There has been a lot of talk lately about big fights being made, you know, big names like Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Roy Jones, Bernard Hopkins and Winky Wright. Meanwhile, two little guys in the lighter divisions plan to tear into each other Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

Rafael Marquez, 36-3 (32), the sensational younger brother of Juan Manuel Marquez is moving up from bantamweight to challenge Israel Vazquez, 41-3 (31), for the undisputed featherweight title. Both fighters are from Mexico City and both throw punches in bunches. But unlike most insiders who believe this will be a competitive war, I believe that come Saturday night, Marquez will show the world just how good he is.

No one in the sport throws more technically perfect and fluid punches than the Marquez brothers. Pound-for-pound, Rafael might hit harder than his older brother. His one-punch knockout power was evident in his third round destruction of Heriberto Ruiz in 2004. His fights with Mauricio Pastrana were hard fought battles, but in both Marquez punished the Columbian for 12 rounds. And his wins over Silence Mabuza, Tim Austin, and Mark Johnson give ample support of Marquez's boxing and punching abilities. Marquez is such a well-conditioned, elite level athlete that the jump to 122 lbs should not be a decisive factor in the fight. Both fighters are trained by the sport's best; Marquez by Ignacio Berestain and Gonzalez by the excellent Freddie Roach.

Vazquez is coming off a roller-coaster of a fight against Jhonny Gonzalez, in which Vazquez was floored and appeared to be outgunned until he stormed back to stop Gonzalez in the 10th round. Vazquez also has wins over Oscar Larios, but lost to Marcos Licona and was stopped by Larios in 2002. No matter which version of Vazquez shows up Saturday night Marquez is always well-prepared. If the bout ends up being a dogfight, which is likely, Marquez gets the edge. If it's a measured, tactical battle, again, Marquez gets the nod.

This fight will be like Morales-Pacquiao III. Vazquez may be the naturally bigger man, but he will not be able to sustain the intensity and punching power of Marquez. Jhonny Gonzalez was tailor-made for Vazquez, and even dominated the Mexican fighter before Vazquez bravely fought back to successfully defend his title. But Marquez is in another league. Expect Marquez to give Vazquez a beating before stopping him in the later rounds.

Prediction: Marquez KO 8