Érik Morales vs. Juan Manuel Márquez

Good call. :good

In fact I'd say we should keep a lid on Pacquiao or Barrera tangents as well except as relates to either one's matches with Morales or Márquez.

 

Alright, we have officially reached "big thread" condition (six pages under the default fifteen-posts-a-pop view, making it so that everything beyond the 5th page is truncated under "Last Page" when browsing the sub-forum) and there have been precious few breakdowns of the fight(s) and how they differ over the epochs.

Come on, people. Less "so-and-so was generally blah-blah" platitudes, more applied critical thinking and imagination put into painting a picture of how these clashes would've gone!

Even the offerings from CST80, who so far has come the closest to fulfilling what I asked for, were really just sentence-long blurbs on each.

I've seen multiple paragraph essays written on MUCH LESS INTERESTING fantasy match-ups. Let's go.

 

Actually to be fair tinman wrote a bit about each one and how they contrasted, too.

 

Whoa, this is kinda cool..

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Obviously just a video game simulation and nothing to read into, but still interesting to watch and think about.

This game (FN: Champion) was released in 2011 and the video uploaded in 2012, so it was recorded sometime in between there...and the person who made it says during their intro narrative that it was meant to be a simulation of "if they fought ten years ago", placing it about 2001-2002. :think

 

...I agree with the person in the comments who says this is too aggressive for Márquez (and not enough for Morales) to consider it a very realistic portrayal of them - so, imperfect to say the least, but still fun to have a look at.

 

I would be FURIOUS if this match happened but was sullied by Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas making the calls. :fire

Even in the video game, stupid ass Tessitore messes up! Start of round three, Morales nails Márquez with an overhand right.. "Oh, and he's got something for him! It's a left hand!" atsch It would have been just the same if those goons were doing the play by play in real life. Good thing it never would have been on ESPN.

I have a love-hate relationship with Lampley but his enthusiasm (and passion for the lighter weights) in a Morales vs. Márquez would have fit like a GLOVE.