Marquez; Pacquiao is faster and punches harder than Mayweather Jr

Juan Manuel Marquez might not be the biggest fan of Manny Pacquiao but he's not afraid to praise the world's pound for pound best fighter. During an open workout for his upcoming fight against Juan Diaz, Marquez was asked who is faster and who hits harder between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. To the surprise of many, including myself, Marquez voted for Pacquiao. Let's examine further: Richard Schaefer denies Greenburg's comments. Engages in a 'war of words' with Bob Arum Who hits harder? “I feel Pacquiao has a harder punch, a heavier punch. But Mayweather is very fast, very quick." Marquez, Ring In my opinion, Marquez is correct on this. Just look at how many KO's both Manny and Floyd Jr have. In 56 fights, Manny Pacquiao has 38 knockouts which equates to a KO% of about 68%. In comparison, Floyd Mayweather Jr has 25 knockouts in 41 fights with a KO% of about 61%. However, Floyd Jr's last real KO came in 1999 and Manny's came in 2009. Say what you want about Floyd's fighting style, Manny is still the harder puncher. Who is faster? “I believe Pacquiao, but Mayweather is fast too." Marquez, Ring Nobody is denying Floyds' speed. In fact, I've said numerous times that Lil' Floyd is the second fastest fighter just behind Manny Pacquiao. I find it interesting that a fighter like Marquez, who's arguably one of the fasters fighters, has picked Manny Pacquiao in both comparisons. It's interesting because Marquez had recently stated that Floyd Mayweather Jr is a more difficult fighter than Manny Pacquiao. It's also interesting because Juan Manuel Marquez has been publicly lobbying and baiting Manny Pacquiao into a 3rd fight even in the midst of his upcoming difficult rematch against Juan Diaz on Saturday. http://www.examiner.com/x-21442-Fight-Sports-Examiner~y2010m7d27-Manny-Pacquiao-is-faster-and-punches-harder-than-Floyd-Mayweather-Jr-according-to-Marquez