Beautiful brutality, like Sexy Sergio, JMM prepared to feed his foe with precise full powered punches instead of going for the scorecards he cannot win, and Marquez delivered the finishing blow by the book. This is why it's called sweet science folks. :deal Marquez trained specifically to duck Pacquiao's jab and feed him with the right, look at the small adjustment steps to be in perfect position for full bodily power This content is protected Timing is crucial, because if Marquez fails, he's wide open for a counter, but he trapped Pac flawlessly This content is protected Marquez feinted a left then moved his head away from the jab at the same time unleashing the straight right hand This content is protected From the RBR thread This content is protected Also, after he finished his interview in Spanish, he walked to Pacquiao and told him in perfect English how good a champion he is, what a G! :deal This content is protected
"Again, again, you are a GREAT fighter". That's what I like to see. Genuine respect between the two at the end of it.
I applaud Manny for being such an exciting fighter. He has a lot of heart fighting the way he does, but his technique and teaching has always been flawed. I only wonder why when with only 3 seconds in the round, he would decide to make such huge mistakes. It's obvious he wanted to close the round with action to have judging favor him, but at that point, opening up like that is almost completely counter productive. Especially when you have Marquez in front of you. :!:
Marquez BEAST MODE ACTIVATED. This fight more than any other showed the differances in physicality between the two fighters. Pacs legs looked huge next to marquez, and marquez shoulders and square top heavy build looked huge compared to pacquiao. I didn't expect a KO like that, but did think pac would walk onto a big one.
From media day sparring 3 weeks ago. 0:30 in. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqcrmP6HbI4[/ame] :deal