Mayweather deserves no credit for beating an old featherweight

[swizz]

Well how come pac gets credit for beating drain boxers

[zojo]

You seriously think there were only 2 pounds difference? PBF looked HUGE compared to JMM, both in the upper body and the legs. I've read JMM saying he thought it was a 20 pound difference; I wouldn't go that far, but I wouldn't be shocked if it was 13/14 pounds.

Saying that, I don't think you can completely discredit the win. Sure, JMM was fighting in a weight class he really shouldn't have.....but I thought his skills and ring savvy would cause Floyd a few difficulties and make things more competitive. But Floyd's speed and defence would have caused JMM problems even if they were fighting at SFW, where btw, Floyd was an even better fighter. But then, even though there seemed to be huge gulf in skills, you have to consider that it's hard to show your full array of skills when the guy you're fighting is stronger than you, can hurt you whenever he feels like it, and can basically walk through your punches.

The fight is what it is. A big name fight for PBF to make a comeback with, with minimum risk involved. Sad that it had to be JMM who was the pawn, but he called Floyd out and he made a nice packet.

well said

[djtmal]

floyd doesn't deserve any credit for beating a two divisions smaller marquez, despite the fact he was seen as #2 p4p...the fight should have been on hbo championship boxing...

[dans]

The Floyd Mayweather nuthuggers are out in full force, celebrating his win over the shorter, smaller, older Juan Manuel Marquez.

Did anybody else notice the size difference? Floyd was about 160 pounds in there, that's why he refused to weigh in before the fight.

Floyd had a 26" to 23" arm length advantage, and everybody who has ever boxed knows how important that is.

Floyd deserves no praise and no credit for this win. If he someone his own size like Cotto, Williams, Mosley or even Berto and dominated like that, he would deserve some praise.

And he couldn't even KO the great old featherweight JMM, despite his physical advantages.

Manny Pacquiao is still p4p #1 on my list.

Fighting and defeating people several weight divisions below your own like Mayweather does is not an indication of greatness.

So does this mean I can discredit Vitali if he beats a smaller, shorter, Chris Arreola? Thanks

[fcastro1]

floyd 'cherrypicker' mayweather. marquez looked dodgy against the great juan diaz what did you think was going to happen. marquez is a featherweight.

[balintawak]

No Epic Battle for Floyd

1. Floyd came in 2 pounds over
2. Marquez came in 2 pounds under
3. Undisclosed weight at fight night leads to even greater speculation
4. Size, weight and speed difference was very apparent to the viewers
5. Even with all the advantages, he still fought his typical pock shot defensive style
6. Did not knock Marquez out

It's good that Floyd is back because his character adds drama, but he still has to prove to the real boxing fans that he deserves to be called the P4P best, let alone all time best.

The bottom line is that this seemed to be just a tune-up fight. If Floyd wants to leave a positive legacy before he retires (again), he needs to fight in an epic battle. He has to take a chance and be in a fight where he is the underdog.