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"speed is the essence of war"
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I think Pac was wobbly at the end of round 2 and hurt again in teh 8th but Marquez is visibly slower now and didnt have it in the tank to follow it up . Marquez showed decent recovery to recover in the 3rd but he was hurt more by that knockdown than any other he has suffered and it may be down to age and recovery powers not being what they used to . Even though I think Marquez won I think if they fought for a 3rd time Marquez would have a tougher fight on his hands cuz that fight took alot out of him . I dont think it took alot out of Pac its just a bad performance from him .
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Pac greatly deserves his number 2 spot beating MAB, EM convincingly and JMM in a hairline. But P4P number1 hell no!!!
All I can say is for a former 107 pounder to achieve all of these is already a great feat IMO and warrants great RESPECT.
Did Manny deserves this victory, YES. In fact he should've gotten the nod 4 years ago in the first place if it wasn't for Judge Bert Clements.
Marquez wasnt battered but Manny did edge him a lil in this fight and a win is win.
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I disagree strongly with this, David Diaz is a marginal champion in a currently unimpressive weight class, how would beating him be enough to move Pac to the P4P #1 spot? IMO beating Marquez, who is/was top 5 P4P on almost everyones list, is much more impressive that beating Diaz, even if Diaz fights at a higher weight. I could understand Pac being anywhere from about 2-4 on the P4P list, maybe as low as 5 if you believe Marquez should've won the fight but there is no way he surpassed PBF by beating Diaz.
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ohh ok.. i agree with you. i thought you will say like most people here always say that whenever pac wins he's fighting an old fighter. im a lil disappointed with how pac fought. i think he could have fought a more aggressive fight than that. i think that he's taking too much consideration for learning how to counterpunch and box. thats ok but thats not his bread and butter. his money maker is his aggressiveness and his hunger for the KO. on the other hand, i think JMM didnt do enough to seal the deal. he had pac hurt numerous time yet he stood back and took his time coz of his fear of getting countered again and hitting the deck again. jmm also got lucky on that 3rd round coz the KD came late in the round. it took him 4 mins to recover. 1 minute in between rounds and 3 mins while pac cautiously took his time to get him out. if there was no KD i would call it a draw or win JMM but you cannot ignore the points that a KD brings.
"speed is the essence of war"
sun tzu-art of war
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[quote=josef4334;480714]Are you sure? There were many rounds where he looked like he was on his way out, specially round 8. I think this fight has exposed Manny like never before. I was surprised to see him exhausted and holding to dear life on some rounds, specially round 8. I've seen him clearly dominating in other fights but not against Marquez.
Sure, lots of boxing experts, commentators, fans, etc. disagree with the desicion but oh well, I guess he won. Can't change that. Nice exciting fight anyways.
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[quote=Chino;482207]Pac was squinting a lot in round 8. That was a big round for JMM. I thought he was gonna finish Pac there, or an EM-MP 1 deJavu atleast. But ofcourse, being a true warrior Manny is,.. he turned the table and gave Marquez a nastier cut in the eye too.
Note: Marquez got cut twice. One from the accidental headbutt, and the other is from the punch.
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