"I am satisfied...I did my best against someone who has already spent time fighting at welterweight and I still gave him some problems. I knew that the fight was going to be difficult and even though he caught me good and sent me to the canvas, his punches were not as strong as I expected," stated lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez now that he's had a couple of days to reflect on his unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Despite losing nearly every single round on the scorecards, Marquez was upbeat about his performance and plans on continuing to campaign at a higher weight rather than return to the lightweight division.
"Many thought that he could knock me out, but it didn't happen. Now it's time to rest, return in 2010 and try something at super lightweight with fighters like Ricky Hatton...I need to talk to the team, but I would like to make history at the age of 36," Marquez added, hinting that he plans on campaigning in the 140-pound division to try and make history by becoming the first Mexican to win a world title in four different weight classes, a feat that 3-time world champion Erik Morales fell short of when he lost a very close unanimous decision to David Diaz two years ago.
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