An explation as to why two big boxing names never met

[Fenster]

The topic of Hamed ducking Marquez always comes up about every 3 years or so. I never liked the Prince and his over the top ring walks. Everything about him had me wanting to see him get a proper hiding to borrow a British phrase. I used to think he ducked him as I have always been a fan of Marquez, Mab and Morales. Years later if I am able to put my disdain for the man aside and examine it I don’t think he did.

If he was allowed to avoid Marquez for well over two years as a mandatory then the avoidance did not rest with him. I bet those sanctioning bodies loved the sanctioning fee gravy train he brought to the table. No way did they want to gamble that. Why risk such a high reward? In the end the collective steering committee in charge of his career were proved right. After he lost to Mab he mentally folded. Its not as if a money first philosophy is some big surprise. It can’t be used as a reason for someone a person likes and then dismissed as a reason for someone a person does not like.

Also in fairness if Hamed ducked Marquez then Morales and Mab did also at the time or it could be claimed that all three Mexicans ducked each other.

This does not even take into account what can only be described as the moronic management team assembled around Marquez at the time.

Naz offered jmm a fight just after the Mab vs morales fight but he refused it after chasing naz for years it don't make sense

I have heard that many times over the years but have never seen anything to substantiate it.

The third post in this thread substantiated it.

[IamInuit]

The topic of Hamed ducking Marquez always comes up about every 3 years or so. I never liked the Prince and his over the top ring walks. Everything about him had me wanting to see him get a proper hiding to borrow a British phrase. I used to think he ducked him as I have always been a fan of Marquez, Mab and Morales. Years later if I am able to put my disdain for the man aside and examine it I don’t think he did.

If he was allowed to avoid Marquez for well over two years as a mandatory then the avoidance did not rest with him. I bet those sanctioning bodies loved the sanctioning fee gravy train he brought to the table. No way did they want to gamble that. Why risk such a high reward? In the end the collective steering committee in charge of his career were proved right. After he lost to Mab he mentally folded. Its not as if a money first philosophy is some big surprise. It can’t be used as a reason for someone a person likes and then dismissed as a reason for someone a person does not like.

Also in fairness if Hamed ducked Marquez then Morales and Mab did also at the time or it could be claimed that all three Mexicans ducked each other.

This does not even take into account what can only be described as the moronic management team assembled around Marquez at the time.

Naz offered jmm a fight just after the Mab vs morales fight but he refused it after chasing naz for years it don't make sense

I have heard that many times over the years but have never seen anything to substantiate it.

The third post in this thread substantiated it.

That vid wont play but I vaguely remember it and just because HBO makes a claim does not make it so. Over all these years I have never seen Marquez ever even asked about it and yet it still persists. However the reverse is also the case with many that still believe Hamed ducked him. I fear the truth may lay somewhere in the middle.

[Gandalf]

All a bit odd.

[Fenster]

The topic of Hamed ducking Marquez always comes up about every 3 years or so. I never liked the Prince and his over the top ring walks. Everything about him had me wanting to see him get a proper hiding to borrow a British phrase. I used to think he ducked him as I have always been a fan of Marquez, Mab and Morales. Years later if I am able to put my disdain for the man aside and examine it I don’t think he did.

If he was allowed to avoid Marquez for well over two years as a mandatory then the avoidance did not rest with him. I bet those sanctioning bodies loved the sanctioning fee gravy train he brought to the table. No way did they want to gamble that. Why risk such a high reward? In the end the collective steering committee in charge of his career were proved right. After he lost to Mab he mentally folded. Its not as if a money first philosophy is some big surprise. It can’t be used as a reason for someone a person likes and then dismissed as a reason for someone a person does not like.

Also in fairness if Hamed ducked Marquez then Morales and Mab did also at the time or it could be claimed that all three Mexicans ducked each other.

This does not even take into account what can only be described as the moronic management team assembled around Marquez at the time.

Naz offered jmm a fight just after the Mab vs morales fight but he refused it after chasing naz for years it don't make sense

I have heard that many times over the years but have never seen anything to substantiate it.

The third post in this thread substantiated it.

That vid wont play but I vaguely remember it and just because HBO makes a claim does not make it so. Over all these years I have never seen Marquez ever even asked about it and yet it still persists. However the reverse is also the case with many that still believe Hamed ducked him. I fear the truth may lay somewhere in the middle.

HBO were requesting these matches from Naz so they have no need to lie. They make it clear that Barrera, Morales, MARQUEZ and Tapia were all offered MORE money than they'd ever made in their life to fight Naz on that date (it's the Augie Sanchez fight). They specifically target Marquez's baffling decision to turn it down as he spent ages claiming Naz ducked him.

Here's some more proof with quotes from Marquez.

Featherweight Marquez said no to Hamed

LAS VEGAS RJ:SPORTS: Featherweight Marquez said no to H...

Marquez fought Daniel Jimenez for $5000 a week after this date.