Does any version of Marquez beat Floyd?

[mikeeod]

No way. Floyd was too big, too fast, and too skilled to lose to JMM. I only see significantly larger boxers, or extremely durable/rugged/conditioned fighters beating Floyd. Guys like Leonard and Hearns who were great boxers and much larger than Floyd, or Roberto Duran/Henry Armstrong/Aaron Pryor types who would maul Floyd were the only types I see beating him. Even then, those guys couldn't afford an off night or lapse in focus or Floyd would beat them. I don't like the guy at all, but he was a fantastic talent and fighter.

[Master]

No way. Floyd was too big, too fast, and too skilled to lose to JMM. I only see significantly larger boxers, or extremely durable/rugged/conditioned fighters beating Floyd. Guys like Leonard and Hearns who were great boxers and much larger than Floyd, or Roberto Duran/Henry Armstrong/Aaron Pryor types who would maul Floyd were the only types I see beating him. Even then, those guys couldn't afford an off night or lapse in focus or Floyd would beat them. I don't like the guy at all, but he was a fantastic talent and fighter.

I think those great fighter could afford a lapse in concentration as Floyd was never a concussive hitter but not an off night. Floyd could not afford to lose concentration with Leonard or Hearns as they had power to hurt little Floyd.

[Primo Carnera]

going back to the original question, Yes , there is a version of Marquez that beats Floyd. the Best Marquez beats Floyd............when Floyd was 16!

[IamInuit]

Does any version of Pep beat Locche or Whitaker?

[J_Undisputed]

Ok as a Marquez fan, I'm biased here. I was a floyd fan early on too. At a lighter weight Floyds even faster than he was was at 147, but I think at that time he was a little more vulnerable too as he refined over time and started closing the gaps in his style (which allowed him to fight his less open defensive style after his legs went). I think give Marquez the same number of tries at 130 as he had with pac and, JMM and nacho eventually solve the puzzle. Its not very realistic, (3 or 4 tries) but Nacho and JMM have proved themselves to be pretty good strategists and I think could pull of a victory on early floyd before size became a bigger factor.