HOT POTATO via LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao III has its own story to tell. But, to critical thinkers, much of its context brings the lights on even brighter which narrow down to two fights, to wit: Marquez’s last fight with Mayweather, Jr. in 2009 and Pacquiao’s last fight with Marquez in 2008.
Here’s issue that boxing fans must accept: Marquez clearly dominated Pacquiao in technique in their two encounters, though Pacquiao prevailed because of his heavier and better handspeed.
Consider this: M?rquez fought Pacquiao in a controversial bout that was scored a draw in 2004 and in 2008 a split decision to Pacquiao’s favor, all because M?rquez suffered a knockdown in the third round that proved to be the difference, as the remaining rounds were scored dead even. Advertisement
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Striker No.1: Team Pacquiao has studied very well Marquez’s movements and the way Floyd Mayweather, Jr. clipped his wings. Mayweather, Jr.’s style obviously made Marquez look like an old man. Adopting Mayweather, Jr.’s blueprint plus Pacquiao’s speed and power would be enough to knock Marquez’s head off.
Striker No.2: It’s totally a gross underestimation to gauge Marquez’s power based on his performance with Mayweather, Jr. The fighting styles of the two, being both basically technical fighters, produced such a kind of complexity in which Mayweather, Jr. demonstrated over Marquez the principles of boxing in their respective purest form: clean punching, effective aggressiveness, ring generalship and defense. Mayweather, Jr., indeed, “disabled” Marquez in their twelve rounds of boxing.
Striker No.3: True, judging a boxing match is inherently a subjective exercise. But, power, speed and techniques that Marquez has developed after his fight with Mayweather, Jr. versus Pacquiao’s fighting style of aggression, albeit at times less effective, plus his unpredictable footwork, speed and power, will show complete objectivity only once a legally executed knockout transpires. This can go either way, if not just a one-sided match to the drumbeat of Pacquiao’s control.
Striker No. 4: Marquez was the smaller fighter in Mayweather-Marquez bout. And the same Marquez might enter surprisingly bigger, if not of closer weight than Pacquiao. Marquez’s speed and power and intelligence would somehow change the complexity of Pacquiao’s aggression.
Only then, from there and onward would Pacquiao and Marquez leave no doubts as to whether who truly reigns supreme come fight night.
Concluding equalizers: Pacquaio, 33 vs. Marquez, 39; Pacquiao KO 65.52% vs. Marquez KO 66.1%; Both with 53 wins; Marquez fought lightweight in last three fights after losing to Mayweather, Jr. in the welterweight vs. Pacquiao’s last four fights all of which he won comfortably at welterweight; Pacquiao with well-developed power-right vs. Marquez increasing knockout power from the right as well since they last fought; Marquez on solitude vs. Pacquiao with mutitude of distractions (politics, entertainment, investment crisis and allegations of extra-marital affairs); Issues with IRS and VisonQuest and more; Marquez vs. Pacquiao III, which is scheduled on November 12, 2011, will have to be fought for Pacquiao to defend his WBO Welterweight Championship belt.
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