Mayweather-Marquez: Who ya got?
by Scott Christ on Sep 13, 2009 2:08 PM EDT
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We're now just one week away from the super-hyped, super-discussed mega-fight between the returning Floyd Mayweather Jr., who "left" the sport in 2008 as the pound-for-pound king, and Mexican boxing king Juan Manuel Marquez. We're three episodes of "24/7" in, and we know some things:
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a nice guy (sometimes) who hands out sack lunches to the homeless
- Juan Manuel Marquez drinks his own urine
- Mayweather is (as of now) a -500 betting favorite, with Marquez a +300 underdog (according to Bodog)
We also know that Floyd and Marquez will have direct PPV competition from UFC 103, a card that excites the MMA diehards even without a big, blow-away main event (Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort headline the show). Mayweather, Dana White and a totally uninvolved Bob Arum have chimed in about this, and none of it has been particularly high-brow stuff.
We've heard that there's been trouble selling tickets, that the PPV buyrates may limp across the finish line instead of the arms-raised, victorious sprint that a Mayweather return to the ring theoretically should have brought, and that the fight wasn't moved from July 18 to September 19 entirely due to bumps and bruises on Floyd Jr. thanks to tough training.
And we'll have more on the fight all week long, leading up to Bad Left Hook's live results and commentary on Saturday night, but since I doubt there are many people that haven't decided, let's get a poll going: Who's gonna win, and how?
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Money by late tko
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Yup
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+1
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Speed,
too much speed and incredible defensive prowess delivers this snorer to Mayweather by UD.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
I'm in the minority but
I think Floyd opens up and goes after Marquez. I think he thinks he is to fast and to big for him. I just watched the Pacman Marquez fights and i don’t think that the speed seemed to bother him that much but Pac traded more then Money will. Still Juan Diaz seemed to hurt Marquez and Money is no big puncher but I’m pretty sure he hits hard then the baby bull. So Floyd with a KO in the middle rounds.
I can’t remember the last time that Mayweather went on the offensive…
I think he will potshot him like Baldomir and get a TKO on cuts.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
He went offensive quite a bit in the Hatton fight
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
I watched HBO’s 24/7 and I like Marquez a lot. So I’ll take Marquez via whatever, as long as he wins.
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Fo sho!
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by xFenixKnightx on Sep 13, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
One thing I always wanted to see is how Mayweather reacts to being hurt… We all know how Marquez reacts when he gets buzzed and hurt, but Mayweather has never had to really fight and dig deep to survive expect in the first Castillo fight which was a gift in my opinion.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
el terrible style, you hit me i’ll hit RIGHT back. check out the fight with baby bull or rounds 3&10 of pacman II
The Dude Abides
by battle axe of doom on Sep 13, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
He adjusts incredibly well during fights, and he gets hurt pretty frequently in recent years.
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by Scott Christ on Sep 14, 2009 4:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Marquez TKO 8th.
Send Maywhatever back into retirement. I know I didn’t miss him and his dancing all over the ring.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
Marquez
The closed sparring sessions and the rumors that Money has been hurt in sparring makes me want to pick Marquez. I’m going to say Marquez by decision and Floyd not being able to overcome ring rust or adapting. It’s a possible scenario.
Mayweather by 6th round (T)KO. Too fast, too strong, too quick, too defensive, too better. Recipe for win. That and the fact that Floyd really is a step above Marquez. When Juan Diaz hurts you, that says something. Ring rust or not, Mayweather will win this fight simply because he’s better and the time off has helped him regain his hands. I don’t think people really understand how bad his hands were hurting him. This is Mayweather-Gatti all over again. Mark it down.
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Well Mayweather is going to win because…
Perhaps it’s because Marquez, aged 37, is 16 years into a 55 fight pro career that has left the scars of battle all over his stern face. In his previous fight, a ninth round knockout of Juan Diaz in February, the size and strength advantage of the younger man created more than a few tense moments for Marquez. It was only Marquez’s second fight at 135; this fight is set for a catch-weight of 144.
Mayweather has won a world title as high as 154 pounds, just shy of 20 pounds north of Marquez’s highest weight. His first world title came at 130 pounds when he stopped Genaro Hernandez in 1998. Marquez has spent much of his career at 126, only venturing north in the past two years in search of bigger money.
It is a bitch move by Mayweather to fight a guy who was a year ago fighting at 126. He has never fought a real legit welterweight and he is fighting a junior lightweight… way to show you are a MAN.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
He has never fought a real legit welterweight
Judah. Baldomir. De La Hoya.
De La Hoya was at 154 but the fact remains that Oscar fought a large portion of his career at 147.
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Judah best days were at 140… and isn’t exactly world class at 147. Sorry beating Spinks doesn’t make you a world beater…
Baldomir… god bless him just isn’t that good.
Oscar was no where near his prime when he fought Mayweather….
He never fought the best at welterweight… never wanted to test himself… Fact is that in my eyes… it is bitch move to fight someone who has for years been fighting at 126…. Common, lets call it what is it… it is a money grab for Mayweather to pay his taxes. Nothing more… and most of us are wishing for some type of miracle of Douglas proportions because we know it is an unfair fight.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
Mayweather by UD
Even if Floyd drops Marquez, I don’t think he has it in him to finish someone as determined AND crafty as Marquez. If the Pacquiao and Diaz fights have shown us anything, the guy simply knows how to survive.
I might be the only one, but im hyped for this fight, marquez will put up a good fight but will get KO’ed in the 8th round…
by AllDayBoxing on Sep 13, 2009 8:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I got Mayweather winning by KO in the middle rounds
especially since Marquez revealed that he is not afraid of being the aggressor. Floyd will only benefit from that strategy. I’m a big fan of Marquez, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to see a Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight.
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Winners do what losers don't.
shocked that more people think that mayweather is going to be KO’d by a dude as small as JMM than a JMM decision victory.
The Dude Abides
by battle axe of doom on Sep 14, 2009 12:34 AM EDT reply actions
I think Mayweather by TKO in the later rounds, most probably when Marquez decideds to go all out. But after watching 24/7 i think Marquez will give Mayweather some problems (and i want him to). He has heart for days and doesn’t seem to be bothering with Mayweathers games. If he can go in there and do his thing i think he might pull off a win, if not atleast a good fight.
The last counter puncher with tricky defence was Casamayor, yes there is a leap between him and Mayweather but Marquez handled him well. Im hoping for a Marquez victory no matter how it comes.
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