Greater mattered more. In the pre-fight prediction, the thinking was youth and size could overcome an otherwise better fighter. There was a moment in the ninth, Mike Alvarado dropping Juan Manuel Marquez after being down the round before. The re...
By Francisco Salazar - The war that fight fans and media expected between Juan Manuel Marquez and Mike Alvarado did not really materialize during the first six rounds of the fight - because both fighters saved their best for the second half of the co...
40-yr old Juan Manuel Marquez, a former four division world champion, tamed Mike Alvarado from the opening bell, throwing more punches in 10 of 12 rounds and landing more in 11 of 12. JM landed 57% of his power shots, second only to his 63% landed v...
The Forum, Inglewood, California - Ryan Burton catches up with former WBO junior welterweight champion Mike Alvarado to discuss his tough twelve round decision loss to Juan Manuel Marquez, what went wrong in the fight, how Ruslan Provodnikov matches...
The Forum, Inglewood, California - Luis Sandoval catches up with former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, who discusses his twelve round decision win over former WBO junior welterweight champion Mike Alvarado, the strategy to win the...
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. --- Mike Alvarado believes he should have been given credit for a second knockdown in the ninth round and he believes he did enough to earn the decision. The judges didn't agree, scoring the fight for Juan Manuel Marquez, 117-109...
Juan Manuel Marquez was 30 years old and a year into his first title reign – at featherweight – by the time Mike Alvarado turned pro in 2004. Some ten years later, both fighters are at a similar point in their career – in need of a win – yet it’s...
Mike Alvarado threw twice as many total punches per round and landed nearly twice as many (vs. Provodnikov, Rios I & II) than Juan Manuel Marquez. Alvarado landed nearly twice as many power shots as well and threw 18 more per round. Marquez's opponen...
BELL, CALIF. --- Timothy Bradley will be paying close attention to the fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Mike Alvarado on Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on HBO, because he will be working as a commentator for the international...
BELL, CALIF. --- Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez fought many of the fights early in his career at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., which is the site of his fight against Mike Alvarado on Saturday night on HBO. Alvarado knows Marquez has always b...
BELL, CALIF. --- Mike Alvarado has been a longtime observer of Juan Manuel Marquez's fights. He will get an even closer look when they meet in the ring on Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on HBO. "We all know Marquez," Alvarado...
Four-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico and former Jr. Welterweight champion Mike Alvarado of Denver,Co. weigh in (Marquez 141.6 lbs, Alvarado 143.3 lbs) for their upcoming 12-round welterweight battle. Promoted by Top Rank® in...
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. --- Top Rank CEO Bob Arum told krikya360.com earlier this week that Mike Alvarado has been "training like a mad man" and "for once, he's training in the ring and not the bars." Alvarado has the biggest fight of his life coming...