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When last we left Manny Pacquiao, darling of the fight world, he was flat on his face, out cold in the corner of a boxing ring. It was the night of Dec. 8, in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was such a startling moment that even the most rabid fans of Juan Manuel Marquez, who threw the punch that put Pacquiao in that situation, had to have a fleeting moment of dread that something really bad had just happened. Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's Hall of Fame trainer, was just a few feet away and was horrified.

Timing is everything. A month after Manny Pacquiao smacked his face on the MGM Grand boxing ring canvas, the sport's next big thing is preparing for his breakthrough performance. Unbeaten Gennady Golovkin, 30, of Kazakhstan is a polite assassin, a heavy-handed world middleweight champion who is seeking his 22nd knockout in his 25th pro fight Jan. 19, when he defends his World Boxing Assn. belt against Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KOs) at New York's Madison Square Garden Theatre. The night's main event is world featherweight champion Orlando Salido's World Boxing Organization defense versus top-ranked, unbeaten challenger Mikey Garcia (30-0, 26 KOs)

Justin Bieber has made it clear that he's a Floyd Mayweather fan, but when he Instagrammed two Photoshopped images poking fun at Manny Pacquiao, some of his followers thought he went too far. Bieber posted an image of Pacquiao lying face down on the canvas -- after Juan Manuel Marquez knocked him out earlier this month -- with an image of Simba from "The Lion King" reaching for him. Bieber captioned the photo "Dad wake up," referencing the...

Steroid and other performance-enhancing drug tests given to Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao were declared negative Friday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Marquez, 39, became noticeably more muscular before avenging two close losses by decisions and a draw by knocking out Pacquiao in the sixth round of their Saturday welterweight fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In a Monday telephone conversation with The Times, Marquez expressed full confidence that his drug tests would be negative.

After Juan Manuel Marquez delivered the punch that sent Manny Pacquiao to the canvas head first on Saturday, Pacquiao's wife, Jinkee, frantically tried to climb into the ring. "It's the first time I've seen him like that, lying on the canvas, and I was scared," Jinkee told USA Today. That incident apparently has shaken her up so much that she wants her husband stop fighting. "I know he is still [capable] of fighting, but for me there is nothing to prove," Jinkee told the newspaper.

Fans of Manny Pacquiao have been searching for explanations since he was knocked out in the sixth round of his fight against Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday. Is he slowing down? Not the fighter he used to be? Got caught by a lucky punch? Well, Pacquiao's mother, Dionisia, has an explanation. "That's what he gets for changing his religion," she told Yahoo Sports Philippines . "Since the Protestant pastors came into his life, he has not focused on his boxing. Manny Pacquiao, who was previously Catholic, used to carry a rosary when entering the ring before becoming a Protestant in January.

If you missed Monday's Google+ Hangout on the Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao fight, you missed an informative discussion (which you can watch in a replay above) with Times columnist Bill Dwyre and Times boxing writer Lance Pugmire. Thoughts on the fight? Dwyre: "Somebody was going to go down like that. Neither one listened to their corner. Pacquiao decided 'This is it, I'm going for it,' and when you go for it like that, flailing away, you leave yourself open. And he just got caught.

  In a result that stunned many, Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Manny Pacquiao in the sixth round of their boxing match Saturday night, leaving Pacquiao in a crumpled heap after connecting with a right hand to the head near the end of the round. As you can see in the video above, Marquez lands an absolutely vicious blow flush to Pacquiao's nose. Pacquaio falls to the canvas unconscious as a stunned crowd reacts in silence. "I threw a perfect punch," Marquez said after the fight.

People are still talking today about the stunning knockout of Manny Pacquiao at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday. Times columnist Bill Dwyre and boxing writer Lance Pugmire will discuss Pacquiao's future today in a live Google+ Hangout at 10 a.m. Is there a fifth Pacquiao-Marquez fight in the future? As Lance Pugmire wrote over the weekend , "Marquez, at 39, might never have an opportunity to walk away from fighting on such a high after his dramatic moment of vindication that followed three bitter decisions against Pacquiao: two losses and a draw.

LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao released a statement the morning after being brutally knocked unconscious by Juan Manuel Marquez at the close of the sixth round: "I am fine. I am looking forward to a nice rest and then I will be back to fight. " Marquez, at 39, might never have an opportunity to walk away from fighting on such a high after his dramatic moment of vindication that followed three bitter decisions against Pacquiao: two losses and a draw. Yet veteran promoter Bob Arum said he expects Marquez to return for a fight Arum believes is now the most wanted bout on the landscape: Marquez-Pacquiao V. "It depends on how much money Marquez wants to make," Arum said Sunday, assuring the Mexican fighter's $6 million guaranteed purse from Saturday will be amplified because of his stunning performance.