After balking at a rematch with Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez spends two years in obscurity and lands a fight with WBA Featherweight Champion Chris John in John's backyard of Indonesia. In a tight chess match of a bout, Marquez is penalized two points for highly questionable low blows and comes out on the short end of a controversial decision.

Chris John vs. Juan Manuel Marquez

IBF Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez annexes the WBA version held by Derrick Gainer in one of the worst fights to ever take place. Fighting on the undercard of a bout featuring pound-for-pound claimant Floyd Mayweather Jr., Marquez and Gainer play an extended game of chicken, seldom throwing a punch, until a clash of heads produces a cut on the WBA Champion that affords him a way out of the fight. Having pushed the minimal action, Marquez is awarded a unanimous technical decision.

Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Derrick Gainer

The undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. returns to the ring after nearly two years of retirement to take on Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez at a catchweight of 144 pounds. Coming in heavy, Mayweather opts to pay Marquez the penalty rather than try and make weight. The size difference - in addition to the enormous speed discrepancy - proves too much for Marquez to overcome as he is floored by Mayweather in the second round and beaten to the punch all night long. After twelve rounds, Mayweather has pitched a shutout and takes a unanimous decision over the man that has plagued Manny Pacquiao through two fights.

Chris John vs. Juan Manuel Marquez

Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Derrick Gainer

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