Stewart 1970  J. Rindt 1971  J. Stewart 1972  E. Fittipaldi 1973  J. Stewart 1974  E. Fittipaldi 1975  N. Lauda 1976  J. Hunt 1977  N. Lauda 1978  M. Andretti 1979  J. Scheckter 1980  A. Jones 1981  N. Piquet 1982  K. Rosberg 1983  N. Piquet 1984  N. Lauda 1985  A. Prost 1986  A. Prost 1987  N. Piquet 1988  A. Senna 1989  A. Prost 1990  A. Senna 1991  A. Senna 1992  N. Mansell 1993  A. Prost 1994  M. Schumacher 1995  M. Schumacher 1996  D. Hill 1997  J. Villeneuve 1998  M. Häkkinen 1999  M. Häkkinen 2000  M. Schumacher 2001  M. Schumacher 2002  M. Schumacher 2003  M. Schumacher 2004  M. Schumacher 2005  F. Alonso 2006  F. Alonso 2007  K. Räikkönen 2008  L. Hamilton 2009  J. Button 2010  S. Vettel 2011  S. Vettel v t e 12 Hours of Sebring winners Six-time Tom Kristensen Five-time Rinaldo Capello Four-time Frank Biela Allan McNish Three-time Mario Andretti Marco Werner Two-time Bob Akin Geoff Brabham Derek Daly Andy Evans Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio II Olivier Gendebien Hurley Haywood Hans Herrmann Phil Hill Al Holbert Jacky Ickx Stefan Johansson JJ Lehto Emanuele Pirro Brian Redman Hans-Joachim Stuck Eric van de Poele Fermín Vélez Andy Wallace Phil Walters One-time Aïello Alboreto Baker Baldi Barbour Behra Bernhard Bianchi Bonnier Gary Brabham Castellotti Collard Collins Daigh Dalmas Davidson de Narvaez Dumas Duval Dyer Earl Elford Fitch Fitzpatrick Foyt Frisselle Garretson Gartner Gené Giunti Gray Gregg Gurney Hall Hawthorn Helmick Herbert Heyer Kaffer Keyser Kulok Lapierre Larrousse Leven Lloyd Ludwig Luyendyk Maglioli Mass McFarlin McLaren Mendez Miles Millen Moffat Moretti Morton Moss Mullen Müller Nierop O'Connell Oliver Pace Panis Parkes Paul, Jr. Paul, Sr. Pescatori Peter Rahal Robinson Ruby Scarfiotti Sharp Siffert Surtees Taylor Theys Vaccarella Wollek Woods Wurz v t e Turismo Carretera Champion drivers 1939 Ángel Lo Valvo 1940-41 Juan Manuel Fangio 1947-48, 1953-54, 1960 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez 1949-52, 1955-58, 1961 Juan Gálvez 1959 Rodolfo de Álzaga 1962-65 Dante Emiliozzi 1966 Juan Manuel Bordeu 1967 Eduardo Copello 1968 Carlos Pairetti 1969 Gastón Perkins 1970-71 Rubén Luis di Palma 1973 Nasif Estéfano 1974-76 Héctor Gradassi 1977-78, 1995-97, 1999 Juan María Traverso 1979-80 Francisco Espinosa 1980-81 Antonio Aventín 1982 Jorge M. Boero 