By Jhonny Gonzalez
Rafael Marquez is going to rest for the next 180-days to resolve a hairline fracture to his right shoulder blade. He returned to Mexico City on Tuesday after suffering a TKO loss within eight rounds to WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez last Saturday in Las Vegas.
Marquez is still angry with referee Tony Weeks for stopping the action in the fourth round, when Juanma was hurt. Weeks stopped the action to take a point away from Juanma for hitting Marquez on the break. Marquez thinks Juanma is a dirty fighter and says Israel Vazquez is the harder puncher between the two.
"After the referee gave him time to rest, I could never catch him on the jaw to knock him out. I don't want to devalue his win because it was a good fight, but Juanma is not a clean fighter. He throws a lot of elbows and punches to the neck. Israel Vazquez hits harder than him. Hopefully now Lopez will accept a rematch, either in Puerto Rico, Mexico or in Las Vegas," Marquez said.
