Floyd Mayweather Jr. Would Beat Juan Manuel Marquez EASILY

[Gandalf]

miles is american living in korea right? hey miles i didn't man up and try those korean words you taught to me. Korea had some sexy looking ladies.

I'm English, but you are otherwise right. Yep, I cannot belittle the appearance of the lady folk. Though way too many of them have gone under the knife.

In some parts of Asia that often can take on two seperate meanings.

Ahem, plastic surgery....

[Gandalf]

We are ruining Saddoboxers thread here...let's get back on with the boxing!

[XaduBoxer]

Back to the topic...

No Tune-up Necessary: Mayweather-Marquez Makes Sense Now

By Kelsey McCarson:

If rumors of Floyd Mayweather’s return to the ring this summer are true, it is a true shot in the arm to the boxing world. Love him or hate him, Mayweather is the best, flashiest and most intriguing fighter in the sport today. His return will immediately garner mainstream interest and appeal.

Boxing needs more Floyd Mayweathers.

Unfortunately, fighters of Mayweather’s caliber only come around once in a generation. He is a rare breed: as skilled and talented as they come with speed and power to boot. He’s the fighter other champions measure themselves against and automatically the pound for pound king when he officially announces his return.

Various reports have Mayweather’s team lining up a comeback fight for sometime in June or July. Most writers are predicting a comeback fight against a b-level opponent.. After all, Mayweather hasn’t fought in 15 months and most fighters returning to the ring after a long layoffs tend need to get a couple rounds under their belts to get things back in order.

This is not the case for Floyd Mayweather. Why? Because Floyd Mayweather is not most fighters. Next to Mayweather’s impressive array of prowess, all other fighters are b-level. Sure, I don’t expect Mayweather to fight a naturally bigger man in a superfight his first fight back. He doesn’t need to step into the ring against Miguel Cotto or Shane Mosley just yet, but there is no reason for Floyd not to step in the ring against Juan Manuel Marquez right now.

Sure, Marquez is a brilliant boxer, a true warrior and an all-time great, but what’s he going to do against Floyd? Outbox him? Overpower him? Outthink him?

No, no and no.

Without question, there is no reason for Floyd Mayweather to fight a traditional tune-up. Juan Manuel Marquez is a big name, a great fighter and isn’t currently scheduled to fight anyone else. It’d be a great fight for boxing fans, be internationally appealing to the masses and be a sure win for Mayweather both inside the ring and out.

So don’t do it, Floyd. Don’t be average. You want to be an all-time great, maybe the all-time great? Then comeback and fight big fights and name opponents. Start with Juan Manuel Marquez. Fight the winner of the Hatton-Pacquiao fight. Give Shane Mosley a shot and box the winner of Cotto-Clottey. Step up against the best and be the best. You’re Floyd Mayweather: no tune-up is necessary.

[HattonTheHammer]

Mayweather wont fight Marquez, it just does not make sense at the present time....


1-JMM would have to jump up 2 weight divisions which would raise several questions within the media as to the legitimacy of the fight

2-Mayweather would be in a lose-lose situation whereby if he did blow JMM apart people would just say he beat up a lightweight.

3-More money to be made by fighting the winner of pacquiao-Hatton

4-Hatton or pacquiao far less risk free for mayweather than JMM

[XaduBoxer]

Mayweather wont fight Marquez, it just does not make sense at the present time....


1-JMM would have to jump up 2 weight divisions which would raise several questions within the media as to the legitimacy of the fight

JMM is trying hard to chase Pacquiao... PAC recently made a 2 division jump from 135 to 147... JMM could also do it but PBF is compassionate to JMM's plight and willing to meet JMM at 143 lbs. catch weight for a tune-up fight...


2-Mayweather would be in a lose-lose situation whereby if he did blow JMM apart people would just say he beat up a lightweight.

PBF won't expect much from a tune-up fight with JMM... It's only a preparation for the future super mega huge event fight...


3-More money to be made by fighting the winner of pacquiao-Hatton

JMM is just a tune-up fight planned for July 11 since the winner of May 2 PAC-Hatton fight most probably not yet ready to fight again by July...


4-Hatton or pacquiao far less risk free for mayweather than JMM

IMO, PAC gives the toughest opposition to PBF, JMM next and Hatton last... We've already seen what PBF did to Hatton... PBF KO'ed Hatton by slamming him to the ring post... IMO, same thing will happen in a rematch...

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[littlebif]

If Hatton wins Manny Pac he wants JMM for a mega fight,while if Mayweather comes back it looks as if he will take JMM as a warm up.That looks bad on Hatton when it put like that anyone agree?

[Chris24-7]

If Hatton wins Manny Pac he wants JMM for a mega fight,while if Mayweather comes back it looks as if he will take JMM as a warm up.That looks bad on Hatton when it put like that anyone agree?

