I think Marquez will win by close decision.

I agree. JMM wins in a close but clear UD IMO. Skillwise I think he's better than Casa. A few reasons why I think Casa would trouble him is because of his Southpaw stance, his bag of tricks, his slickness and his power. But I'm pretty sure the very smart JMM can overcome all those.

And to answer your questions:

Hell yeah I'm excited about this fight!!

I think JMM will be the one who will set the pace. But it will be a controlled pace where he's pressing it but only by picking his shots. He shouldn't press too much because Casa will surely make him pay for it.

As for the weight. Well that's the million dollar question, in' it? I'm picking JMM on the pretense that he carries his power, speed and punch resistance at 135. If he doesn't, he'll be in a whole lot of trouble. In my opinion though, I think he carries it.

 

The only thing that beats JMM in this fight is the move up in weight and the effect that the heavier punches will have on him. If he can weather the storm, then he outclasses Casa with arguably the best technique in boxing. But I'm a big JMM fan, so I may be biased. lol .

 

Like I've said before . . . the only factor to consider is how Marquez would take the additional poundage . . . if he takes it well then he should win this by decission.

 

casamayor is the bigger and the stronger guy. both have good boxing skills and their timing are excellent. but i noticed that casa tires too quickly nowadays. katsidis did recovered from the knockdowns in the early rounds and dominated the mid rounds due to casa's stamina. when this happens marquez would start to operate. either a KO or a wide-decision for marquez. no chance for casa to pull what he did to katsidis this time.

 

I agree with this analysis but I really think the wildcard here is will Casamayor look his age or not. Tough fight to call but I'm leaning towards JMM.

 

It should be a good fight.. A superb tech boxer fight one of the slickest today.. Too bad I won't be watching it.. I think Casa's stamina is whats gonna' be the difference in this fight.. JMM has the stamina to go all 12 rounds hard, but I see Casa tiring a lot in the later rounds and possibly even sloppy.. I'll say 8-4 or 7-5 Marquez.. Casa's gettin' old

Marquez UD Casamayor

 

I think Casamayor's gonna turn this into a rugged, bump and grind fight.

And I think JMM's gonna get cut.

It's gonna look technical, yet "dirty".

IMO, the odds are..

40% JMM UD
30% Casa SD
10% JMM TKO
10% Casa TKO
10% Draw

 

Casamayor is gonna rough him up,not gonna let'em do his game,use the southpaw advantage and win a UD

 

I'm suprised he is 4-1 fave. Marquez might be fresher but he's lost recently and he's smaller, plus Casa is the champ.

 

I think this will be a really tough fight for JMM. I do think that he is a fighter who has peaked in his mid-30s, like Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins IMO, but fighters can age overnight. Will he have the stamina at 35 to keep Casamayor off him for 12 rounds? Will Casamayor have the stamina to keep up with JMM? I think this fight is about who handles both the age and the weight better. JMM didn't miss a beat against Pacquiao. I go with Marquez, close but clear UD.

 

I was with Casa, but it could just be loyalty on my part as he's won me a lot of money in the past.

Split on this one.