Records: Pacquiao, 46-3-2, 34 KOs; Marquez, 48-4-1, 35 KOs |
Rafael's remark: After the tremendous action fight they waged in
their disputed 2004 draw, nobody should be at all surprised that when
Pacquiao and Marquez finally met in a rematch, they produced another
enthralling, bloody and dramatic fight for the ages. We'll certainly be
talking about it at the end of the year when it comes time to pick the
fight of the year.
It could have gone either way -- they are so perfectly matched
that virtually every round was close other than the third round, in
which Pacquiao nailed Marquez with a left hand and knocked him down.
The 12th round was also a big Marquez round.
The disturbing thing was to hear the crybaby Marquez camp whining and
complaining endlessly about the decision as though it was scandalous.
They should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. It's one thing to
proclaim victory and express disappointment in a close decision loss.
It's another to imply that some kind of shadowy element had it in for
you and that the judging was somehow not on the up and up. The Marquez
camp was almost as bad a few weeks ago when Rafael Marquez, Juan's
brother, lost a tough decision in his rubber match with Israel Vazquez.
There are fights in which certain scores are mind-blowing and
you really have to question the competency of the judges. This was not
one of them. It was merely a razor-close fight that was awesome to
watch because it had many close rounds. Marquez really has only himself
to blame for the defeat. If he didn't get knocked down, the fight would
have been a draw and he would have kept his title. Sure, many ringside
media had it for Marquez, but only by a point or two, and even those
who had him winning didn't complain about the official decision.
Marquez would like an immediate third fight, and it's hard to
blame him. Pacquiao isn't interested in that, however, and promoter Bob
Arum made their position clear: Take a break from each other, let them
fight interim bouts so that a third fight will be even bigger and worth
even more money. It makes sense and it is hard to argue Arum's logic. I think this viewpoint makes more sense than anything you guys are espousing. |
Records: Pacquiao, 46-3-2, 34 KOs; Marquez, 48-4-1, 35 KOs |
Rafael's remark: After the tremendous action fight they waged in
their disputed 2004 draw, nobody should be at all surprised that when
Pacquiao and Marquez finally met in a rematch, they produced another
enthralling, bloody and dramatic fight for the ages. We'll certainly be
talking about it at the end of the year when it comes time to pick the
fight of the year.
It could have gone either way -- they are so perfectly matched
that virtually every round was close other than the third round, in
which Pacquiao nailed Marquez with a left hand and knocked him down.
The 12th round was also a big Marquez round.
The disturbing thing was to hear the crybaby Marquez camp whining and
complaining endlessly about the decision as though it was scandalous.
They should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. It's one thing to
proclaim victory and express disappointment in a close decision loss.
It's another to imply that some kind of shadowy element had it in for
you and that the judging was somehow not on the up and up. The Marquez
camp was almost as bad a few weeks ago when Rafael Marquez, Juan's
brother, lost a tough decision in his rubber match with Israel Vazquez.
There are fights in which certain scores are mind-blowing and
you really have to question the competency of the judges. This was not
one of them. It was merely a razor-close fight that was awesome to
watch because it had many close rounds. Marquez really has only himself
to blame for the defeat. If he didn't get knocked down, the fight would
have been a draw and he would have kept his title. Sure, many ringside
media had it for Marquez, but only by a point or two, and even those
who had him winning didn't complain about the official decision.
Marquez would like an immediate third fight, and it's hard to
blame him. Pacquiao isn't interested in that, however, and promoter Bob
Arum made their position clear: Take a break from each other, let them
fight interim bouts so that a third fight will be even bigger and worth
even more money. It makes sense and it is hard to argue Arum's logic. I think this viewpoint makes more sense than anything you guys are espousing. |
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