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Michael Koncz: manny was ducking JMM because styles make fights...
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After all that's transpired in the past few weeks, people still listen to what Koncz say as if he's more than just a glorified package donkey and go-fer?
Koncz was blowing his life savings trying to get Ibeabuchi out of jail when Manny fought Marquez the first time and was trying to get him in the ring for an immediate rematch.
A few FACTS for the misinformed...
"Pacquiao delayed fighting Marquez for 4 years after JMM gave him a boxing lesson in '04"
Marquez appeared to reach stardom in May 2004 when he rallied from three first-round knockdowns to retain his titles in a draw with Pacquiao in a sensational action fight.
HBO, which televised the fight, loved it so much they asked for a rematch, and Top Rank began working on it. But Marquez rejected a career-high $750,000 for the fight, asking instead for $1.5 million -- the entire license fee that HBO had offered for the rematch.
Then, following Marquez's easy decision victory against Victor Polo on May 7, duBoef said Top Rank offered Marquez $1.5 million to fight Erik Morales this fall on HBO PPV. DuBoef said the Marquez camp asked for $3.5 million, a figure even the popular Morales has never been guaranteed for a fight.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=2135889
Marquez turned down 750K against Pacquiao to take 50K to lose to Chris John in Indonesia. This is a FACT.
When the Pac-Floyd talks initially broke down in the winter of '09, the first replacement opponent Pacquiao's team reached out to was Marquez. his response:
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told Sports Illustrated that he was approached on Thursday by Top Rank for a trilogy bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. A shocking demand was made by Marquez. He requested a 50-50 split on the money with Pacquiao. For a guy chasing a Pacquiao trilogy since their 2008 rematch, Marquez found an amazing way to say "no thank you."
http://slumz.boxden.com/f353/marquez...quiao-1329672/
So after turning down a then career-high payday and demanding the entire licensing fee, Marquez demanded a 50-50 split with Pac in 2010 as if he was a draw of Pac/Floyd's stature.
But Michael Koncz who wasn't even around during the initial fight or rematch talks, prevented it from happening?
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Koncz: "I was one that postponed this fight, or suggested to manny that we hold off on this fight for awhile (3 years @144 LOL) because there's the old saying that styles make fights, but then also styles break fights. My opinion, for some reason (Marquez is a smart counter puncher) Marquez has manny figured out"Comment
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just for fun:
Koncz: "I was one that postponed this fight, or suggested to manny that we hold off on this fight for awhile because we can't cheat USADA , but then also styles break fights. My opinion, for some reason Floyd is better faster bigger smartest boxer than marquez"Comment
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