1983-85 Roberto Mouras 1986 Oscar Angeletti 1987-89 Oscar Castellano 1990 Emilio Satriano 1991-92 Oscar Aventín 1993 Walter Hernández 1994 Eduardo Ramos 1998, 2000-02, 2008, 2011 Guillermo Ortelli 2003 Ernesto Bessone 2004 Omar Martínez 2005 Juan Manuel Silva 2006 Norberto Fontana 2007 Christian Ledesma 2009 Emanuel Moriatis 2010 Agustín Canapino Cars Chevrolet Dodge Ford Torino Circuits Balcarce Buenos Aires Comodoro Rivadavia La Plata Mar de Ajó Nueve de Julio Paraná Posadas Rafaela Río Cuarto Río Gallegos San Luis v t e  Mercedes-Benz in Formula One Current personnel: Bob Bell · Ross Brawn · Jock Clear · Aldo Costa  · Nick Fry · Norbert Haug · James Vowles · Geoff Willis Former personnel (1950s): Alfred Neubauer · Max Sailer · Rudolf Uhlenhaut Race drivers: 7. Michael Schumacher · 8. Nico Rosberg Test drivers: Sam Bird World Champions: Juan Manuel Fangio European Champions: Rudolf Caracciola Notable drivers: Louis Chiron · Luigi Fagioli · Hans Herrmann · Karl Kling · Hermann Lang · Stirling Moss · Richard Seaman · Manfred von Brauchitsch Cars Formula One: W196 · MGP W01 · MGP W02 · F1 W03 Grand Prix: W25 · W125 · W154 Voiturette: W165 v t e   Scuderia Ferrari Founder: Enzo Ferrari President: Luca Cordero di Montezemolo Current personnel: Mario Almondo · Luca Baldisserri · Stefano Domenicali · Pat Fry · Hirohide Hamashima · Luca Marmorini · Neil Martin · Massimo Rivola · Rob Smedley · Andrea Stella · Nicholas Tombazis Former personnel: Luca Badoer · John Barnard · Ross Brawn · Gustav Brunner · Rory Byrne · Carlo Chiti · Gioacchino Colombo · Aldo Costa · Chris Dyer · Cesare Fiorio · Mauro Forghieri · Vittorio Jano · Aurelio Lampredi · Harvey Postlethwaite · Enrique Scalabroni · Gilles Simon · Nigel Stepney · Jean Todt Race drivers: 5. Fernando Alonso · 6. Felipe Massa Test drivers: TBA Former drivers World Champions:  Alberto Ascari ·  Juan Manuel Fangio ·  Mike Hawthorn ·  Phil Hill ·  Niki Lauda ·  Kimi Räikkönen ·  Jody Scheckter ·   Michael Schumacher ·  John Surtees Formula One cars: 125 · 212 · 166 · 275 · 340 · 375 · 500 · 553 · 625 · 555 · D50 · 801 · 246 · 156 · 158 · 1512 · 312 · 312B · 312T · 126C · 156/85 · F1/86 · F1/87 · 640 · 641 · 642 · 643 · F92A · F93A · 412T · F310 · F300 · F399 · F1-2000 · F2001 · F2002 · F2003-GA · F2004 · F2005 · 248 F1 · F2007 · F2008 · F60 · F10 · 150° Italia · F2012

