Juan Manuel Marquez Always Has A Follow-Up Punch: GIF Spotlight

"Dinamita" is not Juan Manuel Marquez's nickname for nothing. In Coeur d'Alene Casino, in Worley, Idaho, October of 2001, he took on Johnny Walker. Many have taken on Johnnie Walker, but this is the fighter, Johnny Walker. Walker was known to give his opponents a gift before the fight. You guessed it, a bottle of Johnnie Walker, as a sign of competitive respect. Gimmicks can really help. This time, not so much. Walker would go from 18-3, before this match, to 18-21 after less than one minute of action with the future Mexican legend. The fight was also another demonstration of JMM pretty much always having a follow-up punch in the knockdowns he scores. They're like shrapnel.  

The first knockdown, with that tail-end left hook to start:

The second and final knockdown/knockout, 56 seconds into the first minute of the first round:

Walker seemed very disoriented for some time as his people told him to sit in the corner. I don't think he believed in the stoppage. It was a rough one. The back of his head hitting the canvas was as much a doozy as the punch. But boxing needs its Johnny Walkers like it needs its JMM's to make the sport go around.


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In February of 1999, the spectacular Juan Manuel Marquez had recently won a North American featherweight title. He was 27-1, with his one defeat being a disqualification on his pro debut. He'd not yet had a major world title shot. There have been luckier fighters. But he looked every bit the part of a champion. He entered the ring to LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" and he must've had tremendous respect for LL's mama, because he listened and got the job done in round one. He did it with an uppercut he developed somewhere on planet Funkatron, where George Clinton purportedly summers. I call it a crossercut, because it sweeps across as much as it comes up and under. You can call it a Bolo if you think that's what it is. I won't hold it against you.

Whatever you want to call it, it's beautiful. This punch is like a Bond girl. I'm thinking of actually naming this punch "The Ursula Andress." Either way, Marquez KO1 Garcia. To his credit, Garcia got back up, though the referee waved it off. JMM would have to wait until 2003 to get a hold of a major world title. He'd have a major world title in every calendar year for a decade, through four divisions. He'd be spectacular and lethal throughout. Garcia had a very tough time after their match, finishing his career, according to Boxrec, on eleven consecutive losses. If only we could all be legends.

PS: Well, I guess then it would be meaningless, if we were all legends. What a dumb thought I almost ended on.


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Juan Manuel Marquez's Right Hand Forces Backward Diving Motion: GIF Spotlight

In July of 2011, after 2010's thrilling war against Michael Katsidis, Mexican luminary Juan Manuel Marquez tried a second time to go north of 135 pounds, only this time it wasn't against Floyd Mayweather Junior. This time it was against 2004 Olympian Likar Ramos. It was also a bit of a safety pick, on paper, before getting another crack at Manny Pacquiao, who was a strong favorite to beat Marquez. The result?

The Colombian Olympian was unceremoniously used, abused and destroyed in the first round. It was so abrupt that Ramos, obviously being a competent professional, was accused of taking a dive. Personally, I think a lot of people "take a dive" when someone knocks the utter bejabbers out of them. They just don't do it on purpose. It's amazing how unpurposeful an alleged dive can be when Juan Manuel Marquez is in the ring with you, and his right hand wants you to imitate Matthew McConaughey at the pool. Also, if it were a dive, he way oversold it. He was on that canvas for quite some time. It was a great shot. Marquez would, of course, go on to lose yet another controversial decision to Manny Pacquiao, then match him a fourth time and put him to sleep like he was Likar Ramos, with another big right hand. I don't know of anyone who accused Pacquiao of taking a dive, however.


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