JMMarquez, De Leon headline 10/21!

[El Gamo]

Wednesday, September 13 2006


Once again, the stage is set in El Paso, Texas, for world championship boxing on HBO Pay-Per-View. On October 21 UTEP’s Don Haskins Center will host world champions Juan Manuel Marquez and Daniel “Ponce” De Leon defending their titles. Slated to headline the undercard of the seven-bout fight card are local El Paso favorites and world rated contenders, Juan Lazcano and Antonio Escalante. Marquez (45-3-1) defends his WBO interim featherweight crown against Jimrex Jaca (26-2-1). De Leon (29-1) puts his WBO jr featherweight title on the line against Al Seeger (27-1). Escalante (13-1) the #5 WBO rated contender, takes on Omar Adorno (16-7-1). Lazcano (36-3-1), the #5 WBC rated super lightweight, battles Manuel Garnica (20-5). Tickets are priced at $200, $100, $75, $50 & $30. They go on sale September 23rd. Call 915-544-8444.

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This card is shaping up nicely too,that's about 3 good cards left for this year. Great to see JMM benig more active and I want to see more of PonceDe Leon,I really like him although he is very raw!

[El Gamo]

Oh sheesh,realised it's PPV,no one is going to shell ANY money on this fight simply because De Leon and JMM are hardly well known are they?! What a ridiculous decision by Oscar! Can't wait to see the buys for this!

[pacfan]

Geezey, he's done it again. Why is Marquez going for an easy way out again. Jim Jaca? That's another mismatch. How many tune-up match does he have to take. It's about time, and it's surely running out on him, he take on some big fights. He can't be running around like this if he wants to redeem himself and make some good moneyz.

Jim Jaca I think is another of Roach's boy and the problem with that is that almost always, he turn them into sluggers, no other way. His boys don't know a bit of counterpunching, just go forward and forward, 'come on and get 'em' style. That'll be a disaster for Jaca. A sure KO loss for him.

Going back to JMM, his time has come, and as a matter of fact a long time ago; why he's wasting it is something everyone has been wondering.

[Mintymen]

Geez, Jimrex is in a tough fight. But I agree why does JMM spend time facing fighters with not enough resume to take him back to a level where he can make demands. He was avoided and when Pac fought him his stocks raised up a couple of notches higher. He was offered money he never had been offered before. Though I agree with his statement that the money he and Pac would receive on their rematch in not enough, he should have faced other high profile fighters and put on a brilliant performance but opted to face Polo, Salido and unfortunately lost to John in Indonesia. Man wake up you aint getting any younger take the high profile fights before you retire.