Juan Manuel Márquez
Márquez in September 2009
Statistics
Real name	Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez
Nickname(s)	Dinamita
Rated at	Featherweight Super Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight Light Welterweight
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Reach	67 in (170 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1973-08-23) August 23, 1973 (age 38) Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	61
Wins	54
Wins by KO	39
Losses	6
Draws	1
No contests	0

Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez (born August 23, 1973 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico), is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won six world titles in three different boxing weight classes.

Ring Magazine currently rates Márquez as the number six pound-for-pound boxer in the world and number eight in the light welterweight division.^[1] He is considered by some analysts to be among the greatest Mexican boxers of all-time.^[2]

Personal life[link]

Juan Manuel is the brother of Rafael Márquez, who is a former world champion in the bantamweight and super bantamweight divisions. They're both trained under Ignacio Beristain and Assistant Japanese Toshi Nakajima. At one time, the two were listed in Ring Magazine's top ten pound-for-pound list. They are one of four sets of Mexican brothers to hold world titles. He is also famous for drinking his own urine during training sessions but the doctors eventually recommended him to stop the practice^[3] Márquez and his wife, Erika, have two sons and a daughter.^[4]

Amateur career[link]

Márquez had an amateur record of 35–1 that included two Golden Glove tournament wins.

Professional career[link]

Featherweight[link]

He made his professional boxing debut at age 19 on May 29, 1993 and lost his first bout via disqualification to Javier Duran. Márquez remained undefeated for another six years as he compiled a record of 29–1 that included a wins against future champions like Agapito Sanchez, Julio Gervacio and Alfred Kotey. In 1997, Márquez won the WBO NABO Featherweight title, which he defended seven times. During this time, he was referred to as the "best fighter without a world title."^[5] Márquez was WBO Featherweight Champion Naseem Hamed's mandatory challenger for 22 straight months. However, the WBO allowed Hamed to schedule other fights instead.^[6][7] In 1999 faced Freddie Norwood for the WBA Featherweight title instead. Márquez was knocked down in the second round. In the 8th round, Norwood's glove touched the canvas after an exchange. However, it was not ruled a knock down by the referee who was standing opposite to the action. In the 9th round, Márquez scored a knockdown after a two punch combination. The unanamous decision loss was deemed as controversial by many.^[8] HBO Punchstat had Norwood landing 73 out of 290 punches thrown to Marquez's 89 of 444.

On November 20, 1999, Márquez faced Remigio Molina and defeated him in eight rounds. In 2000, he defeated former champion Daniel Jimenez and five fights later, he defeated future champion Robbie Peden in ten rounds and captured the NABF & USBA Featherweight titles.

Márquez received his second bout for a world title on January 2, 2003 when he defeated former four-time Featherweight Champion Manuel Medina and captured the vacant IBF Featherweight title. In the 2nd round, Marquez connected with a three-punch combination that floored Medina. The fight was stopped in the 7th round after Marquez knocked Medina down for a second time.

He then defeated Derrick Gainer later in the year in a unification bout to win the WBA Featherweight title and become the WBA (Super) Champion.

In May 2004, Márquez fought Lineal & The Ring Featherweight Champion Manny Pacquiao in a controversial bout that was scored a draw. In the first round Márquez was caught cold and knocked down three times by a more lively Pacquiao. However, Márquez recovered from the knockdowns and was able to counterpunch effectively, winning the middle rounds.^[9] Many fans who were startled at Márquez surviving the first round thought he took control of the fight thereafter and was denied the win by the judges. The final scores were 115–110 for Márquez, 115–110 for Pacquiao and 113–113. One of the judges (who scored the bout 113–113) later admitted to making an error on the scorecards, because he had scored the first round as "10–7" in favor of Pacquiao instead of the standard "10–6" for a three-knockdown round.^[10]

On September 18, 2004, Márquez defeated future champion Orlando Salido. In 2005, Márquez was stripped of his WBA and IBF Featherweight titles for his inability to defend them against various boxers after potential bouts failed to draw a bid.^[11] In 2006, Márquez attempted to regain a title, coming up short in a controversial decision loss to undefeated Indonesian boxer Chris John for the WBA Featherweight Championship title. The disputed decision led to the Ring Magazine's removal of Márquez from its pound-for-pound top 10 list.

In late 2006, Márquez captured the Interim WBO Featherweight title by defeating Thai boxer Terdsak Jandaeng. He defended it against Filipino boxer Jimrex Jaca with a nine round knockout in Hidalgo, Texas. Márquez was promoted to world champion status in December 2006 when previous champion Scott Harrison vacated the title.^[12] Márquez vacated the Featherweight title the following year to challenge WBC Super Featherweight Champion Marco Antonio Barrera.

Super Featherweight[link]

On March 17, 2007, Márquez became the WBC Super Featherweight Champion by defeating Barrera in Las Vegas via unanimous decision,^[13] by the official scores of 116–111, 116–111 and 118–109. Márquez's first defense of his title was to be held on September 15, 2007 against Argentinian boxer Jorge Rodrigo Barrios. However, Barrios withdrew from the bout due to injury, prompting American boxer Rocky Juárez to challenge Márquez for the title on November 3, 2007 in a losing effort.

