Mayweather is The Man

Floyd Mayweather came out of retirement 2 lbs overweight for his fight and it was very obvious. This is an easy argument to make but it is not the only reason for his victory. He was faster and stronger than the very talented Marquez. The only difference the weight made was the power of Marquez's punches. Marquez's shots were few and far between but don't let his punch output fool you. He stuck with the fight all twelve rounds. Regardless, Mayweather showed he should still be in boxing but the real question is will he fight a true welterweight?

Many people feel Mayweather ducked Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito, Paul Williams and other Welterweights before he retired. HE fought Oscar De La Hoya who had to drop some pounds and Ricky Hatton who had to gain some. Marquez had never fought at 145 lbs. and admitted to being out of his league at that weight class. "If I had 4 or 5 fights at this weight, it would have been a different story." This is very true.

Mayweather was bombarded by Shane Mosely and Bernard Hopkins after the fight in the ring. I don't believe in conspiracies but this was one. The public wants Manny Pacqiao but Bob Arum doesn't. Golden Boy wants the big payday instead, hence the bombardment. He will probably fight Manny Pacquiao and that would be a bad fight for Pacquiao.

More will develop a little bit later.

As for Marquez, he fought as well as he could and should fight Michael Katsidis at 135 lbs. I predict Marquez to drop back down in weight and dominate the lighter weight classes. Maybe a rematch with Chris John at a catch weight. The future is still good for Marquez despite the loss.

Many people claim it was a boring fight, if you watch it closely you see a skilled fighter work for 12 rounds. It was a good performance from two great fighters.