Mayweather vs Marquez Results: Floyd Mayweather Jr. showed why he is the best fighter on the planet with a 12-round drumming of top-10 pound-4-pound fighter Juan Manuel Marquez. After an 18 month layoff Mayweather turned in one of the best performances of his career by winning practically every minute of every round against the 36-year old Mexican legend Marquez. Mayweather was a 4-1 boxing betting odds favorite at the sports books but he performed like a 30-1 favorite. Bet on Boxing at online sportsbook BetUS.com and receive up to 145% in Cash Bonuses.
Mayweather who weighed in 2 lbs. over the contracted weight limit of 144 lbs. looked a full two weight classes larger than Marquez in the ring and used it to his advantage. Mayweather flattened Marquez in the second round with a short blinding left hook that had the Mexican in trouble. Marquez showed incredible recuperative powers by beating the count and regaining his legs to finish the round upright.
Get the latest fight predictions at VegasSharps.com. Throughout the fight, Marquez had no answer for anything Mayweather did. Mayweather boxed from the outside with a heavy pinpoint jab and unloaded blitzing rights and hooks with perfect timing. Marquez tried to flurry on occasion but landed arguably 3 clean punches in 12 rounds. Marquez gamely tried to the very end with a bloodied nose and puffy face but Mayweather counterpunched everything he threw and smothered him on the inside.
Mayweather’s speed, defense, conditioning and boxing ability is unrivaled and he should be instilled as a 2-1 boxing betting favorite in a dream fight against Manny Pacquiao . After the fight Shane Mosley confronted Mayweather and tension was high and a fight against Mosley should also favor Mayweather at a closer 8-5 margin. Final scores read 120-107, 119-108 and 118-109 all for Mayweather. Mayweather improves to 40-0, 25 KO’s. Marquez drops to 50-5-1, 37 KO’s.
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