Does Marquez owe Pacquiao for his fame?

[MartinM.]

^ Well said. They were close loses and could be argued. That said, i was well aware of marquez before the fight, but watching him come off the canvas three times in the first round and start winning rounds was something to see. I held marquez to a higher esteem after that.

[Left Hook Tua]

Wow.......its all right Zarco, these type of Pacfans will all be gone when he retires.

i'm not going anywhere.

[Jamel H]

Where would Marquez be without the two Pac fights?

Most of the boxing world knows Marquez as "the guy who gave Pac trouble", so if Marquez had never fought Pac, where would he be in his career right now?

How does a man who works his ass off in the gym owe another man credit for his fame................

[Heru]

In short... yes.

Before the first Pacquiao fight, JMM was a little known avoided featherweight boxer. He owes him for giving him a shot at getting in the spotlight.

Unless you have very special talent or something that is distinguishing you from the rest, then you're going to be unknown.

Just like Pacquiao owes Barrera for giving him a shot at The Ring title on short notice. And how De La Hoya gave Pacquiao a shot at being a crossover success.