"This is blood. This is real blood!", Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s sparring partner told the HBO 24/7 camera crew.
I have never seen a fighter so proud and excited showing off the evidence of what Roger Mayweather himself described as an "a$$-whooping".
Not that I doubt that "Money" isn't capable of busting up a sparring partner the way he did against this blood drenched fellow, it's just that it all looks too convenient.
First the door closes for cameras to film any sparring then next thing you know, Mayweather's sparring partner is bloodied up as if they waited to holler and get the camera crew back before they attempted to tend to Mayweather's bloody sparring partner.
Perhaps I may be watching too much of 'Forensic Files' but the manner of how the blood was smudged all over the headgear also hinted tampering. How did the blood get all over the top and the sides of the headgear when it seemed that it came from the nose and the mouth? And the ring floor looked pretty impeccable too for it to appear it just witnessed a bloody beatdown. Not to mention, Mayweather had been hanging out with WWE people quite often in the past couple of years.
I guess we will never truly know if the bloody sparring session was for real or staged unless Mayweather opens his doors to future sparring sessions and captured the real thing. But then again, it probably doesn't really matter. What I am more curious about is Mayweather's ribs. Videos of sparring sessions can definitely reveal that- whether Floyd is favoring it or it's also another one of his myths.
I'll tell you this though, Marquez can drink all the urine in the world he wants but Mayweather has the advantage in terms of preparation simply because its easier to find sparring partners that can mimic Marquez's actions compared to his. Marquez's camp really needs to get better quality and more accurate, quick and slick sparring partners than the people they employ right now. Shane Mosley would be a great fit as he is another Golden Boy exec and has a great reputation of being able to copy other fighters during sparring sessions. Aside from that, he has the strength, size and speed that would prepare Marquez to face the biggest opponent and challenge in his career in Mayweather.
Either way, the bloody scene proved to have served it's purpose. It gave the fight some needed publicity and planted thoughts and doubts in his opponent's psyche. Real or not, Floyd Mayweather Jr. can really bust a sparring partner up... real bad. But Juan Manuel Marquez is no sparring partner.
Source: examiner.com
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