If Marquez is clearly not as effective at this weight, how much credit......

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should Floyd get if he wins? I think that it if Mayweather looks spectacular against Marquez, many people, his fans especially, will claim that Floyd is p4p #1, the greatest fighter ever, nobody can beat him, etc. And he is a great and talented fighter, I would never say otherwise. But in order for me to consider this one of his biggest wins, should he win, is for Marquez to perform at his best and not look like a fighter who is well above a weight that he can perform at. He needs to be able to do the things that made him champion in the first place.
When Manny fought Oscar, I gave him moderate amount of credit, but not nearly as much as I would have if Oscar was 100%. The credit I did give to him was because Oscar was suposed to be the bigger man, the favorite, and had fought at that weight before. None of those things apply to Marquez. Hes the smaller man, never fought above 135, and hes the underdog. This fight reminds me a bit of Jones-Trinidad. The physical advantage in size and stregnth was the difference for Roy and the primary reason he won. Thats also the reason he got little credit. Oscar-Hopkins is another one. As both these fights wore on, the bigger man started to look like the bigger man. Hopkins got little credit for that fight as well. I see this fight playing out the same way.
There is no denying that the deck is stacked against Marquez. He is not a natural 144 pound fighter. I know people say Floyd isnt a natural Welterweight and thats fine. But he IS a natural fighter for 140-145. That cant be argued with. I think Floyd does what no other man has done and stops Juan, looking good in the process. But whos to say that any other top 10 welterweight wouldnt have the same or similar result? I say that with all respect to Marquez, hes one of my boxing idols. But, again, hes not a welterweight.
There is that slim chance that he does pull of the upset. If that happens he will really have cemented his legacy among the few men in boxing who have acheived those heights in the world of boxing.