Why is J.M. Marquez always getting a pass from fighting D fighters before PAC?!

[Bermuda]

I'm not sure that washed up, plaster less version of Margartio was better than Fedchenko to be honest.

well i think he was...definitely a bigger named fighter and more accomplished than a relatively unknown fighter from europe who has okay boxing skills and very little power.

[joseph5620]

Is he going to get credit for fighting tune ups? Is he going to get worse because he's fighting lesser fighters?

No, so who the *** cares?

I agree. It's not like Marquez has not fought top fighters. And he's not getting a lot of credit for these type of fights anyway so it really doesn't matter. When fighters of his status get that age I do give them a pass at this point. He doesn't need to build a reputation because he has already established it. If he wants to tune up before a big payday I'm cool with it.

[Phantomas]

Would you be ok with Pac being in a war right before a 4th fight with JMM?

Nah, fight would be postponed.

[joseph5620]

Had Pac took a fight like this before a 4th bout with JMM he would get lambasted by the critics.

The same people in this thread defending JMM for this would be crucifying Pac had he took on the same opponent.

You wouldn't be one of them. I'm sure were perfectly ok with the Margarito catch weight fight as well as the Mosley fight.

[Deevel916]

You wouldn't be one of them. I'm sure were perfectly ok with the Margarito catch weight fight as well as the Mosley fight.

Yet there were a good amount of people picking both fighters to beat Pac due to their size and power. Who the hell is picking this fedchenko guy to beat JMM let alone even be competitive?

[joseph5620]

Yet there were a good amount of people picking both fighters to beat Pac due to their size and power. Who the hell is picking this fedchenko guy to beat JMM?

Bullsh..it. Both Margarito and Mosley were big underdogs in those fights. Thanks for proving my point.

[-Huey-]

For the same reason Pacquiao gets a pass for avoiding OST and fighting old guys at weights they don't even belong in and still gets outboxed by.

[Deevel916]

Bullsh..it. Both Margarito and Mosley were big underdogs in those fights. Thanks for proving my point.

Obviously you dont recall the polls here regarding the prediction to those fights. Was Pac a favorite?...Sure. But they were both intriguing matchups given the size and power advantages both fighters had over Pac. What advantages does Fedchenko have over JMM or where do u even see Fedchenko being competitive against JMM ?

[Phantomas]

Fedchenko wasn´t a bum, some could say he did better against Márquez than Pac 3, until Márquez broke him.

[RockyB]

If people are willing to pay to see him smash nobodies every couple of months, why not? The guy is 38 and doesn't make what the other top guys make. If he wants to grab as much cash as he can, while he still can, go for it!

if it was that often i could understand it.. but its not.