Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez and Most Controversial Fights of 2011

Just moments after Manny Pacquiao won a majority decision over Juan Manuel Marquez, boxing fans were somewhat confused at the decision and knew it had gone to the wrong man, but the one most people wanted to win.

Now, Marquez sits at 0-2-1 against Pacquiao, despite arguably winning all three bouts. With the loss, it's not a guarantee that he gets another chance, and it's probably Pacquiao who should be getting the chance to prove he is the better boxer.

One of many disputable decisions in 2011, let's highlight this and other controversial decisions of the year.

No. 8: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Defeats Sebastian Zbik by Majority Decision

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. walked away with the WBC middleweight title when he defeated Sebastian Zbik in June after winning a closely contested majority decision that many thought he had lost.

The scores were identical to those of the Pacquiao-Marquez bout at 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114.

Zbik went into the fight with an undefeated record at 30-0, but when the fight hit the championship rounds, Chavez picked up the pace and starting to unload body shot after body shot. They eventually got to Zbik, who ended up losing the late rounds before losing on the scorecards.

No. 7: Aaron Pryor Jr. defeats Librado Andrade by Majority Decision

Aaron Pryor Jr. went into his bout with former title challenger Librado Andrade as a 6-to-1 betting underdog.

Andrade was ranked as the seventh best super-middleweight in the world, according to Ring Magazine before losing a majority decision to the son of the Hall of Famer.

The bout started with Pryor using his movement and reach to out-box Andrade and land at will. Andrade's lack of defense makes it hard for him to win rounds as he is constantly being hit flush, but his iron chin usually keeps him from getting hurt.

Pryor took the harder blows throughout the 10-round distance, but he landed more and appeared to get the better of his opponent in most of the rounds.

The judges awarded the decision to Pryor with the scores 96-94, 96-94 and 95-95.

No. 6: Mauricio Herrera Defeats Ruslan Provodnikov by Unanimous Decision

In the first major upset of the year, Mauricio Herrera defeated the previously unbeaten Ruslan Provodnikov by unanimous decision.

The bout from January was featured as the main event on Friday Night Fights and it was an exciting back-and-forth fight with a total of 1,784 punches thrown, according to CompuBox.

Provodnikov did more damage, but it was mostly done in single rounds and not over the course of the bout. Herrera, with his left eye swollen shut early on, out-worked Provodnikov and paced himself to win the majority of the rounds.

The judges scored it 116-112, 115-113 and 116-112, all for Herrera.

CompuBox punch stats favored Provodnikov as he landed 326-of-886, while Herrera landed 300-of-898. Provodnikov also out-landed Herrera in power shots, 229-to-184.

No. 5: Marcos Maidana Defeats Erik Morales by Majority Decision

Mexican legend Erik "Terrible" Morales returned to the ring for the fourth time since coming out of retirement to face the very dangerous prospect Marcos Maidana.

It was perceived as a mismatch by many boxing experts and was everything but. A very competitive 12 rounds of action resulted in a controversial majority decision victory for the Argentinian-born boxer, leaving many fans calling for a rematch.

Punch Stats: Maidana 195-of-985 for 20 percent; Morales 157-of-528 for 30 percent.

Official Decision: 114-114, 116-112 Maidana and 116-112 Maidana.

No. 4: Devon Alexander Defeats Lucas Matthysse by Split Decision

In Devon Alexander's hometown in Missouri, he got the nod with a split-decision victory over hard-punching Lucas Matthysse over 10 rounds of welterweight action.

Alexander stood toe-to-toe with Matthysse for the majority of the bout and was even knocked down in Round 4 for the first time in his career.

Matthysse out-landed Alexander and hurt him on more than one occasion. There weren't many spots where Alexander did damage, but he did have some flurries that could have stolen the rounds.

Official Decision: 96-93 Alexander, 96-93 Matthysse and 95-94 Alexander

Total Punch Connects: Alexander 116-of-562; Matthysse 139-of-675

Power Punch Connects: Alexander 95-of-301; Matthysse 124-of-509

No. 3: Felix Sturm Defeats Matthew Macklin by Split Decision

From the Lanxess-Arena in Cologne, Germany, WBA Super World Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm successfully defended his title after defeating Matthew Macklin by split decision.

It was a hard-fought fight throughout, but it was the German who got the hometown decision, and it is a fairly controversial one.

The judge who scored it for Macklin was probably impressed with his work-rate and volume of punches being thrown throughout the 12-round distance. Sturm was a lot more accurate than Macklin, but he was far less active.

One scorecard was scored 115-113 for Macklin, while the other two were scored 116-112 for "Leonidas," who was fighting in his 16th title fight since he began his professional career 10 years ago.

No. 2: Paul Williams Def. Erislandy Lara by Majority Decision

Paul "The Punisher" Williams (40-2, 27 KO) won a very controversial decision against Cuban amateur champion Erislandy Lara, who was undefeated at 15-0 going into the July bout.

Before Round 12, Williams' trainer told him he needed a knockout to win.

Williams acknowledged and finished the fight strong, but was down several rounds to many fans and ringside observers. The commentators even suggested the fight was close to being stopped because of the beating Williams was taking.

Official Decision: 114-114, 115-114 and 116-114 for Paul Williams

Manny Pacquiao def. Juan Manuel Marquez by Majority Decision

There was a solid back-story heading into the third bout between Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao and Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez, but Pacquiao came into the bout with the most momentum and left the winner by majority decision.

The first fight between the two ended in a draw. The second was won by Pacquiao by split decision.

The third, which appeared to be Marquez's best performance against his biggest rival, was won by Pacquiao with the scores 114-114, 115-113 and 116-113.

Pacquiao out-landed the 38-year-old, but it was Marquez who landed the more significant punches throughout the fight and was in control.