if marquez is competitive against Manny, what then?

[TheHolyCross]

Originally Posted by Bushbaby

From what I've gathered, most reasonably competent fight fans believe that Marquez will be entirely out of his element at welterweight. The majority of us believes that Marquez gets stopped brutally. Although there are some that refuse to acknowledge weights classes when talking Manny, those need not respond.

But what happens if Marquez turns out to actually be competitive? What if the fight goes 12 with back & forth action & we have yet another close war? Does Manny retain his pfp status that was passed to him when Floyd took leave. Or does the head to head comparo being in Floyd's favor return him back to the #1 spot?

to me the only difference now is that marquez is past it and old
you can't compare this to the mayweather fight when mayweather is so clearly bigger and longer than marquez(aswell as juan being old). if you have any braincells you take into account floyds style of keeping you at a distance

the weight isn't the issue it's marquez's age
and if he still has anything in the tank he shouldn't make it a complete walk in the park for pacquiao

[Picazo]

Styles make fights.. Marquez and Pac mesh well. So it shouldnt mean too much.

[hougigo]

Originally Posted by Picazo

Styles make fights.. Marquez and Pac mesh well. So it shouldnt mean too much.

That's true though... people forget that.... still think Pacquiao will win easier now though... not that Marquez won't make it a fight though.

[brick wall]

if jmm looks sharp and the fight turns out competitive then i don't see any problem with that. the outcome of any fight depends entirely on the performance of both fighters.

it just so happened that jmm's performance against floyd was bad and everybody was pointing out the weight gain as the reason which makes sense. against pac everybody is expecting the same jmm to show up which also makes sense. now if he shows up different and better then it's good for the fans especially the ones who will buy the ppv.

[SyrianKid]

Originally Posted by bushbaby

from what i've gathered, most reasonably competent fight fans believe that marquez will be entirely out of his element at welterweight. The majority of us believes that marquez gets stopped brutally. Although there are some that refuse to acknowledge weights classes when talking manny, those need not respond.

But what happens if marquez turns out to actually be competitive? What if the fight goes 12 with back & forth action & we have yet another close war? Does manny retain his pfp status that was passed to him when floyd took leave. Or does the head to head comparo being in floyd's favor return him back to the #1 spot?

If a 38 YEAR OLD Marquez is competitive against Pacquiao .


It means that Mayweather vs Pacquiao is a mismatch .

[Artician]

Originally Posted by Picazo

Styles make fights.. Marquez and Pac mesh well. So it shouldnt mean too much.

This. Floyd will not regain the p4p status until Pac loses or retire, or at least get inactive for a long period of time.

[Pacquiao'd]

it means team pac will not take the fight...but we all know theyve been avoiding May for years so this is nothing new

[champ_kw]

Originally Posted by SyrianKid

If a 38 YEAR OLD Marquez is competitive against Pacquiao .


It means that Mayweather vs Pacquiao is a mismatch .

THIS!!! There's nothing else that needs to be said in this thread.

[hugh grant]

I really dont think JMM will last much more than3 to 5 rounds this time. He may drag the fight out a bit longer but hes a whisker away from defeat though.

[iNDOLiFER]

... And if Marquez gets KO then what??