I've been reading the Four Kings book about Duran, Leonard, Hearns and Hagler. It's made me think that are we being a bit harsh writing people off before the fight even happens?
Duran was a Lightweight, moved up to Welterweight and beat Leonard to a UD, and Leonard was a strong favourite. He did this by getting Leonard to fight his fight. Who's to say with the right mindset, Marquez couldn't do the same?
Now i'm not saying JMM is anything like Roberto Duran, but at the same time Floyd Mayweather is certainly no Sugar Ray Leonard. It was all mind games and psychological because as we saw in the rematch, Sugar Ray didn't let the mind games get to him and made Duran quit.
Even if JMM loses, it should be a great fight. Some of the greatest fights have come from people moving up in weight. So are we being harsh just for the sake of excuses because we don't want Mayweather to win? I'm more of a JMM fan and love watching him fight, and i believe it will be a great fight, regardless of him winning or losing.
Why can't we just enjoy a great fight instead of creating excuses before it has even happened?
Duran was a Lightweight, moved up to Welterweight and beat Leonard to a UD, and Leonard was a strong favourite. He did this by getting Leonard to fight his fight. Who's to say with the right mindset, Marquez couldn't do the same?
Now i'm not saying JMM is anything like Roberto Duran, but at the same time Floyd Mayweather is certainly no Sugar Ray Leonard. It was all mind games and psychological because as we saw in the rematch, Sugar Ray didn't let the mind games get to him and made Duran quit.
Even if JMM loses, it should be a great fight. Some of the greatest fights have come from people moving up in weight. So are we being harsh just for the sake of excuses because we don't want Mayweather to win? I'm more of a JMM fan and love watching him fight, and i believe it will be a great fight, regardless of him winning or losing.
Why can't we just enjoy a great fight instead of creating excuses before it has even happened?
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