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From the moment Michael Buffer announced the decision last Saturday night from
the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Ive been thinking of not only how I was going to
start this, but how I was going to do it without certainly offending someone. Brandon Weeden Womens Jersey . That said, its
no secret that I am a huge Juan Manuel Marquez fan, and based on Saturday nights
performance you all know why. For those of you who are regular readers of my
blog, you also know that I am an ardent supporter of Mannys. Please dont start
misinterpreting anything I have to say because of my admiration for both
fighters. What you are about to read is from an eye in the corner, a place where
I have spent the last 33 years, not as a fan, but as a fight trainer. Juan
Manuel Marquez boxed an incredible fight! A 91 underdog, Marquez made liars of
the experts who were crowning Pacquiao king and settling in for a lucrative
Mayweather fight. All Pacquiao had to do was win in a more convincing fashion
than Mayweather did against Marquez, and the stage would have been so perfectly
set. It was not to be. From the start of round one, Marquez controlled the
action, and the ring. Pacing the fight to his tempo and forcing the opponent to
fight his fight, Marquez exemplified the art which can make boxing so perfect
and so beautiful. Hands held high and his upper body constantly leaning to the
left, Marquez used his balance and footwork to consistently off-set the normally
fleet-footed PacMan. With every Pacquiao attack came an explosive counter from
the wily veteran. Time and time again, Manny bombs found nothing but air. At
times, Pacquiao was shadowboxing, so brilliant was the defensive performance of
Marquez. Pacquiao and trainer Freddy Roach were confident of a PacMan victory.
Roach had said this was Pacquiaos best camp ever. Towards the end of the fight,
Roach was telling Manny he needed a knockout to win! Roach knows boxing. As a
trainer, he understands the sport from a different perspective. He sees the
fight differently than a fan. He knows the subtleties required to secure a win.
He, more than anyone, knows that winning a boxing match is so much more than
just walking forward (all due respect to my friend Harold Lederman), and
throwing punches. He knew that in all aspects of the game we teach everyday in
the gym, his charge was losing not only the battle, but the war as well. Manny
Pacquiao has dominated the sport for the past decade. His wins have been beyond
reproach and his conduct exemplary. Since fighting to a controversial draw with
Marquez in their first meeting some seven years ago, Pacquiao has destroyed a
whos who of boxing. One by one, fighters like Erik Morales, David Diaz, Oscar de
la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito among others have
failed to even come close to winning, more importantly outside of a loss to Erik
Morales, no one has barely won a round against the Filipino buzzsaw; no one that
is, except for Juan Manuel Marquez. In a trinity of fights between two of the
games greatest stars, Marquez and Pacquiao have fought thirty-six rounds of
blood and guts warfare, and are both still on an even keel. Last Saturdays
thrilling fight was no different. While it can be argued that the fight was
close, and by no means was it dominant, it was clear. At least clear enough to
those who watched it live or on TV. Long time boxing fan Bruce Korol sent me an
article written by Lem Saterfield of Ringtv.com. Of the 20 writers at ringside
Saturday night, 12 scored the fight for Marquez while only Sean Sullivan of
Boxing Digest scored it for Pacquiao. Seven other writers had the fight dead
even at 114-114. It was that close. But then again, its supposed to be close
when two great fighters face each other, and when its close, the rightful winner
should get the decision. Sadly, that didnt happen on Saturday night. While the
decision didnt go his way, Marquezs performance may have killed the
Pacquiao-Mayweather fight. The army of fans who steadfastly believed that
Pacquiao would beat Mayweather has dwindled greatly. As a matter of fact, the
fight now may be in greater jeopardy than ever before. Juan Manuel Marquez
proved on Saturday night what a science boxing can be. More importantly he
proved what a scientific genius he is. In the last 10 years, no one has
consistently neutralized PacMan the way he has. That achievement in itself is a
definitive sign of ultimate greatness. The decision by Nevada judges will be
argued by fans for some time to come. But its difficult to argue with the
following fact. When the bell rang to end the 12th and final round, Marquez
threw his hand in the air in a sign of victory, Pacquiao dropped his hands to
his side and lowered his head to the ground as he meekly walked back to his
corner knowing he hadnt done enough to win. I would love to take credit for the
following statement, but it was fellow boxing writer and friend Ivan Montiel who
