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A Trip Down Memory Lane: Part 1: March 2008

By Hector Franco | Senior Writer and Editor

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Published: March 28, 2020

March 2020 will infamously be remembered for the Corona Virus (COVID-19), putting a stop to the sports world. 

Multiple boxing matches have been postponed, and without enough information as to when people will be able to congregate in large groups again, there’s no set timeline in which the sports world will get back to normal. 

During these times of uncertainty, it’s important to look back and be grateful for those times that boxing was there for us to either entertain or alleviate us from our everyday problems. 

If one were to go back in time to another monumental month of March in boxing, one needs to look no further then 2008. 

While there were still online boxing forums with back and forth arguments between passionate boxing fans, there was nowhere near the level of vitriol and disdain seen on today’s Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram platforms. 

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao were still both stars in the sport with hall-of-fame credentials; however, every move they made wasn’t examined and criticized as it has been over the last decade. 

2008 was before boxing joined the streaming app revolution broadcasting fights on ESPN+ and DAZN. This period is when Showtime and HBO reigned supreme. 

Most importantly, March 2008 provided fans with back-to-back weeks of great fights. 

On March 01, 20008, Rafael Marquez (41-9, 37 KOs) faced off for the third time in a year against Israel Vazquez (44-5, 32 KOs) at the Home Depot Center (Dignity Health Sports Park) in Carson, California for the WBC Super Bantamweight title. 

Rarely in the entertainment business does a sequel surpass its predecessor.  However, there are those rare exceptions. 

The Vazquez-Marquez series of fights seemed to ratchet up the intensity with each match. The second bout between the two Mexican champions won the Fight of the Year for 2007. The third encounter would surpass fight of the year notions into fight of the decade considerations. 

What made the Vazquez-Marquez bouts so compelling is that both men were big punchers that could hurt one another at any point in the fight. Marquez was able to score a knockdown against Vazquez for the first time in the fourth round but was later deducted a point for low blows in the 10th round.

The ebbs and flows of the match featured several momentum shifts leading into a climactic 12th round. 

In one of the most dramatic endings in championship boxing history, Vazquez was able to secure a standing eight-count from referee Pat Russel in the 12th round when Marquez was hit with a series of punches with only the ropes stopping him from going down. 

Vazquez escaped with a narrow split-decision victory winning by just one point. Two of three judges scored the fight for Vazquez with scores of 114-111 and 113-112, with the last judge scoring the match 114-111 in favor of Marquez. 

Vazquez-Marquez III would go on to win the Fight of the Year honor in 2008. 

The two men would meet again in a fourth bout two years later in May 2010 in a bout that is better left ignored. It falls into the same category as the Godfather 3 or Rocky 5. 

One week later, on March 08, 2008, at the Plaza De Torres in Cancun, Mexico, Juan �� Baby Bull” Diaz (42-4, 21 KOs) defended his WBA, IBF, and WBO Lightweight titles against veteran Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell (37-11-1, 26 KOs). 

Diaz, 24, at the time, was considered the heavy favorite over the then 36-year old Florida native. 

Campbell’s ring entrance alone was enough to signify that he wasn’t there to be a showcase opponent for the younger Diaz. He was there to win and win emphatically. 

Diaz was known for his volume punching, allowing him to overwhelm the vast majority of his opponents. It seemed like a misplaced strategy for Campbell to get into a war of attrition with Diaz; however, on this night, the veteran would outfight the younger Diaz. 

From the start, Campbell went after Diaz, exceeding him in punches thrown in most rounds. In the fifth round, Campbell was able to land a blow that caused a cut over Diaz’s left eye.

The cut would impact Diaz for the remainder of the bout in what turned out to be an all-out war. 

Campbell would be awarded a split decision victory with two of the three judges scoring the fight in his favor with scores of 115-112 and 116-111. 

Amazingly, the 36-year old fighter out threw and out-landed the 24-year old landing 414 out 1145 punches at a 36 percent connect rate. Diaz landed 288 out of 891 punches at a 32 percent connect rate.

On the other side of the world that same day, David “Hayemaker” Haye (28-4, 26 KOs) took on Enzo Maccarinelli (41-8, 33 KOs) for the WBA, WBO and WBC Cruiserweight titles at the 02 Arena in London, England. 

Haye stopped Maccarinelli in the second round to crown himself the king of the Cruiserweight division, propelling him into the Heavyweight division where he would spend the rest of his career. 

On March 15, 2008, the second chapter of the storied rivalry between Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) and Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KOs) took place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. 

This was the beginning of a historic run for the Filipino that would take him from being a star to a superstar that transcends the sport. 

The bout would be fought for Marquez’s WBC Super Featherweight title and the Ring Magazine Super Featherweight title. 

The fight itself, just like its predecessor, was another fight of the year candidate between two of the best fighters in the world. 

Pacquiao would walk away with a close split decision, essentially winning the fight by one single point off of a knockdown scored in the third round. 

The scores were 115-112 and 114-113 for Pacquiao and 115-112 for Marquez. 

At the time, the second Pacquiao-Marquez fight was the highest-grossing pay-per-view below the Welterweight division selling 400,000 buys. This would later be broken in 2009 when Pacquiao faced the United Kingdom’s, Ricky Hatton. 

Lastly, on March 22, 2008, Joel “El Cepillo” Casamayor (38-6-1, 22 KOs) defended his Ring Magazine, and lineal Lightweight championship’s against Australia’s Michael Katsidis (33-8, 24 KOs)

Katsidis was undefeated at the time, holding a record of 23 wins with 20 knockouts. The Australian seemed to be on the rise while Casamayor was headed in the opposite direction coming off of one of the worst performances of his career against Jose Armando Santa Cruz. 

Casamayor has often been forgotten within the annals of boxing history, but his accomplishments as an amateur and professional are significant. 

The Cuban had an amateur record of 363-30 winning an Olympic Gold medal at the 1992 Olympic games. He was also a two-division world champion as a professional. 

Surprisingly, when the bout started, Casamayor was able to score two quick knockdowns on Katsidis, who attempted to rush in against the Cuban southpaw leaving him open for straight left counters. 

In the third round, Katsidis began to work his way back into the fight as his intensity level picked up. In the fourth round, Katsidis visibly hurt Casamayor in an exchange that would change the momentum of the bout going forward. 

In the sixth round, Katsidis hurt Casamayor with a body shot allowing him to take advantage and knock the Cuban through the ropes. Casamayor would make it back in the ring before the referee reached the count of ten. 

The evening’s festivities got worse for Casamayor in the ninth round as referee John Schorle took a point away for low blows. After nine rounds, Katsidis could have possibly won every round after the second. 

In the tenth round, Katsidis would learn a painful lesson. You can’t make the same mistake twice against a veteran. 

Katsidis smelling blood rushed out of his corner at the start of the round. However, Casamayor was ready for him. 

The Cuban veteran caught Katsidis with a beautifully timed counter straight left hand that sent the Australian to the canvass in a daze. 

Katsidis is a warrior in the truest sense and rose from the knockdown. But the damage was done as the bout was quickly stopped 30 seconds into the tenth round. 

The stoppage seemed a bit premature, but the viciousness of the first knockdown by Casamayor may have pushed the referee to save Katsidis from himself. 

Looking back at these four weeks in March 2008 makes one grateful and appreciative of the skill, passion, and heart that fighters provide us for our entertainment. 

When boxing and the sports world in general gets back to some sense of normalcy, fans will hopefully be more thankful for what takes place inside the squared circle.

(Featured Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime)

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