Juan Manuel Marquesz boxing news
It’s sad when two great fighters, two great Mexican fighters (one being Mexican-American) fall out, especially when it’s over money. But this is what has happened with Oscar De La Hoya and Juan Manuel Marquez.
Boxing great Juan Manuel Marquez feels Shakur Stevenson must change his fighting style to be more entertaining for the fans.
The Need for Entertainment
He thinks that WBC lightweight champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) is too “boring” now and needs to make changes to get fans interested in paying to see him fight.
20 years ago in Las Vegas, two great fighters collided for the first time: the first of four times. And what great action we the fans were treated to during these four special fights.
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas – February 28th 2009.
The fight was dubbed: “A Battle for the Ages. A Fight for Supremacy.”
There really is something almost unfair, unnatural about seeing a great, great fighter – indeed, an all-time great fighter – laid out, flat on his face unconscious.
One of the greatest Mexican fighters ever, former multi-weight world champion Juan Manuel Marquez today celebrates his 50th birthday. A superb fighting technician who combined ring IQ with fierceness and ferocity, “Dinamita” thrilled the world with some truly epic fights.
Although Juan Manuel Marquez has said he “may” be open to the idea of an exhibition bout one day, the Mexican great has firmly ruled out any chance of him boxing an exhibition bout with his fiercest and most famous ring rival – Manny Pacquiao.
You could, and perhaps do, refer to it as THAT knockout.
It was on this day in December, back in 2012, when Manny Pacquiao fought his final fight with arch-rival and fellow great Juan Manuel Marquez.
The proud country of Mexico has, as all fight fans know only too well, produced so many great, great ring warriors.
There were so many great and decorated fighters in attendance at The Hall of Fame ceremony in Canastota over the weekend.