On November 29, 2007, Márquez announced that he would defend his title in a rematch with Pacquiao. On March 15, 2008, Márquez lost his Super Featherweight title to Pacquiao via split decision. Márquez suffered a knockdown in the third round that proved to be the difference, as the remaining rounds were scored dead even. Compubox scoring had Márquez landing 42/201 (21%) more jabs to Pacquiao's 43/314 (14%) and scoring 130/310 (42%) power punches to Pacquiao's 114/305 (37%).^[14] Richard Schaefer, Golden Boy Promotions CEO, offered a $6 million guarantee to Pacquiao for a rematch. Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, said, “I’m not saying they’ll never fight again, but you have to let it bake for a while.” Pacquiao said: "I don't think so, this business is over" as he planned to move up to the lightweight division.^[15]

Lightweight[link]

Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Joel Casamayor

Márquez moved up to the lightweight division in order to fight The Ring Lightweight Champion Joel Casamayor on the weekend leading up to Mexican Independence Day at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada. On September 13, 2008, he defeated Casamayor in the 11th round after two knockdowns and captured his sixth world title in three different weight classes. In the first four rounds of the bout, Márquez continually walked into counter punches from Casamayor. It took Márquez until the fifth round to be able to find the range with his right hand. By the fifth round, a cut over Casamayor's right eye was opened from a clash of heads. Rounds five, six, seven and eight were rounds where Márquez landed straight punches from the outside, but he was also struck by Casamayor whenever he lunged forward. Two minutes into the eleventh round, Casamayor was knocked down by a right punch as he pulled away from an intense exchange. Casamayor was able to get on his feet, but it was clear he was still shakey from the knockdown. As soon as the action was allowed to resume, Márquez went in for the kill as he let his punches go in furious combination. Casamayor punched back, but he was knocked down again with about 7 seconds left in the round. Referee Tony Weeks stepped in the bout and stopped the fight as he deemed Casamyor unable to continue. The official judges had the fight scored 95–95, 95–95 and 97–93 for Márquez before the 11th round knockout.^[16] After the win, The Ring magazine ranked Márquez second on its pound for pound list and rated him the number one boxer in the lightweight division.^[17]

Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz

On February 28, 2009, Márquez defeated former WBA, WBO & IBF Lightweight Champion Juan Díaz by knockout. Díaz controlled the fight early in the bout as the two boxers exchanged punches. Díaz opened a cut above Márquez's right eye in the fifth round and looked to control the bout, but Márquez responded by opening a gash above Díaz's right eye and stunning him with a left hook before the end of the eighth round. Márquez landed two hard rights to Díaz's face in a three-punch combination that knocked Díaz down with 35 seconds remaining in the ninth round. Díaz rose, but seconds later, Márquez followed with a right uppercut to the chin that knocked Díaz down for a second time. Referee Rafael Ramos waved an end to the fight after two minutes and 40 seconds of the ninth round. With the victory, Márquez defended his The Ring Lightweight title and claimed the vacant WBO and vacant WBA (Super) Lightweight titles.^[18] This fight was named "Fight of the Year" for 2009 by ESPN.com.^[19] After the fight, Márquez expressed an interest in fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr.^[20]

Welterweight[link]

Number One/Número Uno

Márquez moved up to the welterweight division and fought undefeated and former number one pound for pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fight was scheduled to take place at 144 lbs^[21] on July 18, 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena; but was postponed due to a rib injury sustained by Mayweather. The bout was rescheduled and held on September 19, 2009.^[22] During the official weigh in for their 144 lb bout, Márquez weighed in at 142 lbs and Mayweather weighed in at 146 lbs, thereby incurring a financial penalty as he was 2 pounds over the catchweight. Although, it was later found out that both parties had agreed just before the weigh-in to allow Mayweather to come in over the catchweight. Márquez looked slightly fleshy and uncomfortable with the move up in weight. Mayweather knocked him down in the 2nd round and won the fight by unanimous decision.

This was the fifth non-heavyweight fight in boxing history to sell more than one million pay-per-views, with the official HBO numbers totaling about $52 million. It was also the first fight to sell more than one million PPVs without featuring Oscar De La Hoya. Two months later, Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto would sell 1.25 million PPVs.^[23]

Return to Lightweight[link]

Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Juan Díaz II

When asked upon his return to the lightweight division, Márquez said: "I came back to lightweight because at welterweight I lost a lot of speed."^[24]

