Is Pacquiao-Marquez III the biggest backfiring cherry pick in history?

Zarco

I cant think of any other fight at the highest level with a prime boxing star at the peak of his career with so much hype/expectations behind him. Especially considering they waited 4 years to rematch a 38yo lightweight champion against the #1P4P welterweight champion.

-Huey-

I love when things like these happen. Team Pac and Arum thought they would walk right through JMM and KO him by the 2nd round...boy were they horribly wrong. Instead, JMM gave Pac yet another boxing lesson.

hougigo

Not even close to a cherry pick this year. Ishida-Kirkland.... Ishida was clearly brought in to lose and get destroyed.
Also I don't think it's a cherry pick.

BoxingGenius27

It was a bigger cherry pick then Oscar vs Pac in 08...

paulf

What?

How about Judah-Baldomir.

Check_hooks

If you think JMM is a cherry pick than you don't know sh*t about boxing.

PhooLzRUs

Juan Manuel Lopez and Salido was great because it ****ed over Arum's Gamboa fight. Serves him right.

Zarco

I mean at the highest level, and Kirkland and Judah didnt have half of the hype surrounding them as Pacquiao. And their opponents were younger than JMM lol.

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Originally Posted by Check_hooks

If you think JMM is a cherry pick than you don't know sh*t about boxing.

Sooo that must mean Pacquiao & Co. dont know shiet about boxing?

Khalid Muhammad

How can you cherry pick a guy you went life and death with twice?

Also, people complained about the catch weight, but while I said it prior to the fight, can anyone honestly say size was a factor after what went down Saturday?

And Age? yes Marquez is 38 but let me ask you this; Would any SMW and LHW be called a cherry picker for going after a 44 year old Bernard Hopkins (keep in mind almost all of those guys are younger than Manny by 3-5 years)? Also almost all the legit 160, and 154 are almost a decade younger than Martinez.....would it be considered Cherry picking if they went after a 37 year old Sergio Martinez?

This is a classic example of people seeing what they want to see.

gingeralbino

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Originally Posted by paulf

What?

How about Judah-Baldomir.

Lewis v Rahman?

Zarco Undisputed Champion Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Age: 25 Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 18 Points: 1,003,420,509.76 Bank: 391,260.92 Total Points: 1,003,811,770.68 Donate	Is Pacquiao-Marquez III the biggest backfiring cherry pick in history? I cant think of any other fight at the highest level with a prime boxing star at the peak of his career with so much hype/expectations behind him. Especially considering they waited 4 years to rematch a 38yo lightweight champion against the #1P4P welterweight champion.

-Huey- The Money Team Join Date: Feb 2010 Age: 27 Posts: 6,482 Rep Power: 24 Points: 1,005,714.67 Bank: 1,874,074,471,213.59 Total Points: 1,874,075,476,928.26 Donate	I love when things like these happen. Team Pac and Arum thought they would walk right through JMM and KO him by the 2nd round...boy were they horribly wrong. Instead, JMM gave Pac yet another boxing lesson.

hougigo Undisputed Champion Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 12,151 Rep Power: 41 Points: 748,973.83 Bank: 16,135,498,912.76 Total Points: 16,136,247,886.59 Donate	Not even close to a cherry pick this year. Ishida-Kirkland.... Ishida was clearly brought in to lose and get destroyed. Also I don't think it's a cherry pick.

BoxingGenius27 TKO1 Ishida Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 7,268 Rep Power: 24 Points: 26,131,715,281.54 Bank: 11,588.24 Total Points: 26,131,726,869.78 Donate	It was a bigger cherry pick then Oscar vs Pac in 08...

paulf Undisputed Champion Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Back In The USA! (Oklahoma) Posts: 9,102 Rep Power: 26 Points: 6,080,577,648.75 Bank: 109.20 Total Points: 6,080,577,757.95 Donate	What? How about Judah-Baldomir.

Check_hooks Undisputed Champion Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Where Champions Are Made Posts: 7,534 Rep Power: 26 Points: 102,834,536,564.37 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 102,834,536,564.37 Donate	If you think JMM is a cherry pick than you don't know sh*t about boxing.

PhooLzRUs Contender Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 419 Rep Power: 4 Points: 30,649.51 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 30,649.51 Donate	Juan Manuel Lopez and Salido was great because it ****ed over Arum's Gamboa fight. Serves him right.