By Mark Vester

Juan Manuel Marquez is counting down the days until the biggest fight of his career. With a little over a month to go, Marquez is preparing for his challenge of of his life against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on September 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Marquez sees Mayweather as the best fighter in the world and he feels that his skills will overcome the physical gifts of Floyd.

"I am convinced that Floyd Mayweather is the best boxer of the world. We are ready for him. We know that it is a difficult fight, therefore we are training very hard. We will beat him with our skills and being intelligent in the ring. What is important is to take the challenge, because I have always said that a person can't win if he doesn't take risks. A person has to take risks to become something in the life," Marquez said to ESTO.

Marquez felt that he could beat Mayweather prior to signing the contract. He doesn't fear the weight advantage. Marquez, the WBA/WBO lightweight champion, is moving up be nearly two weight divisions to meet Mayweather at 144-pounds.

"I wouldn't have accepted that fight if I didn't think that I could beat him. Mayweather is a very tough opponent, but he can be beat by using intelligence in the ring. He's very good with his defense, and very technical and a good boxing. He is considered the best, pound by pound in the world, and I also consider him the best, and I think  the public and the media does as well," Marquez said.

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