Juan Manuel Marquez-Marco Antonio Barrera: Why doesn't it get talked about?

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  1. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    I agree. The Baby Face Assassin is one of the best brawler/boxers there is better then Marquez now. He clearly was better then JMM at least that night.

    Great fight gonna watch it right now actually.
     
    CASH_718, Jan 31, 2012
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  2. TG1

    TG1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed on all counts.

    The skill level, finesse and science between both was terrific from one through twelve.
     
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  3. texboxing00

    texboxing00 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good fight. Im a die hard jmm fan but honestly felt barrera won.
     
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  4. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Like I said, very tired! :good

    Your thread in the lounge about who graduated from where was spot on. Spelling and grammar is very distant from knowledge :deal
     
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  5. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Because it really wasn't that impressive from Marco, and the decision was fair. It was more like the last gasp. If he had had a little more left in the tank it would be talked about more. I'm happy to see so many people thought MAB won, given that I'm a HUGE mab fan, but I didn't. I thought JMM took it fairly comfortably.
     
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  6. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    Barrera was past his peak when they fought. JMM would never beat a prime Barrera.
     
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  7. Samurai's Slice

    Samurai's Slice ESB Legend Full Member

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    No. :thumbsup
     
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  8. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    Oh what a surprise.
     
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  9. PH|LLA

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    Barrera who has a killer left hook, very explosive one punch power, and prime for prime is every bit as good as Marquez or maybe even better (maybe not from a technical standpoint, but overall) is a very tough style to cope with for JMM.
     
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  10. Undisputed520

    Undisputed520 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Its amazing to me how much Barrera has dropped in popularity......its upsetting really. Morales is the one who seems to be immortal, despite dropped 2 fights to Barrera. I am a big fan of both, but sports are just strange that way.
     
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  11. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Great fight that does deserve a mention. Its funny how this fight seems to have been ignored for large parts.

    I felt they were both past their best but because JMM is still operating well, I think we all think Marquez was also prime
     
    bailey, Jan 31, 2012
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  12. Bald_Toad

    Bald_Toad Ring Title Full Member

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    last time marquez fought a prime guy other than pacquia he lost to chris john,

    marquez tried to cherrypick a faded barrera but got made to look a fool
     
    Bald_Toad, Jan 31, 2012
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  13. PityTheFool

    PityTheFool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's one of the stranger phenomenoms.:think
    He was the best of the three Mexican warriors for me and even though I have seen excellent arguments from posters I respect,I will never,ever agree that Morales was better than Barrera.Marquez and Morales will be in my top 10 ATG's till my dying day but for me personally,Barrera was the best of them.Only my opinion though and opinions are what it's all about...
     
    PityTheFool, Jan 31, 2012
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  14. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's the OLDH syndrome. MAB was a little too cerebral and gentlemanly in demeanor for a good percentage of boxing fans. Not a genuine 'tough guy' no matter how he fought in the ring.
     
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  15. Imperial1

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    Excellent fight , one of Marco's last great performances , I will hold that as a win for Mab as I gelt he won .

    Really showed how much ahead Marco was over JMM.

    Now if we can get Moraleds and Marquez in the ring .
     
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