Marcos Maidana: Can He Shock The World by beating Mayweather?

By Boxing News - 02/22/2014 - Comments

maidanaBy Rocky Esposito: Marcos Maidana is a fun fighter to watch and he is very easy to root for. He might not be the most technically skilled boxer alive, but for all that he lacks, he makes up for it with his aggressive/come forward style, his heart, and his will to win. Also, Maidana possesses a very rare trait that simply cannot be taught, and that is… He knows how to deal with and handle adversity inside the ring extremely well. Whenever he has a set back inside the ring, he does not go into panic mode or have a systems shutdown. On the contrary, he seems to come back with even sharper focus and determination.

Another major, invaluable asset/plus that Maidana has going for him is his Trainer, Robert Garcia. Although he did not win the award officially, Robert Garcia was in my opinion Boxing’s Trainer of the Year for 2013. (And I have nothing but respect for the actual winner Freddie Roach, whom I believe is unarguably a Hall of Fame trainer). No trainer might posses the key to the Mayvinci Code, but I can assure you that Robert will have his fighter prepared and in the best possible position for him to succeed.

Finally, we discuss Maidana’s opponent/dilemma, Mr. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Whether you are a fan of Floyd of not, there are certain irrefutable truths/facts about him inside the ring that are undeniable. He is Pound for Pound the best Boxer on the planet. A planet by the way which is inhabited by over 7 billion people. (I just wanted to put the Pound for Pound title into perspective). He is 45-0, he is entering the 18th year of his career and realistically only had 2 or 3 really competitive fights in his entire career. Two of those competitive fights were all the way back in 2002. His next competitive fight (Oscar De La Hoya) was 9 fights and 4 and a 1/2 years later. All due respect to Cotto, Mosley and Zab, (All future Hall of Famers) none of them won more then 3 rounds. And the insane thing about it all? Floyd currently looks in tip top shape, with no decline in any part of his game.

Can Maidana pull off the upset? Or, from the other side, can Maidana even make it a competitive fight? Boxing is a brutal sport with a delicate truth, just one or two correctly placed and rightly timed punches (that take less then a second in their application) can in effect shock the Boxing world. We will see in May! God Bless!



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