By Jake Donovan - Nobody would’ve said a word if Rafael Marquez decided to call it a career after his fourth fight with longtime in-ring rival Israel Vazquez. In fact, some even wondered if it was time for the Mexican boxing star to bow out after their epic third fight two years ago.
It was unclear what the former two-division champion had in mind when he decided following the fourth Vazquez fight (in which he scored a third round knockdown to even up their series at two wins apiece).
Maybe he makes one last title run, searching for the most sensible (read: safest) route towards becoming a three-division champ. Or maybe he just lines up a few stay busy fights before loading up for one big store.
But traveling the path of least resistance just isn’t in Marquez. He fought the very best bantamweight in the world at the time in Tim Austin when he won his first title in 2003. Vazquez was the lineal super bantamweight king when Marquez moved up in weight in March 2007, not even so much as dipping his toe in the water but rather diving in head-first in annexing the crown in the first bout of their memorable series. [Click Here To Read More]
It was unclear what the former two-division champion had in mind when he decided following the fourth Vazquez fight (in which he scored a third round knockdown to even up their series at two wins apiece).
Maybe he makes one last title run, searching for the most sensible (read: safest) route towards becoming a three-division champ. Or maybe he just lines up a few stay busy fights before loading up for one big store.
But traveling the path of least resistance just isn’t in Marquez. He fought the very best bantamweight in the world at the time in Tim Austin when he won his first title in 2003. Vazquez was the lineal super bantamweight king when Marquez moved up in weight in March 2007, not even so much as dipping his toe in the water but rather diving in head-first in annexing the crown in the first bout of their memorable series. [Click Here To Read More]
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