Marquez vs. Mayweather

By Dave Lahr: In last night’s HBO Mayweather-Marquez 24/7, episode 1 special, Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4, 37 KO’s) summed up his September 19th opponent Floyd Mayweather Jr. pretty well, saying “ He’s a fighter that doesn’t like to be hit.” Marquez made it clear that he intends on hitting Mayweather as frequently as he can [...]

By Jason Kim: In an interview at the boxing site Fight Hype, trainer Freddie Roach had little good to say about next month’s bout between Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying “They’ve already given up on pay-per-view audiences. They know it’s not going to sell well.”

By Trevor Weis: Following the Ortiz/Maidana fight, Max Kellerman went on to say that “more is required in the sport of boxing than any other, maybe more than what is reasonable.” And even though we as boxing fans may not truly understand, still we demand more. After all, who is in need of a mediocre [...]

By Dave Lahr: In Oscar De La Hoya’s weekly blog, he’s predicting that Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s) will beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KO’s), giving Floyd his first loss of his career in doing so. De La Hoya feels that the two years that Mayweather has been out of the ring, along [...]

By Jim Dower: Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s) expressed concern with the speed of unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KO’s) in an conference call today, saying “Mayweather is coming with a lot of speed and that is always difficult to deal with.”

By Liam Santiago: In recent times, boxing has seen many surprises and upsets in big fights across the globe. We witnesses Amir Khan get knocked out in fifty four seconds by an un-heard of boxer. We saw Manny Pacquiao score two knock downs before knocking Ricky Hatton out cold. And in not so recent times, [...]

By Jim Dower: Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s) is ready to pull off a major upset on September 19th in his mega fight with undefeated pound-for-pound boxing star Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez, 35, has put on weight, gotten much stronger and is hitting [...]

By Phil George: Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be underestimating Juan Manuel Marquez in his September 19th fight. Many people are writing off this durable Mexican fighter, making Mayweather the considerable favorite. Is this justifiable? Marquez has humbled Cuban Joel Casamayor and the “Baby Bull” Juan Diaz in his last two fights, which is proof enough [...]

By Joel Nepomuceno: Everyone knows him. When he retired from the sport of boxing, he was on top, undefeated, considered the number #1 Pound for Pound kingpin. He was called out more during his retirement than when he was active. True boxing fans have argued his place among the All Time Greats. Casual fans either [...]

By Mark Phillips: When looking towards Manuel Marquez’s July 18th bout held at 144 pounds against Floyd Mayweather Jnr, one must wonder whether physics has already played a huge role in determining the outcome; with 144 being a number not to be ignored.

By Dave Lahr: Since the economy took a recent nosedive not too long ago it seems that the cable networks have been trying harder to get the most value for their dollar, refusing to show fighters that don’t entertain and give boxing fans their money’s worth.

By Jason Kim: Recently, I was kind of stunned to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) trying to argue his case as to why he should still be the number #1 pound-for-pound boxing star in the sport despite having been out of the sport for two years. Mayweather, 32, was coming at it from [...]

By Amilcar Barnett: Boxers, even world champion boxers don’t often travel from Mexico to London to announce fights taking place in Las Vegas, but that is precisely what Juan Manuel ‘Dinamita’ (Dinamite) Marquez, the world lightweight champion did this week to announce his upcoming fight with the recently un-retired Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather.

By Dave Lahr: Every fighter leaves a legacy whether good or bad and many of them wish they could do things differently if they had the chance to redo their career from scratch. In the case of Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) I wonder if some day he might want to do the same [...]

By Eric Thomas: At yesterday’s press conference on the 80th floor of the Empire State building in New York, Juan Manuel Marquez chose his words carefully, making sure that he only said good things about his July 18th opponent undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs), saying that he sees him as being the same [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news, Floyd Mayweather Jr’s (39-0, 25 KOs) comeback fight just got a little easier today as his opponent Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, (50-4-1, 37 KOs) a 135-pound lightweight, will now have to move up in weight to fight Mayweather at 147 rather than the previously agreed upon [...]

By Jim Dower: According to Setanta Sports, six-division champion Oscar De La Hoya is under the belief that Juan Manuel Marquez can beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. if Marquez uses his boxing skills, and elects to jab Mayweather. De La Hoya, 36, points to his own minor success that he had in fighting Mayweather Jr. in [...]

By Manuel Perez: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) made it official today that he’s coming back after more than a year away from boxing to fight lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Excuse me if I don’t get excited about the bout, because it seems [...]