Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez III

ODD-JOB

Fight of the year candidate !!!

It's on tonight, and Im not missing it if i can help it.
Any links / streams to this fight anybody ?

Running Bing

ODD-JOB wrote: »

Fight of the year candidate !!!

It's on tonight, and Im not missing it if i can help it.
Any links / streams to this fight anybody ?

why isnt this on the telly:mad:


I was looking so forward to this one:(

sligobhoy67

Babybing wrote: »

why isnt this on the telly:mad:


I was looking so forward to this one:(

SKY offered 25k of the 60k asking price and Setanta didnt even bid! shame

Running Bing

sligobhoy67 wrote: »

SKY offered 25k of the 60k asking price and Setanta didnt even bid! shame

Sh1te:(


Really hurts the sport when top draw fights like this aren't shown because they dont have big recognisable names.


The fight should be shown live and then shown the following week as part of the friday fight night show to reach a wider audience.

Big Ears

Babybing wrote: »

Sh1te:(


Really hurts the sport when top draw fights like this aren't shown because they dont have big recognisable names.


The fight should be shown live and then shown the following week as part of the friday fight night show to reach a wider audience.

Really is a shame , this is the greatest trilogy we've had since Barrera-Morales . Two elite fighters who have already given us two cracking fights and about to give us another contender for fight of the year . It will be an absolute war , but a skilled war .

Expect some cuts and a knockdown or two , I can see Vasquez coming through this . I think at nearly 33 and his last 2 fights being very tough Maruez could be slightly on the slide .

Running Bing

Big Ears wrote: »

Really is a shame , this is the greatest trilogy we've had since Barrera-Morales . Two elite fighters who have already given us two cracking fights and about to give us another contender for fight of the year . It will be an absolute war , but a skilled war .

Expect some cuts and a knockdown or two , I can see Vasquez coming through this . I think at nearly 33 and his last 2 fights being very tough Maruez could be slightly on the slide .

for anyone who hasnt seen the first two fights or know the history between the two heres a treat http://www.sho.com/site/sports/VazquezVSMarquezIII.do


Includes full good quality coverage of the first two fights and what is really astonishing is its all legal:eek:

ODD-JOB

http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=7084&part=sports

Have a slice of that ,.... if you know whats good for you.

it's up and running .

who we got on the undercard then ?:(

ODD-JOB

Yeah ,...Everybody's saying Vasquez to win tonight,...... Im on Marquez. I just thought he looked the bette condition when they came out for the weigh in.

Who you backing for this one Nacho ?:mad:

fatgav

fight is on channel 35999 on sopcast. i got vasquez inside the distance. fighters coming out now.

nacho libre

ODD-JOB wrote: »

Yeah ,...Everybody's saying Vasquez to win tonight,...... Im on Marquez. I just thought he looked the bette condition when they came out for the weigh in.

Who you backing for this one Nacho ?:mad:

I think Marquez will win!

nacho libre

Marquez won the first round but he was hurt by a couple of big shots.

nacho libre

that was an awesome fourth round

fatgav

great fight so far. after 7 i have it 68-64 marquez.

nacho libre

great stuff. i think Marquez is slightly ahead - but still Vasquez could get a late stoppage.

fatgav

fight of the year so far. stunning. i'd accept any result to be honest. for the record i have it 114-112 marquez despite the last round. great fight.

nacho libre

Marquez was winning clearly early on but maybe vasquez did enough later on to sneak it- especially with that last round.

fatgav

like i said, no arguments with the result. overall i can see why he got the win, but i stand by my card. i gave a couple of close rounds to marquez on the back of his accuracy. often felt that he edged the rounds, and i'd one level (seven maybe...). great fight. i hate listening to al bernstein!

nacho libre

I wonder will there be a fourth fight? there has to be!!

theone

a 4th fight would be great,I thought marquez just nicked it even with that knockdown at the end of the 12th.

why it wasn't on setanta/sky I'll never know (sky offered 25,000, 60,000 was asked so they just left it) Klitschko got 5 million for his snorefest I doubt vasquez or marquez got near that.

ODD-JOB

And thats the reason there will never be a 4th match.

Shocking promotion by Gary Shaw , less than 7000 people turned up at the event. No undercard even on free tv in the America's.
It should have been built up into something massive ! That's such a marketable match-up for the public audience. You knew it would be a war !!
Also , it was on at a much more respectable time for European viewers.

That fight should have been one of the most eagerly awaited events over the last 6 months !

So dangerous for these fighters,.... they are the type of fights that cause brain damage in years to come,....I can only imagine the size of the purse, definately not worth it for these 2 guys.

Bravo for the warriors though, I gave it to Isreal Vasquez , by a slim margin.Although i had a small wager on Marquez :rolleyes:

sligobhoy67

nacho libre

sligobhoy67, are you sending a coded message- i can't see your post at all.

Big Ears

nacho libre wrote: »

sligobhoy67, are you sending a coded message- i can't see your post at all.

It's a link to an image that doesn't exist(well has been removed anyway) .

Running Bing

ODD-JOB wrote: »

And thats the reason there will never be a 4th match.

Shocking promotion by Gary Shaw , less than 7000 people turned up at the event. No undercard even on free tv in the America's.
It should have been built up into something massive ! That's such a marketable match-up for the public audience. You knew it would be a war !!
Also , it was on at a much more respectable time for European viewers.

That fight should have been one of the most eagerly awaited events over the last 6 months !

Absolutely spot on there Odd-Job.

Absolutely disgusting tbh. People talk about boxing being a dying sport, no wonder if fights like this are completely ignored. Even people who are not boxing fans at all would have thoroughly enjoyed that match.


Massive interest, and in turn revenue, could be generated if the public where made aware of, and shown, fights like this. Instead I am forced to sit all day watching regurgitated late night poker, wrestling and soccer am best bits for the 500th time on sky sports.

fatgav

sligobhoy67 wrote: »

SKY offered 25k of the 60k asking price and Setanta didnt even bid! shame

do you have a source for this sligobhoy?

ODD-JOB

Babybing wrote: »

Absolutely spot on there Odd-Job.

Absolutely disgusting tbh. People talk about boxing being a dying sport, no wonder if fights like this are completely ignored. Even people who are not boxing fans at all would have thoroughly enjoyed that match.


Massive interest, and in turn revenue, could be generated if the public where made aware of, and shown, fights like this. Instead I am forced to sit all day watching regurgitated late night poker, wrestling and soccer am best bits for the 500th time on sky sports.

yeah... thanks Babybing.
I have a bit of a thing against Gary Shaw anyway tbh.
After Corrales died , he never contacted the family for over 2 weeks after his death,.... he even made a press statement saying when the funeral was, without the contacting the corrales family !

but i genuinely think he did a siht job promoting that fight.
I reckon you could have got more than 7000 in Dublin in attendance !
Sure thats the way of things.
Im just damn glad I stayed up till crazy o'clock to see it live.

nacho libre

ODD-JOB wrote: »

yeah... thanks Babybing.
I have a bit of a thing against Gary Shaw anyway tbh.
After Corrales died , he never contacted the family for over 2 weeks after his death,.... he even made a press statement saying when the funeral was, without the contacting the corrales family !

but i genuinely think he did a siht job promoting that fight.
I reckon you could have got more than 7000 in Dublin in attendance !
Sure thats the way of things.
Im just damn glad I stayed up till crazy o'clock to see it live.

yes, it was definitely worth staying up for.