On March 15, 2008, Juan Manuel Márquez (48-3-1, 35 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Manny Pacquiao (45-3-2, 34 KOs). The vacant The Ring super-featherweight title is also on the line.
Juan Manuel Márquez is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Rocky Juarez, 4 months and 12 days ago. Manny Pacquiao is on a 6-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Marco Antonio Barrera, 5 months and 9 days ago.
The winning odds are at 84.8-15.2 in favor of Manny Pacquiao. Juan Manuel Márquez is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Pacquiao should win this fight.
Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Márquez via split decision in the rematch and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Pacquiao improves his record to 46-3-2, while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 48-4-1.