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By Thomas Gerbasi - There will be no 24/7 countdowns for Israel Vazquez. No bling, no record labels, no promotional companies, no high-profile endorsement deals and few, if any, magazine covers. He probably won’t complain either, as complaining isn’t a part of the Warrior’s Code.
But for all the attention paid to the high-profile likes of Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton, and Oscar De La Hoya, the Mexico City native, along with his countryman and partner in fistic crime for the last three years, Rafael Marquez, can rest easy at night knowing that they, in fact, were the ones who “saved” boxing.
Sure, they don’t trash talk with the glib ease of a “Money” Mayweather, don’t run for political office like Pacquiao, enjoy the complete adulation of a nation like Hatton, or have the matinee idol looks and crossover appeal of the sport’s mainstream savior, De La Hoya, but Vazquez and Marquez have made it safe to say that you’re still a boxing fan. On three special nights in 2007 and 2008, they did what most claim to do but few live up to – they “left it all” in the ring. [Click Here To Read More]
But for all the attention paid to the high-profile likes of Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton, and Oscar De La Hoya, the Mexico City native, along with his countryman and partner in fistic crime for the last three years, Rafael Marquez, can rest easy at night knowing that they, in fact, were the ones who “saved” boxing.
Sure, they don’t trash talk with the glib ease of a “Money” Mayweather, don’t run for political office like Pacquiao, enjoy the complete adulation of a nation like Hatton, or have the matinee idol looks and crossover appeal of the sport’s mainstream savior, De La Hoya, but Vazquez and Marquez have made it safe to say that you’re still a boxing fan. On three special nights in 2007 and 2008, they did what most claim to do but few live up to – they “left it all” in the ring. [Click Here To Read More]
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