O.K. I'll throw out the compubox factor and I'll even throw out the swelling issue on Marquez's face. Everyone has different dermal makeup and different bone structure which plays a huge role in how they respond to landed punches.
I heartily disagree. The main argument Barrera supporters seem to have is that he landed about 6 or 7 more punches over the course of 12 rounds and "look at Marquez's face!". The second argument isn't really something I'd expect to hear from knowledgable boxing fans. A sharp jab here and there can bust open an opponents face.
You say you would've scored it a draw? What rounds did you give to MAB? Did you actually score the fight or did it just "feel" like a close fight?
I never said that I would've scored the fight a draw...at least not to my recollection. I did say that I could have walked away from the fight a bit easier if it would have been scored a draw. It's a slippery road into a dark hole when you try to score these fights. My card was similar to Ledermann's, but I had Barrera taking the 12th round and winning by a score of 115-113. Honestly, I think that's a fair score.
Since your on the topic of Barrera proponents making silly arguments, I'd love to hear your reasoning behind how you can justify a win for Marquez. If you had the fight going to Marquez by 1 or 2 rounds, it would be an exercise in futility to disagree with you unless we were both in the same room with scorecards and arguing the merits of our scoring after each round.
I like Marquez alot. He showed me what he had when he came back from what I thought was going to be an early night against Pacquiao. He's a crafty and highly skilled SMART boxer. I just don't think he done enough to get the nod. But I must admit that the most contentious rounds could have gone either way.
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