On May 7, 2005, he made his fourth title defense and first appearance on Showtime Championship Boxing, facing Victor Polo while walking away with a unanimous decision victory. Oscar De La Hoya, defeating and retaining his unified titles against future champion Orlando Salido. On September 18, 2004, Márquez made his first appearance on pay-per-view, being on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins vs. Clements (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. Márquez outboxed Pacquiao for the remainder of the bout which was ended in a controversial, split-decision draw. In May 2004, Márquez fought Lineal & The Ring Featherweight Champion Manny Pacquiao in a bout where Márquez was knocked down three times in the 1st round. 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. The fight was stopped in the 7th round after Márquez knocked Medina down for a second time. In the 2nd round, Márquez connected with a three-punch combination that floored Medina. Márquez received his second bout for a world title on Januwhen he defeated former four-time Featherweight Champion Manuel Medina and captured the vacant IBF Featherweight title. 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. On November 20, 1999, Márquez faced Remigio Molina and defeated him in eight rounds. HBO Punchstat had Norwood landing 73 out of 290 punches thrown to Márquez's 89 of 444. Márquez lost via controversial unanimous decision. In the 9th round, Márquez scored a knockdown after a two punch combination.
However, it was not ruled a knock down by the referee who was standing opposite to the action. In the 8th round, Norwood's glove touched the canvas after an exchange. Márquez was knocked down in the second round. In 1999, Márquez faced Freddie Norwood for the WBA Featherweight title instead. Márquez would keep this job until winning his first world title in 2004. During this time, Márquez worked as an accountant while training under Ignacio Beristáin in Mexico City.
However, the WBO allowed Hamed to schedule other fights instead. During this time, he was referred to as the "best fighter without a world title." Márquez was WBO Featherweight Champion Naseem Hamed's mandatory challenger for 22 straight months. In 1997, Márquez won the WBO NABO Featherweight title, which he defended seven times. Márquez remained undefeated for six years, compiling a 29–1 record that included wins against future champions Agapito Sanchez, Julio Gervacio and Alfred Kotey.
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He made his professional boxing debut at age 19 on May 29, 1993, losing via disqualification to Javier Duran. Márquez had an amateur record of 82-4, with 72 wins by knock-out. Márquez is considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, and is ranked by BoxRec as the thirteenth greatest fighter of all time and the second greatest Mexican fighter of all time, pound for pound. His most notable bouts include his four-fight saga with Manny Pacquiao and his fight against fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera. He was also credited for his toughness, and never lost a fight by stoppage. In a career that spanned over twenty years, Márquez was known for being a fast and highly technical boxer who was exceptionally skilled at combinations and counterpunches, yet also willing to engage in slugfests with opponents.
Márquez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the class of 2020. He is the third Mexican boxer (after Érik Morales and Jorge Arce) to become a world champion in four weight classes, having held nine world championships including the WBA (Super), IBF and WBO featherweight titles between 20 the WBC super featherweight title from 2007 to 2008 the WBA (Super), WBO, Ring magazine and lineal lightweight titles between 20 and the WBO junior welterweight title from 2012 to 2013. Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez (born August 23, 1973) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2014.
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