Here is a full fight walk through found over @ Newsday.com
OK. The John-Juarez rematch is about to start. The WBA featherweight title is at stake. We’ll back afterwards. Chris John retains the title in a pretty good fight. Main event next.
Last minute picks: I stay the same, Mayweather by decision. Richie from Levittown says Mayweather, TKO 10th round.
11:36: National Anthems are over.
11:38: Marquez on his way to the ring.
11:42: Now comes Floyd. They are saying a WWE wrestler, Triple H, is escorting him to the ring.
11:47: Michael Buffer says, Let’s Get Ready Rumble.
Round One: Floyd looks sharper and faster. But remember, Marquez is a slow starter. Floyd jabbing well. Marquez lands a couple of hooks, but nothing significant. “Sneak left hook” says Richie from Levittown. Overall, Floyd busier and lands more jabs. Floyd’s round, 10-9.
Round Two: Floyd looks like a weight class above in size. JMM goes down from a left hook, just seconds after Richie predicts it. Floyd lands another hard right hand. JMM, hanging tough. He survives the round. Floyd, 10-8. Total: 20-17.
Round Three: JMM still aggressive. But he hasn’t solved Floyd yet. Still, I have to give that round to JMM simply because Floyd did nothing. JMM, 10-9. Total: 29-27 (FM)
Round Four: JMM looks determined, not discouraged, as Lamply says. Good right hand by JMM. Floyd wins the round just on his jab, but Marquez is warming to the battle. Floyd, 10-9, Total: 39-36 (FM).
Round Five: Floyd wins a jab fest. Fairly dull round. Floyd, 10-9. Total. 49-45 (FM).
Round Six: This looks like a fifth grader fighting a third grader. Floyd’s too big. JMM is game, but has no answers for Floyd. Floyd, 10-9. Total, 59-54 (FM). So far Roger has said m-fer the last three rounds.
Round Seven: More of the same. Floyd, 10-9. Total, 69-63 (FM).
Round Eight: Is it possible that Floyd took the round off and still won? Yes, says Richie from Levittown. I agree. And Roger drops another m-fer. Floyd, 10-9. Total, 79-72 (FM).
Round Nine: Floyd lands a couple of hard rights. You get the sense he could win the fight right now if he opens up. He hasn’t. Interesting. JMM is now in the role of counter puncher as Floyd creeps forward. Floyd, 10-9. Total, 89-81.
Round Ten. Lampley says of Floyd’s performance, “Shocking.” Really? Really, Jim? Shocking? Almost all of the free world (aside from Mexico) predicted exactly what is happening. HBO hasn’t gone back to Floyd’s corner, but we assume that Roger is still dropping m-fers. Floyd, 10-9. Total, 99-90.
Round Eleven: Completely one-side round. Floyd, 10-9. Total. 109-99.
Round Twelve. Fight over. Ho-hum. Floyd dominates a smaller man. Give Marquez credit for lasting the distance. Floyd, 10-9, Total, 119-108. If Mayweather does not fight Manny Pacquiao, let’s hope he fights Sugar Shane Mosley.
Official scores– 118-109, 120-107 and 119-108, all for Mayweather.
Floyd lands 59 percent of his punches to JMM’s 12 percent. To us, this is not indicative of skill, but Floyd’s immense size and speed advantage.
Floyd, on TV, just says that he can better and that JMM is “tough as nails.”
There is actually a skirmish now between Floyd and Sugar Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins. Looks like more action right now than in the fight. Max Kellerman tries to regain control of an interview that has run amok. Floyd says to him, Let me do the talking, you talk too much. Max kicks it back to Lampley. Nice move, Max.
