What must PBF do to beat JMM?

[sycomantz]

I agree. Floyd was gettin' caught with a good number of jabs when he fought De La Hoya. Marquez is an accurate, precision puncher who can put together some amazing combos. If Mayweather leaves himself open, then Marquez will capitalize on those openings.

DLH caught PBF with a FEW jabs, IN THE BEGINING. and that was until PBF took away DLH's jab, left hook, stopped DLH from being abel to block his punches with his gloves and PBF put DLH into a crouch b/c of beating DLH to the body.



MAY doesnt leave himself open. thats why he takes the least punishment in tthe sport.

what reality go yall live in

[sunny31]

I wouldn't say this is a pick em, but much harder than most people presume it will be. The main problems for floyd is that marquez hardly ever punches first, is extremely patient, and counters in numbers with speed, accuracy, and power. Floyd has a great defense but like any fighter the more aggressive he is the more vulnerable he makes himself. Saying this floyd is the faster, bigger, and younger fighter, and marquez reflexes have definitely slowed which is understandable.

I see floyd scoring with lead rights and lefts and getting himself back out of range more often than not its when he decides to throw combinations he will be most vulnerable against marquez and could be caught in exchanges.

Don't be surprised if mayweather is bothered by marquez's power, and I see floyd getting rocked in this fight and possibly tasting the canvas for the first time in his career (legit kd)

Ultimately this fight will end up more exciting than people think after a cagey start, but floyd's great stamina and all-round ability will rule the day and he wins by late tko in my opinion.

[sycomantz]

people are going to be looking straight ****** when PBF easily schools PAC and especially JMM

[BadNewz]

Floyd is just too good for Marquez. Marquez is like a minor league version of Floyd.

[Silencers]

Mayweather should make Marquez lead and come to him, Marquez for all his counterpunching skills isn't a great offensive fighter, he gets hit quite a bit when he gets offensive, like in the Jaca and Jandaeng fights, it also cost him his fights against Pacquiao and led to him getting hit more than he should have against Barrera. He's a great counterpuncher and great at timing opponents but offense is not his strong suit.

I think a potentially big weapon for Mayweather in this fight is his left hook, either off a feint or off a jab to the body, which would bring Marquez' right hand down if the Diaz fight is anything to go by, Marquez didn't know where that left hand would be going, Diaz stunned him with a left hook pretty badly, if Mayweather can do the same thing, he'd probably get Marquez out of there.

[sycomantz]

more like peewee

[Jone2ts]

Floyd should just be Floyd and not worry about how it looks. Box defend be effective. He doesn't need to KO him or win more one sidedly than Pacman. Floyd is smart and will probably fight like he always does and although some find it boring I think his percise punching and defense is very entertaining to watch he controls the fight at every turn. He's not sloppy and he always is in control, if that hasn't changed he will win as usual.

[Jone2ts]

I wouldn't say this is a pick em, but much harder than most people presume it will be. The main problems for floyd is that marquez hardly ever punches first, is extremely patient, and counters in numbers with speed, accuracy, and power. Floyd has a great defense but like any fighter the more aggressive he is the more vulnerable he makes himself. Saying this floyd is the faster, bigger, and younger fighter, and marquez reflexes have definitely slowed which is understandable.

I see floyd scoring with lead rights and lefts and getting himself back out of range more often than not its when he decides to throw combinations he will be most vulnerable against marquez and could be caught in exchanges.

Don't be surprised if mayweather is bothered by marquez's power, and I see floyd getting rocked in this fight and possibly tasting the canvas for the first time in his career (legit kd)

Ultimately this fight will end up more exciting than people think after a cagey start, but floyd's great stamina and all-round ability will rule the day and he wins by late tko in my opinion.

Let's be real Floyd is the most paitent fighter i've ever seen and JMM fans will be expecting him to make the most of this and go after Floyd. Floyd could give a **** if the fans are unhappy he will make that man come to him if he has to. Floyd will do even better if they are booing he will wait it out and do what he does. I agree with what you saying though JMM is paitent as well and I bet this will be a chess match for atleast a few rounds if they both looking to counter.

[Pullcounter]

will you guys be dissappointed it floyd doesn't pressure jmm? floyd is the biggger guy.

[Stickman]

LOL @ Gallo's remark.

Floyd has to jab, jab and jab some more. Straight punches up the middle--Marquez is getting tagged a lot more as he gets older and I believe is on the downside. Diaz's speed troubled him...in fact, Diaz's power troubled him too. Once Floyd works out the kinks he's going to do a number on Marquez's grill.

I don't think it was Diaz's speed, so much as his work rate, and his constant pressure, that bothered Marquez. Also, his catching more punches in the last couple of years is largely due to his changeup in styles. He's being far more aggressive now than he used to be. Not to long ago, he was almost strictly a counterpunching ring technician. These days, he's pressuring nearly as much as he's laying back and waiting to counter. Makes for a much more exciting fight, nets him bigger paychecks, but part of the penalty for that is being much more open to getting caught.

I agree, though, that Mayweather has to use his jab like he never has. About the only thing that seems to shut Marquez down and keep him from countering as much is a stiff jab when it's doubled and trippled, and thrown with great frequency. If Floyd starts and finishes every combination with 2 or 3 quick, hard jabs, he could nullify about 75% of JMM's fight plan.