Although Manny Pacquiao did win his thrid fight against Juan Manuel marquez on Saturday, it wasn’t in the fashion the entire world was expecting. Marquez wasn’t knocked out and wasn’t steamrolled. It was a majority decision. Pacquiao has been the product of brilliant match making these past two years, which has led to a lot of fans thinking he would actually beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. After seeing the success that Marquez had with counter punching last night, and the way Marquez used his ring IQ, is there anyone out there that still thinks Pacquiao could beat Mayweather?
Styles make fights, and Marquez gives Pacquiao trouble due to being a technician and a great counter puncher. Both of those qualities are things Mayweather would also bring, but Mayweather does them a lot better than Marquez. Mayweather’s defense, speed, and power are also better than Marquez’s. So now, the question is whether a Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight is still that mysterious? I think not.
I’ve believed Floyd could beat Manny ever since they started talking about the possibility of a fight 2 years ago. I still do. Unfortunately, it seems as of late that Floyd doesn’t believe in himself. Forget what he says, you can see it in his actions. After watching last nights fight, I’m sure he’s more confident in his ability to beat Pacquiao, which is a shame. Mayweather shouldn’t need to see Marquez do well against Pacquiao to sign up to fight Manny. Floyd is an amazing boxer, but hypothetically speaking, if Floyd does fight Pacquiao now, and wins decisively, it wouldn’t mean as much now, as it would’ve last year.
Sometimes time is of the essence, and Floyd has missed his window. Floyd fighting Manny now will seem only due to Marquez’s success. A tainted megafight may be on the horizon thats if, Floyd has started to believe in himself as the rest of his fans do.
