Ponce De Leon V.S. Rafa Marquez

[brickhouse187]

A good fight but Marquez has a shaky chin but has the power advantage. Ponce has the better chin and weaker punching ability.

[FightFan214]

It would be a Rafael Marquez shut-out and maybe even knockout. Ponce needs to work on his defense and boxing skills, i think in his last fight he was exposed a little bit by a fighter that can box and move well. I hope he does get a rematch with Caballero though.

[adrsan84]

A good fight but Marquez has a shaky chin but has the power advantage. Ponce has the better chin and weaker punching ability.

De Leon doesn't have a better chin than Marquez, he has not faught the same caliber fighters that Marquez has. If Marquez would have fought the same fighters Ponce De Leon has he would never get hurt either. I'm not saying Ponce De Leon is not good i'm just saying his opposition is at a much lower level than marquez's, not good enough to really test his chin.

[abdiel2k3]

De Leon doesn't have a better chin than Marquez, he has not faught the same caliber fighters that Marquez has. If Marquez would have fought the same fighters Ponce De Leon has he would never get hurt either. I'm not saying Ponce De Leon is not good i'm just saying his opposition is at a much lower level than marquez's, not good enough to really test his chin.

altho its true marquez has fought better opposition
its not like he was KOd by top opposition
his losses came early in his career
so had ponce fought those same guys
its not like u can say he would have also been kod
more like Rafa just dropped the ball in those fights

[adrsan84]

altho its true marquez has fought better opposition
its not like he was KOd by top opposition
his losses came early in his career
so had ponce fought those same guys
its not like u can say he would have also been kod
more like Rafa just dropped the ball in those fights

True, but he did look shaky versus 2 sharp for example, and i think thats why they were saying his chin wasn't as good as De Leon. You can just forget his older fights though cuz he's a totally different fighter now.

[abdiel2k3]

True, but he did look shaky versus 2 sharp for example, and i think thats why they were saying his chin wasn't as good as De Leon. You can just forget his older fights though cuz he's a totally different fighter now.

no doubt hes diff
but chin doesnt really change overtime
so i still say its fair to say
Rafa has a shakey chin
but his better style quicker harder punches
get him the KO in this one

[{BrownBomber}]

Did u guys know that Rafa lost his debut to a guy with over 40 fights?

[abdiel2k3]

Did u guys know that Rafa lost his debut to a guy with over 40 fights?

ya
suposedly they said it was goin to originaly be just an exibition fight
but once Rafa lost they decided to make it count
thats krazee tho that they threw him in with someone with 40 fights

DID YOU KNOW
marquez debut fights are bad luck
older brother JM also lost his first pro fight

[morancito]

I think I created a monster with this topic.

Someone please think of another Bantam, or Superbantam fight we can argue about.

Its obvious we all pick Marquez.

the closest would be Larios - Marquez, and even then I'd favor Rafa.

[dansweeney]

That would be a ridiculous war. I would like to see those 2 make weight and fight. Easily a potential Fight of the year candidate.

Assuming De Leon avenges his loss to Caballero.

A look at each fighter's record:

this is no war, de leon uses his head to block punches, his defense is worse than Rocky Balboa! marquez would check that chin in the 1st round. if caballero had more power he would have made quick work of de leon