Weighing in at 2 pounds over the weight limit, and four pounds over Marquez; Mayweather paid a $600,000 penalty to Marquez for last night’s fight, and Mayweather overpowered him. After taking 21 months off, Mayweather came back with a vengeance to remain unbeaten (40-0). HBOs earlier sales projections for this fight were strong, but according to CNN’s Sports Illustrated, they may not have been as strong as anticipated. Associated Press photo.
"Marquez is tough as nails," Mayweather said. "He's a great little man. He was really hard to fight, and he kept taking some unbelievable shots, "SI reported. The size difference was painfully obvious from the start of the fight, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
CNN’s Sports Illustrated has a blow by blow detailed account of the fight with photos
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I used to be a fan of Mayweather but this is the last time I watch him fight. Totally disaapointed on him. If it's like some say just two official lbs then why didn't he shed those lbs? and why did he refuse to be weighted in on fight night? He never traded punches always ran. He felt Marquez power bc he would just smile after each Punch and once again afraid to stand infront of him and if Marquez had no power then why did mayweather fail to close the fight with a knockout over a smaller, slower, less powerful puncher as dome claim? After the fact he refused to address the weight, money issues, and once again runs from Mosley. Seems to me all mayweather is good at is running from opponents, questions, and ring opponents. He makes boxing a joke he needs to stay retire otherwise the sport will lose even more fans. The sport is not shat it used to be now it's all money. If mayweather wants to claim he's pound for pound status then take the top opponents in your weight n knock them out.
To tell somebody to come up two weight class higher and then add 2 more pounds is a mismatch in the making.
Hataration is terrible, he whipped his butt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mayweather is a cheater . Why make a catch weight when you are not going to honor it any ways. Its already pretty bad even for someone at the same weight class but for somebody coming from two division lower is rediculous.
IDE BE MORE THAN HAPPY IF SOMEONE PAID ME $300K PER POUND OVER THE WEIGHT. THAT WOULD BUY ME TACOS FOR A LIFETIME NOT TO MENTION WHATEVER MILLIONS MARQUES WAS PAID. YES ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. THATS WHY MARQUES TRAINED SO HARD TO BEAT MAYWEATHER BUT AS MOST BOXING AFICIONADOS MAY HAVE ANTICIPATED, MAYWEATHER HAS LIGHTNING FAST COMBOS. MARQUES, AS MANY MEXICANS ARE, IS JUST TOO MUCH OF A NICE GUY. TO BEAT MAYWEATHER WOULD TAKE SOMEONE WITH A THIRST FOR BLOOD AND THE POWER AND SPEED TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK. A FIGHT TO DIE FOR WOULD BE PAQUIOW VRS MAYWEATHER BUT GETTING THEM TO THE SAME WEIGHT CATEGORY CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE ? THAT WOULD BE ONE HECK OF A FIGHT AS THEY BOTH SEEM TO BE EQUALLY FAST ALTHOUGH THINK PAQUIOW IS SO FAST ITS HARD TO SEE IN REAL TIME THE COMBOS HE THROWS. CANT WAIT TILL HBO SHOWS MARQUES / MAYWEATHER FOR FREE THIS COMING SATURN DAY. MAYBE WHY SOME HAVE WRITTEN THAT THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED IS PROBABLY CAUSE THEY PAID TO SEE THE FIGHT. SUCKERS !
floyd mayweather is the best
i honestly didnt watch the fight but i personally think it was obious that mayweather was going to win theirs been rumors that the other guy got his ass wooped !!!!!!!!(im a mexican just have to be stright up)
so jo you downing on us mexicans or what marquez should have won that fight all mayweather is good at is dancing around in circles
If he sucks so bad, then why is he stll undefeated?? And when you go up in weightclass, you know the competition is bigger and stronger. I think the payment of 600k was too much, but justifies the 2 pds. Also any weight that was gained from the official weigh in was gained by both fighters. The real test is if mayweather can beat manny p. Point blank this fight had to happen before that fight cause he came out of retirement.
mayweather is a lil puck ass
mayweather aint no s**t to paquaio
floyd would whoop all you haters butt
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