It was a pretty easy return to the ring for Floyd Mayweather as he dismantled the smaller Juan Manuel Marquez in a virtual shut out unanimous decision victory. Marquez couldn't mount an attack of any sort and seemed to be out of his element having to be the aggressor against Mayweather. Marquez' power didn't seem to translate well to welterweight as he couldn't hurt Mayweather in the limited instances when he was able to connect. Mayweather's defence was stellar as always and his offence did enough damage to convincingly beat Marquez.
This seemed to be a case of Marquez biting off more than he could chew by moving two weight classes above his highest previous fighting weight and taking on arguably the best welterweight in the world.
For Mayweather, this was a well crafted victory as many believed that Marquez had a decent shot despite Floyd being the heavy favorite. The reality was that Marquez would have to pull of an upset of all time proportions to win a fight like this. The promotions did a great job building up Marquez' chances beyond what could have been realistically expected of him. Nonetheless, Mayweather took care of business and dismantled Marquez in brilliant fashion for which he deserves full credit.
Next up for Mayweather could be Shane Mosley or Manny Pacquiao. Either would be interesting fights assuming Pacquiao takes out Miguel Cotto in November. Shane is considered the best welterweight in the world and Manny has generally been considered the top pound for pound fighter in the world while Mayweather has been away.
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