Why do people act like Marquez Completely dominated Pacquiao in the first fight?

[AllEyesOpen]

With one guy scoring 3 KD's in the first and winning the second and your admitting that the rest of thhe fight was very close, I can't see how you can think that Marquez even came near to winning that fight. And we all know that but for an admitted Judge's error Manny P. had won the fight on the cards.

Unless I'm mixing you up with someone else, if so I apologise.........

Sorry you misunderstood, I didn't say all the rounds were close, just the championship rounds mentioned. If i recall i had the final 3 rounds 1 for Pac, 1 for Marquez, and 1 even.

Pacquiao fought hard and kept the fight close because of the lead he built in the first round, but overall Marquez was controling the action with his counterpunching.

[Steak]

they like to romanticize the fight since Marquez got up after a terrible start.
They also like to pretend that Marquez did anything at FW.

Also they think along the lines of 'if Marquez hadnt been dropped three times in the first round, imagine what would have happened!!!'. Which #1 isnt a guarentee, and #2 tough **** it didnt happen.

that being said, he made it an extremely close fight. Ironically, the whole scoring of the fight to me depend on 1 round, I think it was round 9...the most uneventful round of the fight.
So I essentially had the fight a draw. There were a lot of close rounds that could have gone either way I have no problem with someone scoring it for either man.

JMM basically showed why he's a great fighter in that fight. Anyone who can recover from 3 first round KDs is a great fighter, no questions asked. This makes it easier for me, a self-acknowledged *******, to accept the draw despite the judging error which should have given Pac his second lineal title and third (?) division title at the time.

The situation then is akin to either Agbeko or Kameda earning a draw with Donaire after the latter's sensational KO of Montiel. Thus, we can't fault people for being over-impressed

unless Im mistaken, Pacquiao had already earned his lineal title with the win over Barrera at 125lbs.

[miron_lang]

My bad! I guess I've always harbored the resentment that Pac could've added another lineal title if he had won that fight.

He was already 2 time Lineal champ before the fight happened.

but he missed out on winning an Alphabet at Featherweight. He only has Ring Belt and Lineal at 126.

[kadyo's]

they like to romanticize the fight since Marquez got up after a terrible start.
They also like to pretend that Marquez did anything at FW.

Also they think along the lines of 'if Marquez hadnt been dropped three times in the first round, imagine what would have happened!!!'. Which #1 isnt a guarentee, and #2 tough **** it didnt happen.

that being said, he made it an extremely close fight. Ironically, the whole scoring of the fight to me depend on 1 round, I think it was round 9...the most uneventful round of the fight.
So I essentially had the fight a draw. There were a lot of close rounds that could have gone either way I have no problem with someone scoring it for either man.
unless Im mistaken, Pacquiao had already earned his lineal title with the win over Barrera at 126lbs.

Pac was the lineal champ, that was his second lineal belt.

[Steak]

Pac was the lineal champ, that was his second lineal belt.

I know.
thats why I told the other guy.

[empiricix]

He was already 2 time Lineal champ before the fight happened.

but he missed out on winning an Alphabet at Featherweight. He only has Ring Belt and Lineal at 126.

Yeah, then them Brits would be calling him a 7-division champ.

[kadyo's]

I know.
thats why I told the other guy.

I know man, what I'm saying is that you're not mistaken and that donaire is more pinoy than american.

[kadyo's]

He was already 2 time Lineal champ before the fight happened.

but he missed out on winning an Alphabet at Featherweight. He only has Ring Belt and Lineal at 126.

I agree, only the lineage and the ring belt. That sucks.

[Steak]

I know man, what I'm saying is that you're not mistaken and that donaire is more pinoy than american.

I see.
cheers.

[bojangles1987]

Had it 8-4 Marquez. Add in the knockdowns it was a draw for me. Far from a clear win for Marquez.