Vazquez-Marquez III better than Castillo-Corrales?

**CutMeMick** · 03-06-2008 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by Mad_Dog

I been thinking about this one....

if you all have not seen Vazquez-Marquez III, then do yourself a favor and watch the replay or get a video of the fight. It definitely will go down as on of the best fights of the year.

I have to say, that this fight in terms of back and forth action and ferocity matched that of the Castillo-Corrales fight.

I would also say that these two fighters, Vasquez and Marquez were more technically sound that Castillo and Corrales.

Would you all say that this fight was a better fight than Castillo -Corrales? Why and why not?

my answer....close...it was as good as that fight...maybe a bit better cause it went the 12 rounds.

Having been ringside for both fights here's me thoughts....

I think Rafa-Israel III had more action back and forth from round 1 to round 12. It was also at a higher level of skill meaning we saw some inside fighting, outside fighting, lot's of ring generalship by both.
JLC-Corrales I, I think was a bit more slow and the rounds were not as action packed as the ones in Rafa-Israel III. JLC-Corrales I the rounds had small bursts here and there but not as sustained as Rafa-Israel III.

The comeback. You gotta go with JLC-Corrales I. I don't think anyone here thought Israel was finished coming into the 12th round?
Now how many of us thought Chico was finished after the 2 knockdowns?

All in all I think they were both GREAT fights.

**Galaxy** · 03-06-2008 01:10 AM

I'm with Mick, Vasquez/ Marquez 3 had a lot more sustained action through the rounds. But that 10th round by Corrales was an amazing finish to a grueling contest.

I can't really pick one over the other though, they were both classic fights!

ICB · 03-06-2008 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by Galaxy

I'm with Mick, Vasquez/ Marquez 3 had a lot more sustained action through the rounds. But that 10th round by Corrales was an amazing finish to a grueling contest.

I can't really pick one over the other though, they were both classic fights!

I disagree i think Castillo vs Corrales had more sustained action, they never took a step back and they were constantly head to head fighting on the inside. Where as Marquez vs Vasquez you had more tactical boxing rounds, although there wern't many in the fight it was still a boxing match mixed in with brawling, where has Castillo vs Corrales was a slugfest from start to finish.

**The Boxer** · 03-06-2008 03:55 AM

Go rewatch Castillo Corrales I.

**The Boxer** · 03-06-2008 03:58 AM

I remember watching castillo corrales May 7 2005 and thinking while the fight was happing that this was the best fight i have ever seen. I was so glad to have witness the fight as it was happening. I was almost in tears because that fight was so go.