Come March 1, Would You Still Include Vasquez and Marquez in the P4P Top 10?

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  1. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    there are some boxing writers who exclude fighters from the list if they are inactive for a year. Now that the epic third showdown of two gallant mexican superbantams is nearing it's first anniversary and they have not fought since then, Would you scrap those two in your p4p list come March 1.

    there is no definite date nor opponent of the next fight of the two..
     
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  2. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i say i would still include them
     
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  3. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    if they dont have a fight scheduled by then, than they should be dropped.
     
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  4. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    They'll be out of my list. Over a year without fighting in my book constitutes 'retired until proven otherwise'.
     
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  5. Godfather

    Godfather I put the G in God Full Member

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    I chose no but, on reflection, i should have put yes. They would still be in my top 10, just lower
     
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  6. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Those boys could still be inactive next march and they'd be in my ten. Anyone dropping them needs to think - those boys gave us our own Ali/Frazier, Moore/Charles, whatever, one of the greatest trilogies in boxing history, my pick for the best. No official retirement, they're still on my list. They're boxing gods. Look what they gave to teh sport.
     
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  7. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Moving them down seems to me more illogical than leaving them out.
     
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  8. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    Marquez would still be in my top 5, and Vasquez still in my top ten
     
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  9. tolindoy

    tolindoy UBESTRIDTE MESTER Full Member

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    You place Marquez higher than Vasquez?why???
     
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  10. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    thanx for catching that, mixed the 2 names up....but on another note, is this the 1st time in boxing 2 bros. have been rated so high at the same time? that's pretty amazin aint it? props to Nacho
     
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  11. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i can't wait how would the ring magazine would rank these two on March
     
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  12. Soriano

    Soriano Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marquez should be out. Vasquez should be there in #5. Darchi #10.
     
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  13. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    I''ll certainly think about it.Champions are stripped if they have one year layoff,the same with the p4p rankings IMO.They probably won't be on mine anymore.
     
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  14. King Dan

    King Dan Golovkin Full Member

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    I like Montero's answer:

    If they had been innactive for no apparent reason other than politics and/or laziness, than yes they should certainly be taken off. If they had been hand-icking opponents and taking the easy route before their "break" than again yes they should be excluded...

    But in this case they were fighting the best time and time again and fought three HELLISH fights within a year -there NEEDS to be a rest to ensure they even have a career after they took so much in that trilogy. The deserve it...

    That being said, if there's no activity in 18 months they need to be dropped off. A year is one thing, but a year and a half is my perrsonal limit - if you haven't even had a "tune up" in 18 months you're semi-retired at that point IMO.
     
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  15. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So would I.
     
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