2006 STORY YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED!
Las Vegas, NV– Considering future Hall of Famer Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KOs) fights Saturday night on HBO PPV against the capable Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KOs) in a rematch of a 2009 thriller, I decided to share my look at Marquez against current undefeated featherweight (126 lbs) champion Chris John (43-0-2, 22 KOs).
RAFAEL CRIES “RIPOFF” WHEN HE NEVER SAW THE FIGHT!
The Internet was reporting that the fight was “stolen” from Marquez. Dan Rafael, he of ESPN.com, a paid Top Rank shill for the most part, he showed what a putz he really is by writing that Marquez was ripped off. Turns out the rotund one Rafael, he had NEVER EVER seen the fight before writing such dribble. Punch by punch. Here’s my analysis of what happened in Indonesia on March 4, 2006 between Juan Manuel Marquez and Chris John.
Round 1
Big left by John. Marquez comes right back. He throws a few more good combinations. John later on lands a solid right that gets the crowd involved. Marquez however seems to be in control. 10-9 Marquez.
Round 2
Marquez wobbles John early in the round. He continues to throw fluid combos. Huge clean right hand by Marquez. Then he follows up with a left hook. John seems confused as Marquez dominates most of the action so far. Marquez is keeping him at bay with a stiff solid jab. Round to Marquez, 20-18 Marquez
Round 3
John comes out early throwing hard jabs. He then lands a hard right on the chin. Marquez is throwing a lot but missing in this round. He is trying to measure the target. He is still throwing solid combinations. Marquez throws a low blow and is warned. John lands a good counter right hand. Round to John, 29-28 Marquez.
Round 4
Both guys are landing the jab. Marquez is still the busier guy throwing more punches in bunches. John is trying to counter and landing some solid uppercuts. He then lands a clean right. Marquez comes back with a quick uppercut. Marquez continues to go to the body. Big left hook by John at the end of the round. Round to John, 38-38.
Round 5
Good jab by John as he’s now getting off first. Marquez counters him well with the right. Great combination then a clean right by Marquez. He’s going to the body more. John comes back with am left hook, and Marquez counters with two left hooks of his own. Things are heating up and Marquez is landing clean right hands towards the end of the round gives it to Marquez. Marquez 48-47.
Round 6
John once again starts the round throwing a solid jab. He still however is not throwing alot of punches in the fight so far. Marquez appears to be busier. JMM lands big hook, John follows up with some low blows. Marquez throws one at the belt and is warned. John lands a combination as he is trying to outbox Marquez. Marquez is warned again for low blows at the end of the John round. 57-57.
Round 7
Marquez starts out using the jab effectively and later sets up a counter right. They exchange and both guys get in decent shots. Good right by John that gets the crowd involved, but it was a grazing punch. Marquez does some more damage with hard body blows. Marquez appears to be the aggressor and is backing John up. Marquez takes the round as he continues to land solid blows to the body and head. Marquez 67-66.
Round 8
John starts the round with a nice counter punch. This has become more of a technical fight than a brawl, but there has been good action so far from both sides. Marquez is warned again, but it was a borderline low blow. John’s trunks appear to be a little high. Big left hook then a solid right cross by Marquez. He is landing the harder more telling blows throughout the fight. A solid right by John followed by a hook to the head gets Marquez’s respect for a moment. JMM stays busy and lands a nice uppercut to the chest at the end of the winning round. Marquez 77-75.
Round 9
Marquez stays busy throwing combos and continues to land the cleaner blows. Good right by John as Marquez went inside. More body shots for Juan and John continues to back up. Good right by John again, but he continues to be on the defensive. Two more borderline low blows for Marquez, but the referee doesn’t see them. Marquez gets round and goes up 87-84.
Round 10
Both guys begin round strong and land good punches. Marquez lands on the belt and is deducted a point. Later, Marquez lands another low blow. They don’t seem to be doing a lot of damage and they aren’t intentional, but they are costly. Good right by John, and towards the end of the round Marquez gets hit by a left. John’s round and the extra point and it is now 95-94 Marquez.
Round 11
Low blow by John. The referee doesn’t warn him. Another low blow by Marquez and he loses another point. John responds later with some good counters as Marquez seems more and more desperate after losing two points. Still pressing forward, Marquez gets hit by a hard right from John. Big right and a left at the end of the round by John.
Another two-pointer and the fight is 104-103 John.
Round 12
Marquez starts the round landing two solid rights. They then exchange, but John gets the better of it. Marquez gets in a left, John gets in a right. JMM gets in some nice punches throughout the round, but gets out boxed by John who gets the round 10-9. The two point deductions cost JMM the fight, otherwise in my opinion the fight would have been a draw. Final score: 114-112 Chris John.
Official Scores: Oscar Perez 116-110, Takeshi Shimakawa 117-111 and Pinat Prayadsab went 116-112, all for Chris John.