The Man that Beat Manny Pacquiao Twice & Floyd Mayweather JR’s Road Rage
By Geno McGaheeOf recent note, outside of Erik Morales in 2005 and Juan Manuel Marquez on two occasions, no fighter has been effective against Manny Pacquiao. Much like the opponents of Mike Tyson in the 1980s and 90s, the opponents of Pacquiao tend to jump right into survival mode, looking for that final bell instead of going for victory. Morales was left in a mangled heap in two rematches with Pacquiao, while Marquez held his own and many believe, as he does, that he was robbed of two victories.
With Team Pacquiao not holding their breath, waiting for Floyd Mayweather, JR., to finally sign the contract, they have shifted focus to Marquez, but there is a catch. Manny was a light middleweight in his last fight, twenty pounds heavier then the division that Marquez rules. Marquez wants to fight at 135 but will fight at 140, or so the reports have claimed, but Pacquiao wants a welterweight showdown.
Marquez tried the welterweight division in 2009 and was dominated by a true 147 pounder in Floyd Mayweather, JR. He’s not effective at the heavier weights. He’s sluggish and his power did not follow him up through the divisions. He needs to stay at or below 140 and Team Pacquiao, knows this and this is why they have proposed a meeting at a heavier weight.
They are the bigger name by miles at this point and want to stack the deck in favor of the Filipino and if they waive enough money in the face of Marquez, he will come in at heavyweight. He has proven this by taking an unwinnable fight with Floyd at welterweight. It’s boxing. It’s about the money a lot of the time, and the immediate refusal to fight at 147 will be silenced quickly enough when the money is brought up.
With Andre Berto not being taken too seriously by any boxing fan due in large part to his soft opposition, Marquez is one of three men that are acceptable fights for Pacquiao at this time, followed by Floyd Mayweather, JR., and Sergio Martinez. I don’t think too many want to watch Shane Mosley carried out on a stretcher should he face Manny, which some have suggested.
With Martinez being too big for Pacquiao, Floyd being disinterested on the surface, Mosley being too old and shot, and Berto being unproven, that leaves Marquez and if Floyd doesn’t jump soon, we will see a third encounter, which isn’t a bad thing, but it’s not exactly what the public wants to see.
“Money” Mayweather’s other Fight
Floyd Mayweather, JR., 41-0, 25 KO’s, is in demand…but it’s not just by Manny Pacquiao and Sergio Martinez. In the Mayweather family tradition, Floyd is in legal trouble after an alleged beating of his ex girlfriend and some vehicular violence toward an ex-employee.
Facing 34 years in prison, Floyd must once again convince his ex to testify that he did nothing wrong and that she lied. It may be a tall order here. There have been battery charges in the past placed against Floyd by his girlfriend, but she withdrew her allegations and they reconciled, but recently, he not only reportedly beat her again, but took her Iphone as well, which added a felony theft to long list of charges.
If that weren’t enough, Mayweather is under investigation for allegedly trying to kill one of his ex associates, running him of the road. The road rage took place in Las Vegas, where Quincey Williams, a former associate of Floyd, claimed that “Money” tried to run him off the road. Mayweather has also been accused of hitting a security guard in the face and will be investigated for that as well.
Money troubles, legal troubles, and boxing fans ready to give up on him have pushed Mayweather into a mental breakdown, obvious by his recent behavior and mad ramblings in video comments. At this point, as much as I favor him to beat Pacquiao, it’s hard to imagine him not being distracted and it only takes one moment of distraction for Pacquiao to land and end the fight…if the fight should even happen.
Julio Cesar Chavez JR out of the Fight
A pay per view that was to pit Julio Cesar Chavez, JR., against Alfonso Gomez, has totally fallen apart. Initially, Gomez pulled out with an injury, making room for late replacement, Pawel Wolak, but Chavez, JR., would become ill and attempt to pull out, only to be forced into it, reportedly, by his promoter.
After waking up with a near 103 degree fever, Chavez, JR., put his foot down and officially pulled out of the pay per view, leaving Wolak to face the unknown Jose Pinzon. Nonito Donaire facing another unknown is also being used to sell this card, but all indications are that it will lose money considering that the main event has fallen completely through.
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