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Watch Mayweather-Marquez free live stream video

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19 September 2009

Watch the live stream video of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez in his first boxing match since retiring more than a year ago. Mayweather will seek to reclaim his #1 pound-for-pound throne against the tough Mexican lightweight champion.
In the Mayweather-Marquez free live stream video, Marquez will seek redemption for his winless fights against Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao. He has since been on a winning streak, with the last win coming from a stunning come from behind knockout of Juan Diaz. Marquez has also admitted to drinking his own urine as part of his training regimen.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. came into the weigh-in two pounds above the catchweight limit. The Mayweather-Marquez showed Floyd overweight. He thus will owe Marquez $300,000 per pound above the limit, thus totaling $600,000.
The Mayweather-Marquez HBO videos has shown the lives of both fighters, including their training regimen.
You can watch the Mayweather-Marquez live stream video here at JustinTV.

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Floyd overweight at Mayweather-Marquez weigh-in

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19 September 2009

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. weighed in at 146 lbs, two pounds heavier than the catchweight limit for his boxing fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. Marquez, on the other hand, easily made weight – two pounds below the limit. The Mayweather-Marquez fight will happen  at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The contract for the Mayweather-Marquez fight stipulates a catchweight limit of 144 lbs, three below the welterweight limit of boxing. The weight in excess of the agreen upon catchweight limit will cost “Money” Mayweather $300,000 per pound. This means that the lighweight champion Marquez will get an additional $600,000 on top of his $3.2 million guarantee.
Though a clear increase in the paycheck of Marquez, it still is a farcry from Mayweather’s, who will be guaranteed $10 million. This will even increase dramatically when pay-per-view revenues are accounted for.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has always demanded a lot of money from his fights because he has long been the #1 pound-for-pound (P4P) fighter before he retired. He thus earned the moniker “Money” and said the following on the Mayweather-Marquez HBO video special:
“We got the big-boy mansion. We got Lambos. We got Rolls-Royces. We got a lot of stuff. But guess what the difference is between me and everybody else? My s— is paid for.”
Juan Manuel Marquez Marquez, a native of Mexico, has never fought above the weight of 135 pounds, comfortably made 142 pounds, two less than the 144-pound contract weight.

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. weighed in at 146 lbs, two pounds heavier than the catchweight limit for his boxing fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. Continue Reading

Floyd overweight at Mayweather Marquez weigh in

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