People are acting like Mayweather has already beaten Marquez

[ThePunchingBag]

Mayweather can beat Marquez but there are a lot of factors that can also give Marquez a chance.

1) The layoff
2) The weight
3) Their styles

Both of them are solid defensive masters so this makes the fight interesting. If Mayweather comes out like he never took some time off and if he is able to adjust to the weight, he'd likely beat Marquez but you can never count out Marquez.

You can't count out Marquez, but he can still be a 9/1 underdog. No joke. I can't see any advantages he has over Mayweather.

[The Surgeon]

JMM isn't a defensive master, far from that. He is what you call a master counter puncher, nothing more

co sign. GREAT counter puncher, Top class Combos and a Huge heart with decent defence but a defensive master!? No chance look at the punch stats from his recent fights

[BOOMbip]

I was thinking the same thing....In all honesty a lot of people (Bob Arum) are acting like Cotto has already beat Clottey.

Which to me is an even bigger mistake...I think Clottey is a much more of a live dog then Marquez.

Anyway...I don't think Migs or May are taking the matches lightly just some fans and promoters.

[The Surgeon]

I was thinking the same thing....In all honesty a lot of people (Bob Arum) are acting like Cotto has already beat Clottey.

Which to me is an even bigger mistake...I think Clottey is a much more of a live dog then Marquez.

Anyway...I don't think Migs or May are taking the matches lightly just some fans and promoters.

Cotto has the harder fight in Clottey than Floyd does with JMM, a Cotto win is no sure thing tho i do see him coming out on top. Floyd wont take Marquez lightly as he cant just win he needs to look GREAT if he is to get the ~1 spot back before fighting Pac

[MOTHER DUCKER]

Floyd will win.. i don't expect a very good/exciting fight though

[Roger Mellie]

I am backing JMM to beat floyd.Marquez is about as tough an opponent as anyone could pick,but picking someone at the top of his game as a tune up is a very strange decision indeed.The layoff wont have done floyd any good and I can see him not applying himself in training as he should.Marquez,on the other hand has many reasons to be motivated for this fight and I dont believe it is just about money for him as it is for floyd.

[The Surgeon]

I am backing JMM to beat floyd.Marquez is about as tough an opponent as anyone could pick,but picking someone at the top of his game as a tune up is a very strange decision indeed.The layoff wont have done floyd any good and I can see him not applying himself in training as he should.Marquez,on the other hand has many reasons to be motivated for this fight and I dont believe it is just about money for him as it is for floyd.

What up champ, hey if u wanna throw some points on that name ur price bud?

Floyd will have been ticking over in the gym and ****, not the same as real fighting but he shouldnt be too rusty, i think the speed and size will really tell

[MELLY-MEL...]

Mayweather's style is Anti-JMM + there isn't anything JMM could do better then Floyd. P4P, this would still be a mismatch. I'm not thinking about JMM vs Mayweather, I'm way past that

I'm thinking about Floyd vs Pacquaio/ Cotto

your a total moron.

[Roger Mellie]

What up champ, hey if u wanna throw some points on that name ur price bud?

Floyd will have been ticking over in the gym and ****, not the same as real fighting but he shouldnt be too rusty, i think the speed and size will really tell

Hello geez.I have to go and rack up some points first as I went all in on Hatton and have to settle up today,lol.I dont doubt he has been ticking over,but he is in the latter stage of his career and for guys at the lighter weights long layoffs normally result in something missing that was there before.Its just a gut feeling,but I get the impression that Floyd has been enjoying life while he has been away and after over a year out he might not like the rigours of training for a fight of this magnitude.Sugar ray managed it ok,but I think he had a much stronger character than someone of Floyds ilk.Money will be the only motivating factor for him,and I just see it as a really odd choice of opponent for a comeback fight.Marquez has been awesome in recent times and shows no sign of age or wear and tear.

Though,what do I know,I had hatton to win by ko!!!

[Tito1]

I know Marquez is the underdog, but you would think the way people are speaking about a potential Mayweather vs Pacquaio fight, that Floyd has already beaten him.

There is no doubt about it, Marquez will be the best boxer Mayweather has ever faced. He is a great counter-puncher, and has good power. There is no question that he is a very live opponent, considering Mayweather hasn't fought for two years. Don't count him out yet.

Imo JMM has a very good shot at 140, any higher he will lose by split decision.