I am and have been a huge fan of Juan Manuel Marquez. I've always admired him as a boxer and appreciated his boxing. Mainly because, he is one of those boxers who doesn't have the luxury of having some of the best pure athletic attributes as some of the other boxers but had to make up for this disadvantage through having supremely high level of fundamental techniques / mechanics.
Having stated that, I am also a huge believer that technique + athleticism > technique alone. Thus, when technique is roughly equal between two boxers (such is the case with Marquez and Vasyl Lomachenko), the one who is the superior athletically is going to have the higher chance of winning (which is the case with Lomachenko as he is the superior athlete).
should've gotten the nod against CJ
JMM landed more punches than bradley and he was 40
and mayweather had a huge size difference, and marquez had slowed down by then (i think he was 35)
JMM was at his prime at 126
If my memory serves me right, he had points (Twice) taken away from him for hitting CJ below the belt line. Two tactical guys in the same ring trying to outsmart each other. Tough to score but the right man won.
The Timmy fight was much easier to score. Tim was bloody that night. He didn't fight the same way he did Vs. Ruslan. He used his brain. As a result, the man who flattened Manny was made to look confused & mediocre.
Even if Floyd & Juan were the same size, Juan wouldn't have been able to trouble Floyd. Floyd made Juan the aggressor and Juan looked uncomfortable taking the lead. Age didn't play a big factor coz' after this, Juan went on to beating some of the top dogs in the sport.
I like Loma and he's highly skilled, but Marquez back at 126 KOs him. Marquez isn't one of those softass, quitter type of guys that Loma has recently been fighting. Marquez is just as tough or tougher and is more skilled than Salido.
Marquez never looked good against non aggressive guys. Lomachenko isn't that aggressive. He's tactical like C.J, Money May & Bradley.
Lomachenko confuses, frustrates & beats Marquez decisively.
should've gotten the nod against CJ
JMM landed more punches than bradley and he was 40
and mayweather had a huge size difference, and marquez had slowed down by then (i think he was 35)
JMM was at his prime at 126
JMM at 126 was beast, frightening power, foot and hand speed.
most ppl forget how about how good he was at that weight.
he gives loma a fight; probably beats him by UD
Marquez never looked good against non aggressive guys. Lomachenko isn't that aggressive. He's tactical like C.J, Money May & Bradley.
Lomachenko confuses, frustrates & beats Marquez decisively.