Is Juan Manuel Marquez Over Rated?

[fan johnny]

And exactly what would constitute being ignored ??You mean being ranked within the top 6 by The Ring by his 17th professional fight.....and within the top ten consistently for the last 13 + years......Or possibly that both made they're respected HBO debuts within months of one another.....Albeit Pac as a 2 week last minute substitute and fill in for...cough...Enrique Sanchez?

You guys really need to let go of it...Marquez is an equal to Pacquiao,both are supreme fighters with different respected styles and skillsets........and last I checked Manny is set to fight Ricky Hatton,Good luck with that!

You are misconstruing my statements about Marquez's popularity to a that of his ability.

Do a little goggle search and look at the career of Marquez. It tanked, twice. By himself he doesn't have the appeal. Marquez is a great fighter and I'm one of the first to say he proved that when he beat Diaz.

I'LL BE LOUD AND CLEAR. MARQUEZ IS NOT OVERRATED BY THE BOXING COMMUNITY, HE DESERVES HIS P4P #2 RATING.

Aware that all this does is bump the thread but I'm really not misconstruing 'If Pacquiao did not exist,Marquez would be another boxer that got ignored' at all.I just disagree with the inference that Pacquiao is soley responsible for Marquez being known and greatly acknowledged in the boxing world as a major player.He needs no coat tails to cling too.Both Marquez and Pacquiao are very worthy Champions.That we can agree on.

Goggle away friend.It may tell you the numbers and statistics but I'll stick to goggling the tapes and messy notebooks on the shelves in my den .Anyone believing that the "L"s next to the Norwood and John fights are clear definative cases of "tanking" in a career is off the mark.

I agree the thread is inappropriate for this debate and Your point is well taken that Pacquiao is not solely responsible for Marquez's popularity. I did not specifically intend to imply that he is. I was attempting to continue the tone set by Andre. Marquez earned and deserves the respect and gets it for being the fighter that he is.

Your arguments however is premise Marquez's ability as a fighter for which I have no dispute. You asked for clarification on what I meant and continue to draw conclusions that its about his ability rather than his popularity. Translate popularity into prize money earned if it makes it easier for you. My comments are not reflective of Marquez's W's & L's and I suggested to look them up for yourself. Marquez had to literally fight his way back into a boxing career. His earnings are dismal compared to the mega earnings of Pacquiao during the exact same time period.

Just so no mistake, this is not a response about Marquez being overrated because he is clearly not overrated.