HBO Pres: Mayweather Should Not Take Marquez Lightly
By Mark Vester
Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports, says Floyd Mayweather Jr. should not take Juan Manuel Marquez lightly on September 19. Marquez moves up by nearly two weight divisions to face Mayweather at the catch-weight of 144-pounds. Marquez has been listed as a serious underdog in the fight.
"Ask Manny Pacquiao if Juan Manuel Marquez is to be taken lightly. There are certain people in boxing who will tell you that there has never been a boxer who has been able to adjust like JMM can during a fight. Look at the Diaz fight. He was getting beat and then he took him out. He'll also fight in rounds six through 12 as if he is fighting in the first 30 seconds of the fight, fresh as a daisy," Greenburg told New York Newsday .
"He is born and bred, a Mexican fighting machine. And as we've known in the past that some of the greatest technical fighters of all time have come out of Mexico and you combine that with the will and the skill, this is a tough opponent for Floyd."
Greenburg says there are two questions hovering over the fight. The first is whether Marquez can deal with with the added weight and the second is whether Mayweather is still the same fighter after nearly two years away from the ring.
"There are two questions. The first is, can Juan Manuel Marquez climb up to the 144-pound level. The second is, can Floyd Mayweather Jr. come back in the same style and mode or has he lost a little bit since the last time we saw him," Greenburg said.
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