When all of the receipts were tallied, the Floyd Mayweather vs Juan Manuel Marquez PPV fight card generated over a million buys. It signalled the culmination of a decade-long quest for Mayweather to become the leading draw in boxing. To many, it also sent a strong message to denizens of mixed martial arts fight cards […]
Archives for September 2009
Do Not Expect A Surprise When Klitschko Meets Arreola
I simply can not get rid of the image of journeyman heavyweight Travis Walker (31-3, 25 KOs) seriously hurting and dropping Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs) in the second round of their fight late last year. Sure, Arreola showed great heart in recovering and stopping him in three, but Walker ain’t no Vitali Klitschko (37-2, […]
Floyd Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez And Easy Money
Last week I stated the case for Juan Manuel Marquez in his battle against former pound-for-pound king, Floyd "Money" Mayweather. This week I state the reasons why this fight should be easy money for Mayweather. Don’t get it twisted, Marquez is the goods. But Mayweather is the truth. And I’m not just talking about his […]
The Case For Juan Manuel Marquez Against Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I do not believe that Juan "Dinamita" Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) is going to defeat Floyd "Money" Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) in two weeks. But I have seen much stranger things happen in my 25+ years watching boxing. Shoot, I wouldn’t exactly call it strange if arguably the second or third best active fighter in […]