Is anybody taking Marquez?
Hey Romi, only guy I run into that is on Marquez is Doug Fischer of TheRingOnline. Well, he is not really on Marquez but sees that as a 50/50 fight. Check out his recent mailbags and see his take. He was initially on Floyd but 2 of his friends who are Maquez brothers biggest fans in the world got him thinking with a question "How exactly Floyd wins this fight?".
BTW I'm on Floyd also.
I managed to find it:
"Regarding Mayweather-Marquez, when I heard the fight was taking place over 140 pounds, I had the same thought you did, that it?s no longer a fight. It?s just Marquez and his people cashing out. But then I had dinner with Kirk and Darryl -- you?ve read their names in my mailbags and Steve Kim?s frontline diaries; they?re the Marquez brothers? biggest gringo fans -- Friday night, before news of the Saturday press conference broke. I told them what I thought about the ?potential? matchup and Kirk told me not count out Marquez. I said ?Come on, Marquez was pushing it at 135 pounds.? Darryl asked me to explain in detail HOW Mayweather beats Marquez.
I thought about it and thought about it, and the more I did, the more I realized that Mayweather isn?t going to impose himself physically on Marquez or put forth a sustained attack (he never does that, at least not to an intelligent world-class fighter), so the weight isn?t that much of a factor. The best I could come up with was that ?Mayweather will be faster at 144 pounds and he?ll beat Marquez to the jab and then avoid getting hit for the rest of the round; he?ll repeats this every round.?
Darryl reminded me that Marquez doesn?t have to weigh-in at 143 or 144 pounds; he could come in at 138, or whereever he felt comfortable. Kirk asked me if Mayweather basically stinking it out was enough to win the fight. Truth be told, even if it is (and it could be), Mayweather is not going to dominate Marquez boxing like that. And I think if Floyd gets a little too froggy, he could get clipped like Joel Casamayor did.
Last year I was all set to pick Casamayor to outpoint Marquez because I figured he was just as experienced and ring savvy, but naturally bigger; plus I thought his chin could take anything Marquez could dish out. Kirk talked me out of picking the Cuban vet and I?m glad he did.
Both Kirk and Darryl talked me out of assuming a Mayweather victory on July 18. Let?s see if you can reason me back to giving Marquez no shot. Tell me how Mayweather beats Marquez. Seriously. I?m curious to hear some detailed reasons from anyone beyond Mayweather?s size and undefeated record."
