Kazuta Ioka-Fernando Martinez Unification 7/7

Damn good fight, I think the timing could be right for Martinez to score the upset. I was thinking the same thing....just the other way around. Martinez will be a year inactive by the time he faces Ioka.

Agree with you on this one. Although Ioka is sharp with some power. I doubt it's enough to negate Martinez's high work rate. He’s gonna have to hurt Martinez early, get his respect.

Ioka isn’t quite what he was IMO. He still has the class but the output isn’t the same. I think Martinez might out work him. Was it against Tanaka maybe? That was an incredible performance. Agree with you on this one. Although Ioka is sharp with some power. I doubt it's enough to negate Martinez's high work rate.

Gonna be a great fight. And with Bam v Estrada coming up too, there's a decent shot we could see undisputed and Ring champ by the end of the year.

The Tanaka performance was phenomenal. A great showing in the Franco rematch as well. Yeah I was quite confident that was gonna be a passing of the torch type fight. Ioka took Tanaka apart though, as you said phenomenal.

Ioka isn’t quite what he was IMO. He still has the class but the output isn’t the same. I think Martinez might out work him. Was it against Tanaka maybe? That was an incredible performance. The Tanaka performance was phenomenal. A great showing in the Franco rematch as well.

Yeah, I was watching some of Nery vs Hovhannisyan last night, and holy hell Nery's defense is awful. And when he attempts the shoulder roll he's literally guessing lol. That left hook to the body is there all night.

Yep it’s a good opportunity for Martinez and the timing looks just right. Ioka better train his ass off and stay on point. Mann I just love watching this guy box. I forgot which fight but one time he threw a lead right, leaping uppercut straight out of a video game. Ioka is bad bad dude. Ioka isn’t quite what he was IMO. He still has the class but the output isn’t the same. I think Martinez might out work him. Was it against Tanaka maybe? That was an incredible performance.

It's wild how quickly Yamanaka was forgotten about after getting KO'd by a cheat ​That said, I love Ioka. Hoping for a great fight. True. I was actually thinking about Yamanaka during the opening post but since he was slightly before Ioka’s time, I went with Ioka. You reminded me of Toshiaki Nishioka too. Both were kind of late bloomers but certainly made their marks.

Inoue’s gonna take one back for the boys in two weeks. :lol1: Yeah, I was watching some of Nery vs Hovhannisyan last night, and holy hell Nery's defense is awful. And when he attempts the shoulder roll he's literally guessing lol.

Damn good fight, I think the timing could be right for Martinez to score the upset. Yep it’s a good opportunity for Martinez and the timing looks just right. Ioka better train his ass off and stay on point. Mann I just love watching this guy box. I forgot which fight but one time he threw a lead right, leaping uppercut straight out of a video game. Ioka is bad bad dude.

It's wild how quickly Yamanaka was forgotten about after getting KO'd by a cheat ​That said, I love Ioka. Hoping for a great fight. Inoue’s gonna take one back for the boys in two weeks. :lol1:

How stoked are you for this fight? Ioka was the best Japanese fighter until Inoue came along, but he still got the goods. What are your thoughts in Ioka? It's wild how quickly Yamanaka was forgotten about after getting KO'd by a cheat ​That said, I love Ioka. Hoping for a great fight.

Damn good fight, I think the timing could be right for Martinez to score the upset.