Eh I say let him do what he wants. If his knees aren't there oh well. He probably has something mentally left he wants to prove, so be it, Win or lose horribly, he's still a good fighter.
I'm a big time fan of Maravilla but we can't fight father time. When he calls we must obey.
"We all think we've got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Manny Pacquiao. We'll overstay our welcome." George Foreman
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"What a savage exchange in the middle of the ring! Amazing!"
That was a sick back and forth. That Max Kellerman line is forever stuck in my head. It's been at least a couple years since I watched this fight. Time for another rewatch.
What fight were you watching when you took your sig pic?
It looks like GGG/Murray to me but I'm not sure.
Dude I don't remember, but I know one of the streams was that Mosley-Mayorga PPV :rofl: :rofl:
His three fight run of Williams-Pavlik-Williams was, for me, as excited as I've ever been to watch a fighter during his career.
Damn shame HBO knocked the wind out of Martinez's sails a bit with that Dzinziruk fiasco.
What fight were you watching when you took your sig pic?
It looks like GGG/Murray to me but I'm not sure.
I'll never forget that one. I sat at the TV awestruck that I had never even heard of this guy before, and he looked like a fucking latino Roy Jones.
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He doesn't look terrible but he looks ALOT slower than he used to be. I'll admit though, the vid did get me a little hyped up seeing him somewhat resemble his old self. It's like there is the hope that he could come back and be dominant, but in the back of my mind I know it would be a terrible mistake. Like others have already said, those knees might look sturdy right now, but you throw in a full 2 months worth of hardcore training and a full speed fight, I can't imagine them lasting long enough or be strong enough for him to be successful.
The ONLY thing would be if he were to come back for a one-time fight against another past it name. If he could get JCCJ at 164, MAYBE.
I was always a big fan of Martinez, really liked his unorthodox athletic style mixed in with some explosive speed and power. Really kills me how the opportunist Cotto jumped all on to fight him and how his lame fans give him credit for that "win."
My first impression was that he’s skint too. Living the life whilst not fighting can dwindle ya money quickly. Did he do no coach trainer stuff or commentary do you know??
He was doing stand up and some theater work in Argentina.
Hopefully this is just some publicity stunt for whatever movie he's working on.
Realistically, who could he possibly beat? SHOT knees (plural) and even more diminished reflexes due to his age. Seems like a humiliation reay to happen.
he literally couldn't see the jabs until they bounced off his forehead!
latino roy jones had jim lampley all hot and bothered that night for sure :rofl:
and alex bunema was not a terrible fighter, certainly not a guy expected to be unable to slip a single jab or put a glove on martinez. i really think hbo just watned to kick the tires on martinez and struck gold. guy was a staple on the network for years after that fight, and held the most legitimate lineage in boxing at the time, the MW championship that extended through the very solid kelly pavlik, a undisputed jermain taylor, and all the way back to the great, great bernard hopkins.
His three fight run of Williams-Pavlik-Williams was, for me, as excited as I've ever been to watch a fighter during his career.
Damn shame HBO knocked the wind out of Martinez's sails a bit with that Dzinziruk fiasco.
Well said & I’m a huge Sergio fan but, he knew he had no business fighting Cotto when he did. He wants to erase that bad taste that was left but that was 4 years ago....
Probably this ^.
I'll never forget that one. I sat at the TV awestruck that I had never even heard of this guy before, and he looked like a fucking latino Roy Jones.
he literally couldn't see the jabs until they bounced off his forehead!
latino roy jones had jim lampley all hot and bothered that night for sure :rofl:
and alex bunema was not a terrible fighter, certainly not a guy expected to be unable to slip a single jab or put a glove on martinez. i really think hbo just watned to kick the tires on martinez and struck gold. guy was a staple on the network for years after that fight, and held the most legitimate lineage in boxing at the time, the MW championship that extended through the very solid kelly pavlik, a undisputed jermain taylor, and all the way back to the great, great bernard hopkins.