This is a day that most fans of boxing knew would come. Floyd Mayweather Jr is returning from his “retirement” this Saturday to take on Juan Manuel Marquez. The fight is billed as “Number One/Numero Uno” and takes place the weekend following Mexican Independence Day. The undercard features a rematch between Chris John and Rocky Juarez, Michael Katsidis vs. Vicente Escobedo, and the recently added Cornelius Lock vs. Orlando Cruz. The pay-per-view telecast from Las Vegas starts at 9 pm ET.
Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
Money Line: Mayweather Jr -350; Marquez +275
This fight was originally scheduled for July but an injured Mayweather rib forced the fight to be pushed back. Mayweather Jr last fought in December of 2007, a 10th round TKO of Ricky Hatton. Floyd retired later in 2008 instead of taking a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya. Now refreshed and rejuvenated, Mayweather can’t afford to have any ring rust against his Mexican counterpart. He’s one of the fastest men in boxing. Hand speed, footwork, and defensive reflexes are always in the favor of Mayweather no matter his opposition. He has a habit of feeling out his opponents in the early rounds, only to step on the gas late and blind them with his precision. Floyd Mayweather Jr has amassed 39 victories in 39 fights. A knockout has come in 25 of those wins. While not known as a powerful fighter, Floyd wears down opponents with an accumulation of shots. He could write the book on “Hit But Don’t Be Hit.”
Juan Manuel Marquez reads from another book, “Hit And Be Hit.” No different than many other Mexican warriors, Marquez has the skill but it is outweighed by his will. Mexican Independence Day is September 16. That should only fill Marquez with even more pride for his fight just three days later. Juan Manuel Marquez has a record of 50-4-1 with 37 wins by knockout. Despite being knocked down a couple of times in his career, Marquez has never been knocked out. That’s a testament to his warrior spirit. Marquez has two wins, over Juan Diaz and Joel Casamayor, since losing a close fight to Manny Pacquiao in 2008. Marquez is moving up in weight to tackle the biggest challenge of his career. He’s never faced anyone quite like Floyd Mayweather Jr and he will have to use every bit of his heart to come out a winner.
Fight Predictions
Trent: The saying goes that styles make fights. Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter in the world and you can make the argument that Marquez beat Pacquiao twice. But Pacquiao and Marquez have styles that make for competitive fights. Mayweather and Marquez have styles that could make this a long night for Juan Manuel Marquez. Floyd has every skill-based advantage. He’s younger. He’s bigger. Juan Manuel can defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr, but he’s going to have to fight the best fight of his career in order to do so. I won’t bet against Floyd Mayweather Jr until I see a reason to do so. Marquez is a good fighter that has shown flashes of greatness. Mayweather is a great fighter. A fighting spirit against Mayweather is almost like asking to be knocked out. Just ask Ricky Hatton. But I give Marquez the benefit of the doubt in that regard and say he makes it to the finish line. He’ll just be behind when he gets there. Mayweather by decision, 116-112.
Corey: Juan Manuel Marquez is a great fighter. He does everything well from offense to defense to turning it on late in fights to seal the deal, as he did against Joel Casamayor and Juan Diaz in his last two fights. The problem is Mayweather does everything Marquez does, but better. The only way I see Marquez pulling off a victory is if the two-year layoff has severely affected Mayweather’s timing. Given that Mayweather is a gym rat, we know he’ll be in shape. And, he’s the bigger man here, so if he takes everything Marquez throws at him early, he should wear Marquez down for a late stoppage – call it round 11 when either the referee or Nacho Beristain has seen enough.
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il give flayd til round 5 til he gets his ass handed 2 him flayd is fast, but lacks power, on the other hand juan marquez had speed indurance and power so say lights out 4 floys cuz he already lost.
I believe this will be the fight of the year. Marquez is an outstanding boxer who does everything exceptionally well. Mayweather is a boxer who does everything better than the closes fighter who can match up to him. Mayweather is just a natural who has the mental amd physsical advantage over Marquez. I believe Marquez can beat any other boxer out there besides Mayweather.
As a couch analyst-boxing fanatic I see Mayweather winning. Likely a later round ( 10th-11th ) T.k.o, I’ve watched alot of Floyd jr.’s fights. Hatton,Zab Judda,De la hoya,etc. & time & time again i lost money betting against Mayweather thinking Zab Judda,s speed and angility would win, or Ricky Hattons brute power would win, or De Lo Hoya’s heart & experience would over come and again i was wrong. The thing about Floyd jr. is that his flamboyant personality makes people actually question his greatness however he’s one of the only people that can really “walk the walk”. If your tring to lose your money than all you have to do is bet against him on sept. 19th ‘09
Nobody clamored for this fight. Fans will still watch it but not pay for it. There’s nothing to be excited about in this matchup. This is Floyd’s personal choice of an easy fight. This is not worth paying for. We’ll just wait for the replay as a study for real superfight of the year Pacquiao-Cotto in November.
No lie i belive the beter boxer in this match is Juan Manuel just because he doesnt belive that he will lose to anybody just ask manny p
I see JMM winning this fight via Unanimous Decision because he is a fighter. Unlike FMjr keeps on running away from the Opponent. FMjr thinks that he can outbox JMM, I don’t think so.. JMM is an accurate counter puncher. We saw that one against Manny Pacquiao. I don’t foresee a KnockOut result from this fight because FMJr is chicken who keeps on running!
According to Marquez in one of the article I’ve read today ,he will hunt Mayweather down.Let’s see if the old way can be change just for this fight.Imagine Marquez being offensive style ..let’s see. Would he be like a raging Hatton?,temperamental Judah?better still could he really changed his style of fighting?.
Next , will he be able to corner
Floyd and land his best shots?
If yes, then hopes are high he can upset Mayweather.It will uncover all the hidden truth about Floyds real condition without him having a litany of them.
Im a female boxer. Since I was little i’ve been into boxing. I’ve seen this both fine boxers and hands up Juan Manuel Marquez bby!!!. No doubt ’bout it. This is pride you nou what im talking ’bout!
Yah is easy to mout wash Maywealther but this guy is a great fighter and was born to be a boxer . JMM is great fighter as well and was born to be a fighter. i can bet with anything Floyd will win with split decision, JMM can only win with knockout and i can’t knock Floyd.
floyd pretty boy money maywheather is one of the most finest men i’ve eva seen in my life. i’m not obessed with him but i go on the internet every morning at school and look at his picture and sometime go on his website to. i leave des comment in hopw that he will someday write back. if i counld i would put my number on here. lol but if i could spend a whole day with dis man i would be extra happy.