Comments Thread For: Manny Pacquiao vs Juan M. Marquez III: Trainers' Takes

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I dont think this fight is a ***** move, Manny made the weight if Floyd made the weight I dont think we could look at it the same way neither as that is the fight that both fighters signed and agreed to.

I think at this stage Marquez weighed in at 142 here, as opposed to the full 145 for the Floyd fight, 2 years later and three pounds lighter I think its going to serve him better than most think.

Okay so assume that you all are suggesting he is just too small I dont see it if he adds the weight the right way, which that does appear to be the case now its a matter of what kind of fighting shape he is in, which to me we will know tonight but we can tell from the weigh in that he is clearly in better shape here than for the Mayweather fight and why wouldnt he be? he is a couple pounds lighter and looks shredded.

Just think of it this way, Pac may be rusty~~~ what I mean by that is that in his last three fights, he was in front of guys who were not really fighting back, Okay Margarito was for the first four rounds or so, until that eye socket broke but even then.... Manny was able to deal with the slower wider Margarito who had no footwork or defense.

How does Manny react when suddenly he finds himself back in a fight?

Because Manny is a great fighter and he loves someone who will fight him. Your asking how does Manny react when suddenly he finds himself fighting back in a fight? I ask how does JMM react when he's suddenly fighting a full fledged WW? We both can answer those questions and the answers are not good for the LW Champion.

You are right though, Pac could be a little rusty at first as he hasn't been fighting quality fighters since.... it seems like forever. JMM is quality but not at this level and that is why it was requested at the weight its at. JMM looks good, but he had a six pack for the weigh in vs Mayweather too. I can not for the life of me think of his name, but a boxing historian was favoring JMM and said because he gave Pac such a hard time, Mayweather was going to as well.