Rafael Marquez vs Juan Manuel Lopez Boxing Odds

Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for the WBO Featherweight Title

Featherweight champion defends his title against former champion Rafael Marquez in Las Vegas on November 6.This will be one of the most exciting and intriguing fights of the year! Eventhough, these 2 fighters have seen each other in the ring before;with not a good outcome for Marquez on 2 of the 3 fights it will still be interesting to see what Marquez can do against Lopez.

There are many aspects to consider in this fight before any predictions are written, but Juan Manuel Lopez is the favorite to keep the title. In his favor his has age, size and being active. On the other hand Rafael Marquez has all those same variables against him on this fight. Is still to early to give Lopez all the advantages in this bout.

Marquez is undeniably one fo the best boxers, his technique is tight and well rounded. Marquez has 35 knockouts of 39 wins, this alone is an impressive record for a fighter. Then again, Marquez hasn’t really scored a good win since 2006; it does not look so good for Marquez, it will required an extremely good come back for Marquez to be near the top for this bout.

Juan Manuel Lopez is a young, fast and powerful boxer that will make this fight very difficul for Marquez. He got the world title after winning three consecutive 1st-round knockouts to underscore his vast potential. On the fight against Mtgawa, Juan Manuel Marquez seemed to lack some control over the ring, so this could also be an advantage to Marquez. Lopez has shown to be one of the more energeric offensive forces in the game, he has made his way to the top of the featherweight division.

Marquez might really surprise a lot of people for this fight, but Lopez's size and superior defensive abilities will make a big difference even with Marquez experience and records. We will see what happens in Vegas this comming November 6th.

Stats

Rafael Marquez
Record: 39 W 5 L 0 D 35 KOs
Weightclass: Bantamweight
Stance: Orthodox
Style: Boxer
Height: 5'5"
Reach: 23"
Nationality: Mexico City, DIF, Mexico
Date of Birth: March 25th, 1975

Juan Manuel Lopez
Record: 29 W 0 L 0 D 26 KOs
Alias: Juanma
Weightclass: Bantamweight
Stance: Southpaw
Style: Boxer
Height: 5'7"
Reach: 26"
Nationality: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Date of Birth: June 30th, 1983

FIGHT RESULTS

Marquez (39-6, 35 KOs), of Mexico, was unable to come out for the ninth round after unofficially losing seven of the eight rounds to Lopez (29-0, 26 KOs), of Puerto Rico, during a bout scheduled for 12 rounds.

Marquez, who had to postpone this bout once, said he wanted to fight despite a right shoulder injury he suffered before the contest. He injured that shoulder once again in the third round when Lopez responded to Marquez's aggressive entrance to the round with two strong flurry of punches. It was during one of those flurries when he injured his shoulder.

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