PACQUIAO, MANNY-JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ IV ON SITE FULL TICKET (2012)

HISTORY: On December 8, 2012 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas welterweights Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fought in the main event. Marquez knocked Pacquiao out in the 6th round. Pacquiao and Marquez both said throughout the buildup to the fight that they would be aggressive, hoping to score a definitive victory, a knockout being the preference. They certainly fought like it, delivering all the action the fans could have hoped for in perhaps the best overall action fight of the series.

Pacquiao rocked Marquez in the second round, and then the fight really heated up in the third round when Marquez scored his first knockdown, dropping Pacquiao with a right hand. Pacquiao was clearly hurt and shaky but survived the final 70 seconds to make it out of the round. "It was a good shot, but I was able to come back and take control of the fight," Pacquiao said. Pacquiao has had problems with his calves cramping, which seemed to come up again because he was having them rubbed down after the fourth round. But in the fifth round, he was moving well and the fighters rumbled in a round of the year candidate -- maybe the most exciting round of the series. Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) landed a nice straight left hand, rocking Marquez (55-6-1, 40 KOs), sending him reeling and forcing him to touch his glove to the mat for a knockdown. But Marquez responded, going right at Pacquiao and hurting him with a right hand. They slugged toe-to-toe for most of the rest of the round. "He caught me with my hand down," Marquez said. "That was an error and we corrected it." Going into the sixth round, Pacquiao, 33, was ahead 47-46 on all three scorecards, but that wouldn't make a difference. Marquez, his nose a bloody mess -- although it was announced after the fight that is was not broken -- landed a huge right hand over a jab from Pacquiao that missed. It connected on Pacquiao's jaw and he crumpled near the ropes, face down, just feet from former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, who sat ringside. "We always work on that punch," said Marquez, 39, a four-division champion. "The change in rhythm was important. We knew he was going to come out aggressive, so we had a fight plan that was more technique. We were able to capitalize on it. "We knew it was going to be a very difficult fight but not an impossible fight. We work strength, we work speed, and you can see the result." "Manny came back after that first knockdown. He was in charge," said Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's trainer. "He just got a little too careless. He was hurting Marquez up until the knockout." When Pacquiao regained his senses, he and Marquez embraced. "You are a great fighter," Marquez told Pacquiao. Offered here is a scarce, original, on site, full, unused ticket for this event.

FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original, on site, full, unused ticket which names the fighters and includes a section, row and seat number. Bold color and print. Two stubs firmly attached. Not torn. Has a mild crease.  Clean front and back. Minor corner wear. 2" x 7."