Pacquiao is definitely talented, but he can't be as multidimensional as you claim considering that in four tries he's been unable to get a victory over Marquez without help from the judges, and was knocked out cold in the last fight. The thing is, Pac has natural advantages over Marquez like his blazing hand and foot speed which match up well against Bradley. Nevertheless, Marquez managed to neutralize Pac's physical advantages with his superior technique and intellect.
And although Marquez lost last night, let's not forget that we're talking about a 40 year old veteran who'd shown signs of decline and had become more stationary since his move up to lightweight, but to his credit, he was able to make adjustments to remain competitive, which many fighters are unable to do. Fighters who rely heavily on their physical abilities tend to decline dramatically once they begin to slow down physically-- I don't think it's a coincidence that Pac tripped face first into Marquez's counter in his last fight after complaining of leg problems in previous fights.
At any rate, perhaps we would have seen a different outcome last night if this had been a younger and fresher version of Marquez. Nevertheless, he gave a respectable performance all things considered.
You JMM ped accusers need to make up your minds. On one hand some insist the only reliable testing organization is VADA (because Bradley said so). But at the same time, many of these same people praise the strictness of usada when it comes to Mayweather. Funny how when Marquez was pushing for USADA testing, his critics were saying it was unreliable, citing the incident with Morales when the commission was left in the dark after his positive result, but now he's being tested through the commission itself so we won't see a repeat of that situation in the event of a positive result, yet that's somehow insuffient.
It's also ridiculous to criticize Marquez for for not being interested in a rematch with Mayweather (after a one sided fight), when Mayweather hasn't even offered him a rematch. It's not like the situation with Pacquiao in which he turned down a career defining fight with Mayweather, specifically because he believed he'd become weakened by blood tests. Also, Marquez had stated this would be the final chapter in the rivalry back when Pac was still maintaining the standard drug tests by the commission (which they both passed) were sufficient. Pac didn't officially announce VADA would be involved in his next fight until this May when both fighters were looking at other opponents. There seems to be a lot of revisionist history going on here...
Actually, Gesta had been given a shot at Vazquez's title last year, but his manager/trainer turned it down. Arum had intended to make this fight all along and he probably became frustrated over Gesta's lack of progress so he decided to make it a priority once and for all . It's sink or swim time for him. Meanwhile, Vazquez hasn't been in a high profile fight in a while and this should provide him with the kind of exposure he needs.
50 immediately came out of the gate looking to instigate conflict with one of the major promoters. He and Mayweather's egos are too big for them to avoid getting involved in these so called turf wars.
John may be making decent money fighting bums in Indonesia, but you have the potential to become a super star by taking on the best in the US. Where would Pac be now if he had remained in the Philippines fighting nobodies? And it's not like John is offering huge paydays for elite guys to challenge him there. Marquez supposedly only received 30k and had to go through a whole ordeal just to arrive at the destination.
Cause Donaire is the real deal, simply put. Watch as he devours his opponent this weekend and then smashes Rigo a few months later.
Well, he's not a real 4 division champion. And I think everyone is eager to see the fight with Rigo, except for his promoter.
The majority of people weren't calling for a Donaire-Rigo clash up until June 9th. Rigo's performance on the Pac-Bradley undercard is what fueled the sudden call for a Rigo fight. Donaire was already signed up to fight this Mathebula guy.
Put it this way. If Donaire's next opponent isn't Rigo, Mares, Moreno or someone along the likes of them, then he can legitly be called a chump. Fair enough?
For the sake of his own career, I hope he accepts those fights. He's not getting any younger and he's had too many lulls in his career already.
Not sure I agree on Rios. Yes, he legit tried to make weight for the Murray fight. Abril? Not so much, at least not to the degree you suggest.
For Abril, he was actually two pounds over the limit, then came back two pounds HEAVIER when "attempting" to make weight on his second attempt.
The Herrera fight was scrapped (and never rescheduled) due to injury less than a month before the fight. I'll stop short of saying I don't believe it. I will say that a lot of Left Coast writers are on record saying he didn't look like a guy who was training for a 140 lb. fight.
As for Guzman being in line for a title shot despite past woes and recent modest competition... that's not necessarily the industry. That's the flaws of the sanctioning bodies. But he's always had problems getting fights, even while he was with Golden Boy. The only fights he got were against guys nobody else really jumped at the chance to face
There's no doubt that both Rios and Guzman have behaved unprofessionally in the past. There's also no doubt that Guzman's antics, including his drug use, have been worse. The biggest backlash he suffered through it all was his suspension, and again, he has no one else to blame for that but himself. Given his track record, and the fact that he hasn't faced anyone of note since his return, he should consider himself lucky to be given yet another major opportunity. So again, I fail to see how he's somehow getting the short end of the stick here. If the world of boxing were truly fair, honest and harworking guys like Matthysse and Alvarado would be given that opportunity instead of him. Let's hope he doesn't find yet another way of screwing things up, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if he did.
