Mayweather Outclasses Marquez
September 20, 2009 | by The Maven | Filed under athletes, boxing, interviews, video
After 21 months out of the ring, Money Mayweather returned with a guarantee that he was still the best boxer in the world and he back it up word for word, jab for jab on Saturday night.
Mayweather moved his undefeated record up to 40-0, 25 KOs by dismantling Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez and winning by unanimous decision at MGM Grand’s Garden Arena in Las Vegas while earning an estimated 10-15 million dollars.
Mayweather knocked down Marquez in the second round and then assaulted him with endless damaging jabs and hooks.
Mayweather said about Marquez and his size advantage:
“Marquez is tough as nails. He’s a great little man. He was really hard to fight, and he kept taking some unbelievable shots.”
“Don’t forget, I came from a small weight class too, so I know when you’re in front of a great fighter. I think he brought his best tonight, Mayweather admitted.”
At Friday’s weigh-in, Marquez (50-5-1) was four pounds lighter (142 pounds) than Mayweather (145 pounds), who paid a $600,000 penalty for missing the bout weight of 144 pounds.
Besides Mayweather’s size advantage, he also had a overwhelming punching advantage. Mayweather landed 290 of 493 (59 percent) blows to Marquez’s 69 of 583 (12 percent). Mayweather’s jab was also dominant as he connected with 185 of 316 (59 percent) to Marquez’s 21 of 288 (7 percent).
Next up should be the megafight that everybody wants to see between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao as long as Pacquiao manages to get past Cotto on a schedules November 14th bout.
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