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Now, don't get it twisted - I said Marquez isn't all that great at 135. Obviously he's great otherwise, but it's perfectly possible that Kats will show Marquez's age. Just look at the success Diaz had in the first fight - he made Marquez look old and flustered.
We'll see. He's only had 3 fights at the weight, and the first 2 of those were extremely difficult outings for him (the scorecards before the stoppages reflect that). His best days were at 126 and, to a lesser extent, 130.Comment
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Didn't want to twist, was just asking. Thing is, age can slow down JMM some and take away some reflexes, but it cannot annull his style. He is one of the best counter punchers in sport and has a great chin and decent power at LW. Besides that, he was never KOed and is always in tip top shape. Katsidis is stronger and bigger than him and he will cause him trouble till JMM figures him out and then is only inevitable.
On the other hand, every fighter comes to night when he grows old. Casa was also never KOed till JMM came.
Ok, we'll see. I just don't think Kats has power enough to stop JMM and he ceartanly doesn't have the skill to outpoint him. But, like I said, father time always comes, sooner for some, later for others, so we'll have to wait.We'll see. He's only had 3 fights at the weight, and the first 2 of those were extremely difficult outings for him (the scorecards before the stoppages reflect that).Last edited by Twiggy; 09-06-2010, 09:34 AM.Comment
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No, Floyd is just that good. But JMM is an aging fighter that is most effective at 135 lbs and shouldn't be fighting at 140, nevermind above that.Comment
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No worries.
The bold is exactly what Kats will look to do - nullify that superior skillset by charging in, applying relentless pressure (i.e Diaz 1) and not giving Marquez the chance to get his usual counterpunching rhythm going. A good example of Marquez needing some time to get into said rhythm is the first Pacquiao fight. Granted, he dominated Pacquiao after round 2, but that was when the latter was stylistically a wild, crazy lunatic.
My point is that Kats is capable of repeating that same kind of round 1 as the Pacquaio fight - i.e. scoring flash KDs and forcing him on the defensive back foot - but it's up to him to finish Marquez when he has him in that kind position because, as you said, it'll only be a matter of time before he gets his rhythm going and outboxes Kats for the rest of the way.
Also, I obviously realise Marquez is not an Escobedo who'll let Kats bully him around for 12 rounds (then again, Diaz did it in the first fight...) He's smarter than that, and Kats knows it. Thus, his only option is to stop him early like he did with Mitchell. There's no way Kats can decision Marquez convincingly. He'd be extremely lucky to get even an SD.
My message to Kats would be - swarm with your guard up like you've never swarmed before, and don't try to outbox the fella! We've got this.Comment
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I reffuse to call JMM a bum, regardless of his performance in the 147 division.Comment
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Looking forward to the JMM-Kats fight. I see JMM outboxing Kats. But the skin over JMM left eyebrow worries me. Having been in sooo many wars, its prone to swelling/cuts.Comment
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