JMM: I'll fight him at any weight he wants, not a problem since he was 148

[Gandalf]

Yes, money is likely the other important factor. But how important is that to Marquez really? I know if I was a millionaire I wouldn't be too worried about needing to keep maxing out my income. It would be more about just wanting to do the best job that I can. I think someone like Marquez just loves to fight and that the win is the most important thing. The money is great and not to be sniffed at, but Mrquez is not exactly a poor man. He doesn't need to fight Pac or risk going broke. His money likely goes a long way in Mexico. Marquez wants that win.

lol, you are so naive miles it's unbelievable. All these years you've been intently following boxing, on this site at least, and yet you still don't get that MONEY is the ONLY thing that matters in boxing.

"Marquez just loves to fight" ... that is utter fantasy. If Marquez, like every other PRIZEfighter that ever lived, wasn't rewarded by large sums of dough you would have never seen him in a professional ring.

If the money is right fighters fight. If it's not they don't. Simple as that.

Miles would probably respond with something like this, "You're wrong. No one in boxing fights for money. Everyone fights for honor and integrity and they just do it because......well they just love the sport and are fighting for legacy."

Well, if the only motivation Marquez has is money then why did he go all the way overseas to fight Chris John for approximately $17? There were better options out there. Apparently there was a Pac fight for a lot more money. If it was ALL about the money then surely it was insane to choose Chris John as an opponent.

I don't think money can be accepted as the only reason fighters fight. Most of them have been doing this since they were kids and barely into their teens. They love to do it. There was no guarantee of them becoming world champions and gaining the opprtunity to fight for multi million dollar purses, but regardless that is the hobby that they chose to pursue. Of course money is extremely significant and every fighter wants a nest egg, but just as I might be naive to suggest that some fighters simply love what they do, perhaps others are just too cynical in suggesting that it can ONLY be about the money.

I don't think that is neccessarily true, I think it is somewhere between those trains of thought depending on the fighter. Mayweather is clearly all about the money, but someone like Marqez? I don't think this is always the case.