Marquez can't box. And while I haven't seen this guy in action, I've read about his fights, and it appears like he's the type of fighter that wins on volume and aggression. BAD formula for AA, especially if he doesn't have a HUGE punch. Look for AA to come out of his shell and knock Marquez the **** out or for Marquez to run for the majority of the time until he gets BEAT DOWN because I know the mother ****er is Mexican and eventually his mother ****in pride is gonna get the best of him. Either way, AA by KO.
Correct. Abraham struggles with stick-and-move style fighters. Like Ayala. Marquez isn't going to be this kind of fighter.
Marquez is long past his best, and even in his prime he wouldn't have beaten Abraham. He cuts from dirty looks, and swells just as easily. Don't forget, Marquez got beat up by Yori Boy Campas about ten years ago. He certainly hasn't gotten any better since.
Problem is: which top fighter don't want to **** up that shell? As I said a few times in the past, I see Taylor and Kessler giving AA the biggest of problems. More so Taylor, as he was kinda exposed vs. Pavlik in the first fight and now fights a lot more tentative/cool headed. Maybe I'll even add Bute to this list after his fight vs. Andrade... :think
I read an interview from Marquez right before he left Texas for Germany. He sounds like he is jacked to the moon. However, being pumped up and highly motivated is not enough to beat AA. Just ask Miranda! In addition, in the fight before Lorenzo, Raul fought a draw with Bronco McKart. Now if you're a young prospect with 15 fights, a draw with McKart is a good deal. If you're buildiing up to a title fight with Arthur ..... eh .... not so good!
As probably everybody knows I am a big fan of AA and with this bias I don't know any fighter in the (super)middleweight who would beat AA for sure. IMO AA has a good chance against anybody in both classes. He's of course beatable, but you need a very good game plan to accomplish this task. All aggressive fighters will fail against him, because his defense is very solid, he can take punches, has a solid chin and an iron will. Kessler may be a bad choice as well as Taylor, but in the end they also have to work very concentrated all 12 rounds long, because one mistake can be one too much.
man Marquez was supposed to be a gimme fight for Lorenzo to get a title shot. Imagine what Abraham will do to him. These guys aren't even on the same level. Styles make fights but styles have nothing to do with this fight, Marquez is getting ktfo
How have you not seem Marquez in action? Dude's been around forever.... Marquez is pretty well toast, he just got served up a prospect who wasn't as good as his hype. Abraham should be able to win on cuts in the mid-rounds. Fight's in Germany, and Marquez cuts on the first punch that lands, so I suspect the ref will jump in early at some point and stop the fight. And Marquez is American, not Mexican, FWIW. He might have been born in Mexico, but he was raised in the US and fought on the US olympic team. Marquez won the McKart fight, it was just bad judging. He's still a class below the top guys though, and always has been.