Still bang on the Money? 1M Pay Per View said he was!

I reckon you can say he is gifted, beyond the fact that he hasn't really tested himself against the best the Welter weight division has to offer. He looked awesome against Marquez and huge! I'm not going to compare it to De La Hoya v Shaquil O'Neil's exhibition fight which was pure comedy due to the size... Actually I am! Mayweather looks normal as a Welter weight and Marquez... Well Marquez looked tiny! He also gave away 4lb's of weight which I'm sure made Mayweather look bigger, but that coupled with the speed and handwork just made Marquez look good. Now most will agree Marquez is amazing! So that just goes to show what this fight was like, although according to the Sky sports commentator's Marquez couldn't do one thing right, which I didn't see for a second. Marquez did plenty right! It's just that he started slow (no real surprise) and lets face it the whole point of moving up in weight is that you carry something whether that is speed, stamina and most importantly gain power to add to your arsenal. I just don't think he had the power everything else was there, just not the power.

It was all a bit suspect when the weigh in announced that Mayweather was 2lb's above the agreed catch weight limit, which he was penalized to pay Marquez an extra $600K thats $300K per lb over the agreed weight. I don't think Mayweather was ever intending to shed the weight in the first place, think on it like this "I'm comfortable at this weight, I make $10M, it's a non title sanctioned fight, I just won't bother". And that is exactly what I or any one else would do if possible. You need every advantage with this game and by saving energy, not draining yourself to make the weight makes you feel strong.

I think Mayweather needs to fight any of these guys to be able to say he is the man - Cotto, Mosely, Williams and of course Pacquiao, these are the fights that will not only make the "Money" (sorry about the pun) but will also give "Money" the credibility. Win, lose or draw just for taking the fights and proving he won't duck anyone. Not saying that he has ducked anyone but a lot of the public see it that way, so why not prove to them he is the real deal!

Back to the Marquez ordeal, had he been able to bring the power up with the weight and also had the tables been turned, say Marquez was the heavier and larger opponent then Mayweather could have been in real trouble. I guess Pacquiao will prove to be the better contender for Mayweather due to his proven speed, power, workrate and the ace up Pacquiao's sleeve Roach! I do hope this fight happens but can you really see Bob Arum signing up Pacquiao to fight Mayweather with the history promotor and fighter both have, not to mention the purse split.

McDermott's Fury(ious) over decision...

And it would seem the BBBoC agree and have rightly enforced a re-match on the two English heavy weights. Fury looked to be troubled during their first encounter and was unable to control the majority of the fight. McDermott's come forward style worked a treat against fury's jab which rarely found it's target. Whilst I thought both of them traded well and hat's off to Fury for going the full ten rounds, it was his first fight above four rounds and to do it against a seasoned veteran like McDermott is good going. But I feel that McDermott looked to be the better on the night and took the early to mid rounds with ease. The latter rounds I would say I'm torn between Fury rallying well and pressuring the tired looking McDermott and the fact that McDermott at this point leaning heavily on Fury had done enough already to win the fight. It was a close call and to leave it all to the referee is a bit of a shambles to say the least, but at least we now have a re-match due for December which I still tout Fury to win, especially since he now has the experience and will to adapt to the one trick pony in McDermott.

Next time round we are all expecting a WAR!

Someone call "911" I just got mugged!

Well what can I say? I thought by first impressions Diaz would swarm all over Malignaggi and cause him some real problems. But Malignaggi looked really comfortable, keeping his distance, working the jab and throwing the most right handers I've seen from him in ages. Diaz as always fought like a true warrior and didn't let up but just couldn't apply much power to what connected. There was an occasion in the 6th-7th round where Diaz scored big and to be honest that really could of been the decider points wise. I personally would have said call it a draw or slightly edge it to Diaz for the middle rounds with his considerable cuts, but that said I don't really think he deserved it, as I said before Malignaggi looked comfortable and to a certain degree in control of the fight. The most disturbing thing about the whole incident was the scoring of 10 rounds to 2 in Diaz's favour I mean were these people even watching the same fight that I was? I feel for Malignaggi I really do and my money was on Diaz all the way but this is just a complete disgrace.

Plain sailing for Roy "Captain Hook" Jones Jnr.

I have to admit I expected a tougher night for Jones, with his rival Lacy looking hungry again for a title clash but I guess that was just a fools notion on my part. Jones came out of his corner and gave an impressive and entertaining account of himself, drawing Lacy close whilst using the ropes as a slingshot and idly talking to the crowds. Some may take this as Lacy is completely spent, has nothing left to offer the sport and to be honest it certainly appears that way. No matter what Lacy threw at Jones it did nothing to trouble the six time world champion, if he threw from outside Jones moved and countered, if he threw inside Jones took it, evaded it and generally made it look a little too easy. The fact that 40 year old Jones whilst coming forward would have his chin out and still be confident that he could avoid 32 year old Lacy's signature "left hook" and talk up the crowd when it suited him whilst delivering powerful combinations with superb hand speed.

To sum up Roy seems to be back and I would enjoy seeing some further success against a couple more fighters, preferably decent ones anyway! Before giving us a final showdown with the only viable opponent the "executioner" Bernard Hopkins. On Lacy there isn't much I can really say except that he hasn't been the same since Calzaghe tore him apart in 2006, but never count a Boxer out until the Heart is gone and Lacy still has plenty of it.