Vazquez's next move?

Unless it's against their boy Juanma, I don't think HBO has any interest in either Vazquez or R. Marquez. Both of those guys, like Vic Darchinyan, are basically Showtime fighters.

 

I think he deserves a tune-up bout. He's too brave for his own good. Knowing what he's like he'll probably jump straight into a world title bout.

 

Perhaps a good idea would be to put both Vazquez and R. Marquez in separate 126 bouts against solid, but not great competition. Neither would warrant a Showtime date on their own, but together they would be tough to turn down.

 

i hope izzy fights someone with little punching power, a soft tune up maybe off tv or opening up a PPV card. Then go after a big fight.

 

IIRC a while ago when they were first looking for a fight for Rafa and Izy, they went to HBO and HBO gave Shaw some kind of BS like "Some fighters are synonymous with a network." They said it would be like seeing Gatti and Ward on Showtime.

 

Yeah I think Izzy has done well enough that his first challenge at 126 should be someone credible but not ultimately threatening. Somebody like Fernando Beltran Jr.