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Here's my vision...
For the first 5 rounds, Marquez will actually look like ****. He might even get caught cold again and suffer a KD - or two! Mayweather's going to circle back and potshot him, and generally make everyone think "****tttt, this is going to be Gatti/Corrales all over again". Marquez will start falling behind on the scorecards.
But then, somewhere around the 6th we'll see a hint of Mayweather falling back against the ropes and being silly, Clottey-style (against Cotto). Marquez will seemingly get the round on activity alone - nothing exceptionally clean will land - and Mayweather will return to his corner, shrugging his shoulders like everything's just fine.
Come the 7th, something strange will start to happen. Mayweather will continue to lean back against the ropes, until eventually being muscled into a corner. Once there, Marquez will start unloading and won't let up until Mayweather shifts himself out of there - upon which a bodyshot will catch him on the way out, eliciting a loud yell like that of Mosley against Forrest.
Sensing an opportunity, Marquez will keep following him and start unloading some more. Mayweather will be busy covering up and doing his shoulder roll thing, but that one well-placed shot will catch him on the cheek and send him crashing to the canvas on his arse. The camera will zoom in on his bemused face, eyes blinking like a startled deer, and the ref will count to 7 until he gets up. He'll nod to signal that he's OK, with eyes struggling to stay composed.
With the ref having separated them, Marquez will charge in and go wild with shots to the body and head until Mayweather's guard starts to slip down and he gets pushed towards the ropes. A few head-snappingly flush shots later - including that uppercut - the ref is finally forced to jump in and stop the fight whilst both men are still standing.
Marquez sprints to a corner and holds up both his arms in victory, and looks skywards at the realisation of what he's just done.
For the first 5 rounds, Marquez will actually look like ****. He might even get caught cold again and suffer a KD - or two! Mayweather's going to circle back and potshot him, and generally make everyone think "****tttt, this is going to be Gatti/Corrales all over again". Marquez will start falling behind on the scorecards.
But then, somewhere around the 6th we'll see a hint of Mayweather falling back against the ropes and being silly, Clottey-style (against Cotto). Marquez will seemingly get the round on activity alone - nothing exceptionally clean will land - and Mayweather will return to his corner, shrugging his shoulders like everything's just fine.
Come the 7th, something strange will start to happen. Mayweather will continue to lean back against the ropes, until eventually being muscled into a corner. Once there, Marquez will start unloading and won't let up until Mayweather shifts himself out of there - upon which a bodyshot will catch him on the way out, eliciting a loud yell like that of Mosley against Forrest.
Sensing an opportunity, Marquez will keep following him and start unloading some more. Mayweather will be busy covering up and doing his shoulder roll thing, but that one well-placed shot will catch him on the cheek and send him crashing to the canvas on his arse. The camera will zoom in on his bemused face, eyes blinking like a startled deer, and the ref will count to 7 until he gets up. He'll nod to signal that he's OK, with eyes struggling to stay composed.
With the ref having separated them, Marquez will charge in and go wild with shots to the body and head until Mayweather's guard starts to slip down and he gets pushed towards the ropes. A few head-snappingly flush shots later - including that uppercut - the ref is finally forced to jump in and stop the fight whilst both men are still standing.
Marquez sprints to a corner and holds up both his arms in victory, and looks skywards at the realisation of what he's just done.
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