Rafael Marquez Retires.

This was the right decision. Thanks for the geat fights! Marquez was an excellent champion. He has left his mark on the sport.

long overdue; he shoulda quit after the 4th Vazquez fight, he's been getting embarrassed

the best n my favorite fights of all time he had with Vasquez

great fighter definitely time to hang em up i hope he stays retires

IMO he and Vazquez gave us the best series of fights between two guys that faced each other multiple times. Been a Rafa fight all the way back when he beat Johnson which i used to regard very highly. Best wishes for him and I hope he stays healthy to enjoy his retirement

All the best warrior.

Good stuff for the legend..Wish him nothing but luck in the future..

Good to hear. He's left us all with some of the greatest memories in all of boxings long history. We were witness to some of the single most epic moments of heart, courage, skill, attrition and determination that we'll ever see in the ring and it was this man who gave it to us. I hope he enjoys a long, fulfilling life after boxing and gets great happiness from it. He deserves it. As underrated as he'd been, along with his brother for most of their careers, he also got the recognition, though maybe not the full financial reward, deserving of his fights in the end. He's a HOF lock, one of Mexicos true ATGs and one of the greatest bantamweights to ever fight. :boxing:

good move.

for those of you who missed it, at 118 this guy was a killer. I'm not saying he was the best bantam ever, but all of the bantam ATGs would have to be at the very top of their game to beat him

i was pretty sure he'd retired all ready. anyway, happy trails, rafa. great fighter. :sad2: http://www.boxing.com/images/sized/images/articles/Marquez_vs_Vasquez-530x317.jpg basically item number 1 why i don't want mathysse and garcia to rematch so soon. I'd like to see them beat other fighters before they piss their careers beating the **** out of each other.

I hope he sticks with this decision unlike many other boxers. Good luck to Rafa. :boxing:

It was a hell of a career, criminally underrated fighter (at least on here). Time to spend time with the family Rafa.

Good decision, he was a very good fighter, his bouts with Vazquez are legendary.

He was one of my favorite fighters allways in a exciting fights, a beast in his prime one of the best 118 pounders ever.

great fighter. :sad2: http://www.boxing.com/images/sized/images/articles/Marquez_vs_Vasquez-530x317.jpg

that's a good decision. he looked a thousand years old in his last fight. it looked like somebody else had control of his legs. gotta wish him the best. his first three fights with vasquez are about as good as you will ever see.

he had a solid run, glad he finally decided to retire.

Bout time, he should have retired after the Nishioka fight.