By Dave Lahr: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez reportedly thinks that Floyd Mayweather Jr. would be too much for Manny Pacquiao if they were to ever fight. I’m kind of doubtful about them ever getting in the ring right now because I suspect Pacquiao will ask for too much money and price himself out of the Mayweather bout next year when Bob Arum tries to work out a deal between them.
Hopefully, Pacquiao comes back down to earth and accepts the 60-40 deal that Mayweather offers him. But, yeah, Marquez thinks Mayweather will beat Pacquiao, and I totally agree with the proud Mexican warrior. Marquez should know who the better fighter is, because he’s fought Pacquiao and Mayweather in the past, losing by a land slide decision to Mayweather last year in September and fighting to a 12 round draw and a controversial split decision against Pacquaio.
Marquez said Mayweather would beat Pacquiao by a 12 round unanimous decision because of his intelligence, slick movements and great defense. Mayweather would pick Pacquiao apart with jabs and quick combinations that would enable Mayweather to win all the rounds.
That makes a lot of sense, because Marquez has fought both Mayweather and Pacquiao. Marquez did a great job against Pacquiao, and many people feel that Marquez should have won both of the fights with the Filipino fighter. However, Marquez looked really bad against Mayweather and was never really competitive at all. That tells you that if Mayweather can totally dominate a fighter like Marquez, then he likely would do the exact same thing, but maybe even worse, against Pacquaio.
So, it’s probably a good thing that Pacquiao isn’t fighting Mayweather now, because he at least can keep winning for a little while longer by facing fighters from his own stable rather than taking on Mayweather and getting pounded into submission. Marquez would be the one that should know who would win between Mayweather and Pacquiao.
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