Myth: A "Fat" Marquez vs. Mayweather

[mangler jr]

Can someone explain to me this myth that Marquez was Fat vs Mayweather. I mean how does a guy go from 135 to 142 and gets fat in the process? I whole 7 pounds!!! I'm sure most real boxing fans have a copy of this fight and unless your blind or just a biased *******, I dont see a "Fat" Marquez. I see a guy that is shorter than Mayweather but still very strong, stout, durable, and solidly built. 142 didn't make Marquez fat or slow, he has always been slower than Floyd, he has always been shorter than Floyd, he has always had a shorter reach than Floyd.

So basically stop making excuses by insulting Marquez, calling him fat, old, slow, etc...Floyd has had 40 fights has he not outsped every opponent regardless of their age and conditioning? Was Chico old fat and slow? Was Zab old fat and slow? Was Hatton, Old fat and slow? Was Castillo Old Fat and Slow?

My guess is that Marquez would of done a lot better vs Pacquiao at 142 on that night than he would vs Mayweather at any weight.

Go watch Marquez at his real weight and then make a thread. He already looked too small for 35. Don't pretend Mayweather fought anything resembling a prime Marquez. Not to mention he didn't even bother making the weight.

[Ringthebell]

135 is JMMs best weight. Not everyone can move up weight like Pac.
Pac finished JMM anyway as a force

Really? He was ripped off against Pac then he kayoed Casamayor and kayoed Juan Diaz. Does that seem like someone Pac finished as a force? Do you watch any fights Pac is not involved in?

[M.I.C.]

Go watch Marquez at his real weight and then make a thread. He already looked too small for 35. Don't pretend Mayweather fought anything resembling a prime Marquez. Not to mention he didn't even bother making the weight.

He's too small for a weight were he knocked out the then current and former champion? Marquez chose to trade with Diaz, had he boxed him it would of been an easy night.

[-The Glove-]

Kinda late but it's the same way that Cotto was drained at 1 or 2 lbs less.

[M.I.C.]

Kinda late but it's the same way that Cotto was drained at 1 or 2 lbs less.

Oh its all good you only missed a bunch of pac fans trying to dismiss Marquez and belittle him as out of shape blah blah blah. Same guy who gave Pac the business so you know how that goes.

[Spray_resistant]

TS, fat or not, blown up or not, Floyd a legit normal sized WW beat a small LW who spent most of his career at FW.

So don't act like it was anything more than a Floyd showcase and a relatively safe fight to display his skills.

[mangler jr]

He's too small for a weight were he knocked out the then current and former champion? Marquez chose to trade with Diaz, had he boxed him it would of been an easy night.

Maybe, but the truth of the matter is that JMM's best weight and career weight is 126.

Look at video of him at FW and see his blinding speed and look at photos of him at those weights and look at the difference in his body.

Its obvious.

[M.I.C.]

Maybe, but the truth of the matter is that JMM's best weight and career weight is 126.

Look at video of him at FW and see his blinding speed and look at photos of him at those weights and look at the difference in his body.

Its obvious.

Again, you say 126 is his best weight......so far perhaps. How would you know 140+ aint his best weight until he fights at that weight. You dont have to lock this man in a 126 box and basically try to say that any thing outside of that doesn't count.

[mangler jr]

Again, you say 126 is his best weight......so far perhaps. How would you know 140+ aint his best weight until he fights at that weight. You dont have to lock this man in a 126 box and basically try to say that any thing outside of that doesn't count.

Its obvious 126 is his best weight. I've watched almost all his fights. At the lower weights he made look fights look boring. Thats how much he dominated.

He only got by at 35' because of his amazing skill but you could tell his body and reflexes were not what they were at his "prime" weight.

He might still win fights at 35 and 40' but not without a lot of sacrifice and wear and tear.

[M.I.C.]

160 is B-Hops best weight, 130 is Floyd's best weight, so now what?