Why people need to consider Marquez a threat for PBF

[Violent Demise]

It'll be a competitive lopsided fight. Mayweather will win. But no way he knocks out Marquez

[Andre]

Jm has a good beard ,he will be hungry for this more than Floyd will be.

If he can somehow make Floyd come at him then he may catch Floyd in rethinking mode; cause Floyd is great at reading and dealing with people as they are comming so he 's got you fully read and his style covers ,interrupts then deals out. Reverse that a few times and you may have an opening to go on.
I think Floyd may stop him though,he'll have Jmm under a microscope even now.

[Taeth]

Jm has a good beard ,he will be hungry for this more than Floyd will be.

If he can somehow make Floyd come at him then he may catch Floyd in rethinking mode; cause Floyd is great at reading and dealing with people as they are comming so he 's got you fully read and his style covers ,interrupts then deals out. Reverse that a few times and you may have an opening to go on.
I think Floyd may stop him though,he'll have Jmm under a microscope even now.

I think its a terrible idea to let Floyd lead, he is way too fast and doesn't leave openings, watch him against G. Hernandez or late against OScar, you can't react when he is leading, and unlike Pacquiao he wouldn't be open for counters, you have to keep him the defensive, you are going to get countered, but at least you won't get hit as much.

[rjj tszyu]

I fancy Mayweather by decision or maybe even a late stoppage. It's hard to tell as JMM has never fought anybody of Floyds size and Floyds punch power is way underrated. I remember him smashing Corrales all over the ring and decking him at will, you don't do that without power.

Early on though, maybe up until the 5-6 round i see it being very close. But this is when Mayweather seems to get around any riddle thrown at him and start taking over and I see the same in this fight.

As for the hardest fight of his career? Nah I don't see it unless he has lost quite a bit in his layoff. Oscar De La Hoya caused him quite a lot of trouble especially in the early rounds and made his size advantage count a bit. The thing was then, it was not the super weight drained Oscar that fought Pac but a big in shape legend that was up for it in a big way in the biggest fight of the new century to date!

[Quinito]

Can Marquez carry his speed and power at 144? Will he be able to take a good punch from Mayweather? Is he smarter than Floyd?

Tough fight for Marquez. But the pressure is on Floyd.

[Manuel "Chubby" Medina]

Can Marquez carry his speed and power at 144? Will he be able to take a good punch from Mayweather? Is he smarter than Floyd?

Tough fight for Marquez. But the pressure is on Floyd.

When he fought Casa i saw him carry his power when he decked Casamayor and also Diaz who both never been decked before.
As for speed in the Casa fight Marquez looked a lil slower than usual but in the Diaz fight he look the same as ever.
But at 144 who knows? we'll never see until fight night.

[Spicoli]

Very much want to be wrong and eat my words come fight night.I hope Marquez beats the shine off of him.But I think Mayweather will take a wide decision.I doubt Mayweather has been sitting on a sofa getting soft,no doubt getting in some ring work and waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce,on what he perceives to be a big relevant name tied to Pacquiao,cynical I know,...but at the same time a great (Floyd calls him 'good') fighter in his twilight who has become much more aggressive and a forward fighter rather than relying equally on technique and a master countering game.JMM is more susceptible to taking shots as a consequence and the years,weight and wars have accumulated.Marquez is thickly packed at 135 and I think 144 is just waaaaaay to much to ask.Without a doubt,he'll loose speed.He will def have to pressure Mayweather and will be pure warrior & never stop....Floyd who has never been shy with the backfoot and pot-shot game.I think Floyds slicing shots and flurries can really do some facial damage on that skin.Just dont like this match.

[Rantcatrat]

I am not a PBF fan. He fights at 147, but he only fights fighters who naturally fight at lower weight classes. He is, however, undeniably good. It follows that he will beat Marquez easily.

The reasons you stated for the why the fight will be closer than expected are all valid reasons for why Marquez is a solid fighter, but the fact is that PBF will be too big. It's not like he is big and slow; he is big and fast. Faster than Marquez. Bigger and faster? I give Marquez little to no chance. That said, good for Marquez, he deserves this pay day.

[Jesse James]

Yeah but it seems to me that Floyd has become somewhat lazy in the ring. He likes to just lay back and pot shot, when was the last time he's really had to work 3 minutes of every round? I think JMM will put the pressure on him, but it's not like Hatton pressure where it's a lot of holding and mauling. He will be punching with accuracy. Floyd obviously has the advantage, but JMM just might give him all he can handle. I like this fight.