MMA News from Pro Fighting Fans

Juan Manuel Marquez will be fighting at the heaviest weight of his career when he steps into the ring against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in two weeks. Therefore his training and diet were much of the focus in the latest edition of 24/7.

He is up at dawn and training at 14,000 feet. Rigorous, rockwork is followed by a trip down the hill and a nice, big cup of blended Quail eggs for the protein and vitamins they provide. I’ll take his word for it…

When at the Romanza gym, trainer Nacho Beristain has brought in sparring partners to fight identical to Mayweather. In studying tapes of past Mayweather fights he has noticed certain shoulder dips and motions that he feels if played out by sparring partners, will give Juan a sneak peak into what to expect September 19^th. (more…)

When HBO was putting together ways to promote for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Oscar De La Hoya fight in May of 2007, they created a sort of build up show. The idea was to take viewers inside both fighters training camps and give them an all access look into their lives before their showdown. It was a smashing success and has become a staple before all big, HBO fights. In it’s latest installment, they’ll be doing a 4 part series, previewing Mayweather against Juan Manuel Marquez, in their preparation for a September 19^th battle in Las Vegas. Profighting-fans.com will be recapping each episode, the day after it airs.

In Part 1, they spent a lot of time showing each fighter’s softer side. With Mayweather, they showed him spending time with his daughter at a roller skating rink and trying to re-establish a relationship with his father, Floyd Sr. whom he’s publically feuded with over the last few years. Along the way they also show little Floyd, giving motivational advice to teenagers, and feeding the homeless. (more…)