said “Juan Manuel Marquez is a Mexican boxing legend!” Now how can you argue
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captain Daniel Alfredsson.Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) – Reigning
champion Novak Djokovic and six-time winner Roger Federer cruised into the third
round, while three-time runner-up Andy Roddick notched an opening-round victory
Wednesday at Wimbledon. The top-seeded Djokovic handled promising 20-year-old
American Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in 1 hour, 56 minutes in the Day-3 nightcap
under the roof on Centre Court. The powerful Djokovic was not broken, while he
broke Harrison on three occasions. Djokovic is now 29-1 over his last five
majors and 41-2 over his last seven Grand Slams. The 25-year-old Djokovic
reached his first-ever Wimbledon final and captured his first-ever title here
with a victory over Rafael Nadal a year ago. Djokovic and Nadal have met in the
last four Grand Slam finals, with the Serb winning three of them. Nadal,
however, beat Djokovic in the French Open finale three weeks ago. Djokovic will
meet the Radek Stepanek-Benjamin Becker winner on Friday. Playing in front of
Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, the third-seeded
Federer gained a 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Italian Fabio Fognini on Centre
Court. The super Swiss fired 13 aces and needed 1 hour, 14 minutes to swiftly
advance to the next round, where the 16-time major champ will meet 29th-seeded
Frenchman Julien Benneteau on the hallowed lawns at the All England Lawn Tennis
Club. The Prince of Wales, who applauded Federer after his Day-3 victory, had
not attended Wimbledon since 1970. Federer also kept up his incredible
second-round streak, having never lost in that round at a Grand Slam. The last
time he failed to reach the third round at a major was when he fell in the
opening round at the 2003 French Open. The 30-year-old Federer is in a bid to
tie William Renshaw and Pete Sampras record of seven Wimbledon titles, but his
last major championship came in 2010 at the Australian Open. The 30th-seeded
Roddick needed two days to beat Scotlands Jamie Baker, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4, 7-5, in a
match that was suspended because of rain on Tuesday. The American advanced in
three hours with the help of 14 aces and was not broken in the predictable
match. The former world No. 1 Roddick is a former U.S. Open champ who has lost
to Federer in a trio of Wimblledon finales. Brandon Weeden Jersey. Up next for Roddick
will be speedy German Bjorn Phau on Thursday. Eighth-seeded Serb Janko
Tipsarevic posted a come-from-behind second-round win against American Ryan
Sweeting, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2. Meanwhile, 12th-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro
beat Frances Guillaume Rufin 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4; 15th-seeded Argentine Juan
Monaco bested Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-0); 18th-seeded
Frenchman Richard Gasquet doused Belgian Ruben Bemelmans 6-3, 6-4, 6-4;
26th-seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny drilled Spaniard Inigo Cervantes 6-1, 6-3,
6-4; the aforementioned Benneteau topped American journeyman Michael Russell,
7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5; and 31st-seeded Florian Mayer topped fellow German
Philipp Petzschner 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in second-round play. Petzschner was
a runner-up in the Netherlands last week. Seventh-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer
finished off a rain-suspended opening round match by besting German Dustin
Brown 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-4. In other first-round action involving seeds, No. 21
Canadian Milos Raonic smacked 20 aces in downing Colombian Santiago Giraldo 6-4,
6-4, 6-4 and Austrian lefthander Jurgen Melzer ousted No. 25 Swiss Stanislas
Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 6-4, 8-6. The rising Raonic needed only 80 seconds
to advance on Wednesday after his match was suspended on Tuesday night. Other
second-round wins came for Serb Viktor Troicki and Uzbekistans Denis Istomin,
while additional opening-round wins came for Phau, 6-foot-10 Croat Ivo Karlovic,
and Poles Lukasz Kubot and Jerzy Janowicz. Karlovic will meet fourth-seeded
three-time Grand Slam runner-up Andy Murray of Great Britain in round two on
Thursday. Rain delayed play for several hours on the outside courts on Wednesday
and four second-round matches were suspended or postponed. The second-seeded
two-time Wimbledon champ Nadal will take to the courts Thursday for his
second-rounder against Czech Lukas Rosol. The former No. 1 star owns 11 Grand
Slam titles, including seven French Opens and the pair of Wimbledon
championships. The super Spaniard has appeared in the last five major finals,
going 2-3, including another big win in Paris a few weeks ago. He lost to
Djokovic in last years Wimbledon finale. ’ ’ ’
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