Mayweather has a different defense than Juan Manuel Marquez - Bob Arum

Sports Analyst tend to use Juan Manuel Marquez, a common opponent of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather as a measuring stick on how the pound-for-pound superstars will do against each other when they finally meet inside the ring on May 2. After three close encounters with Pacquiao, Marquez ended his rivalry with the Filipino ring icon with an exclamation mark by knocking him out in six rounds in their final encounter in 2012. Mayweather, on the other hand, made fighting Marquez look easy by virtually dominating the latter in every round in 2009.



Despite their contrasting performances against a common opponent, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum reminded the people that Mayweather doesn't fight like Marquez at all. "Floyd has a different defense than Juan Manuel Marquez," said Arum. "His defense is primarily his shoulder roll. A lot of his defense is geared against a right handed fighter. With that said, I think Manny is going to surprise a lot of people with how he is going to be able to reach Floyd." Arum is optimistic that the long awaited showdown between Pacquiao and Mayweather will not disappoint. Come fight night, the Hall of Fame promoter says that Pacquiao's footwork, speed and power will spell the difference in the fight. "It's a very interesting fight because Floyd is a defensive specialist who has a good right hand and picks off his opponents. He's an extraordinarily good fighter," told Arum. "Pacquiao's strength is speed, particularly his foot speed and the fact that he throws so many punches and attacks from low angles. He really hits harder than Floyd does, so that's really what it's going to be about."