Mayweather-Marquez: A better question.

A better question than what will the weight difference be come fight-time.. is, what do you think will be a greater factor in the fight: Floyd's weight advantage (experience at higher weights plus ofcourse being heavier on the night-- which could be anywhere from 4-8lbs).... OR Floyd's 6-inch reach advantage!

(Marquez 5'7: 66-inch reach vs. Mayweather 5'8: 72-inch reach).



In a chess-match like this & given the styles.... I have to go with reach!
Every inch Marquez has less than Floyd is vital, here... it's of greater importance, in my opinion, than the anywhere from 4lbs to 8lbs weight difference come fight night. Especially when you consider that while Marquez is faster than people give him credit for, he's not 'fast. period'. & he's got the task of landing clean-shots vs. that Mayweather defense...!

 

yep & as far as power goes... we all know Marquez can take a damn good shot! Pacquiao's straight-left has long been one of the hardest hits in boxing p4p while Floyd has never been known as a power-puncher (his name never enters the mix with guys like Pacquiao & Mosley at the divisions south of 154).
While he isn't as soft as some make out (Floyd that is), I'd still say that both Casamayor & Juan Diaz have harder shots in their locker... which Marquez has taken.

That doesn't mean he CAN'T finish Marquez, though. I just don't think he will, unless Marquez has passed over to the other side of the hill & aged over-night!

 

anymore thoughts.

 

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I was getting sick of hearing about weight over & over again.

It's not going to be half the issue it's made out to be.
Size is the issue, but not size in weight! But size of their arms & hands!!

 

Also, imo... the weight-limit issue isn't about size.. it's about helping to even the odds a little by getting Mayweather to have to cut a little more weight & hence be a little more drained, and hopefully, a little less explosive!

Marquez started out trying to get Floyd to meet him @ 140, keep in mind!

 

All depends on how much weight Marquez can put on to add a little more power to his punches.. without slowing him down! With no tune-up beforehand, it is a gamble.

And overcoming reach (aswell as other factors) & indeed ALL odds are what Marquez will have to do here. But point remains, if Marquez had the reach of Morales... I'd give him a MUCH better shot...

I mean, Marquez IS great at everything... but with a half a foot shorter reach... he's gonna still be dangerously close when he's starting his combos off with the jab.

What I do like about Marquez, though, is that he is one of the best at mixing in FAKES into his offense... & it'll be interesting to see if he triggers Floyd's synapses... neurotransmitters firing all over the place..., Floyd reacts to a punch that hasn't come.. & then pow.. Marquez switches to an overhand right! (Marquez has the best overhand right in the biz... and it don't look sloppy or street, either!... he also has the best uppercut, but i wonder if he can get inside long enough to make it count!)

 

Can't believe how many people are voting Floyd's Weight Advantage. Thought we were a little more educated, here, ya know!?

Floyd's Weight Advantage does not mean the same thing as Marquez's disadvantage in having to go up in weight (how big of a disadvantage depends on how much weight he puts on, and how badly affected he is by the extra baggage!).



So many screamed 'mismatch' @ this fight, citing that Marquez is small at 135.. nevermind 147!.... They were implying that Mayweather would physically dominate & bully Marquez... -- this ain't the case.

Out of physical stats... Reach is key.
Other than that, it's all about technique & tactics!