What's next for Juan Manuel Marquez??

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  1. aillmatic

    aillmatic Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Realistically, what do you think the next move will be for JMM? Should he stay at 135 and get some more fights, or move up to 140?

    at 135...
    Winner of Valero vs. Pitalua.... JMM vs. Valero in Texas would be a good fight.
    Winner of Barrera vs. Khan... Barrera is the WBO mandatory, so if he wins... we could see a rematch.
    Joan Guzman... undefeated fighter, with some name recognition.

    at 140...
    Winner of Hatton vs. Pacquiao... this is the obvious choice in a perfect world.
    Winner of Holt vs. Bradley ... winner would be a unified champ.
    Juan Urango for the IBF belt.

    Who do you see being his next fight, and how would he fare againt these fighters?
     
    aillmatic, Feb 28, 2009
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  2. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    He'll be better off fighting at 135 ... those guys at 140 are beasty ... he'll be better off than Pacquiao at 140 or 147 ... he's facing a different evil ... Marquez should just stay put ... its more names at 135 .... more competition ... more money.

    He doesn't need Pacquiao --
     
    fitzgeraldz, Feb 28, 2009
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  3. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    JMM said that he's looking to move up and called out Mayweather. Assuming that Mayweather would be interested in fighting him :)-() I don't see Mayweather compromising his weight preference of 147 for JMM. I see this more less as a bait tactic because by not mentioning the obvious fights against Pac or Hatton he indirectly is calling out the winner of that fight. There wouldn't be much of a point to fight anybody else at that weight so if a fight against the Pac-Hatton winner doesn't materialize, I would look for him to stay at 135 and fight someone like Valero assuming he impresses in him upcoming fight. The other possibility would to be to move up and fight Campbell but it looks like Nate will be fighting Zab.
     
    Beenie, Feb 28, 2009
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  4. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    More importantly, he's not going to get Pacquiao.

    I tend to believe he'd be better off at 135 as well.
     
    Rumsfeld, Feb 28, 2009
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  5. 4Rounder

    4Rounder Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well I doubt Floyd will come back.

    Depending on how things with Pacquiao go he should fight one more at Lightweight. Maybe Guzman.
     
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  6. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Pac wants no part of Marquez and has said such.
     
    Farmboxer, Feb 28, 2009
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  7. Cross of Iron

    Cross of Iron Active Member Full Member

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    Retire ! The reasons for retiring make more sense than to keep fighting. He is 35 and takes enough punishment in his fights.

    I respect a fighter that retires on top , with his brain mostly intact rather than fight on .
     
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  8. Lionheart

    Lionheart Member Full Member

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    Jmm only wants PAC for a big payday, lose, and then retire
     
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  9. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    maybe the winner of barrera-khan...

    but he needs to move up to 140 if he wants to have a piece of pac
     
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  10. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    would want to see him fight either Guzman at 135 or move to 140 to face Hatton/Pac or Nate Campbell or even Tim Bradley but preferably the Hatton/Pac winner
     
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  11. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He should stay at lightweight and dominate for a while.
     
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  12. huggerfree

    huggerfree Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i want nate vs jmm
     
    huggerfree, Feb 28, 2009
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  13. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    a Barrera rematch would seem futile to me as he won comfortably anough first time around.JMM carries the extra weight better than MAB from what we have seen
     
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  14. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    if he moves up to 140 and beat clottey...im sure people would strongly demand pac to fight him before and the winner faces the true WW champ
     
    asero, Feb 28, 2009
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  15. imp4pdabest

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    He should stay at 135 but stay away from Guzman, he's a very high risk low reward fighter. But there's no one as notable as Diaz. He could move up & fight someone like Nate
     
    imp4pdabest, Feb 28, 2009
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