Floyd Mayweather was a frustrated businessman, who had just heard that his wife is leaving him. Juan Manuel Marquez was the hotel room pillow.
After a first round feeling out period, Mayweather knocked Marquez down in the second. Marquez was like a befuddled real estate agent, never figuring out the proper location in the ring. He was a U.S. smart bomb, consistently missing the target.
Meanwhile, Mayweather rarely missed. Marquez doubled his opponent's punch total, but Mayweather landed twice as many times. He easily dispensed of one of the three best fighters in the world. Only Marquez's immense heart prevented an early ending to the contest.
Marquez isn't done. He has recently beaten two of the top lightweights in the world. Mayweather is simply in another class. It would be ideal to watch him fight both Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, but one of those will be eliminated from consideration after they fight each other in November. Shane Mosley is also an attractive candidate. We'll have to see if Paul Williams can ever garner the name recognition that will force Mayweather to fight him.
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