Good point, those other fighters also failed to make weight but they at least showed up and fought. Guzman pulling out of the Campbell fight was like spitting in the face of the fans and the network. I understand why he's blacklisted.
Yeah, he's burned a lot of bridges with the network, his promoter, and most especially his own fanbase.
Gesta passed on a fight with Miguel Vazquez, so I don't know how the author can claim that he's been denied a title shot. That being said, he hasn't done anything to deserve one anyway.
The fight between Sanchez and Mayol was a pretty wild affair. It's not every day that a fight ends with a guy being knocked out of the ring and onto the announcer's table. That was some wwe style ****.
Bradley's demand to have both VADA and USADA involved is completely unrealistic as USADA stated that they have a policy against testing an athlete if another organization is involved. Quote:
“USADA will not conduct a testing program while another organization (other than the boxing commission who collects a fight night sample) is testing one or both fighters, as the other organization may not hold the fighters to the same standards as USADA, the athletes may be confused by differing protocols, and because the USADA program is required to remain consistent with the WADA Code and International Standards.”
Bottom line: Bradley is either misinformed or deliberately making misleading claims. And it's irresponsible of boxingscene to publish this article without including that critical part of the story or getting Marquez's side.
Broner seems like the type of guy who loves talking smack, but then hides behind his promoter when someone calls him out on it. Salido had publicly challenged him at 130 several months back, and said he'd face him on the condition that Broner's dad combs his hair after he beats him. :lol1:
Meanwhile, Broner didn't sound all that eager in his response:
"He’s trying to get to where I’m at. He beat Lopez twice. To me, that’s a B+, B- fighter with no chin. I don’t knock him down, I congratulate him on that but they need to stay in their lane. I’m just on a different level. ... I’m not a promoter, I’m a professional boxer and I’ll fight anybody they put in front of me. I don’t care who it is. It could be Sykes, it could be Koo-Wan, it could be Hu-Han, I’m ready."
http://www.boxingscene.com/uploads/57425/mayol_ayudado.jpg
The Azteca crew are lucky Mayol wasn't somehow able beat the count, or the crowd would have turned on them for pushing him back in the ring. :lol1:
"Stop figting blown up recycled welterweights" says Lara as he prepares himself to fight a blown up welterweight on June 30.
I know it's not his fault, but still. :lol1:
yeah, talk about irony
Damn, two unification fights on the same card? That seems too good to be true. Props to Nietes if he takes this fight. Nietes has struggled with some of the fringe level opposition he's faced while Gonzalez has dominated similar opposition. I see Gonzalez scoring a ko within 8 rounds. :boxing:
This writer compares Guzman to Rios and suggests that Guzman is somehow being treated more harshly, but their situations aren't exactly comparable if you ask me. Rios failed to make weight by half a pound and a couple of pounds against Murray and Abril, attempted to drain himself in order to make weight, and fought on despite being weakened. (BIG PROPS to Murray and Abril for going through with those fights against a heavier opponent rather than pulling out, which they had every right to do).
However, in the case of Guzman, he came in overweight against Campbell and PULLED OUT of that fight despite Campbell's willingness to face him (Campbell was broke and lost out on the paycheck). He came in NINE pounds over the limit against Funeka in their rematch and CHEATED in his fight against Davis (while still coming in overweight on top of it). Despite all that, he's back in line for a title shot just three fights after his suspension (while facing fringe opposition). The writer concludes by stating that the industry is very unforgiving, but it seems pretty damn forgiving if you ask me, ha ha. Excuse me for not shedding a tear over Guzman's lack of professionalism.
I'm a fan of Garcia, but I recall him admitting that he told Robert that he wanted to quit in his fight against Remillard, due to stomach cramps. If he was ready to quit over bad pizza against a soft opponent, I dunno how he can question Ortiz's unwillingness to continue with a broken in a tough fight in which he was absorbing punishment.
Good win for Lara but why did he unleash that FLYING DRAGON HEADBUTT?? That was stupid as hell what if the ref DQ'd him right there, then he'd be kicking himself in the ass.
Yeah, if he'd pull a blatantly dirty move like that in a fight he's winning against a soft opponent, then he's liable to snap when he finds himself in a tough position.
Lara gets a gift against Molina, and he thinks he's the king of the division like Martinez? Golden Boy is trying to secure a fight with Cotto, who has 20x the legacy and drawing power.
Gestation didn't pass up nor was he denied the title shot for the IBF title. Miguel Vasquez has a mandatory defense which he is obligated to comply with.
They turned down the fight earlier last year according to his trainer/manager.
“We could have had a shot at Miguel Vasquez but from a business stand point it wasn’t in our best interest."
http://filipinoboxingjournal.com/2011/09/07/mercito-gestas-upcoming-opponent-joke-%E2%80%93-trainer/