I heard Mosley wanted the winner of Hatton-Pac so he might be another character in all this

[:::PSL:::]

I think lot of people would agree with the thread title.

Some say JMM is the small version of PBF. Now do the math (more like physics).

[Taeth]

Looking at Mayweather vs De La Hoya, and how sharp Marquez has been against Pacquiao, I can't see Marquez being totally blown away, I think if Marquez applied intelligent pressure like Oscar did, and kept Mayweather on the ropes, whether he was landing or not he would be scoring points for aggression. I just don't think Mayweather will let Marquez dictate the pace if he can, that being said Marquez threw a ton of punches against Juan Diaz, and I am not sure if Mayweather is willing to take a shot to land a shot in order to impose his will on Marquez.

As for Marquez being a small Mayweather? How exactly? Besides being technically sound all round fighters they are totally different. Marquez is an offense first fighter who can throw a lot of punches and doesn't like being bullied around, he is your quintessential mexican tactical fihgter. Mayweather on the other hand is your quintessential african american flashy fighter, he utilizes speed, footwork, and defensive skills to not get hit, and he leaps in with punches, pot shots, keeps distance with the jab.

[ElTerribleMorales]

As what I've said on other threads, PBF is expected to win easily over JMM since he has so many advantages over JMM and JMM's style is tailor made for PBF... PBF is just too big and too fast for JMM to handle...

But JMM could be a perfect opponent for PBF's tune-up fight this coming July 11...
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Pacquiao is tailor made for PBF, comes forward, and is very hittable, Marquez probably would lose to Mayweather but it wont be that easy

[Taeth]

Marquez sure had some difficulties hitting Pacquiao at times, same with Oscar. Pacquiao isn't the fighter some people remember him to be 5 years ago. Also Mayweather isn't Marquez, while Marquez is willing to stand and trade, MAyweather isn't usually and he doesn't have the greatest track record against southpaws even though he is undefeated Sanders, Corley, and Judah all hit him way more than they should have.

[fan johnny]

Looking at Mayweather vs De La Hoya, and how sharp Marquez has been against Pacquiao, I can't see Marquez being totally blown away, I think if Marquez applied intelligent pressure like Oscar did, and kept Mayweather on the ropes, whether he was landing or not he would be scoring points for aggression. I just don't think Mayweather will let Marquez dictate the pace if he can, that being said Marquez threw a ton of punches against Juan Diaz, and I am not sure if Mayweather is willing to take a shot to land a shot in order to impose his will on Marquez.

As for Marquez being a small Mayweather? How exactly? Besides being technically sound all round fighters they are totally different. Marquez is an offense first fighter who can throw a lot of punches and doesn't like being bullied around, he is your quintessential mexican tactical fihgter. Mayweather on the other hand is your quintessential african american flashy fighter, he utilizes speed, footwork, and defensive skills to not get hit, and he leaps in with punches, pot shots, keeps distance with the jab.

Now look at Marquez against Chris John and reapply your logic of Marquez vs Mayweather! Then what do you see?

[GAME]

Floyd beats all 3.

He beats Hatton convincingly again
He is too big and classy for Pac
Same as above for Marquez but may take abit longer if teh negative Marquez turns up

The only guy Floyd needs to be fighting is Shane Mosley but Floyd wont take it.

[XaduBoxer]

Looking at Mayweather vs De La Hoya, and how sharp Marquez has been against Pacquiao, I can't see Marquez being totally blown away, I think if Marquez applied intelligent pressure like Oscar did, and kept Mayweather on the ropes, whether he was landing or not he would be scoring points for aggression. I just don't think Mayweather will let Marquez dictate the pace if he can, that being said Marquez threw a ton of punches against Juan Diaz, and I am not sure if Mayweather is willing to take a shot to land a shot in order to impose his will on Marquez.

As for Marquez being a small Mayweather? How exactly? Besides being technically sound all round fighters they are totally different. Marquez is an offense first fighter who can throw a lot of punches and doesn't like being bullied around, he is your quintessential mexican tactical fihgter. Mayweather on the other hand is your quintessential african american flashy fighter, he utilizes speed, footwork, and defensive skills to not get hit, and he leaps in with punches, pot shots, keeps distance with the jab.

Now look at Marquez against Chris John and reapply your logic of Marquez vs Mayweather! Then what do you see?

Totally agreed on this... If you're a slick defensive boxer who uses a lot of movements then Chris John already made the blueprint for you on how to beat JMM... John is even the smaller boxer there... How much more if you're so much bigger and faster than JMM...

[SweetPea]

I think Marquez has every right to be considered 1a and 1b with Pacquiao in terms of PFP status, but when you look at matchups, I think Marquez would have a much, much tougher time beating Floyd than Pacquiao would.

I'd make Floyd a favorite over both of them, but a much bigger favorite against Marquez than against Pacquiao.