Marquez & Mayweather: Are they playing mind games with eachother?

Yeah, that was so weird. I literally smacked myself on the head and asked, is this guy serious?! Nacho gave props to mayweather n his dad n uncle and then he went over to Floyd and shakes his hand!!! There's is obv respect there.. There is another Interview with Floyd n he's asked why he ain't talking trash he said it's hard to talk trash when ur getting respect from your oppenont.

I have a theory on why the trash talk from Floyd has been kept to a minimum. Here it is ........... Pac's growing appeal. Bear with me while I break this down ..... Floyd while in limbo & semi-retirement, witnessed his P4P status and Top-Dog position in the sport evaporate quickly. And the one who stepped into the fill the void {Pac-Man] did it in a way that was totally opposite of how Floyd achieved it. Now this may not have been bad in and of itself, BUT! Pac-man along with gaining the status of P4P king and the position of overall Best, did it a way that is alien to how Floyd thought it had to be done. Floyd is\was under the impression that to gain popularity, ticket buyers, PPV sales, you had to be brash, noisy, controversial constantly. And to a large degree it worked for Floyd, because his popularity grew exponentially because it included both the haters & the fans. ........ But, that newly adopted stadegy came with a hidden price-tag attached to it. And it was that when you're gone, by way of retirement etc.... You probally won't be missed. Floyd watched Pac-man take over the crown with ease, without making any noise outside of the ring, without cursing at everyone, without disrespecting a single soul. Plus, he capatilized on two key matches that involved DLH and Hatton. These two former Floyd opponents were disposed of in an exciting fashion and all were in amasement. "This is how the P4P King should deal with opponents" Put them down!!!!!!! This was and is a rude awakening for Floyd, because now he is widely disliked and Pac-Man is widely liked. Add on to that stinging reality - Pac-Man is being looked at by many as more exciting than Floyd, more devastating in the ring than Floyd and in essence .... A better P4P king than Floyd was - because he is clocking his opponents and putting them down. Now the out-of-retirement Floyd has a serious dilema. How does he reclaim that Top-Dog position from someone who is generally well liked. He cannot return with all that loud noise and brashness, because he runs the risk of falling further behind in popularity with the Pac-Man, who is making movies, doing commercials and running around 24/7 with a huge smile on his face. How can the Floyd of old compete with the new P4P king when he is like this :soapbox: and Pac-Man is like this:boxing:. He Can't!!!!! So the new Floyd has no other choice but to be more exciting in the ring and adopt a more laid-back persona. In the hope that this new approach will help him gain some of the accolades, the praise, the notariety that Pac-Man is enjoying in abundance.

they playin mindgames fosho - thats what 24/7 is! straight mind games

Mind games man. Maybe, but sometimes some fighters just respect each other with no mind games involved.

i agree with ts

That is true but Mayweather trashed Gatti, Hatton, DLH and did great numbers. So it's a little confusing to say. Well, these guys already had a large fanbase and more mainstream attention than Marquez. These casual fans were already familiar with theses guys so there's hype to someone being challenged. Gatti was the draw against Mayweather which is why they fought in NJ and May trashed him creating the hype. People knew Hatton and DLH so when someone trashes them, people notice. Its the "Ohhhh no he didn't" factor. Hatton was the one that trashed Floyd though, but it works both ways.

Well, this was a situation in which Floyd couldn't afford to trash Marquez. Marquez is pretty unknown in the mainstream so trash talking a fighter that is unknown really isn't going to convince a casual fan to buy the fight. for example, you choose an opponent who people don't really know. Are you really going to tell this people, "This guy aint shiit, Ima beat his ass easy, He aint done nothing to show he can beat me" Or are you going to these people, "He's a great fighter. Its going to be a tough fight. He's the #2 guy in the world and thats why I chose him. I want to fight the best" Which do you think would convince people that this is an intriguiging fight? Know what I mean? That is true but Mayweather trashed Gatti, Hatton, DLH and did great numbers. So it's a little confusing to say.

I think Nacho was being sarcastic with some comments he said about Mayweather. Yeah, that was so weird. I literally smacked myself on the head and asked, is this guy serious?!

Well, this was a situation in which Floyd couldn't afford to trash Marquez. Marquez is pretty unknown in the mainstream so trash talking a fighter that is unknown really isn't going to convince a casual fan to buy the fight. for example, you choose an opponent who people don't really know. Are you really going to tell this people, "This guy aint shiit, Ima beat his ass easy, He aint done nothing to show he can beat me" Or are you going to these people, "He's a great fighter. Its going to be a tough fight. He's the #2 guy in the world and thats why I chose him. I want to fight the best" Which do you think would convince people that this is an intriguiging fight? Know what I mean?

i dont know because mayweather has always though highly of marquez and marquez has always thought highly of mayweather. Mind games man.

i dont know because mayweather has always though highly of marquez and marquez has always thought highly of mayweather.

In this video, Marquez says, "Everyone was expecting Floyd to trash talk and it worries me that he hasn't, so I'm starting to believe Mayweather has something under his sleeves, he wants me to think that he is calm, we're not buying that and we're expecting the best Floyd Mayweather". Here it is, it was in spanish so I translated.

When the fight was announced, in their first press conference, Mayweather grabbed Marquez and spinned him towards him. In the background, you hear someone saying "Look into the camera!", Floyd proceeds to stare eye to eye with Marquez. Mayweather turns away saying "I'ma slay him, I'ma kill him". Just recently I posted a video where Mayweather said, "I'm coming to seek and destroy". I bring this up because during yesterday's press conference, there was alot of ass kissing. No offense to Nacho or Marquez but that was beyond being too respectful, that's certified "ASS KISSING". Now, I wouldn't call that a bad idea, SMART MOVE! and from the looks of it, Mayweather took the bait. As you can see in this video... It isn't over yet. Why would Marquez reveal one of his sparring sessions, where he looked godawful? They're clearly playing mind games with eachother. nah man, I think jmm and nacho are in actual awe of floyd.

No thoughts on this?

Marquez has been praising Mayweather for years now, so its not some trick that they are trying to pull off.