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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Juan Manuel Marquez Preview


This is a day that most fans of boxing knew would come. Floyd Mayweather Jr is returning from his “retirement” this Saturday to take on Juan Manuel Marquez. The fight is billed as “Number One/Numero Uno” and takes place the weekend following Mexican Independence Day. The undercard features a rematch between Chris John and Rocky Juarez, Michael Katsidis vs. Vicente Escobedo, and the recently added Cornelius Lock vs. Orlando Cruz. The pay-per-view telecast from Las Vegas starts at 9 pm ET.

Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
Money Line: Mayweather Jr -350; Marquez +275

This fight was originally scheduled for July but an injured Mayweather rib forced the fight to be pushed back. Mayweather Jr last fought in December of 2007, a 10th round TKO of Ricky Hatton. Floyd retired later in 2008 instead of taking a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya. Now refreshed and rejuvenated, Mayweather can’t afford to have any ring rust against his Mexican counterpart. He’s one of the fastest men in boxing. Hand speed, footwork, and defensive reflexes are always in the favor of Mayweather no matter his opposition. He has a habit of feeling out his opponents in the early rounds, only to step on the gas late and blind them with his precision. Floyd Mayweather Jr has amassed 39 victories in 39 fights. A knockout has come in 25 of those wins. While not known as a powerful fighter, Floyd wears down opponents with an accumulation of shots. He could write the book on “Hit But Don’t Be Hit.”

Juan Manuel Marquez reads from another book, “Hit And Be Hit.” No different than many other Mexican warriors, Marquez has the skill but it is outweighed by his will. Mexican Independence Day is September 16. That should only fill Marquez with even more pride for his fight just three days later. Juan Manuel Marquez has a record of 50-4-1 with 37 wins by knockout. Despite being knocked down a couple of times in his career, Marquez has never been knocked out. That’s a testament to his warrior spirit. Marquez has two wins, over Juan Diaz and Joel Casamayor, since losing a close fight to Manny Pacquiao in 2008. Marquez is moving up in weight to tackle the biggest challenge of his career. He’s never faced anyone quite like Floyd Mayweather Jr and he will have to use every bit of his heart to come out a winner.

Fight Predictions

Trent: The saying goes that styles make fights. Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter in the world and you can make the argument that Marquez beat Pacquiao twice. But Pacquiao and Marquez have styles that make for competitive fights. Mayweather and Marquez have styles that could make this a long night for Juan Manuel Marquez. Floyd has every skill-based advantage. He’s younger. He’s bigger. Juan Manuel can defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr, but he’s going to have to fight the best fight of his career in order to do so. I won’t bet against Floyd Mayweather Jr until I see a reason to do so. Marquez is a good fighter that has shown flashes of greatness. Mayweather is a great fighter. A fighting spirit against Mayweather is almost like asking to be knocked out. Just ask Ricky Hatton. But I give Marquez the benefit of the doubt in that regard and say he makes it to the finish line. He’ll just be behind when he gets there. Mayweather by decision, 116-112.

Corey: Juan Manuel Marquez is a great fighter. He does everything well from offense to defense to turning it on late in fights to seal the deal, as he did against Joel Casamayor and Juan Diaz in his last two fights. The problem is Mayweather does everything Marquez does, but better. The only way I see Marquez pulling off a victory is if the two-year layoff has severely affected Mayweather’s timing. Given that Mayweather is a gym rat, we know he’ll be in shape. And, he’s the bigger man here, so if he takes everything Marquez throws at him early, he should wear Marquez down for a late stoppage – call it round 11 when either the referee or Nacho Beristain has seen enough.

Source: http://insidefights.com/2009/09/16/floyd-mayweather-jr-vs-juan-manuel-marquez-preview/

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