Dirty, Juan Manuel Marquez Drinking His Own Urine Before Fighting Floyd Mayweather

Juan Manuel Marquez (Instagram @jmmarquezof)

JAKARTA - Do you still remember the name Juan Manuel Marquez who fought with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather 12 years ago? There is a ridiculous story about the Mexican star.

At that time, Mayweather returned from a two-year leave from the boxing ring to face Marquez in Las Vegas, in a welterweight bout that resulted in 1 million pay-per-view purchases.

The fight is not for the title because Mayweather and Marquez are different weights. However, Marquez made sure he was ready for the match.

He takes a different training step than the average Mexican. The world champion in four heavyweights drank his own urine.

"This is something I have done in the last six or seven games, and it has given me good results," he said ahead of the match.

“If you drink or inject yourself with vitamins, you throw them away every time you go to the bathroom. Why not put it back into the body by mouth?"

Juan Manuel Marquez drinking his own piss (HBO screenshot)

But Marquez's efforts didn't help him in the ring at all. Mayweather took control, knocking him out in the second and fourth rounds.

Mayweather wins points by unanimous decision from the jury. However, at that time, the man with the nickname "Money Man" could not deny that he had trouble fighting Marquez.

"He's a great big guy. I got a big shot that knocked him down, and then he got back up and fought. He's a tough guy," said Mayweather.

"I've been out for almost two years but it feels great to be back. I'm happy with this win but I know I can get better."

Meanwhile, Marquez bounced back in 2010 to defend his lightweight title against Juan Diaz and faced Manny Pacquiao a year later. Is he still drinking urine?

"On the advice of my doctor and my physical trainer Angel (Hernandez), they told us we had to stop (drinking our own urine)," said Marquez.