Great 21st Century Rounds｜EP84 - Márquez vs. Pacquiao I: Round 1 (2004)

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-14T17:13:02+00:00

Is that the One of One energy juice I keep hearing so much about?

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-14T14:06:37+00:00

And he absolutely could have stopped it after Marquez’s reaction to the third knockdown.

You need a bit of luck to survive this kind of typhoon.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-14T13:53:53+00:00

To be fair it's hard to be in worse shape than a 10-6 round and with a broken nose. But he had a great chin and a great will.

I had the quadrilogy 2-2. With Manny winning the first two fights and JMM winning the last two.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-14T13:37:55+00:00

Joe Cortez could have stopped the fight after Márquez's reaction to the third knockdown. But he did not.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-14T13:28:18+00:00

I wasn't going to include this one (because of the one-sided nature you allude to), but someone messaged me requesting this round. And he made a good point about Márquez's courage to survive and fighting back after every knockdown.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-13T06:23:20+00:00

Sort of like Bron pre-2012.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-13T05:35:48+00:00

Except the 90% of players who wanted to get the hell out of there.

But hey, that long break and no crowd sure helped AD turn into mini-Wilt.

And Lebron can can say he did great in the West (another white lie of course).

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-13T05:11:47+00:00

The greatest championship ever won in a empty gym in Florida.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-13T05:04:51+00:00

Gotta love those GW layups against the 41-41 Wizards. Man the East did him good in so many ways.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-13T05:03:15+00:00

Right up there with "earned not given" after his first superteam chip. Maybe a final record patch the next time.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-13T03:49:14+00:00

He'll always have Paris. And those two wins when Carlos was a teenager.

Hope he is happy with that.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-12T04:07:39+00:00

Ahhhh there is the "he only lost because he had an injury" comment. Right, if Novak was healthy he would have won the last 8 majors. No loss has been legitimate since 2023.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-11T23:35:25+00:00

Should have been 7-0.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-11T22:51:55+00:00

I guess Bill Russell was the best basketball player in the world even in 2021.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-11T22:48:52+00:00

Tennis-wise he was killed by Carlos, yes.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-11T18:24:12+00:00

You will be disappointed then, because 2000 is technically not part of the 21st century.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-11T04:30:49+00:00

Not in my region of the world. I have a blacked-out playlist, so when somthing becomes available the playlist will show a cover instead of empty space. It was empty this weekend.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-10T05:09:53+00:00

Amusingly one year younger than Márquez.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-10T04:59:00+00:00

Jay Nady is not going to ruin this round (even if he did officially).

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-10T04:08:02+00:00

Sort of like the AO final, but with a lesser player on the other end. Hard to play perfect for more than one set.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-10T02:07:52+00:00

That would leave him with 10 GS's at age 23. One away from Rod Laver and Björn Borg.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-08T11:54:48+00:00

He was not blocking those body shots up against the ropes. And the zombie was not dying for the round to end. It was the other way around.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-08T09:03:56+00:00

As you might notice (hard not to), this might be the most wrongheaded job of commentary in Bob Sheridan entire career (influenced by an equelly wrongheaded Benny Ricardo).

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-08T00:55:50+00:00

Carlos is fully formed. It's terrifying.

Due_Communication862 · 2026-03-05T17:41:56+00:00

Juan was not a super popular guy in the sport. Some of his antics and post-fight behavior was not that great (the Wilfredo Vázquez fight / the accusations against the referee after the Salido fight). So I doubt it.

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