Manny Pacquiao Knockout: Twitter Erupts As Juan Manuel Marquez Shocks the World

All eyes were on the boxing world as Juan Manuel Marquez scored a convincing knockout victory over Manny Pacquiao in their fourth bout.

The two fighters didn't disappoint in their highly-aniticipated encounter and as one would expect, Twitter had plenty to say about the shocking result:

Todd Fuhrman commented on the speculation that will come from a 39-year-old Marquez knocking out Pacquiao.

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At 39 Marquez finally knocks Manny out and throws the hardest punches of his career. The rumor mills will have a field day after this result

— Todd Fuhrman (@ToddFuhrman) December 9, 2012"

ESPN Stats & Info shined some light on the rarity of a Pacquiao knockout loss.

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Medgoen Singsurat was the last fighter to score a knockout win over Manny Pacquiao (in 1999) prior to Juan Manuel Marquez tonight

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 9, 2012"

Kevin Iole reported that Pacquiao was ahead on the scorecards at the time of the knockout.

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Judges all had it 47-46 for Pacquiao at time of stoppage

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) December 9, 2012"

As Chris Mannix points out, Pac-Man's knockout loss probably means a superfight with Floyd Mayweather is dead.

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Today is the day Mayweather/Pacquiao officially died

— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) December 9, 2012"

Bleacher Report tweeted out a picture of Marquez's epic counter right that ended the fight.

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The huge shot by Juan Manuel Marquez that knocked out Manny Pacquiao twitter.com/BleacherReport…

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 9, 2012"

Pacquiao expressed the desire to fight Marquez a fifth time, Dan Wetzel speculates that it will happen.

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Pacquiao wants a fifth fight with Marquez. Rocky at least changed opponents. It'll happen, even bigger money now.

— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) December 9, 2012"

Skip Bayless was quick to points out that Pacquiao had his opportunities to finish the fight.

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Pacqiao blew his entire legacy by not finishing Marquez when he had the chance late in Round 5. Now he has back-to-back late-career losses.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) December 9, 2012"

Mike Wise lamented the fact that boxing's dream fight of Mayweather-Pacquiao was most likely lost.

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Can't wait for Timothy Bradley-Juan Manuel Marquez 24/7. Boy, that'll turn me into the biggest MMA fan in captivity. #NoManny&Money.

— Mike Wise (@MikeWiseguy) December 9, 2012"

The effect that Marquez's knockout had on a potential Mayweather-Pacquiao fight was a prevalant theme Jay Cohen also tweeted about Pac-Man's lost momentum.

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It's a shame that #Pacquiao and #Mayweather never fought each other while each of them still had it. Definitely a loss for sports.

— Jay Cohen (@jcohenap) December 9, 2012"

NBA star Deron Williams shared his thoughts on the fight, saying Pacquiao wasn't ready for Mayweather anyway.

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He isn't ready for Floyd and I love Pac-man

— Deron Williams (@DeronWilliams) December 9, 2012"

Yahoo!'s Kevin Iole shared his thoughts on the missed opportunity for Mayweather and Pacquiao, a quote from Marqeuz and reported that Manny Pacquiao would miss the post-fight press conference to have a CAT scan done.

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And with that, there goes a fight that would have paid Mayweather and Pacquiao astronomical money. What fools for not making.

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) December 9, 2012"

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Quote from Marquez: We always work on that punch. The change in rhythm was important.

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) December 9, 2012"

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Manny not coming to presser. Going to hospital for CAT scan

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"— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) December 9, 2012"

Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant was disappointed to see Pacquiao lose, but congratulated Marquez on a great performance.

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Damn I had Pacman winning this one, glad he is ok after that knockdown! Congrats to Marquez! These boys always go at it!!

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) December 9, 2012"

ESPN Stats & Info tells us that Pacquiao had a distinct advantage in total punches leading up to the knockout.

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Manny Pacquiao: out-landed Juan Manuel Marquez, 94-52, in total punches, 68-41 in power punches

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 9, 2012"

GMA News reports that Pacquiao will take some time off but plans to fight again.

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Pacquiao: (I will) take a rest. After a few months, back to training and back to fight. #PacMarquez

— GMA News (@gmanews) December 9, 2012"

Be sure to stay tuned into Bleacher Report for the latest reaction and fallout from Marquez's knockout victory.