Mayweather Overwhelms Marquez

Floyd Mayweather Jr. took 21 months off. Then he came back stronger than ever, showing absolutely no signs of rust as he pummeled Juan Manuel Marquez in a unanimous 12-round decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The final scores from the judges were 118-109, 120-107, 119-108, all for Floyd Mayweather Jr. I scored the fight Mayweather 120-107.

Floyd Mayweather / Image: Zuma Press

Floyd started fast and furious. He was lightning quick with his punches, and his defensive moves were as sharp as ever. JMM couldn’t get a clean shot and was obviously frustrated throughout the fight. Floyd was not only bigger, he was obviously better. A Floyd hook knocked JMM down in the second round and it was an uphill battle from there for Numero Uno Dos.

I give credit to JMM for surviving. He is one tough son-of-a-gun to take a beating like that and not only stay on his feet but continue to fight back. I knew he was a warrior in the ring and he proved that again tonight. Late in the fight, Floyd was smiling and JMM had nothing but a blood red face and wobbly legs to show for his efforts. He was simply beat up (an understatement) by a better fighter—one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the history of boxing. And still undefeated—Floyd Mayweather Jr.—now 40-0.