Márquez then began negotiations for a rematch with Juan Díaz. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said the fight for Márquez's title was being planned for July 10 as the main event of an HBO PPV card. He said it would "probably" take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.^[25] After his comeback in 2010, fellow Mexican boxer Erik Morales said he would like to fight Márquez.^[26] Morales returned two divisions higher in 2010, as a welterweight. However, Márquez has also stated that he would be interested in a fight with Ricky Hatton.^[27]

The Márquez-Díaz rematch took place on July 31, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay. Márquez's titles were also at stake.^[24] Prior to the bout, the WBO ordered the Márquez-Díaz winner to fight mandatory challenger Michael Katsidis.^[28][29] Márquez won the fight via unanimous decision by the official scores of 117–111, 116–112 and 118–110. After the Díaz rematch, Márquez stated that he was interested in pursuing a third fight with Manny Pacquiao.^[30][31] There was also a possibility of him moving up to light welterweight to face any of the titleholders at the time: Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander or Amir Khan, all of whom were fighting on HBO.^[32]

Juan Manuel Márquez vs Michael Katsidis

A few weeks after the Juan Díaz fight, Golden Boy Promotions officially announced that Márquez would defend his lightweight titles against mandatory challenger, WBO Interim Champion Michael Katsidis, on November 27, 2010 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and that the bout would be televised live on HBO Championship Boxing.^[33][34] During the official weigh in for their 135 lb bout, Márquez came in at 134 pounds, while Katsidis came in on the limit of 135 pounds.^[35] Despite being knocked down in the third round, Márquez came back and defeated Katsidis by a ninth round TKO to retain the lightweight belts.^[36] At the time of the stoppage, the Mexican boxer was ahead on all the scorecards by 77–74, 78–74 and 76–75. During the post fight interview, he once again expessed his interest in a third fight with Manny Pacquiao.

Márquez holds the distinction of being the oldest champion in the history of the lightweight division.^[37] On January 4, the WBA no longer recognized Márquez has their Super Champion due to going 18 months without fighting a mandatory challenger as required by the organization’s rules.^[38] Fernando Beltrán of Zanfer Promotions stated that the WBA's decision has no validity and that he would immediately send them a letter,^[39] since the deadline of May 2012 for the mandatory defense has not expired,^[40] and Márquez paid sanctioning fees to the WBA even for the last few non-lightweight fights.^[41] On January 26, Marquez was stripped of his WBO title, as he was considered to be moving up to the welterweight division. The WBO promoted Interim titleholder Ricky Burns to full champion status.^[42] The Ring magazine stripped of him of their championship on April 17.^[43]

Light Welterweight[link]

Márquez moved up to light welterweight division to fight Likar Ramos on July 16, 2011 at Mexico. It is considered a tune-up fight before his third battle with Manny Pacquiao. The fight only lasted one round with Marquez winning by technical knockout.

Return to Welterweight[link]

Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao III

Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum stated that a third meeting with Márquez could happen in November 2011, providing Pacquiao defeated his next opponent opponent Shane Mosley on May 7.^[44] On May 10, Márquez accepted an offer from Top Rank to fight Pacquiao for his WBO Welterweight title at a catchweight of 144 pounds.^[45] On May 18, Márquez signed the deal to fight Pacquiao for the third time on November 12 at Las Vegas.

On November 12, Márquez lost to Pacquiao via major decision. Upon the results being announced, the crowd reaction was largely negative with many continuing to boo as Pacquiao spoke with Max Kellerman.^[46] Tim Smith of New York's Daily News wrote that Márquez "was robbed of a decision by judges who were either blind or corrupt."^[47] Amir Khan, who co-commentated the bout for British television, also thought Manny had lost the fight, going so far as to saying he would now like to fight Márquez. However, upon replay of the fight, Khan backtracked on those comments stating "when I saw the replay, Manny won by 2-3 rounds."^[48] Ringside punch stats showed Pacquiao landing more strikes, 176 to 138, and landing more power punches, 117 to 100.^[49] Michael Woods of ESPN stated that Marquez was not robbed noting the Compubox stats, all of which favored Pacquiao.^[50]

On November 15, Márquez announced that he wants to fight Pacquiao again for the fourth time but this time he wants it in his home country, Mexico.^[51] Because of severe disappoinment from their last fight's decision, he also added some conditions if ever they will fight. He wants their last fight to be declared a no-contest, Pacquiao must accept that he lost and he must receive a $10 million guaranteed purse.^[52]

