Comments Thread For: Juan Manuel Marquez Refuses To Vacate WBO Crown

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

The World Boxing Organization recently asked Juan Manuel Marquez (55-6-1, 40KOs) to vacate his 140-pound title, because the Mexican boxer will be challenging the WBO's welterweight champion, Timothy Bradley, on October 12th at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Since winning the belt in his fight against Sergei Fedchenko in April 2012, Marquez has not defended it. Based on the date of his fight with Bradley, there likely won't be a defense until 2014. Marquez is taking his second consecutive fight at 147-pounds.

Mike Alvarado is the WBO's interim champion at 140 and defends that belt against Ruslan Provodnikov on October 19th. [Click Here To Read More]

[ИATAS]

If u don't defend a title in over a year you should be stripped. Gotta side with the wbo on this one.

[PittyPat]

Marquez always clinging onto those WBO belts whilst doing fuck-all in the actual weight class.

[PAC-BOY]

If you keep fighting @ 147 and not 140, you need to give it up!

[Nomadic]

Just going to have to win it back champ, no problem.

[Check_hooks]

No way he can make 140 after Memo turned him into The Rock

[HeroBando]

"I will not vacate the belt cause I earned it in the ring." No you didn't, champ, you got promoted, with 0 defenses. You earned the vacant interim belt against a guy whose name you don't even know. He said Senchenko in the other article, lol.

[shenmue]

I never even knew JMM won the WBO title at 140, interim belt he won didn't he?, i'm confused.

I don't consider him a former champion at 140.

[HeroBando]

I never even knew JMM won the WBO title at 140, interim belt he won didn't he?, i'm confused.

I don't consider him a former champion at 140.

He got promoted, then went up before he had any defenses. Exact same as Martinez' SWW title

[ox805er]

No way he can make 140 after Memo turned him into The Rock

didn't he weigh 144 his last fight? unless he really stopped working out.. I see no problem!!