Before he was famous, He made his professional debut as a boxer when he was 19. The Márquez family has always been close. Growing up, Manny was particularly close with his big brother Rafael because of their shared love of boxing. The brothers always hung out together.

In fact, when Manny began dating his now wife Erika, his brother Rafael began dating Erika’s older sister, Araceli. Both couples are now married. Juan had three children with his wife Erika Marquez.

Juan Manuel Márquez was born in Mexico City on August 23, 1973. As devout Roman Catholics, Rafael and Maria instilled in their children the value and importance of prayer and education.

Despite becoming a professional boxer at the age of 19, Manny also completed an accounting degree at a Mexico City trade school.

Juan Manuel Márquez began his professional boxing career in 1993 at the age of nineteen. Having trained for eight years, he was ready. He had a successful career through his retirement in 2017.

A professional boxer in the welterweight, lightweight, super featherweight, and featherweight divisions, Juan Manuel Marquez was a world champion in three divisions (WBA, WBO, and the Ring).

He has a total of 62 fights to his name with an impressive record of 55 wins and only 6 losses and 1 draw. Juan earned 5 million from his fight with Manny Pacquiao on 8th December 2012.

Marquez's net worth is an estimated $20 million. Juan Manuel Marquez earned $5 million from his third fight against Manny Pacquiao on December 8th 2012. If Marquez had beaten Pacman, he would have been entitled to a $10 million rematch. On May 17, 2014, JMM defeated Mike Alvardo in a 12 round unanimous decision. His purse for the fight was $1.6 million. He is now a periodic boxing analyst.