By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the devil.
Without dipping my toe into the message boards and other fan forums since the final bell of his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday night/Sunday morning, I can pretty much assume that as a prevailing sentiment.
But you know what?
He's a real-life Satan incarnate who can, ahem... fight like hell.
In pitching an absolute, complete and comprehensive shutout of Marquez the critics' pre-comeback choice as the world's No. 2 fighter in his first ring action since 2007, the Pretty Boy now known as "Money" has answered one question with dominant certainty.
He, and not Manny Pacquiao or any other 21-month stand-in, is the world's best fighter.
Don't believe it?
Watch the tape. Or re-watch it, as the case may be.
And over the course of 36 minutes, find me one thing that says otherwise.
One flaw. One error.
One ***** in the armor that truly indicates regardless of the fact different styles make different fights Pacquiao will do any better when he gets his chance next year.
But before you do, though, I'll save you all a little time.
Don't bother.
It doesn't exist.
Nowhere in a stretch of 12 rounds did Marquez do one specific thing or take one specific tack that caused the unflappable 32-year-old even a moment's worth of consternation. [details]
Without dipping my toe into the message boards and other fan forums since the final bell of his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday night/Sunday morning, I can pretty much assume that as a prevailing sentiment.
But you know what?
He's a real-life Satan incarnate who can, ahem... fight like hell.
In pitching an absolute, complete and comprehensive shutout of Marquez the critics' pre-comeback choice as the world's No. 2 fighter in his first ring action since 2007, the Pretty Boy now known as "Money" has answered one question with dominant certainty.
He, and not Manny Pacquiao or any other 21-month stand-in, is the world's best fighter.
Don't believe it?
Watch the tape. Or re-watch it, as the case may be.
And over the course of 36 minutes, find me one thing that says otherwise.
One flaw. One error.
One ***** in the armor that truly indicates regardless of the fact different styles make different fights Pacquiao will do any better when he gets his chance next year.
But before you do, though, I'll save you all a little time.
Don't bother.
It doesn't exist.
Nowhere in a stretch of 12 rounds did Marquez do one specific thing or take one specific tack that caused the unflappable 32-year-old even a moment's worth of consternation. [details]
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