Juan Manuel Marquez was 30 years old and a year into his first title reign at featherweight by the time Mike Alvarado turned pro in 2004.
Some ten years later, both fighters are at a similar point in their career in need of a win yet its the aged veteran who carries the greater upside while Alvarado fights for his boxing life when the two collide this weekend at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
The bout takes weight at a maximum catchweight of 144 lb., and airs live on HBOs World Championship Boxing series (Saturday 10:15PM ET/7:15PM PT and local time). Both fighters easily made weight for the contest: Marquez a former champ at 126, 130, 135 and 140 hit the scales at a ripped and ready 141.6 lb., while Alvarado came in at 143.2 lb., looking more replenished and defined than has been the case in past fights where he was forced to shrink down to the 140 lb. limit.
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i think marquez will do it.
butt now i'm worried.
all but one of boxingscene staff predicts marquez.
wow no one picking alvarado. ive only watched his rios fights and provd but if he sticks and moves like he did in the 2nd fight he should win.
If he sticks and moves Marquez will beat the **** out of him easily. Alvarado's best chance is to brawl inside where his size and power might be too much.
Since there was NO RANDOM TESTING for this fight, Marquez & Alvarado could both be juiced. We obviously expect Marquez to be juiced with Memo Heredia's PED coktails.
I'm really impressed that no one (even Marquez fans) is trying to defend Marquez's highly su****ious PED use. Even without concrete proof, Marquez using PED's is now considered unanimous in the boxing community.
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