Prior to the first Marquez/Vazquez fight, only a very few posters talked about it...

Not very man fans of the sport, but tons of fans of a specific fighter is more the case.

 

well Marquez was getting alot of talk. At 118 he was a huge banger.

 

:deal

 

If I remember right, there was a LOT of anticipation about Marquez moving up. Most people didn't realize how tough Vazquez was though, including myself. I was looking at it as a stepping stone for RM eventually moving up to FW and getting into the mix there.

 

I agree my friend won 20$ off me in the rematch but by the third fight i knew better. Vasquez is a tough SOB.

Goes to show you the difference 1 division can make sometimes too.

 

if you didnt think Vazquez had a shot in this fight you really couldnt say your a hard core fan of the sport, Vazquez is and has been a force

 

Hard core fight fans knew this one was gonna be a great bout.

 

what cracks me up is how many flag / ethnicity waving fans don't even know their own boxers until they are well on their way into the mainstream, and then, they defend them with an intense bias, these same boxers they didn't even know existed until the real fans brought them to their attention.

 

I'm sorry I didn't get involved in the discussion, but I hadn't joined yet and frankly I didn't even realise this place existed back then.

Rafael Marquez is one of my favourite fighters......I would have contributed to the pre-fight threads if I had been a member.

 

has anyone heard what the story is regarding vazquez and marquez are they going to stay at 122 or are they moving up >? when are they even fighting again ?

 

Jhonny Gonzalez moved up and fought Vazquez. He out boxed him out classes him and dropped him twice before Vazquez made a great comeback. Looking at that fight you would fear for his safey vs Marquez but thats boxing now isn't it???

 

Oh and I didnt think it was going to be that great of a fight either. Both were big punchers but both were very selective with there punches I figured it would be a chess match of who could catch who first with a each fighter going down atleast once. Didn't expect the brawl that it turned out to be and honestly didnt think it was possible for either fighter to take that many punches from the other.

 

I'm a huge fan of Marquez, and I thought he would have Vasquez out within three rounds.

 

Can't remember what others thought about it but I remember that I discussed it a lot and recommended Marquez' fights with Silence Mabuza quite a lot and also Vasquez' fights with Larrios.

Good old days.