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By Jake Donovan - The last time Marcos Maidana fought in rematch, he needed just 21 seconds to knock out countryman Omar Leon in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The April ‘06 battle came two months after the lone other rematch in his career, scoring a repeat 3rd round knockout of Sergio Benitez.
Leon became the first to drop the Argentine slugger, but paid the price in getting stopped in four rounds, or 10 more minutes than he lasted in the sequel. That trivia tidbit aside, neither rematch was entirely necessary. Maidana had already stopped both fighters the first time around in separate bouts in 2005.
As far as the former 140 lb. titlist is concerned, however, a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is necessary, and a chance to improve on his competitive loss to the unbeaten pound-for-pound king.
“I think it benefits me more having a rematch with him,” Maidana (35-4, 31KOs) says of this weekend’s welterweight title fight sequel, which headlines at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “I'm able to correct the mistakes I made in the first fight and take advantage of his mistakes.
“Even though he makes very few mistakes I already know what they are, and I think I can exploit that and take advantage of them.” [Click Here To Read More]
Leon became the first to drop the Argentine slugger, but paid the price in getting stopped in four rounds, or 10 more minutes than he lasted in the sequel. That trivia tidbit aside, neither rematch was entirely necessary. Maidana had already stopped both fighters the first time around in separate bouts in 2005.
As far as the former 140 lb. titlist is concerned, however, a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is necessary, and a chance to improve on his competitive loss to the unbeaten pound-for-pound king.
“I think it benefits me more having a rematch with him,” Maidana (35-4, 31KOs) says of this weekend’s welterweight title fight sequel, which headlines at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “I'm able to correct the mistakes I made in the first fight and take advantage of his mistakes.
“Even though he makes very few mistakes I already know what they are, and I think I can exploit that and take advantage of them.” [Click Here To Read More]
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