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By Jake Donovan - In a manner of 20 minutes, Juan Manuel Marquez went from on the verge of becoming an ex-lightweight champion to punching his way towards the top of the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes.
A third round knockdown was not enough to slow down the defending lightweight king, who rallied back to stop Michael Katsidis in the ninth round of their main event Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Marquez weighed 134 lb for what was the third successful defense of his lightweight crown, while Katsidis checked in at the divisional limit of 135 lb.
On paper, a war was expected but also one where Marquez would pick apart the Australian in a fight that figured to be fun for however long it lasted.
It’s pretty much exactly how the fight turned out to be, with Marquez doing his part in the early going. The future Hall-of-Famer jumped out to a quick lead, dominating the action in the opening round with superior boxing skills and offsetting a potential Katsidis rally in the second with precise combination punching upstairs and to the body.
The beauty of boxing is that one punch can often turn things around, and on several occasions erasing huge scorecards. Katsidis was well on the verge of falling into a deep hole before scoring with a monster left hook to floor Marquez and leave him buzzed even upon beating the count. [Click Here To Read More]
A third round knockdown was not enough to slow down the defending lightweight king, who rallied back to stop Michael Katsidis in the ninth round of their main event Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Marquez weighed 134 lb for what was the third successful defense of his lightweight crown, while Katsidis checked in at the divisional limit of 135 lb.
On paper, a war was expected but also one where Marquez would pick apart the Australian in a fight that figured to be fun for however long it lasted.
It’s pretty much exactly how the fight turned out to be, with Marquez doing his part in the early going. The future Hall-of-Famer jumped out to a quick lead, dominating the action in the opening round with superior boxing skills and offsetting a potential Katsidis rally in the second with precise combination punching upstairs and to the body.
The beauty of boxing is that one punch can often turn things around, and on several occasions erasing huge scorecards. Katsidis was well on the verge of falling into a deep hole before scoring with a monster left hook to floor Marquez and leave him buzzed even upon beating the count. [Click Here To Read More]
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