KO Punch aside has Marquez slowed down

Yes, but I'm not sure if it's due to age or part of the muscle building strategy. He trained for 1 thing and 1 thing only to get the KO. It was risky and he almost got KOed. I'm not sure if Marquez will come back the same. I don't know if his desire can stay the same, if he will stay young, if he bulked up so much it will be hard for his body to get back to normal. His current musculature will not help him against other opponents.

 

"One of the most significant KO's of the past several decades against an ATG fighter aside..."

But no, I thought what JMM was doing up until the KO was still better than what he did in III. He was working for it in IV and setting it up, and he got it.

As far as the KD he suffered, his chin has never been ATG, he goes down but always gets up. Maybe it's more of a surprise that he never went down in III.

 

Pac had a great 6th round but JMM has always been able to rebound and has been proving it since round 1 of the first fight.

Don't forget that even the for a couple of rounds it looked like the tide might
be turning Manny's way, JMM had been also hurting Pac and was standing on his punches. About 10 secs before the KO, JMM landed a couple of similar shots to the devastating last punch but Pac was moving away both times.

THe fight ended right in the middle, we still had 6 rounds to go and anything
could have happened. JMM has shown that he can absorb Manny's punches pretty well and Manny, well, not so much.

 

That's why I wonder what his plan is. There aren't too many ways to go up form here. The only thing left for him are maybe a bigger pay day for a fifth fight or Rios. I don't think he can really up his pay scale too much against Bradley. I think legacy wise he is set. A fifth fight against Pac would be exciting and lucrative I'd rather see Pac recover and Marq get back to normal musculature because I'm sure Roach caught onto the KO strategy, but I guess Pac could end up chinny. I don't know. I think this is a feather in the cap and Marquez can retire from here. I think he accomplished the one thing that was driving for several years now.

 

Not the best of his career at the time, hell no. But he was conceding things while setting him up, perhaps? And when it pays off, then credit not criticism is due.

And I would say round 6 was not running out of time. Round 10 would be that.

I thought he landed 3 punches that seriously stunned Pac in the 5th after the KD. All right hands.

I will say round 6 gave me no insight as to what would occur at the end of the round.

 

I guess I would say the same for Pac too. It took one of the smartest counter punchers of this era to beat him. Pac's accomplishments go for days and I don't think anyone will be close to doing what he has done for many decades from now. I think he was fighting the right fight to beat Marquez, but he could possibly come back chinny so if he was to come back he should take a tune up first. I think it's also a good time to retire before he puts a black eye in his legacy. Plus he's got plenty to going on in his life right now.