Why was Marquez-Pacquiao II so close?

[AIR_KENG]

Pacquiao = Attacker
JMM = Counter-puncher

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[Puntoyhauf]

And in our country there is a word "Kont****lo" meaning your match... more like counterpart. no matter how good you are you'll find someone who will give you a hardtime to win.

(Nobody beats me in billiards in our town, nobody but the pool table's owner's daughter. Damn...she's my kont****lo)

[Panopticon]

Because unlike Pacman's last few opponents, Marquez was able to find a home for his right hand all night long.

De La Hoya never had a good right hand. Pac nullified his left hooks and went right through his pourous defense. Hatton never had a chance, and Cotto also found himself unable to land his left hand against Pac, which left him with a right that didnt prove to be that strong or effective.

You need a good straight right hand to beat Pac. Marquez had a very fast and strong right hand that night, and he made Manny's night hell. Mayweather has a great right. Thats why I cant bet against him.

[Left Hook Tua]

just another case of a far inferior opponent being a styles matchup problem to a much superior greater fighter.

[tommy boo boxer]

Was it because Pacquiao was weight drained or was it because of Marquez's skills?

are you f'uc'king serious?

[ummid]

what ya mean?

something like this:
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[ummid]

just another case of a far inferior opponent being a styles matchup problem to a much superior greater fighter.

oh ****! no, you didn't just sully the name of mexico's last hero...

[sigrab]

something like this:

[mr. bojangles]

Styles makes fights.

yea, what larryx said. JMM is Pac's Joe Frazier.

[ThePunchingBag]

Both.

Most people agree Marquez get's killed at 140+, so it does have something to do with the weight.

But...

It's also Marquez's skills that kept him competitive with Pacquaio when no one else could at the time.