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[caneman]

PBF better watch what he signs though as I don't see him fighting pass Pacman. Not sure why I say that but for $100 million, King will need 3-5 fights to make his $$$ back! Does anyone see him fighting more than 2-3 fights...I am having a hard time picturing that myself! Bring on Pacman vs PBF & fuck Margacheato & his cheating ass & his bullshit belt! Thoughts y'all?

[Guest_Fitz_*]

Marquez had a draw against Pacquiao and a questionable SD, he also was arguably P4P #1. Mayweather came back from retirement with Pacquiao in the #1 spot and fought a guy that arguably beat him. Clottey lost to a person Pacquiao dominated[Cotto] and Margarito is coming back after a TKO loss, suspension, and looking like shit against a bum[who he fought for a title Martinez had to vacate lol]. I think the tuneup fight against a guy that's done well against the then P4P #1 and #2 WW is far more credible than both Pacquiao/Margarito and Pacquiao/Clottey combined.

Absolutely not. Just remember your bolded part "tuneup". Yet with this tuneup, Marquez was like a 6/7-1 underdog and his last fight was at 135 and was 36 years old. He was inferior to Mayweather in every single way possible. Age and speed was one, and then came size and skills. Like yourself said, it was a tuneup. Yet this so called tuneup, they made a 24/7 about and promoted the fuck out of it.
Also people look too much at Marquez ratings. Yeah, so he had a close fight with Pacquiao and was rank #2 in the world, though he was never big enough or young enough to be given a chance.
The fight also lost so much credibility when they tried to sell the fight more by making it a catch weight at 144. Mayweather comes in at 147 and turned out they paid Marquez money or something along those lines for him to come in over, lol.
It always makes me laugh when people assume Marquez-Mayweather was credible because Marquez arguably beat Pacquiao. I suppose with the same logic, we should have pushed for Spinks-Hopkins at 170 because Spinks arguably beat Taylor.
Based on the odds, the size, how Marquez looked vulnerable against Diaz, Mayweather paying to come in overweight etc. The fight was no better than Margarito/Clottey. Like you yourself called it. A tuneup. Just remember, that it wasn't promoted like one. The fight definitely wasn't better than Clottey or Margarito.
The fight was flat out garbage, and looking how Mayweather looked against Mosley and then see what he did against Marquez. Floyd carried Marquez, the fight was just as predictable or if not more so than Clottey or a Margarito fight.