On the undercard...

[boxingsmash69]

Marquez's bid for superstardom suffered a set-back in his lackluster performance against Salido. Although no single fighter should be judged based on a single fight, what he showed could not make us think he'd ever bring excitement to the ring. (The excitement generated in the Pacquiao fight was mainly Manny's) He's as interesting to watch as an appendictomy. Moreover, questions can now be raised about his much vaunted KO power and reflexive counter-punching: when Salido put some punches together, he got to Marquez, and, Marquez never had Salido in the kind of trouble that would have lifted his most die-hard fans' fannies out of their seats. Salido simply lacked the power and yet he managed to inflict some damage on Marquez cheek (that swelling beneath his eye?). Forget about Pacquiao; I don't think Marquez, even with his near-legendary recuperative capacity, can survive a Rocky Juarez or a Chi. I think Harrison, who doesn't have much power either but is a non-stop banger, can give Marquez fits. Raheem who recently lost to Juarez by UD can be dangerous for Marquez, if Raheem comes unfazed by JMM's reputation. Pacquiao, now, more than ever, should think MORALES even if by some quirk of circumstance, Morales loses to Barrera in their upcoming third encounter. A Morales-Pacquiao set-to would still be a sell-out. Marquez could hardly sell tickets with that performance vs. Salido! He drew farther away from being the marquee player that Arum hoped he'd prove to be that night. Pacman should now make Marquez await his turn. Karma

sorry guys, just had to bring up the oldest thread in NSB.