My thoughts on Juan Manuel Marquez's unanimous decision victory over Mike Alvarado.
Round 1 -- Man was that a rough co-feature... but the ending ALMOST made up for it.
Round 2 -- Postol looked like he was shadowboxing at the beginning of the fight.. but later on he started punching with more authority. Landed a nasty uppercut to finish off a slick combination for the KO win.
Round 3 -- Alvarado looked like he was two weight divisions bigger than JMM!
Round 4 -- It's obvious that the game plan upfront was to not allow Marquez to be the counter puncher.
Round 5 -- The problem was... that's not Alvarado's fight.. and it left him waiting... and waiting... and waiting until it was too late.
Round 6 -- Mike Alvarado is a volume puncher who overwhelms with his toughness. He took himself out of the fight.
Round 7 -- Juan Manuel Marquez had to be the aggressor at first... and it set up his counter attack to be more effective whenever Alvarado decided to trade.
Round 8 -- Alvarado was beaten to the punch all night.
Round 9 -- JMM throws and lands some absolutely stunning combinations to the head and body. He started and finished every exchange.
Round 10 -- This was domination by JMM... and besides some high drama in the 9th round when Alvarado dropped JMM, it was completely one-sided.
Round 11 -- I'm really starting to believe that Ruslan Prod took the fight away from Alvarado... not sure he'll ever be the same fighter.
Round 12 -- I want to see Pacquiao-JMM V... and those who say they're not... are lying to themselves. The intrigue is there and they never disappoint! Let's make it happen.
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