Not so sure that guys need to outbox Floyd to beat him, which is going to be tough for just about anyone to do. Floyd's weaknesses come from throwing a low amount of punches, and throwing one shot at a time for the most part.
Jose Luis Castillo gave Floyd all he could handle in their two fights by getting inside and not going away and in the end, while I thought Floyd won one of their fights and drew the other, Castillo did show a way for Floyd to be beaten.
I am a huge Marquez guy and have been since the Norwood fight, but this is a bad match-up for Marquez. Both are counter punchers, but Floyd will make Marquez lead and in the end Floyd's better defensive skills will allow him to win this fight with relative ease I assume, in a 116-112 or 117-111 type fight. Although I will be rooting for Marquez. Against a Pacquiao I would take Floyd as well as he has an uncanny ability to take away a fighters best punch, and Pacquiao's straight left will be taken out of the mix much as it was against Marquez in their two fights after the first two rounds. But remember, Floyd did struggle with Judah early in their fight, and even got knocked down with a straight left (though it wasn't called) in their fight, but Judah did what Judah does.
Floyd can go on an impressive run against these guys, but if he stepped in with Paul Williams he would be in for a long night. Williams sheer volume and especially since he is sitting down on his punches since losing to Quintana in their first fight, would make for a tough fight for Floyd. I could see him making Williams miss often, but not making Williams pay consistently but there is no way I see Floyd taking that fight. book
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