Vazquez-Marquez III better than Castillo-Corrales?

I been thinking about this one....

if you all have not seen Vazquez-Marquez III, then do yourself a favor and watch the replay or get a video of the fight. It definitely will go down as on of the best fights of the year.

I have to say, that this fight in terms of back and forth action and ferocity matched that of the Castillo-Corrales fight.

I would also say that these two fighters, Vasquez and Marquez were more technically sound that Castillo and Corrales.

Would you all say that this fight was a better fight than Castillo -Corrales? Why and why not?

my answer....close...it was as good as that fight...maybe a bit better cause it went the 12 rounds.

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Originally Posted by Mad_Dog

I been thinking about this one....

if you all have not seen Vazquez-Marquez III, then do yourself a favor and watch the replay or get a video of the fight. It definitely will go down as on of the best fights of the year.

I have to say, that this fight in terms of back and forth action and ferocity matched that of the Castillo-Corrales fight.

I would also say that these two fighters, Vasquez and Marquez were more technically sound that Castillo and Corrales.

Would you all say that this fight was a better fight than Castillo -Corrales? Why and why not?

my answer....close...it was as good as that fight...maybe a bit better cause it went the 12 rounds.

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Its hard to say Marquez vs Vasquez 3 had a higher level of skill IMO in there fight, but Corrales vs Castillo had more sustained action, where as Marquez vs Vasquez 3 was a boxing match mixed in with toe to toe action. Both had amazing finishes but i would say Castillo vs Corrales had a more dramatic finish, because i could see Marquez wearing down i said that when i was doing RBR that after about 6th round Marquez was badly wearing down. Where as Corrales coming back to stop Castillo come out of nowhere and was totally unexpected, i had my mouth wide open for about 5 minutes after watching that 10th round. I would slightly lean towards Corrales vs Castillo because it had slightly better sustained action and the finish is up there with some of the most amazing things i've ever witnessed in a boxing ring.

Close but my answer is no. Honestly, I thought Castillo-Corrales was gunna end about 5 or 6 times before it did and when it did I was shocked over what happened. It is still hands down the single greatest fight I yhave ever seen and when someone asks me why I like boxing, I did the tape out and show them that fight. They then understand.

As a boxing match Vasquez-Marquez was better.

As a violent slugfest Castillo Corrales may have been better.

But I'd take Vasquez and Rafael anyday.

No I don't think so, as good as it was its still a clear notch below Castillo-Corrales IMO. Maybe the best trilogy of all time but not the best fight I don't think, great fight though. And the skill level for Castillo-Corrales can be underrated, the infighting was so crisp. Neither guy that hard to hit but then again Marquez and Vasquez aren't defensive geniuses either.

I believe that they are both up there but to pick one.........wow!
i think it's impossible both fights had there caliber and just two different styles on how they approached each other.
Now knowing that if Castillo would have made weight for the second and third then maybe it would have been different but i believe that from the trilogy between Vasquez and Marquez and those three aginast just one outstanding match is undebateable.

I'll leave the rest for you to decide.............PEACE!!!!!!!

Castillo-Corrales is 2x better.

Speaking of Castillo. He is struggling to make weight again.

He is scheduled to face Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley for WBC super lightweight title elimination bout.

close but no

I haven't seen a fight even close to Corrales-Castillo since Holyfield-Quawi. While Marquez-Vazquez had more skill on the outside, I believe these two were among the very best inside fighters in the sport at the time. THey took way more punishment, they hit way harder, and they did amazing work on the inside. The most amazing thing about this fight is the 10th round and there hasn't been anything like that round in boxing that I've ever seen.

great fight but not better

good points all. I keep going back and forth myself.

For sur though, this might be the best boxing trilogy. Certainly better than Barrera-Morales

I don't like picking fights. I like them both

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Originally Posted by Mad_Dog

I been thinking about this one....

if you all have not seen Vazquez-Marquez III, then do yourself a favor and watch the replay or get a video of the fight. It definitely will go down as on of the best fights of the year.

I have to say, that this fight in terms of back and forth action and ferocity matched that of the Castillo-Corrales fight.

I would also say that these two fighters, Vasquez and Marquez were more technically sound that Castillo and Corrales.

Would you all say that this fight was a better fight than Castillo -Corrales? Why and why not?

my answer....close...it was as good as that fight...maybe a bit better cause it went the 12 rounds.

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Having been ringside for both fights here's me thoughts....

I think Rafa-Israel III had more action back and forth from round 1 to round 12. It was also at a higher level of skill meaning we saw some inside fighting, outside fighting, lot's of ring generalship by both.
JLC-Corrales I, I think was a bit more slow and the rounds were not as action packed as the ones in Rafa-Israel III. JLC-Corrales I the rounds had small bursts here and there but not as sustained as Rafa-Israel III.

The comeback. You gotta go with JLC-Corrales I. I don't think anyone here thought Israel was finished coming into the 12th round?
Now how many of us thought Chico was finished after the 2 knockdowns?

All in all I think they were both GREAT fights.

I'm with Mick, Vasquez/ Marquez 3 had a lot more sustained action through the rounds. But that 10th round by Corrales was an amazing finish to a grueling contest.

I can't really pick one over the other though, they were both classic fights!

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Originally Posted by Galaxy

I'm with Mick, Vasquez/ Marquez 3 had a lot more sustained action through the rounds. But that 10th round by Corrales was an amazing finish to a grueling contest.

I can't really pick one over the other though, they were both classic fights!

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I disagree i think Castillo vs Corrales had more sustained action, they never took a step back and they were constantly head to head fighting on the inside. Where as Marquez vs Vasquez you had more tactical boxing rounds, although there wern't many in the fight it was still a boxing match mixed in with brawling, where has Castillo vs Corrales was a slugfest from start to finish.

Go rewatch Castillo Corrales I.

I remember watching castillo corrales May 7 2005 and thinking while the fight was happing that this was the best fight i have ever seen. I was so glad to have witness the fight as it was happening. I was almost in tears because that fight was so go.

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Originally Posted by The Boxer

Go rewatch Castillo Corrales I.

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why not my brotha why not :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imZaiGJgbsw