Classic Matchup: Marquez vs. Hamed (ESPN "experts" debate)

[Violent Demise]

These guys know what there talking about

Dan Rafael: During the late 1990s, Marquez was Hamed's mandatory and wanted the fight badly. There is no doubt that Hamed ducked him because Marquez was a dangerous opponent

Eric Raskin: When one fighter blatantly ducks another, there's usually a reason, but in this case, the threat Marquez posed to Hamed was only half of it. The other half was that financially. If you can make bigger paydays elsewhere, why lose your perfect record against a guy who's going to beat you?

Bernardo Pilatti: Because of his unorthodox style, Hamed was actually tailor-made for Marquez. That's why the Prince never fulfilled his mandatory. Unlike his countryman, Marquez would indeed knock out Hamed.

[gest12645]

JMM beats him imo

[bradlee180]

That's no fight. Hamed, as Champ he was selling big numbers, so the promoters and orgs kept him away from Juan Manuel Marquez who was stuck sitting in the MANDATORY challenger spot for over two f*<kin' years while Hamed fought everybody else. Mandatory clearly doesn't mean $#!t in boxing!

Hamed was a terrific puncher, but Marquez would have took him apart in even more dominant fashion than Barrera did.
Barrera got the shot that should have been Marquez' because they thought the Prince at least had a chance of winning against Barrera.

I really believe that an elite Top 3 fighter with solid fundamentals and refined skills on top of that will defeat these unorthodox top guys who rely on speed and athleticism like the Prince, Roy Jones, and Muhammad Ali that really don't know how to box...

[bigstinkybug]

*Marquez by KO.

[FinitoElDinamita]

This one is a no brainer. Hamed would catch a beatdown simliar to the one by Barrera except he wouldnt see the 12th..

[THE THIRD MAN]

Hamed's only foray into the Premier league was against Barrera and we all saw what happened there, Marquez is in the Premier league and he wins.
I've said it before and i will say it again Hamed was the 'Prince' who turned back into a toad. Barrera went on to fight Morales and Pacquiao twice each and Marquez too yet Hamed seeks no rematch with Barrera?
He loses one fight, then waits another year then retires age 28? (Barrera was the same age as Hamed when they fought) Real champions comeback from defeat, they learn and live to fight another day and overcome setbacks. Marquez is the perfect example.

Marquez, Pacquiao and Morales all beat Hamed.

[IamInuit]

(ESPN "experts" debate)

Oxymoron.

[Fenster]

Look, don't shoot the messenger. I'm merely sharing an interesting article with my fellow Saddo friends.

I didn't know the "experts" would vote 5-2 in Naz favour. It just highlights that a KO loss to Naz wouldn't have harmed JMM great career.

[Dark Lord Al]

Marquez is an ATG Hamed is not , Marquez by wide UD or 10 round KO.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Hamed caught a beatdown by the first great fighter he faced and ran off like a little girl.

He's the FW Jeff Lacy..