Quote Originally Posted by Andre
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Quote Originally Posted by Fenster
You're welcome.

After Marquez so miserably failed against Norwood he must of believed he'd never beat a fighter of Naz's high calibre.

What other reason could there possibly be for Marquez turning down Naz's generous offer?
I see what your getting at Fenster and i do agree. Marquez was coming off a very ugly fight with Norwood. And Naseem was the top man at Featherweight so why would Marquez turn the offer down ?? i know Naseem did turn down Marquez's offer before that and yes Naz, did only offer Marquez the fight when he see Marquez didn't impress against Norwood. But if i was Marquez i would of taken that offer with both hands and i wouldn't of let go that was a big chance at super stardom for Marquez. And i can't see why he would turn it down.
Was there any excuse made public, I cant remember? Fighters dont usually just say no and chicken out with out a call, after all they are fighters.
Andre,
JMM in a press conference held in Mexico weeks after his loss to Norwood said he needed to go back to the drawing board and get his mind back together he felt let down by himself he said the Norwood fight was there for the taking and he let it go. When Naz made the offer JMM went on publicly and said he didn't need Naz or his title that he wasn't gonna be around until Naz felt like fighting him and he (JMM) would fend for himself and create his own legacy without fighting him. He also said I was his #1 challenger for years and he turned me down. I don't need him now I'll move on with my career.
This is from a article printed on 'El Sol De Mexico' newspaper from Mexico City.