Érik Morales vs. Juan Manuel Márquez

Well, to be fair Pac is the only guy that can say he beat all three of the others. In fact, he can say he beat them all twice. :think

 

:nod

 

Man, that stupid video game has me all super angst-ridden over not being able to see it for real. :twisted:

It would be cool to have some millionaire fan invest a bunch of money into doing a proper, accurate simulation, kind of like they did with Ali vs. Marciano, but updated with new technology... feed in a bunch of footage of both of them in action, tons of stats, etc.

I could be wrong here, but think FN: Champion did actually use some limited motion-capture of the featured boxers to inform how their behaviors in the ring were programmed? Even so, there have to have been leaps and bounds in such technology in the last five years...and the developer's goal wasn't to make a supremely realistic match between two specific fighters, but rather to make a game that would sell well. Having a big project like "The Super Fight" get funded with horse-blinders on to make it as close to how Morales vs. Márquez could've gone would be amazing.

Is anybody on here filthy rich? Or even have just an extra seven digits worth of expendable income?

 

"You'll pay you bastard. "

Reminds me of the sort of all-consuming obsessive rivalry you find in comic books (ie Wolverine & Sabretooth) - or like Scorpion & Sub-Zero.

I could see Márquez arriving in hell, marching up to Lucifer and demanding to know where Pacquiao was and how soon a ring could be erected.

 

Oh man, that is tough. There are VERY similar levels of competitive enmity in both. Not to mention a very high combined skill level, and that magical recipe that means you know you're getting something truly amazing every time out.

:think

I can't, man. Too close.

 

Fair enough but if he didn't belong in the ring with a monster like Pac at 130lbs at that point he should have not entered it for the rubber match. He should've just waited for him to come up to lightweight. The rubber match wasn't going anywhere; they had a score to settle and it was always going to be lucrative.

He bothered to sign for III, fans bought tickets, and he bailed when it got to be too much for him.

I have enormous respect for Morales, but he is human, and that was a moment of human frailty on his part. I don't think saying that is disrespectful, and it certainly isn't what defines his career (and for the record, I don't think guys like Acelino Freitas should be criticized as much as they are for "quitting", as Freitas is another guy who spent a long time establishing his bravery in the ring and deserves better than being defined by a single night or two)

 

Updated standings:

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28-10-1 Morales

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19-14-1 Márquez

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36-2-0 Márquez

65-44-7 edge to Márquez overall.

 

:think Figure things would've gone differently with Pac had it been @ LW?

 

Oh and I forgot to mention Freitas had a very similar comeback to Morales....got very fat in retirement and then unexpectedly returned after quite a while taking on a MUCH bigger undefeated opponent with a puncher's record, and schooled him. :good

Very badass. I'd say they both more than redeemed themselves.