Both Hasegawa and Marquez were BW champs around the same time before Rafa decided to venture on with his wars with Vazquez at Super BW, but never fought each other. How does this exciting match up turn out between Hasegawa and Marquez? Would have been a helluva fight, although I may favor Marquez slightly since he had the power to hurt Hasegawa badly much like Montiel and Gonzalez have.
I mentioned this one recently. I think Hasegawa is a bad style for Marquez, whose issues with an old Too Sharp don't sit well with me. While Hasegawa was never as tough as a prime Too Sharp, he was every bit as sharp and explosive IMO. I think Hasegawa keeps coming over Marquez's heavy jab with his right hook and steps in with the backhand almost all night. Rafa could time Hozumi and KO him, for sure. I wouldn't put my money on it though. It'd be an awesome fight.
This is a a post I put up on esb about three years ago. Thoughts on Sahaprom chucked in for good measure and not cos I'm a lazy flat cap wearing cunt. Marquez had the size and power to make a fight with Sahaprom interesting seeing as the latter wasn't a huge bantam by same day weigh in standards, but I still think Marquez would have have lost a decision or by late accumulation stoppage perhaps, unless he managed to bomb Sahaprom out suddenly which isn't out of the question. Sahaprom was a very skilled technical boxer puncher with tighter, more accurate and relaxed punch threading (despite Rafas affiliation with the Romanza gym) and more sophisticated footwork albeit in a fairly understated manner. A nice relaxed Muay Thai high guard with small shifts of head and upper body movement (though not exceptional defensive reflexes) well suited to slipping and blocking against a slightly wider punching and stiffer opponent who had more of a hooking style. And that brilliant straight right lead like a jab that would be getting off first most of the night I'd wager. Marquez-Hasegawa might have been spectacular and I'd give Rafa a better chance here with his power and decentish form/timing. Hasegawa was far quicker of hand and foot, dynamic and great to watch when he let his hands flow. A gifted fighter offensively but very defensively naive and with a crackable jaw. Montiel really undid him with the sort of sneaky punching he was vulnerable to. I could see him raining fire on Marquez for a time very easily but it's just as easy to see Marquez knocking him silly with a good one mid-flurry or perhaps overhauling him late to force a needed stoppage after Hasegawa making a dominant start.
