Does Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez 1V make sense?

**Violent Demise** · 12-08-2009 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by holmcall

I say if they can make a solid payday, go for it. Boxing is a business and they are elite boxers who can garner great interest.

What do you say?

I have no problem with the fight. Marquez will take it to set up a 5th one

**ono** · 12-08-2009 09:37 AM

It's probably not safe for them to fight eachother but their trilogy is greatest of all time imo so hell yeah, i'd watch it.

**Kirkland Laing** · 12-08-2009 02:18 PM

It makes financial sense. In his last fight Vazquez was in a war and got banged up against a journeyman who'd been out of the ring longer than Vazquez had. I think he's taking this fight because it's a massive payday and he can see he'll probably never be the same again. If he fights somebody other than Marquez next fight the fact he's done may be obvious to everybody so he's grabbing the biggest payday possible before it evaporates, he's thinking pension. I didn't see Marquez's last fight but he's probably in the same situation. Those three wars put together were career enders.

**Kev** · 12-08-2009 02:41 PM

I think they should have stopped at three. But both fighters are probably ruined now and would lose if they took on one of the other champs, so its probably the best way to make some money.

I'm not that interested though. I mean Vasquez already won the series 2-1 so there isn't really much point to it.

A fifth fight would be silly but if Marquez wins I guess we will see it.

**CFH** · 12-08-2009 02:55 PM

As others have said, it definitely makes business sense. However, I'm really not all that interested in the fight. I'll watch it, and I have doubt that it will be extremely entertaining, but it's not going to prove anything we don't already know and it'll be largely irrelevant in terms of the larger boxing scene. I'd rather both fighter moved on to take on other challenges.

Who knows what they even have left after their three wars, this fight could ruin them. Hell, they could already be ruined.

Both of them deserve another good payday though and I don't begrudge either one of them for taking the fight.

One last thing, IMO their trilogy is the best I've ever seen. FAR superior to Gatti-Ward.