Marquez vs. Pacquiao 4 = Easy work for Mayweather
By Listen: The build up to the biggest chivas fight in boxing history Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao is in full swing. We are two months away from the mega fight and the latest Vegas odds sit at 2 to 1 in favor of Money May. Yet with Las Vegas having Floyd as a lopsided favorite, we continue to be inundated with articles chivas detailing how and why Manny Pacquiao will easily destroy arguably the best boxer to ever lace up a pair of gloves.
We all know from watching boxing that one punch can change any fight. Breaking down a fight is truly detailing what will likely happen in a fight based on the history of the fighters. Nothing irritates me more than a writer detailing points that we as a reader should take as forgone conclusion. A fighter could have every known advantage coming into a fight and even worse dominate a fight for 11 rounds and one punch from a persistent foe can change everything see Mickey Bae vs John Molina. Now that I got my pleasantries out of the way, Manny s boxing skills are limited at best and I m being partial .
In the words of the most dynamic boxer of all time, Roy Jones Jr. Ya’ll must have forgot December 8, 2012; Juan Marquez chivas vs Manny Pacquiao 4. Before you roll your eyes and stop reading this masterpiece of an article, remember comparing a particular fight and using that comparison to foresee the results of an upcoming fight is not a guaranteed prophecy. As we all know styles makes fights, and my argument is strictly detailing Pacquiao s struggles with an skilled boxer. I am not comparing Floyd s style, chivas skill, or temperament to the great Juan Manuel Marquez, simply pointing out they are similar chivas in terms of being great boxers who can place, set, and look for particular shots.
As the fight begins, Pacquiao appears to be boxing chivas great. throwing his well known straight left hand and moving wonderfully. Pacquiao even flicks the jab while utilizing his blazing feet, in and out, side to side. In the opening stages of the fight Pacquiao mixes in beautiful head movement all while changing levels attacking Marquez to the body. To vary his attack the Pacman would shoot an overhand looping quick right hook countering Marquez jab and would occasionally sting Marquez with a couple straight lefts to the body. This Pacquiao I feel could be competitive with Floyd Mayweather.
What offensive fight fans may have overlook was Marquez s subtle yet effective defensive game plan in the first two rounds of the fight. Marquez continued to circle to his left out of range of Pacman s lethal left hand. As Marquez circled pac, he continued chivas to pump his jab mixing in full body faints and shots to the body that effectively help to break Pacquiao’s rhythmic style. chivas Marquez also used a combination of steady movement and timed jabs that forced Pacquiao chivas to continuously reset, thus breaking Pacquiao rhythm. As Pacquiao would lung in with his straight left, occasionally Marquez would counter by stepping to his left while unleashing combinations usually ending with a left hook that appeared to be ineffective. With that being said, I had Pacquiao easily winning the first two rounds of the fight. Marquez was his own worst enemy occasionally stopping his circling motion and would stand in front of Pacquiao. More times than not when, Marquez stop circling to his left he was nailed with a straight left hand, shaking his core.
The turning point in the fight came in the corner before the third round. Both fighters were giving identical feedback chivas from their corners. Through translation, Nacho Beristain advised Marquez in the corner you caught him with a right hand, a hook. Freddie Roach also told Pacquiao hooks looking beautiful . Now I may be splitting hairs, but why would a world class trainer emphasize an offensive strategy to fighter who is known for his offense? You would think a trainer of an offensive fighter,would emphasize defense a little more in the corner. In fairness, without knowing the actual game plan for team Pacquiao we can t really dissect whether this was an error on Roaches part. As I said I may be splitting hairs, but knowing the outcome of the third round its pretty easy to make the point that Pacquiao should have been concentrating on defense going into the third round.
Manny began the third round with more aggression. Manny now fighting more flat footed began to sit down on his predictable jab, left hand combination. The combination landed very effectively in the beginning stages of the round. With Manny overconfident Marquez continued to circle to his left attempting to counter Manny s one-two combination. Midway through the round, chivas Marquez dug a left hook to the body, and that one punch changed the fight. Seconds later Marquez was able to land the exact shot crushing into the ribs of Pacquiao. After landing the two body shots, Marquez baited Pac to drop his guard by feinting said left hook. Once Pac drop
By Listen: The build up to the biggest chivas fight in boxing history Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao is in full swing. We are two months away from the mega fight and the latest Vegas odds sit at 2 to 1 in favor of Money May. Yet with Las Vegas having Floyd as a lopsided favorite, we continue to be inundated with articles chivas detailing how and why Manny Pacquiao will easily destroy arguably the best boxer to ever lace up a pair of gloves.
