Why people need to consider Marquez a threat for PBF

[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.

[brucelee]

I'm giving JMM a chance because of his counterpunching. he's also able to recover very fast.

[Taeth]

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.

He worked hard 3 minutes of every round against Hatton, you try fighting defensively with as much upper body movement as Floyd does, its not easy, nor is it an experience that makes you feel "lazy" afterwards.

[Pugilistic]

Marquez isn't much of a threat to Floyd at 143.

Marquez is a small lightweight. I personally think anything above 135 is too much for him.

Marquez is a great fighter but is simply too small to bother Floyd.

[Wadeb_21]

Anyone know if this is going to be on PPV or HBO? I thought I read somewhere a little while ago that this fight would be on normal HBO to build the next fight up for a huge PPV.