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Marquez....that fight just has to happen.

I don't see any other interesting match ups for him....Zab? Maidana? Berto? I just am not up for anything other than Pac-Floyd or Pac-JMM
JMM at 140 or 147 ? 147 is a mismatch in favor of Pac.
Not if Marquez is smart. The weight is not what is going to make it a mismatch. It is the age and time since the last fight. marquez has declined since their last fight while Pac has improved (although he was a bit sloppy looking last night with the feet and didn't use the right hand enough).

Marquez has to be smart. Don't be any bigger than when he fights at 135. He walks into the ring around 144 in those fights.

Pac weighed in at 145. But he isn't gaining much weight before going into the ring. No unofficial scale last night, but I don't believe he weighed but 148 or 149 when he fought Margacheato.

So Marquez, be as close to normal and come into the ring at 144. Pac comes into the ring that night at 149.

Marquez gives up 4-5 pounds in weight in the ring. That is less pounds than Berto gave up to Ortiz when they fought. When they weighed in, Berto was 145, Ortiz was 147. But when they got in the ring, Berto was 155 and Ortiz was 161. 6 pounds difference.

Marquez tried to get bigger when he faced Floyd. He gained 4-5 pounds. He weighed in 142. He weighed 148 in the ring (only 4 pounds more than his lightweight fights). But those 4 pounds made him look slow as hell.

So Marquez just needs to come in normal weight, let Pac be normal weight, give up 4-5 pounds in the ring (and that size difference will be less than the size difference guys see in quite a few fights at welterweight).