QUICK POINTS
Sup Doug
1. Not gonna say much about the decision for the Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao fight. I think enough has been said. I had Marquez winning, btw. What I would like to talk about is some Pac fans making this bogus claim about Marquez “foot stomping.” (It?s on Youtube; they?re trying to imply that Marquez was stepping on Manny’s lead foot on purpose.) It?s quiet laughable and ridiculous. There?s no shame in looking bad against Marquez. He?s just a fighter that is very difficult to look good against.
2. I think I know why a lot of people buy Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Tickets. I found myself trying to purchase tickets for the fight that?s? happening here in Houston and I wasn?t looking forward to watching him fight. All I was thinking is getting a chance to meet Chavez Sr. LOL. I?m sure I?m not alone on this one.
3. What’s your stance on Victor Conte? Some think he?s the “bad guy” others don?t know who he is, but I heard he’s working with the Nevada State Athletic Committee to close loopholes in boxing?s drug testing to prevent doping. What do you think? Legit or BS as usual?
4. I see Margarito-Cotto II exactly the same as the first bout. Too bad Margarito?s victory was over shadowed, questioned and even discredited over the controversy that followed. It sucks cuz I vividly remember Margarito?s victory. It was a true classic bout. It had blood, drama, action, come-from-behind TKO victory, and to put a cherry on top it had the Mexican-Puerto Rico rivalry. It just sucks that it was all overlooked because of what happened a year later. Once again I understand why this happened but it still sucks!
Peter, Houston, Texas
Thanks for emailing your thoughts Peter. I?ll respond to them in order:
1. The Marquez ?foot-stomping/stopper trick? allegations are just as silly as when Pacquiao?s fans tried to blame his loss to Erik Morales on the type of gloves he wore for their classic first fight. And that Youtube video is freakin? hilarious with its dramatic soundtrack and slo-mo replays. (“Ha ha, millions of hits!”) Good grief. Hey Pacquiao fans, there are three things you need to realize: one, a right-handed fighter is going to occasionally step on the lead foot of a left-handed fighter. It happens with an orthodox-southpaw matchup, especially over the course of 12 rounds. Two, Marquez knows how to fight your hero and he possesses a style that?s always going to trip him up (pun definitely intended). Three, if you really believe that Marquez stepping on Pacquiao?s lead foot four or five times enabled him to nearly beat the southpaw badass, then your guy has no shot at beating Mayweather, who?s got a deeper bag of savvy tricks than anyone (save for maybe Bernard Hopkins).
