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Who do you guys think is generally a better counter puncher? Who do you rate higher in counter punching ability?
Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Juan Manuel Marquez?
Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Juan Manuel Marquez?
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51Mayweather76.47%39Marquez23.53%12 -
jmm's offense ****s on floyd's.....
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The one thats not afraid of Pacquiao. Even when Pacquiao agreed to all those tests that one phoney requested, that phoney still ran into vacation like he always does when someones a threat to him.Comment
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whoever voted marquez over mayweather knows nothing about boxing...Comment
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Your sad mate get back to the topic at hand.
I'm gonna answer as un bias as I can. Floyds counters and very accurate and fast, but he seems to throw only 1 or 2 punches, this works on most opponents but will it be enough to keep relentless swarmers away (pac and hatton are two i can think of)? I noticed in the Hatton Fight Floyd had to throw more punches, this is out of his comfort zone but he seems to have no trouble doing it. Round 8 springs to mind when he countered Ricky with a left hook and turned him ended up pinning him in the corner with an 8 punch combo (dont quote me on the 8 punches, could have been more or less.) One punch is not enough to scare someone like those two away, hence Floyd stepping it up a gear and going into Pretty boy mode, not Money mode!
Juan counters very ferociously (spell?) with 4-5 punches, the Pac fights spring to mind. Pac would throw a crazy one two and Juan would dip or pivot then throw 4 or 5 back in order to stop Pacs attacks. Juan is also very good at finding openings in a defence with his counters. The Juan Diaz first fight springs to mind when Juan started to throw a diagonal uppercut punch under Diazs arms which work very well, we all know how that fight ended up.
So to go a little off topic, If Floyd was to fight Pac, I think he would have to throw a few more counters, for example, counter with what ever he finds effecive (most likely a short return right hand much like on one of the BS posters has in his GIF from the Mosley fight) but then after hes landed a good counter he will need to back Pac away with another left hook right hand, left hook right hand 4 punch combo. Just like Eric Morales did in the first fight. So in short, they are both awesome counter punches, two of the best in history. IMO though Floyds balance seems better to keep him in range and able to throw quick sharp counters, but Juans are very aggresive, like a pittbull with a bee up its nose. Both great fun to watch.
Edit, just noticed that the Mosley GIF I was refering to was from the TS!! Good stuffComment
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JMM................floyds better defensively..................and better ducking opponent.Comment
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Don't know, as a lot of Mayweather's counters come from his shoulder roll style, which is great for counter punching. On the other hand, Márquez counters have more ability in themselves. Don't know what would happen if they switched styles. It's like you asked me to rate defensively Wilfred Benítez vs. James Toney.Comment
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