On May 8, 2004 Manny Pacquiao fought for the first time Juan Manuel Marquez. The HBO Pay per view commentators are Emmanuel Steward, Larry Merchant, & Jim Lampley.

Pacquiao knocked down Marquez three times in the first round, but Marquez stood his ground in the suceeding rounds.

Marquez lasted for 12 rounds, with the controversial draw from the judges of MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

The final tally of the judges is John Stewart 115-110 | judge: Burt Clements 113-113 | judge: Guy Jutras 110-115. Marquez retained his WBA featherweight title, and IBF featherweight title.