Yes, Juan Manuel Marquez may had gotten robbed once again. Yes, Manny Pacquiao had won because the judges might had smurfs under the table ready to hack off their crotches if Marquez won. Yes, a total of 36 mind-bending rounds of pummeling still were not enough to widen the razor-thin ambiguity of who is the clear cut victor.
Barring another fight, this trilogy will remain a cause of lasting debates for generations to come. More than anything perhaps, the closeness of the results from first fight to the ultimate is what defines their intertwined legends.
I sincerely think that we may have Pacquiao-Marquez 4, 5, 6,7 up to 100 and the results will always be a semblance of the previous. All of which will be close. Majority decision is the closest winning decision there is in boxing. Had there been a decision type like say "Conjoined-Siamese Decision" the winning boxer will surely get it. This was how each of these two proud boxers' fight unfold in front of our very eyes.
Imagine the generations of Filipinos to come who will remember Pacquiao's exploits and run over the fact that despite our national pride's murderous conquest of other fighters, was given a serious run for his money by a boxer named Juan Manuel Marquez. They too will have debates. They too will talk over the facts that millions others before them (including our era) had brought up over every time. Despite the passing of time, the zeitgeist of our present era when Pacquiao was at his prime is continuing to rivet an entirely different generation.
Had Pacquiao just steam-rolled over Marquez like he did with his other opponents, this fight will only be "one of those Pacquiao victories". There will be a monotonous stream of description of how Pacquiao won fights: through sheer dominance and absolute rule above the ring.
But Marquez happened.
Marquez was Pacquiao's sole tormentor-never mind the judges' decisions. We don't need numbers this time. Put the 115-115, 115-113, 116-112 to the nearest trash bin. The true result of Pacquiao's ring dalliances with Marquez is the fact and the lesson that as great as you are, you still have someone who can match you. Lahat ng tao may katapat.
Pacquiao won. Pacquiao will remain as one of the greatest fighters to ever set foot on the ring. He deserves all the accolades and ticker tapes that will shower his future legacy but let us also be thankful instead of fretting about his controversial wins over Marquez because the two fighters gave us a good debate for the rest of our lives
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