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Originally Posted by Taeth
After seeing them both fight Barrera, I know styles make fights, but I think pacquaio is too much for JMM, I want to see him fight Juan Diaz and the guys at lightweight... I am tired of him facing the same old opponents. Now it would be nice to see him face JMM, but he has been coming into fight night at 144 which makes me think super featherweight is too light for him now.
At last, there's someone who really knows boxing. A massive Mayweather fan knows a lot about boxing. Yup, pac dominated Barrera more than Marquez did (the stats should confirm that) and he was a more complete boxer than Marquez in that fight. He did almost everything, he took the lead or offense - not just countering - and when Barrera countered, he masterfully 'countered the counter! It was freshly new style which I'll call 'offensive counter.' He threw everything, straights, hooks, and jabs (the punch Marquez rarely uses), and digged into the body as well. He moved well, got hit less, and moved with lightning speed. If there was a great boxing exhibition, I think that was it. Geeze, I can't understand hardly anyone, including the pac-fans, appreciated it. I wonder why they were impressed with the Marquez - Juarez fight. Juarez just doesn't know how to fight. He's easily outboxed as Barrera easily did, and I'm pretty sure Sotto did too, though I didn't get to watch that one. He doesn't even throw decent straights and jabs, and his offense is limited to hooks that only effective at short distance. If there was anything good about him, it was his defense. He blocked most of the Marquez shot. If he didn't, he wouldn't have lasted 12 rounds or his cut, bleeding from the 1st, would've opened up by the 5th.
Did I sound like a blind pac-fool? Wait 'til you hear this one: First, although I loved the way pac fought in that fight, which I thought was superb, I think he fought like that cuz he wasn't in the best of condition. I think he was weight drained and he probably thought he didn't have enough energy to engage Marco in an all out war. Second, I'm against him moving up, at least not yet. Having started as a flyweight (112), I think he over-extended himself just too much to soon. And I'm definitely against him fighting the likes of Juan Diaz at this time. And thirdly, pac will fight anyone if the prize is right and as foolish as it may be, I think he'll even fight Oscar dela Hoya if the price is right (now, I didn't start this one ;D). So if he's offered the biggest paycheck for Marquez fight and he still didn't take the fight, I'll be the first one to scream - chiiicken!!!... But, IMO, Marquez shouldn't be a big sweat for him...
CC for you, Taeth. Now, I can be reasonable sometimes, right?! ;D ;) ;)
