
Originally Posted by
Violent Demise
Again you show you just read boxing. You don't really watch it. HBO might of been appalled with Marquez-Norwood. But the blame was placed on Norwood. They were also down right disgusted with Hamed-Soto. Lampley was embarrassed. Merchant called it one of the worse fights ever. People walked out of it. Both stated Soto's title was meaningless. HBO was forced into the Soto fight cuz of it's contract. They never wanted the fight. It's the reason it was held in Detroit and not Las Vegas. Come on now. It's really not that hard to figure out
Every time someone answers a question with a question is cuz they have no answer. I see you refused to answer my question regarding what elite fighter Hamed beat in his prime. Not surprised. Cuz one doesn't exist. Even more proof that Hamed not only ducked Marquez but ducked every good fighter out there.
As for your question? I'll answer it anyway. He was the uncrowned WBA champion. Anybody that seen the fight knows that Marquez deserved the win over Norwood. HBO had him winning. If you argue that point than it clearly tells me you never seen the fight. Facts are facts. I find it hilarious you got the audacity to ask what Marquez did to earn a shot. While at the same time try and make it seem like Paul Ingle was worthy of one.
An utterly embarrassing guess at the actual reality. Here's the truth...
1) Soto-Naz was held in Detroit because it holds one of the biggest Arab populations in the world (outside of the Middle East). They sold 13,000+ tickets for that fight. Fact.
2) The HBO team, although slightly favouring Marquez over Norwood, stated it could have gone either way. Fact.
3) Whether Marquez beat Norwood or not, it was after this fight that Naz offered him his shot, which as we all now know, courtesy of my bombproof factual evidence, he sadly refused. Fact.
So in summation - Marquez was given a shot to become the lineal featherweight champion, offered the biggest payday of his life and the chance to become an overnight boxing star.
Naz wanted it. HBO wanted it. The fans wanted it. Marquez bottled it. Fact.
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