Lets be real here people and put a halt to the emotionally driven, revisionist tall tales.
The more realistic scenario is, after he failed in his 1st step up against a world level opponent (Norwood), it temporarily ruined his credibility and took him out of contention with the big dogs in the division.
What in fucks name would any of the top fighters in that division have to fear from a guy who couldn't even beat Freddie Norwood decisively, and had fought no other noteworthy opponents up until that point?
Hamed's gonna duck Marquez, who had done NOTHING of note outside of lose to Freddie Norwood, but take a fight with one of the most dangerous & highly regarded fighters in the sport at the time in Barerra? Get real.
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