Israel Vazquez – A Hero Returns, But For How Long?

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

For as long as he continues to fight and probably for as long as he lives, Israel Vazquez will be forever associated with his incredible trilogy with Rafael Marquez. [details]

[catalinul]

Hopefully one fina ltitle run and walk into the sunset.

[lopez36]

rallying back?? i had vazquez ahear or would even call it a draw...he wasn't losing badly...he was off and looked tired,but i think in his next fight we'll see if it was rust or really he just doesn't have it anymore..

[-MAKAVELLI-]

the one thing about being blessed with a trilogy like izzy-rafa, it takes ALOT out of both fighters....i hope izzy still has one or two elite performances left

[JakeNDaBox]

rallying back?? i had vazquez ahear or would even call it a draw...he wasn't losing badly...he was off and looked tired,but i think in his next fight we'll see if it was rust or really he just doesn't have it anymore..

He had to rally just to pull within a draw heading into the ninth. Nor was it even clear prior to the eighth round that he would even win the damn fight. Not exactly sure what you're dis*****g.

[Iceta]

He had to rally just to pull within a draw heading into the ninth. Nor was it even clear prior to the eighth round that he would even win the damn fight. Not exactly sure what you're dis*****g.

I think it's best for him to just retire. I think Rafael Marquez may possibly still have something to offer though.

[salsaking]

I was at the fight and it seemed like most people thought he was losing or at best even with Priolo up until the KO

[vanciliro]

If a guy has a layoff and comes back and does well they say he was rested. If he comes back and struggles they say he had ring rust. So, basically no one is able to say definitively what a layoff does to a fighter. Only in retrospect do they even know what to call it, depending, of course, on his performance. I wish they would just stop using those terms as explanations for a fighters performance. I place it in the category of 'intangibles'.

[JakeNDaBox]

If a guy has a layoff and comes back and does well they say he was rested. If he comes back and struggles they say he had ring rust. So, basically no one is able to say definitively what a layoff does to a fighter. Only in retrospect do they even know what to call it, depending, of course, on his performance. I wish they would just stop using those terms as explanations for a fighters performance. I place it in the category of 'intangibles'.

It's similar to when a fighter (or a team, in other sports) suffers a personal tragedy. If they win, the claim is that they were inspired and were playing with added incentive. If they lose, it was a distraction that was too difficult to overcome.

I agree with you, though, on the eventual Monday morning quarterbacking that comes with evaluating such scenarios. It seems the only constant is that the comeback opponent of choice is often (if not always) an immobile punching bag, at least on paper.

[Eaner0919]

FYI

the fight was even on two scorecards and Vazquez ahead on one going into the 9th