I think JMM takes this. He's old and on his way out, but he's still JMM, and Juan Diaz has looked worse and worse with every fight. Diaz is one dimensional, and JMM will be prepared this time around.
Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
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Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
Their first meeting was exciting from beginning to end. This should be another fun one. Thoughts? Who do you have winning?
I think JMM takes this. He's old and on his way out, but he's still JMM, and Juan Diaz has looked worse and worse with every fight. Diaz is one dimensional, and JMM will be prepared this time around.
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Re: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
Marquez-Diaz was the Fight of the Year last year. No reason the rematch shouldn't be as compelling.
Danny Jacobs and Dmitry Pirog are two of the top rising stars in the middleweight class. Jacobs is a future world champion, and Pirog is no slouch.
Robert Guerrero-Joel Casamayor is compelling. Guerrero is a promising young talent, and while Casamayor is fading, he's still Joel Effing Casamayor. Plenty of tricks and experience to counter Guerrero's youth. Should be a competitive bout.
Finally, the Rocky Juarez-Jorge Linares fight is a saga of two guys desperate to stay relevant. And desperation breeds great fights. Juarez has fallen just short in a few title fights -- looking very good in his draw against Chris John -- and knows this could be his last top fight if he loses. Linares was a can't-miss prospect until he was knocked out last year in the first round by Salgado. Can he rebuild his career with a solid victory over a tough, veteran foe?
This card isn't as stacked as some of the Don King cards of the 80s or 90s, but it's easily better than any piece of PPV trash that Golden Boy or Top Rank has dragged to the curb in the last five years and encouraged us to buy.
If you say otherwise, then you know less about boxing than you think. This is a good card, well worth $50.Xbox Live: pk4425Comment
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Re: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
Why? This is the most comprehensive quality PPV card in boxing in years.
Marquez-Diaz was the Fight of the Year last year. No reason the rematch shouldn't be as compelling.
Danny Jacobs and Dmitry Pirog are two of the top rising stars in the middleweight class. Jacobs is a future world champion, and Pirog is no slouch.
Robert Guerrero-Joel Casamayor is compelling. Guerrero is a promising young talent, and while Casamayor is fading, he's still Joel Effing Casamayor. Plenty of tricks and experience to counter Guerrero's youth. Should be a competitive bout.
Finally, the Rocky Juarez-Jorge Linares fight is a saga of two guys desperate to stay relevant. And desperation breeds great fights. Juarez has fallen just short in a few title fights -- looking very good in his draw against Chris John -- and knows this could be his last top fight if he loses. Linares was a can't-miss prospect until he was knocked out last year in the first round by Salgado. Can he rebuild his career with a solid victory over a tough, veteran foe?
This card isn't as stacked as some of the Don King cards of the 80s or 90s, but it's easily better than any piece of PPV trash that Golden Boy or Top Rank has dragged to the curb in the last five years and encouraged us to buy.
If you say otherwise, then you know less about boxing than you think. This is a good card, well worth $50.Comment
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Re: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
I don't see how Diaz wins this. Unless he comes in with something new.Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/complex219Comment
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Re: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
Undercard:
Rocky Juarez vs Jorge Linares:
SpoilerLinares wins by decision. It is a mystery to me why Rocky continues to get fights when he always fails to meet expectations. You want to root for the guy hoping he finally gets over the hump but he is a perennial undercard jobber. He is boxing's equivalent to the Brooklyn Brawler.
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Re: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
Main event finally...
First round goes to Marquez. Diaz trying to box with him... big mistake. He had moments but JMM had more.
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Re: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
Diaz with a bit more success in the 2nd round but still getting touched up. JMM is just that sharp. However, reflex-wise JMM is definitely showing his age. Diaz isn't applying pressure though so the pace is on JMM's side.
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Re: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
Diaz takes round 3 convincingly. PBF's win over JMM looking less and less impressive when the Baby Bull is beating JMM to the punch and successfully countering.
EDIT: JMM takes round 4, sending Diaz into a shell for most of the round after connecting with some nasty shots.
JMM takes 5. Diaz controlled the first minute with his jab but JMM opened up and continued to connect with solid punches.
Diaz was on his way to taking round 6, but JMM rocked him again with a hard left hook at the end of the round. GOtta give it to JMM.
Getting to the point where Diaz needs to start getting aggressive...Last edited by HotSauce2k3; 07-31-2010, 11:28 PM.
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Re: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
Why? This is the most comprehensive quality PPV card in boxing in years.
Marquez-Diaz was the Fight of the Year last year. No reason the rematch shouldn't be as compelling.
Danny Jacobs and Dmitry Pirog are two of the top rising stars in the middleweight class. Jacobs is a future world champion, and Pirog is no slouch.
Robert Guerrero-Joel Casamayor is compelling. Guerrero is a promising young talent, and while Casamayor is fading, he's still Joel Effing Casamayor. Plenty of tricks and experience to counter Guerrero's youth. Should be a competitive bout.
Finally, the Rocky Juarez-Jorge Linares fight is a saga of two guys desperate to stay relevant. And desperation breeds great fights. Juarez has fallen just short in a few title fights -- looking very good in his draw against Chris John -- and knows this could be his last top fight if he loses. Linares was a can't-miss prospect until he was knocked out last year in the first round by Salgado. Can he rebuild his career with a solid victory over a tough, veteran foe?
This card isn't as stacked as some of the Don King cards of the 80s or 90s, but it's easily better than any piece of PPV trash that Golden Boy or Top Rank has dragged to the curb in the last five years and encouraged us to buy.
If you say otherwise, then you know less about boxing than you think. This is a good card, well worth $50.Comment
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Re: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz II 7/31/2010
Juan Diaz has unquestionable heart and will. I would rank him in the top 10 of fighters right now in those areas. He is hard to break down and break overall. He just ran into a highly skilled fighter. Marquez is A-list through and through. He is an excellent counter puncher, and very crafty in the ring. He knows how to box and he knows how to adjust.
If Diaz ever developed power, or a punch technique that gives him some serious pop he would be 5x more formidable. He also needs to stop telegraphing his punches. Feints, and jabbing to set up combos would be a good bet. Another option for Diaz is to take his work rate to the body. If he did half the volume of his punches to the body, he could wear his opponents down to wear this other punches did damage.Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/complex219Comment
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