This was not one of the early Pacquiao fights where the Marquez camp whined endlessly about the decision?
?We came to win and we did. The judges saw something else.??Juan Manuel Marquez
?Many people that know about that fight [against Chis John in 2006], they know that they robbed me, robbed me bad. I would like to keep that fight in the past???Marquez
?The usual imbecility that Marquez ?Got Robbed? (again) is officially out (by Beristain). There?s another potential Mexican tele-nobela award waiting for Marquez, the great ?Mexican Whiner,? the one who never loses a fight?only gets robbed.??Boxing.com poster named Vince
?He never hurt me. How could he (Frankie Randall) win the fight? I?m very upset with Richard Steele. The knockdown surprised me, but you can?t judge a fight by one fall. I want a mandatory rematch. I?m going to take Richard Steele and argue this to the [boxing] commission.??Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.
?Chavez [Junior], whose face was marked up and whose right hand was badly swollen after the fight, complained that Vera fought a dirty fight. He said Vera was head-butting him constantly and hitting him with low blows.??Kevin Iole
The incessant complaining on Juan Manuel Marquez?s part has worn thin. He apparently thinks every close fight is really not a close fight; he seems to think that he is an automatic winner in every fight. Maybe it?s Hall of Famer Nacho Beristain?s fault for telling him he is ahead in fights in which he clearly is not. As a Boxing.com poster recently said, ?If he?s upset at anyone it should be himself for not doing more. And speaking of Nacho, he noted in non-hombre style after the fight that Bradley ?is the only undefeated champion with two losses.?
Another major whiner was the great Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. In fact, these two YouTube?s attest to his trigger temper:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goaFhV3oyS0 Julio Cesar Chavez attacks reporter!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCSu-iZLU5w&feature=related LA Leyenda!!!!!! Julio Cesar Chavez gets mad at Larry Merchant after the De La Hoya fight.
It may also be fair to include Chavez Jr. in this mix given his complaining after his undeserving win over Bryan Vera recently.
Back to Marquez-Bradley
This was not one of the early Pacquiao fights where the Marquez camp whined endlessly about the decision as though they were scandalous and rigged even though the fights were as close as close could be; this time it was much more decisive. Nothing occurred that was quirky or edgy. There were no bizarre moments of high drama or suspense except when Michael Buffer announced Glen Feldman?s scorecard. Getting knocked backwards by Bradley?s last punch last night helped, but the deal was sealed before that punctuation. In short, no way did a suddenly old looking Marquez win against a much younger and smart fighting Tim Bradley.
Bradley warrants praise for his effort like Pacquiao and Provodnikov gave, and like Canelo did after his losing effort against Mayweather; stomping out of the ring without an interview and incessant complaining are not good for one?s legacy even if you are a certain future Hall of Famer and still a legend most boxing fans are grateful is still around.
