Was Marquez vs Vasquez III better than Cotto vs Margarito?

[Punishment2008]

Cotto vs Margarito...they were 147 pounds trading leather...one guy pounded the other for 6 rounds and then the other guy pounded the other dude for 5 rounds.

It ended in a conclusive fashion....Vasquez/Marquez went to a decision and was a very close fight that I had Marquez winning.

[DiegoFuego]

There's no way Cotto-Margarito was better than Vazquez-Marquez. I think a lot of people don't get Showtime so they just vote for the HBO fight. HBO hasn't held the fight of the year since Gatti and Ward booted up. It's been all Showtime ever since.

[El Chicano]

There's no way Cotto-Margarito was better than Vazquez-Marquez. I think a lot of people don't get Showtime so they just vote for the HBO fight. HBO hasn't held the fight of the year since Gatti and Ward booted up. It's been all Showtime ever since.

Yeah, Showtime has been tearing it up when it comes to FOTY.

[Sweet Pea 50]

Well, I picked Marquez-Vasquez 3. But I'm not mad at people that picked Cotto-Margarito.

[HappyBoxingFan]

In my opinion... the clash of styles makes the Cotto/Margarito better

[Pullcounter]

HBO will replay their best fights of 2008. According to BS posters, Margarito vs Cotto is the best of those fights. Now I ask you this. Did Showtime's top fight, Marquez vs Vasquez III, outdo HBO's best fight?

Which was better?

a fight between 2 mexicans is better than a fight between a mexican and a puerto rican.

[The Surgeon]

Marquez vs Vazquez was PROBABLY SLIGHTLY better but rightly or wrongly the fact that Cotto and Tony are bigger makes up for such a tight gap. Cotto is my favourite fighter too so thats why i rate it higher.

Also i thought the wrong man got the nod in the Izzy fight. I thought Marquez squeaked it but a draw would have been fitting IMO