Aside from Pacquiao, Márquez wants to return to the light welterweight division for his fourth division title against WBO titlist Timothy Bradley.^[53] He also said that he is not interested in fighting Brandon Rios and Erik Morales.^[54]

Return to Light Welterweight[link]

On April 14, 2012, Marquez defeated Ukranian contender Serhiy Fedchenko via unanimous decision to capture the Interim WBO Light Welterweight title. A clear margin by scores of: 119-109, 118-110, 118-110.

Professional record[link]

54 Wins (39 knockouts, 15 decisions), 6 Losses (5 decisions, 1 disqualification), 1 Draw[55]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	54-6-1	Serhiy Fedchenko	UD	12 (12)	2012-04-14	Arena Ciudad de México, Mexico City	Won Interim WBO Light Welterweight title.
Loss	53-6-1	Manny Pacquiao	MD	12 (12)	2011-11-12	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For WBO Welterweight title.
Win	53-5-1	Likar Ramos	KO	1 (12), 1:46	2011-07-16	Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Quintana Roo
Win	52-5-1	Michael Katsidis	TKO	9 (12), 2:14	2010-11-27	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained The Ring, WBO & WBA (Super) Lightweight titles.
Win	51-5-1	Juan Díaz	UD	12 (12)	2010-07-31	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained The Ring, WBO & WBA (Super) Lightweight titles.
Loss	50-5-1	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	UD	12 (12)	2009-09-19	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	50-4-1	Juan Díaz	TKO	9 (12), 2:40	2009-02-28	Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, United States	Retained The Ring and won vacant WBO & vacant WBA (Super) Lightweight titles. The Ring magazine's "Fight of the Year" (2009)
Win	49-4-1	Joel Casamayor	TKO	11 (12), 2:55	2008-09-13	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won The Ring Lightweight title.
Loss	48-4-1	Manny Pacquiao	SD	12 (12)	2008-03-15	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Lost WBC Super Featherweight title. For The Ring Super Featherweight title.
Win	48-3-1	Rocky Juarez	UD	12 (12)	2007-11-03	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, United States	Retained WBC Super Featherweight title.
Win	47-3-1	Marco Antonio Barrera	UD	12 (12)	2007-03-17	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won WBC Super Featherweight title.
Win	46-3-1	Jimrex Jaca	KO	9 (12), 2:48	2006-11-25	Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, United States	Retained Interim WBO Featherweight title.
Win	45-3-1	Terdsak Kokietgym	TKO	7 (12), 1:13	2006-08-05	MontBleu Resort & Casino, Stateline, Nevada, United States	Won Interim WBO Featherweight title.
Loss	44-3-1	Chris John	UD	12 (12)	2006-03-04	Karang Melenu Sports Hall, Kutai Kartanegara	Lost WBA Featherweight title.
Win	44-2-1	Victor Polo	UD	12 (12)	2005-05-07	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained WBA & IBF Featherweight titles.
Win	43-2-1	Orlando Salido	UD	12 (12)	2004-09-18	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained WBA (Super) & IBF Featherweight titles.
Draw	42-2-1	Manny Pacquiao	SD	12 (12)	2004-05-08	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained WBA (Super) & IBF Featherweight titles. For Lineal & The Ring Featherweight titles.
Win	42–2	Derrick Gainer	TD	7 (12), 2:37	2003-11-01	Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States	Retained IBF & won vacant WBA (Super) Featherweight titles.
Win	41–2	Marcos Licona	TKO	9 (10), 3:00	2003-08-16	Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, United States
Win	40–2	Manuel Medina	TKO	7 (12), 1:18	2003-02-01	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won vacant IBF Featherweight title.
Win	39–2	Hector Marquez	TKO	10 (10), 0:28	2002-06-21	The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	38–2	Robbie Peden	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	2002-03-09	A. J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States	Won NABF & vacant USBA Featherweight titles. IBF Featherweight Title Eliminator.
Win	37–2	Johnny Walker	TKO	1 (10), 0:56	2001-10-19	Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho
Win	36–2	Julio Gamboa	TKO	7 (10), 3:00	2001-08-19	Wendover, Utah, United States
