What made Floyd win? His size or his Skills??

[Mr. Fantastic]

I see both, but weight being a more of a difference. I don't see a 135 pound Floyd doing that to a 135 Marquez.

[mic573]

Last night was all about the speed and jab of Mayweather along with the defensive. Even if it was at 130 Mayweather would still be taller and his reach would still be longer and the fight would of been the same because the speed would still be there.

Now if Mayweather would of bullied Marquez to the ropes and just came forward and pressured Marquez then I would say his size would been the difference but even being the bigger man Mayweather didn't change a thing about his style.

The only way Marquez could of been in this fight is if Mayweather didn't have the speed that he has. Skillwise I think Marquez isn't that far away from Mayweather but the speed is what makes Mayweather even better.

[mic573]

You could see time after time where Marquez came forward with combinations but hit nothing but air, not because of Floyds outstanding defense (which it was last night) but because Floyd was able to keep him WAY outside the range from which he can effectively punch.

Marquez wasn't in range because of the reach advantage. Mayweather at 130 would have the same reach and it would of been the same thing. In that way Mayweather used a size advantage but not in the way that he outweighed Marquez.

[M.I.C.]

How can anyone way Mayweather was close to 160 on fight night, he's never gained more than 2-3 pounds on fight night. Also Mosley dwarfed him during the post fight interview. Skill was the story

[Frank Martin]

Just like majority said, both

[tocayito1]

the size issue was the big difference but not just for floyd because he was strong and didnt have to cut more weight than he wanted...but it was bigger for marquez because he had to come to a weight where he wasnt comfortable and he lost his speed his power wasnt a factor against the much bigger man....marquez had no chance at all and thats why floyd fought him....he proved that at welterweight he can beat a lightweight

[hollister]

Floyd has world class skills, there's no denying that. He's also one of the most well schooled fighters in the sport. But there's no doubt that PBF was significantly bigger and stronger than Marquez, and that made him that much more comfortable than he may have been against Mosley or Cotto. Marquez gave up his speed due to coming up so far in weight, and he's never been a truly huge puncher anyway, especially against a fighter that much larger than he was. All this said, I think he called PBF out so I guess you can't really blame PBF for taking a so called "gimme" fight like this whether or not he thought he could make 144 lbs. For the record, I was actually hoping JMM would make a fight of it, but at the opening bell the size difference was obvious and after a couple rounds I felt it was over.

[Mersey]

Skills IMO.

If they were both the same weight, I'd see Floyd doing the exact same thing.

[Story]

Honestly, it was a combination of both.

[chinoy]

JMM at welterweight made him very slow...it was like seeing him fight under water.....

try watching JMM's previous fights at featherweight and you will see the difference in speed....

PBF's left jabs were striking JMM like power punches.....


that is the difference between a blown up featherweight to a "small" welterweight who could not even weigh 144 lbs....