We all know from watching boxing that one punch can change any fight. Breaking down a fight is truly detailing what will likely happen in a fight based on the history of the fighters. Nothing irritates me more than a writer detailing points that we as a reader should take as forgone conclusion. A fighter could have every known advantage coming into a fight and even worse dominate a fight for 11 rounds and one punch from a persistent foe can change everything see Mickey Bae vs John Molina. Now that I got my pleasantries out of the way, Manny s boxing skills are limited at best and I m being partial .
In the words of the most dynamic boxer of all time, Roy Jones Jr. Ya’ll must have forgot December 8, 2012; Juan Marquez chivas vs Manny Pacquiao 4. Before you roll your eyes and stop reading this masterpiece of an article, remember comparing a particular fight and using that comparison to foresee the results of an upcoming fight is not a guaranteed prophecy. As we all know styles makes fights, and my argument is strictly detailing Pacquiao s struggles with an skilled boxer. I am not comparing Floyd s style, chivas skill, or temperament to the great Juan Manuel Marquez, simply pointing out they are similar chivas in terms of being great boxers who can place, set, and look for particular shots.
As the fight begins, Pacquiao appears to be boxing chivas great. throwing his well known straight left hand and moving wonderfully. Pacquiao even flicks the jab while utilizing his blazing feet, in and out, side to side. In the opening stages of the fight Pacquiao mixes in beautiful head movement all while changing levels attacking Marquez to the body. To vary his attack the Pacman would shoot an overhand looping quick right hook countering Marquez jab and would occasionally sting Marquez with a couple straight lefts to the body. This Pacquiao I feel could be competitive with Floyd Mayweather.
What offensive fight fans may have overlook was Marquez s subtle yet effective defensive game plan in the first two rounds of the fight. Marquez continued to circle to his left out of range of Pacman s lethal left hand. As Marquez circled pac, he continued chivas to pump his jab mixing in full body faints and shots to the body that effectively help to break Pacquiao’s rhythmic style. chivas Marquez also used a combination of steady movement and timed jabs that forced Pacquiao chivas to continuously reset, thus breaking Pacquiao rhythm. As Pacquiao would lung in with his straight left, occasionally Marquez would counter by stepping to his left while unleashing combinations usually ending with a left hook that appeared to be ineffective. With that being said, I had Pacquiao easily winning the first two rounds of the fight. Marquez was his own worst enemy occasionally stopping his circling motion and would stand in front of Pacquiao. More times than not when, Marquez stop circling to his left he was nailed with a straight left hand, shaking his core.
The turning point in the fight came in the corner before the third round. Both fighters were giving identical feedback chivas from their corners. Through translation, Nacho Beristain advised Marquez in the corner you caught him with a right hand, a hook. Freddie Roach also told Pacquiao hooks looking beautiful . Now I may be splitting hairs, but why would a world class trainer emphasize an offensive strategy to fighter who is known for his offense? You would think a trainer of an offensive fighter,would emphasize defense a little more in the corner. In fairness, without knowing the actual game plan for team Pacquiao we can t really dissect whether this was an error on Roaches part. As I said I may be splitting hairs, but knowing the outcome of the third round its pretty easy to make the point that Pacquiao should have been concentrating on defense going into the third round.
Manny began the third round with more aggression. Manny now fighting more flat footed began to sit down on his predictable jab, left hand combination. The combination landed very effectively in the beginning stages of the round. With Manny overconfident Marquez continued to circle to his left attempting to counter Manny s one-two combination. Midway through the round, chivas Marquez dug a left hook to the body, and that one punch changed the fight. Seconds later Marquez was able to land the exact shot crushing into the ribs of Pacquiao. After landing the two body shots, Marquez baited Pac to drop his guard by feinting said left hook. Once Pac drop
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