the wrong opponent will give martinez hope of getting back into contention.
i think martinez is going to stay retired. singing / agreeing to terms on a contract, and making it through 10 weeks of training, are different.
make it through a training camp, first.
martinez hasn't taken the brutal punishment to the head that you see in boxers that have deteriorated so much. sure, he's taking his licks, but his legs are bad because of cartilage as much as head trauma.
i don't think he should fight any longer. that said, it's different to ask for the retirement of a fighter with head trauma than it is to ask for the retirement of one with bad knees. this is an opinion, but i think that the two situations have different ethical implications.
somebody might go to hell for letting james toney fight when he talks like he's got a mouth full of food. i don't think that person goes to hell for for letting martinez fight on bad knees.
again; make it through training. then we will talk. if you can't spar, cycle / swim [in place of roadwork,] and get through your work in the gym, you shouldn't get a license to fight.
i think martinez is going to stay retired. singing / agreeing to terms on a contract, and making it through 10 weeks of training, are different.
make it through a training camp, first.
martinez hasn't taken the brutal punishment to the head that you see in boxers that have deteriorated so much. sure, he's taking his licks, but his legs are bad because of cartilage as much as head trauma.
i don't think he should fight any longer. that said, it's different to ask for the retirement of a fighter with head trauma than it is to ask for the retirement of one with bad knees. this is an opinion, but i think that the two situations have different ethical implications.
somebody might go to hell for letting james toney fight when he talks like he's got a mouth full of food. i don't think that person goes to hell for for letting martinez fight on bad knees.
again; make it through training. then we will talk. if you can't spar, cycle / swim [in place of roadwork,] and get through your work in the gym, you shouldn't get a license to fight.
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