Sergio Martinez, Marquez Pick Mayweather Over Pacquiao

By Lem Satterfield

Two boxers who are among the top five best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, were recently questioned on two boxers who are universally considered as the pound for pound best. WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has fought both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. The first fight with Pacquiao ended in a twelve round draw, and the rematch had Pacquiao winning a close split decision. Marquez was dominated over twelve rounds by Mayweather. It came as no surprise that Marquez considers Mayweather as the better fighter.

"No question, Mayweather is the best fighter in the world. He is just better skilled than Pacquiao. It was very difficult to fight Mayweather. He was so fast with his punches. It was hard to land my punches. He has a very strong defense," Marquez told BoxingScene.com.

WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez agrees with Marquez. He regards Mayweather's defense as the key weapon over Pacquiao. Martinez has never seen Mayweather take a hard, solid shot.

"There are certain things that are very, very clear, and Mayweather has a very superior defense and the defense that Pacquiao has today is something that he generated throughout the years. And one of these days, that thing that Pacquiao has is going to break. And to compare against Pacquiao and Mayweather, there really hasn't been a real solid punch that Mayweather has received thoughout his career. That's why I put all of my arrows to fight the best fighter in the world, and that's Mayweather," Martinez told FanHouse.

Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.