Mayweather Will Duck Marquez, Says Oscar De La Hoya

[Dave Rado]

Good post.

I see you've done well out of the Marquez-Diaz fight, Spacey - especially when everyone pays up! Shame it's only points and not money.

[Puntoyhauf]

I would pay a PPV to see, Floyd vs. J. Marquez fight. And with out a doubt, many would as well.

who wouldn't? It's just right now it's seems impossible.

PBF-JMM is just not possible, well it is if GBP gives Floyd Jr. a guaranteed 20million. He'd even fight Fedor Emilianenko for that amount!(Just exaggerating)

But no way... unless it tops the PPV buys against Mosley, Cotto, or Pacquiao.

Floyd fans... knowing Floyd, do you think he will make a fight with JMM?

[Spacey1991]

I see you've done well out of the Marquez-Diaz fight, Spacey - especially when everyone pays up! Shame it's only points and not money.

Haha yeah, I was a bit weary in the fight though... it looked like Marquez was going to lose!

[fightingfigs]

Haha, they are really trying to get Floyd to come back.

NO I think it was a tactic for him to down Pacquiaos current P4P status in order to coax him into a 3rd fight. Mayweather was just a pawn in this game.

[Ido]

PBF-JMM is just not possible, well it is if GBP gives Floyd Jr. a guaranteed 20million. He'd even fight Fedor Emilianenko for that amount!(Just exaggerating)

But no way... unless it tops the PPV buys against Mosley, Cotto, or Pacquiao.

Floyd fans... knowing Floyd, do you think he will make a fight with JMM?

Knowing Floyd, he would ask 40 million and duck JMM at this point. Then come out of retirement, beat on the old man when JMM turns 40.

[Dave Rado]

If Pac.. a much smaller fighter than JMM, can go as high as WW... I believe he can be effective against the top JW's

Smaller in what way? You mean because he started out at a lower weight? Pac was only 15 then though, and his body wasn't fully developed, so that isn't really meaningful. Or do you mean because JMM is slightly taller (but with identical reach)? I don't think height has much to do with someone's peak weight class, it's frame and body type that determines that.

I think Marquez is really a blown up super-featherweight at the moment. His superb skills and accuracy are keeping him competitive at Lightweight, but I think he's already a little above his peak weight. I agree that he could be effective against the top Junior Welters, but only because of his skills and style, I think he'd be fighting well above his best weight.

We'll find out whether Pac can take all of his speed and power up with him to JWW after the Hatton fight, but if he can - and most people seem to believe he can, based on the DLH fight - then I'd say that means he is still at his peak weight at JWW; whereas I don't believe that is true of Marquez.

[Dave Rado]

Knowing Floyd, he would ask 40 million and duck JMM at this point. Then come out of retirement, beat on the old man when JMM turns 40.

What a hater you are! As you're obviously so tough, why don't you fight JMM?

[C.Y.]

wow the audacity of oscar.. oscar should just shut the hell up after getting embarrassed by pacquiao.. Oscar can't say anything, maybe he should fight winky wright before talking about anyone ducking somebody..

but here we go again, people putting mayweather's name in their mouths.. the man is retired he isnt coming back..

and i love marquez he's one of my favorite fighters, along with diaz as well but if he were to ever fight mayweather, he would get destroyed

[Puntoyhauf]

Smaller in what way? You mean because he started out at a lower weight? Pac was only 15 then though, and his body wasn't fully developed, so that isn't really meaningful. Or do you mean because JMM is slightly taller (but with identical reach)? I don't think height has much to do with someone's peak weight class, it's frame and body type that determines that.

I think Marquez is really a blown up super-featherweight at the moment. His superb skills and accuracy are keeping him competitive at Lightweight, but I think he's already a little above his peak weight. I agree that he could be effective against the top Junior Welters, but only because of his skills and style, I think he'd be fighting well above his best weight.

We'll find out whether Pac can take all of his speed and power up with him to JWW after the Hatton fight, but if he can - and most people seem to believe he can, based on the DLH fight - then I'd say that means he is still at his peak weight at JWW; whereas I don't believe that is true of Marquez.

When I say smaller it's not actually saying THAT small, but yeah the height and reach advantage. And what is 5 pounds added to a 135lbs fighter... it's just like carrying a laptop in your back pack.

Well, it's just my opinion.. and considering his age I think he can move up to 140... and 140 is JMM's limit...again, IMO.

[TRAVI$]

The longer Mayweather stays retired, the less chance Marquez has of winning
Even at this point I think Floyd has to much for him, that goes for Manny to
I would fancy JMM against anyone else, though.