No, it was the consensus that he was a P4P rated fighter who was more versatile and better defensively that he had been when he first fought Erik....
Clearly, you're not one of "us." :nono [img]
Like many other mere mortals on this site, I came away last night with the erroneous impression that Marquez had scored the harder, more effective...
And divac: That was damn prophetic.
Either Ortiz-Berto or Kingland-Angulo IMO.
The closest I've ever seen immediately after a fight (during the post-fight interview, I mean) was Chris Byrd after getting a gift over Oquemdo,...
It's funny, because I seem to recall Kellerman giving an extended lecture during the Donaire-Narvaez fight, explaining that he scores rounds for...
A few weeks earlier, HBO (and especially Kellerman) bent over backward to justify why Hopkins should have been considered as "winning" his fight...
You can pretty much stop reading right there. Barrera was at the height of his career heading into the 1st Pac fight.
Yes, he won some sort of vacant "title" on the undercard of Mayweather-Ortiz. In fact, his fight was the only redeeming factor on that card.
Not ONE word about Marquez landing the heavier punches all night long. :-(
They ignored virtually EVERYTHING Marquez did in most of the rounds, and then would have a hard-on over one flailing left that Pac would barely...
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This. :deal
I basically felt that way too. Right from the start, I felt Marquez landed the heavier punches, even in rounds that were otherwise close and...
