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Marcus Rosario

Boxing Abilities

Being the WBC lightweight world champion and an in-fighter and Southpaw indicates that Rosario is a highly skilful boxer that excels at in-fighting. He is noted as being strong by Fujii[22] and Mr. Bin, which the latter details that even when facing someone who has a weapon, just having Rosario by one's side is enough to make them feel safe.[23] He is also considered the strongest lightweight boxer in the world by Masaru Aoki[24]

Physical Ability

With eighteen out of twenty wins being in knockouts, Rosario has considerable strength. His punching power is able to knock back an opponent after hitting their block.[25] His hand speed and step-in are deemed fast, being able to close in on his opponent with extreme speed.[26]

Technique

Rosario's method of overtaking a non-Southpaw user's front foot while stepping in.

Rosario's method of overtaking a non-Southpaw user's front foot while stepping in.

Specialising in in-fighting, Rosario is noted by Ippo Makunouchi to be a very aggressive in-fighter.[27] Rosario has a long history of rough fights. The moment the gong sounds, he always closes in on his opponents.[28] He made the WBA lightweight world champion Juan, who also had great skill in in-fighting struggle, as he in-fought harder by bulldozing his way in.[29] Ichirō Miyata considers Rosario's brawling ability as extraordinarily high.[30] He is also considered to fight instinctively.[31] His punches come out from weird angles, which makes it hard to dodge.[32] Against boxers who aren't Southpaws, Rosario is able to overtake their left foot with his right foot the moment he steps in, putting him in an advantageous position.[33]

Fouls

Rosario mixes fouls such as headbutts, elbows, and knees with his combinations.[34] Two of his losses and three of his no contests were due to his headbutting, which caused his opponent to be unable to continue because of bleeding. However, he seemingly makes it difficult to tell to others if the headbutting is on purpose or not.[35]

Weaknesses

Due to being locked up in prison and not getting out until close to the date of his match against Mashiba, he didn't have the time to get any good training in, and had to rush his weight control. This caused him to drink less fluids, causing dehydration, which made his legs cramp up during the match. Him rushing his weight control and his lack of training also took a toll on his stamina during his match against Mashiba.[36] Also, he has terrible matchup against Mashiba, whose range is not only high, but also had a problem dealing his Barrier Style, making him mistake the range and get hit a lot, as even his fouls were negated as Mashiba is capable of defending against fouls, as well Mashiba was prepared due to having sparred with a fighter equal, if not greater than Rosario's capabilities, Ippo Makunouchi