Lopez-Marquez title fight rescheduled - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports
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Wow that's really good news, I was worried the fight may never happen when all I heard was Marquez is injured.. I didn't realize that it didn't occur in training, I just assumed it was more serious and at his age figured the fight coming off was unlikely. It's a fantastic matchup though, really tough to pick a winner. It's easy to side with Lopez on account of him being so much fresher, but I still think Marquez has enough to hang in there and drown him late on, he's a hell of a lot more dangerous than roger mtagwa.
Cracking stuff, should be a quality matchup. Glad it was only postponed and not put off completely.
Marquez is past it, and Lopez with mow through him like he has through so many others. I just see this as a stylistic nightmare for a guy who gets hit flush that easily (Marquez). It could be a little hard to gauge since Marquez has been fighting one guy for 2 years, but I think Lopez is too quick to fall into Marquez' traps. Have to admit Lopez ring intelligence has gone up a lot, too.
Lopez is probably looking past this fight as much as I am. I think a unification is in order with Chris John after this. That could be a really good fight.
Juanma by KO in 7th. His unnatural southpaw stance will give Rafa some problems.
i think rafael marquez has just a puncher's chance in this one. i see this as a big mismatch! he's way past his prime but can still punch which will give him a slim chance. juanma is just too big, too young, too fast and too fresh. juanma by early KO.
Good fight and ultimate crossroads. 5 or 6 rounds over last 2 yrs does Marquez no favors but think he's being a bit under sold. Lopez is not exactly hard to find with punches himself when he over sells to land and Marquez is smart and I think still capable enough to navigate his early explosions if he keeps smart. He's a accurate puncher and Lopez has holes.
Marquez wasn't about to let Lopez fight somebody else. He pretty much forced his hand by saying he'll continue training and all he needed it was about a month. Lopez was extremely lucky his knock down at the hands of crap fighter Concepion came at the end of the round. He'll find out Marquez ain't Concepcion. Marquez takes him out in 4
If Lopez adjusts his training regimen accordingly to compensate for the delay in the fight, he should beat Marquez handily. Hopefully he's learned not to get too eager in going for the kill, like he did against Concepcion, and get caught with a desperation punch.
this fight favors juanma because of his overall boxing ability but it would be foolish to dismiss marquez as an easy fight. like i've said before, nothing is a given in boxing. marquez' best hope is too win by an early KO because as the fight progresses, i believe he will wear down due to his age and relative inactivity in the last two years. this fight has the makings of a scorcher while it lasts.
It should be damn good, and Marquez is the ultimate boxing pro. But JuanMa has serious firepower and youth on his side. Major mistakes aside, JuanMa should take out Rafa by mid-round or late TKO.
Lopez best bet is go to for the early stoppage. Cuz I can't see him winning if it goes pass 3 or 4. Lopez gets rattled and panics to a point when he can't get his opponent out of there right away. It happened in the Penalosa fight, the Lontchi fight and obviously the Mtagwa fight. Lopez is easy to frustrate. And when he's frustrated he gets reckless. And that's exactly what Marquez wants. He wants the Mtagwa situation. He gets Lopez there and he gets the knock out of the year. Cuz he will brutally knock him out. Marquez has the power and skill set to do it. Mtagwa did notQuote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
i agree that if Marquez catches him like Concepcion did that he'll have Lopez in a hell of a lot of trouble and probably stop him, but i also think that Lopez knows damned well that Marquez is a tougher opponent than Concepcion, also Rafa has been a lot easier to hit since his fights with Vazquez and Lopez hits a lot harder than Vazquez, i agree that Rafa's best chance is to try and counter him early on and stop him, but he still has to be careful not to get caught with either handQuote:
Originally Posted by Violent DemiseLopez best bet is go to for the early stoppage. Cuz I can't see him winning if it goes pass 3 or 4. Lopez gets rattled and panics to a point when he can't get his opponent out of there right away. It happened in the Penalosa fight, the Lontchi fight and obviously the Mtagwa fight. Lopez is easy to frustrate. And when he's frustrated he gets reckless. And that's exactly what Marquez wants. He wants the Mtagwa situation. He gets Lopez there and he gets the knock out of the year. Cuz he will brutally knock him out. Marquez has the power and skill set to do it. Mtagwa did notQuote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
Lopez SHOULD win, seeing how he holds every advantage apart from experience, age, size, power, speed, and the fact that he's a southpaw all play into his favor, also add in that he's very technically sound and well Marquez is going to have a hard night
The straight right hand down the middle will be Marquez key punch. He's going to to it early and often. Really this fight ending in a first round knock out either way wouldn't surprise meQuote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMoralesi agree that if Marquez catches him like Concepcion did that he'll have Lopez in a hell of a lot of trouble and probably stop him, but i also think that Lopez knows damned well that Marquez is a tougher opponent than Concepcion, also Rafa has been a lot easier to hit since his fights with Vazquez and Lopez hits a lot harder than Vazquez, i agree that Rafa's best chance is to try and counter him early on and stop him, but he still has to be careful not to get caught with either handQuote:
Originally Posted by Violent DemiseLopez best bet is go to for the early stoppage. Cuz I can't see him winning if it goes pass 3 or 4. Lopez gets rattled and panics to a point when he can't get his opponent out of there right away. It happened in the Penalosa fight, the Lontchi fight and obviously the Mtagwa fight. Lopez is easy to frustrate. And when he's frustrated he gets reckless. And that's exactly what Marquez wants. He wants the Mtagwa situation. He gets Lopez there and he gets the knock out of the year. Cuz he will brutally knock him out. Marquez has the power and skill set to do it. Mtagwa did notQuote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
Lopez SHOULD win, seeing how he holds every advantage apart from experience, age, size, power, speed, and the fact that he's a southpaw all play into his favor, also add in that he's very technically sound and well Marquez is going to have a hard night
if you break down both guys styles their not too different, but have great lead hooks, powerful straight hand, good with uppercuts, and great counter punching, only difference is well one fighter is conventional and the other a southpaw. the more i think about it the more interesting the fight getsQuote:
Originally Posted by Violent DemiseThe straight right hand down the middle will be Marquez key punch. He's going to to it early and often. Really this fight ending in a first round knock out either way wouldn't surprise meQuote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMoralesi agree that if Marquez catches him like Concepcion did that he'll have Lopez in a hell of a lot of trouble and probably stop him, but i also think that Lopez knows damned well that Marquez is a tougher opponent than Concepcion, also Rafa has been a lot easier to hit since his fights with Vazquez and Lopez hits a lot harder than Vazquez, i agree that Rafa's best chance is to try and counter him early on and stop him, but he still has to be careful not to get caught with either handQuote:
Originally Posted by Violent DemiseLopez best bet is go to for the early stoppage. Cuz I can't see him winning if it goes pass 3 or 4. Lopez gets rattled and panics to a point when he can't get his opponent out of there right away. It happened in the Penalosa fight, the Lontchi fight and obviously the Mtagwa fight. Lopez is easy to frustrate. And when he's frustrated he gets reckless. And that's exactly what Marquez wants. He wants the Mtagwa situation. He gets Lopez there and he gets the knock out of the year. Cuz he will brutally knock him out. Marquez has the power and skill set to do it. Mtagwa did notQuote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
Lopez SHOULD win, seeing how he holds every advantage apart from experience, age, size, power, speed, and the fact that he's a southpaw all play into his favor, also add in that he's very technically sound and well Marquez is going to have a hard night
Great news that this fight is still on, I was really looking forward to it. :cool: