Comments Thread For: “Fighting Words” – Now or Never for Martinez vs. Chavez

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by David P. Greisman - It’s not often that we get the right fight at the right time, not in a sport that is also a business, not when one must navigate promotional interests, sanctioning body politics, network contracts and the not-so-simple matters of money, location and other non-negotiable obstacles.

We’ve been reminded of this far too often, after the time it took to get Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye in the ring with each other; after the battle between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson came when Lewis’ victory brought less validation; after the failure to make major matches, including but not limited to Lewis against Riddick Bowe, and, of course, Floyd Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao.

We’ve seen fights marinate until they were spoiled, as with Juan Manuel Lopez losing and taking the proverbial wind from the sails of a featherweight fight between Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa.

We’ve waited a while for middleweight champion Sergio Martinez to face middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., for a man who is a legitimate champ without a sanctioning body belt to meet a boy beltholder once seen as having a paper title. Martinez once had the World Boxing Council belt, which he felt has been unjustly stripped away. Chavez took the title and seemed to be keeping it away, then, from its rightful owner. [Click Here To Read More]

[overcomer0620]

Martinez vs chavez jr. Will be the fight of the year.......and hope martinez knocks out chavez in sleep and more brutal and devastating than he did to paul williams....

[BattlingNelson]

Junior and Canelo at the same date in the same city on different cards? I doubt that very very much. Somehow Junior will avoid Martinez. I don't know how but he will.

[mushahadeen]

Originally Posted by overcomer0620

Martinez vs chavez jr. Will be the fight of the year......

It won't be the fight of the year.

If JCC JR wanted a challenge, he would fight Andre Ward.

But he likes easy fights and Sergio sucks.

[Portman]

Fishing with **** as bait don't always attract the right fish

Get the negotiations started, so we can have this fight ready within too long. Think Chavez Jr needs to fight a real champion quality fighter, before looking to move up in weightclass and face some of the bad boyz

[beast702]

Originally Posted by BobGoe

Make Chavez fight in mexico why is the USA always stuck putting on mexican fights??? Can't mexicans do anything on their own no pride or no TV? what the hell is mexico a third world country???

uh yea Mexico is a 3rd world country wat planet r u from?

[herikbeheran]

This fight will decide the future of both fighters...

[microMXL]

Originally Posted by BobGoe

Make Chavez fight in mexico why is the USA always stuck putting on mexican fights??? Can't mexicans do anything on their own no pride or no TV? what the hell is mexico a third world country???

*shakes head*

[budfr]

Originally Posted by microMXL

*shakes head*

I agree. He is an idiot. By the way, Las Vegas is in Spanish and full of Mexicans. No problem.