Predictions: Juan Manuel Lopez vs Rafael Marquez

JuanMa points. I think these 2 have a heck of a lot of respect for each other

 

JuanMa is flawed, but he'll have to much for a Marquez who is smaller and washed up. I think JuanMa will overwhelm him and get a stoppage around the 8th/9th round. Marquez fought 20 fights in 4 against Vasquez, he's also developed scar tissue. He's the better fighter though and if he's got one last great performance left in him he will course Lopez big problems on the counter.

 

juanma mid rounds ko id say.It could be a great fight because both fighters are slightly vunerable

 

Marquez pulls off the upset, maybe even in shocking fashion:
http://asktheboxer.com/sweet-science/news/1-latest-news/266-lopez-vs-marquez.html

 

Marquez for the stoppage.

Had four wars with Izzy, and that's gotta take a lot of gas out of the career tank. But so far it seems Vasquez has borne the brunt of the damage from that quadrilogy.

Looking for Rafa to find the holes in that porous Lopez defence and bring things to a close within the first half of the contest.

 

i had a dream..........juanma in the 4th round.......i watched this on primetime tho:yep

im going rafa on points, or if were lucky it'll be a late stoppage

WAR MEXICO

 

I think Marquez is being underestimated on here. Ok his beatdown of izzy was mainly due to vasquezfading a lot but his hand speed was still decent there. For lopez to win, I think he needs to grind him down over 12 rounds by constantly cutting the ring off and going toe to toe. That is the only way he will win imo. If he keeps it at range early and starts slowish I see rafa having the stamina and power to be able to put Juanma away from round 6-8

 

Lopez I feel will be at his best and will tighten up his punches against an expert counter puncher like Marquez, who I feel has a slightly shaky chin. Both are hittable and it should be a great fight while it lasts but i'm picking Lopez by KO at this stage of Marquez's career, and it could happen at any time. People are forgetting how hyped Lopez was off the back of those three first round KO's..... it was for a reason!

 

Marquez TKO 11

 

JuanMa to win by stoppage. I think we'll see him move up a level in this fight.