mayweather vs. márquez was postponed until september 19, 2009, due to a rib injury suffered by mayweather. despite being out of the ring for 21 months, mayweather looked as sharp as ever and dominated the fight, winning by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision. after the bout, mayweather promotions ceo leonard ellerbe stated that a fight with pacquiao was the "next obvious choice from a marketing standpoint."