Win	35–2	Baby Lorona Jr.	TKO	2 (10), 2:50	2001-04-01	Peppermill Hotel Casino, Reno, Nevada, United States
Win	34–2	Sean Fletcher	TKO	7 (10), 1:54	2001-02-11	Peppermill Hotel Casino, Reno, Nevada, United States
Win	33–2	Reynante Jamili	KO	3 (1:14)	2000-10-22	Peppermill Hotel Casino, Reno, Nevada, United States
Win	32–2	Daniel Jiménez	RTD	7 (10), 3:00	2000-08-27	Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	31–2	Roque Cassiani	UD	12 (12)	2000-05-20	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States	Won vacant WBO NABO Featherweight title.
Win	30–2	Remigio Molina	TKO	8 (10), 2:01	1999-11-20	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	29–2	Freddie Norwood	UD	12 (12)	1999-09-11	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For WBA Featherweight title.
Win	29–1	Wilfredo Vargas	KO	2 (10), 2:02	1999-05-10	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win	28–1	Jose de Jesus Garcia	KO	1 (10), 1:54	1999-02-20	Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella, California, United States
Win	27–1	Francisco Arreola	TKO	3 (12), 2:24	1998-10-24	Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained WBO NABO Featherweight title.
Win	26–1	Enrique Jupiter	TKO	8 (12)	1998-08-22	Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained WBO NABO Featherweight title.
Win	25–1	Juan Gerardo Cabrera	TKO	4 (12)	1998-06-20	Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained WBO NABO Featherweight title.
Win	24–1	Luis Samudio	TKO	9 (10), 2:18	1998-03-16	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win	23–1	Alfred Kotey	UD	12 (12)	1997-11-22	Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained WBO NABO Featherweight title.
Win	22–1	Vincent Howard	TKO	12 (12)	1997-09-27	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States	Retained WBO NABO Featherweight title.
Win	21–1	Catalino Becerra	TKO	7 (12), 1:37	1997-07-14	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Retained WBO NABO Featherweight title.
Win	20–1	Agapito Sánchez	UD	12 (12)	1997-04-21	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Retained WBO NABO Featherweight title.
Win	19–1	Cedric Mingosey	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	1997-02-03	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States	Won vacant WBO NABO Featherweight title.
Win	18–1	Rodrigo Valenzuela	KO	8 (10)	1996-12-09	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win	17–1	Darryl Pinckney	UD	10 (10)	1996-10-19	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States
Win	16–1	Freddy Cruz	UD	10 (10)	1996-07-08	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win	15–1	Julio Gervacio	KO	8 (10)	1996-04-29	Anaheim, California, United States
Win	14–1	Hector Ulises Chong	KO	4 (10)	1996-03-04	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win	13–1	Julian Wheeler	TKO	10 (10), 2:55	1995-11-06	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win	12–1	Miguel Rodriguez	TKO	1 (10), 2:30	1995-09-25	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win	11–1	Julio Cesar Portillo	KO	6 (10), 2:10	1995-07-10	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win	10–1	Julio Sanchez Leon	UD	10 (10)	1995-04-24	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win	9–1	Martin Ochoa	TKO	1 (?)	1995-01-30	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win	8–1	Israel Gonzalez	TKO	4 (8), 0:34	1994-12-03	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	7–1	Jose Luis Montes	KO	2 (?)	1994-11-12	Plaza México, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	6–1	Israel Flores	UD	4 (4)	1994-10-01	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	5–1	Gregorio Silva	TKO	2 (?)	1994-08-27	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	4–1	Roman Poblano	UD	6 (6)	1994-05-07	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	3–1	Isaac Cortes	TKO	5 (6)	1993-10-01	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	2–1	Israel Flores	TKO	2 (?)	1993-09-18	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	1–1	Javier Quiroz	TKO	3 (?)	1993-06-26	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Loss	0–1	Javier Duran	DQ	1	1993-05-29	Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Professional boxing debut.