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The Scorecard Treatment: Another Look at Yonnhy Perez vs Abner Mares
by A.F. on May 23, 2010 5:16 AM EDT
in Score It!
by Andrew Fruman
In one of the best fights of the year so far, bantamweights Yonnhy Perez and Abner Mares battled to a twelve round majority draw at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The official scores were 114-114 twice, and 115-113 in favor of Abner Mares.
Showtime's press row were in agreement that the bout was close, but all 3 writers had Mares in front, by scores of 115-113 twice and a more lop-sided tally of 116-112. Judging by the comments on twitter, the majority of observers were in agreement with the unofficial press-row tallies.
I was one of the rare scorers to actually have Perez out in front, with my live card favoring him by a 115-114 total. I had a feeling I may have given Perez the benefit of the doubt in a couple close ones that possibly deserved to have gone to Mares, so I sat down after the fight to score it carefully...
1 commentMarquez Stops Vazquez in Three; Mares-Perez Draw Steals the Show
by The Boxing Bulletin on May 23, 2010 2:03 AM EDT
in Post-Fight Analysis/Recaps
Joseph R. Holzer recaps last night's Showtime double-header featuring the fourth installment of the Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vazquez rivalry and a highly entertaining bantamweight clash between Yonnhy Perez and Abner Mares.
Fans in attendance and at home got what they hoped for: a fight of the year candidate. It just wasn't necessarily the one they expected.
The fourth fight between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez was stopped by referee Raul Caiz Jr. at 1:33 of the third round. The badly bloodied Vazquez, who had been dropped to one knee earlier in the round, was absorbing clean punches from the sharper Marquez (39-5, 35 KOs), and appeared significantly worse for wear through the seven-and-a-half-minute sequel.
Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez IV - Big Fight Anticipation Tempered with Concern
by Lee Payton on May 22, 2010 11:30 AM EDT
in Fight Previews
Tonight on Showtime, former World Champions Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez will tear into each other for the fourth time, and while the result could be another epic, many fans (myself included) are a little worried about the two great Mexican warriors.
Anyone who saw the first three battles knows that these guys don't do boring. They come to concuss. When you consider the styles of the fighters, and their current condition, one cannot help but at least consider the worst.
Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez IV - Another Chapter in an Epic Saga
by The Boxing Bulletin on May 21, 2010 10:33 PM EDT
in Fight Previews
Joseph R. Holzer of Pugilism 101 previews tomorrow night's featherweight clash between familiar rivals Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez.
Last weekend, Iron Man 2 raked in $52 million, remaining at No. 1 in box office earnings in its second week of release. Sequels usually fair well financially while coming up short in critical success.
In one of the greatest trilogies in boxing history, Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez have built their in-ring rivalry into a franchise, a literal blockbuster epic. And as rare as it is, each successive bout was better than the previous.
On Saturday, the pair meets again on Showtime Championship Boxing at 9 p.m. ET. Appropriately dubbed "Once and Four All," the rematch has been two years in the making.
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