Pacquiao: ‘I did my best…’

(R-L) Manny Pacquiao throws a right at Juan Manuel Marquez during their welterweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP

MANILA, Philippines –  “I did  my  best  but that’s  boxing,”   said  Manny Pacquiao in an interview after  he was  knocked out  by Mexican  boxer Juan  Manuel Marquez on Sunday (Manila time)

Pacquiao admitted he was careless” and did not anticipate Marquez’s punches.

“I never  expected  the  punches,”   he said  at the  MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas where the fourth  encounter  between  him  and Marquez took place.

He said he would still  like to fight Marquez .

“Yes why not. It’s  a good fight,” said Pacquiao in response to questions.