I disagree, Marquez, while being a very, very good counterpuncher and defensive fighter isn't that good of an offensive fighter, he often leans too far forward when he's aggressive and leaves his chin exposed way more, he's fine the way he is now.
I think Marquez would be even more dangerous if...
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He were much more aggressive. And no, i am not saying he needs to be a brawler or defend punches with his chin. I just saw the Casamayor fight last night for the first time and it was a great display of boxing skills from both fighters.
Anyways many times throughout the fight i saw that Marquez would land different punches and sting Casamayor, where his head or body would sort of wobble. After doing this he would just stop punching and let Casamayor regain his stance and momentum leading Casamayor to Answer back.
Now, if each time he would stun Casamayor and would come forward effectively with combinations, imo he would have stopped Casamayor a bit sooner.
After the knockdown he fought the perfect example of what i am trying to say, he saw him hurt and went in for the kill and he executed perfectly
JMM imho has to be very selective about who he gets aggressive with. He can't just go in there and try and brawl with just anyone.
JMM closed the show because he knew Casamayor was hurt, otherwise he wouldn't and shouldn't have gone for the kill. that's what being a skilled boxer is all about. You fight within your self and control that which you can control. In fact it was Casamayor who was fightout outside himself and who was getting frustrated. Casamayor knew he was the bigger stronger guy, obviously he tasted some of JMM's punches and knew he wouldn't get hurt, except that he got too confident let his hands down when he was backing up. It didn't help that JMM is a great combination puncher.Comment
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He were much more aggressive. And no, i am not saying he needs to be a brawler or defend punches with his chin. I just saw the Casamayor fight last night for the first time and it was a great display of boxing skills from both fighters.
Anyways many times throughout the fight i saw that Marquez would land different punches and sting Casamayor, where his head or body would sort of wobble. After doing this he would just stop punching and let Casamayor regain his stance and momentum leading Casamayor to Answer back.
Now, if each time he would stun Casamayor and would come forward effectively with combinations, imo he would have stopped Casamayor a bit sooner.
After the knockdown he fought the perfect example of what i am trying to say, he saw him hurt and went in for the kill and he executed perfectly
And what they used to call that you say is was called, "taking a pictures" you notice you gave your opponet a great shot and then look to see how he reacted or see him fall. Rocky Juarez does this, James Toney does this, Mayweathaer did it, and many others did it. Marquez did that a lot against Pacquiao in there 2nd fight. But he didn't do it when he knocked down then out Casamayor he just keep throwing. Just like when you see some boxers that land a clean right hand and they bring it back slow or hold it high they are "taking a picture" thinking there opponet is going to fall or is badly hurt.Comment
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I am not asking for him to be a brawler. I am simply saying, when he has a guy hurt or stunned, he should do more about it, not just let him regain momentum.
Against Casamayor i saw him stun him a few times, but just kept waiting, then Casamayor would counter after regaining his equilibrium.
Anyways i am not bashing him. He boxed an almost perfect fight and showed why is the 2nd best fighter in the worldComment
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I am not asking for him to be a brawler. I am simply saying, when he has a guy hurt or stunned, he should do more about it, not just let him regain momentum.
Against Casamayor i saw him stun him a few times, but just kept waiting, then Casamayor would counter after regaining his equilibrium.
Anyways i am not bashing him. He boxed an almost perfect fight and showed why is the 2nd best fighter in the world
Against Casamayor he fought the perfect fight, as you said, and if he altered perfection he risked compromising the integrity of the mission. Rule 1 of boxing is if it's working fine, don't fix it. Marquez knew that getting over-anxious and trying to finish Casamayor wasn't what had gotten him the momentum so he was going to continue executing his game plan and fight the fight he's best suited for.Comment
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I am not asking for him to be a brawler. I am simply saying, when he has a guy hurt or stunned, he should do more about it, not just let him regain momentum.
Against Casamayor i saw him stun him a few times, but just kept waiting, then Casamayor would counter after regaining his equilibrium.
Anyways i am not bashing him. He boxed an almost perfect fight and showed why is the 2nd best fighter in the worldComment
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I think that Marquez felt like the old crafty Casamayor was setting traps and playing possum whenever he hurt him and was reluctant to jump on him for fear of eating another straight left that still haunts him from you know who. Why risk going for the KO when he was boxing his way to a decision. Look at what happened when Katsidis when for the KO over Casamayor. Maybe Nacho didn't think Marquez's power would serve him well at 135 and planned to outbox Casamayor for 12 rounds.Comment
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