Who Do I Root For ?

[Mar]

root for a good fight, very rare I actually give a crap who wins. It's be just as awesome for example to see floyd loose as it it would be to see him continue win for the rest of his career. I look at every fight that way. There's a good after story and lead up to new match up reguardless of who wins.

[Kev]

This fight is such a formality I don't think it matters who you want to win.

You know Floyd will win so just accept it now and deal with it.

Marquez will do ok I expect and won't be embarrassed but he's not going to beat Floyd and it won't even ever be close.

Floyd will cruise this.

[Andre]

Go for the underdog every time, even one great win from one outweighs the thrill level of many expected ones.

[Chris Nagel]

You can sure that if Marquez wins I'll be jumping with excitement! Although I won't be miffed if Mayweather walks away with the win.

At least I hope there will be no immature bravado when the fight is over.

[Pugilistic]

JMM or Floyd Mayweather Jr ? there two of my favorite fighters, and im finding it very hard who too root for. In a way i was glad the fight was called off, so i didn't have to see a loser, but now its back on im hoping its a draw

I think it is clear who you should root for. Marquez.

This is Marquez finally getting his shot at the big time and at this stage of his career, he needs this win alot more than Mayweather does, He is also the big underdog and is having to come up almost two divisions.

Mayweather and his fans are calling this a tuneup, not only is a fighter of Marquez's caliber never a tune up but i hope so bad that the "tune up" shows Mayweather what he is all about and give him his first defeat.

He is also not a dickhead. so clearly Marquez.

[ryanman]

It has to be Marquez. Maywaether is a full time celebrity and a part-time boxer. I'd say its better for boxing if Marquez wins. Mayweather is almost using it as a tune-up, IMO its disrespectful to use one of the top P4P fighters as a 'tune-up', it would be great if Marquez shows Mayweather that he is nobodys tune-up. If mayweather wins it will make himself and others believe that he is the only star in boxing - capable of doing as he please as he is so much better than the rest. Personally, id like Marquez to show that NOBODY is good enough to not box for 20 months or so and come straight back and beat one of the best, for me that devalues the other great fighters. The downside would be the loss of mayweather-Pacquaio (if Pac beats Cotto)

[Andre]

I see your point Ryan totally Im going for Marquez too. But many will say that it will prove Floyds greatness all the more by going for him, even though the size difference.

[Nameless]

Floyd represents a huge chunk of what I dislike so no matter against who he's fighting, I would find it very difficult to wish him a victory sincerely from the bottom of my heart, it'll be Marquez all the way as far as I am concerned.

[Kev]

By the sounds of it the only people who will be cheering come the end of this fight will be me and JT Rock.

[spade]

I don't care whoever wins

The winner should who Pacquiao face next.

If Floyd wins, i hope he would show some class of bringing the fight to Marquez instead of Marquez chasing him all night long.

[Kev]

I don't care whoever wins

The winner should who Pacquiao face next.

If Floyd wins, i hope he would show some class of bringing the fight to Marquez instead of Marquez chasing him all night long.

Floyd has never run from a smaller man.

I expect him to be right there in the pocket tagging Marquez all night long until the ref or his corner save him in the late rounds.

Marquez is too easy to hit to last the distance with a Floyd determined to put a stamp back on his return. I see him get badly bloodied and marked up in this fight.

[spade]

I don't care whoever wins

The winner should who Pacquiao face next.

If Floyd wins, i hope he would show some class of bringing the fight to Marquez instead of Marquez chasing him all night long.

Floyd has never run from a smaller man.

I expect him to be right there in the pocket tagging Marquez all night long until the ref or his corner save him in the late rounds.

Marquez is too easy to hit to last the distance with a Floyd determined to put a stamp back on his return. I see him get badly bloodied and marked up in this fight.

JMM last fight ended both in TKO, no less than Casamayor and Juan Diaz. If Floyd and hope to god Floyd learn to fight instead of run, this will a brawl and Marquez being a superb counter-puncher will have a superiority than Floyd who BTW is only making a comeback

[Kev]

I don't care whoever wins

The winner should who Pacquiao face next.

If Floyd wins, i hope he would show some class of bringing the fight to Marquez instead of Marquez chasing him all night long.

Floyd has never run from a smaller man.

I expect him to be right there in the pocket tagging Marquez all night long until the ref or his corner save him in the late rounds.

Marquez is too easy to hit to last the distance with a Floyd determined to put a stamp back on his return. I see him get badly bloodied and marked up in this fight.

JMM last fight ended both in TKO, no less than Casamayor and Juan Diaz. If Floyd and hope to god Floyd learn to fight instead of run, this will a brawl and Marquez being a superb counter-puncher will have a superiority than Floyd who BTW is only making a comeback

Yep but neither Casamayor, Diaz and Pacqiao had any trouble landing on Marquez. And neither fighter is the same class as Floyd. Casamayor is finished at the highest level and Diaz had already been broken by an old Nate Campbell who has hardly shone since that win, barely getting by little known Ali Funeka and getting dominated against Tim Bradley before escaping on a No Contest decision.

Marquez is a great boxer but far too easy to hit for someone like Floyd. I expect Floyd to put on a master show and be the first to stop Marquez.

Marquez is slowing. Casamayor has been on the slide for years and he managed to fight competitively with him and land for a while, Diaz was all over him early and both Barrera and Manny floored him.

If they Marquez and Floyd were both the same size Floyd would still have the edge but with the size difference as well Marquez doesn't have much of a realistic shot at all imo.

I can imagine Floyd standing there right in front of him in the later rounds avoiding everything and teeing off with his own shots.

Marquez is seriously overmatched imo.

[BIG H]

If Floyd wasn't so much bigger, I would give Marquez a really good chance (based on Floyd being out of the ring for so long) But Floyd is just too big

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I don't care whoever wins

The winner should who Pacquiao face next.

If Floyd wins, i hope he would show some class of bringing the fight to Marquez instead of Marquez chasing him all night long.

Floyd has never run from a smaller man.

I expect him to be right there in the pocket tagging Marquez all night long until the ref or his corner save him in the late rounds.

Marquez is too easy to hit to last the distance with a Floyd determined to put a stamp back on his return. I see him get badly bloodied and marked up in this fight.

Never say never

Okay time for some random ramblings...

I totally agree that a Mayweather win is a forgone conclusion. However, I think (as Killersheep kinda said on another thread) that Marquez does have the tools to force Mayweather to open up.

I like Marquez' footork & aggressive counter punching. I think it will do well to subdue Mayweather's tendency to dominate through Pot-Shoting.

I also really believe that Mayweather will be a little rusty and that his timing will be off. I don't see the lead rights being a beneficial factor for Mayweather.

Marquez really needs to get at Mayweather. Be in range without getting too physical (if that's possible )

He basically needs to do what he did to Pacquiao but in both a forward & reverse gear. Keep on the crest of that Wave and DON'T fall off!

Mayaweather's strength will be far superior when they get to bump heads so i feel the fight will be lost once Marquez (sadly) looses the stomach once Floyd really gets back at him.