Comments Thread For: Frank Martin Has Big Twelfth To Clinch Close Unanimous Decision Over Artem Harutyunyan

[messi807]

You're listening so tell me when's the last time an AA pbc fighter lost a decision to a non AA????

Less than 3 weeks ago. Stop being ******.

[BlackRobb]

Great rally by Ghost and great sense of urgency in the corner by Derrick James. I personally think Marti n is a wee bit overrated overall, but he has some nice tools to work with, especially the hard jab, great balance and digging work to the body. He's not beating Tank or Shakur, but he has a good shot against anyone else in the division, including Devin. I scored 114-113 Martin. Without the knockdown, it's a draw.

[Sosay]

Great fight. I thought either way going into the 12th but darn, didn't see that coming. Artem looked like the real deal so I won't say let down until I see more from both.

[TMT_HEAT]

Martin spent way too much time waiting. He was the better fighter but took so long to wake up. 115-112 is a BS card imo and far too wide. A point in favor of either I could live with. Artem edged it imo.

How is 7-5 with a KD a BS card?

[TheWinners]

Martin spent way too much time waiting. He was the better fighter but took so long to wake up. 115-112 is a BS card imo and far too wide. A point in favor of either I could live with. Artem edged it imo.

That means the score was 105-104 Martin going into the 12th round on that scorecard. Artem was up on the other card 105-104. Artem got tired and you can easily give the last 3 rounds to Martin. Which means Artem was ahead going into the 10th round on the other 2. Assuming they all gave Martin the last 3 rounds. Even without seeing the breakdowns of the scorecards, anyone claiming robbery or bad scorecards should analyze this a bit closer. It's clear Martin was the superior athlete in better shape. And that's what gave him the victory tonight. That ability to push hard in the last 3 rounds. While Artem faded although he fought brilliantly early on. This is the beauty of boxing.

[Sweden2716]

Did not read your coverage of the fight, covered backwards again, plain ******. You cover a fight from round 1 to round 12, NOT FROM ROUND 12 to ROUND 1. Do you read a book from the end to beginning? Does the referee count from 10 to 1?

[Lefty0616]

The man he fought is top 10 ranked and Olympic bronze medalist. Both are good fighters.

Stop hating

How is it hating? I called it how I see it. Martin is highly liked by his team, and yesterday showed why. He fought with heart and he listened to his corner. But based on what I saw, he's small, he's not that savy, and he doesn't have that "it" factor that champions are made of. He'll win some fights, but he's going to hit and abandon his peak quickly - he's not going to be a force to be reckoned with.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

Did not read your coverage of the fight, covered backwards again, plain ******. You cover a fight from round 1 to round 12, NOT FROM ROUND 12 to ROUND 1. Do you read a book from the end to beginning? Does the referee count from 10 to 1?

Agreed , it's very annoying. I refuse to read it. I saw the fight anyway.

[BlackRobb]

How is 7-5 with a KD a BS card?

114-113 is more like it. 115-112 I'd too wide and implies that Martin won seven rounds. He didn't. Great work in 10,11 and 12 to close like a champion, but he was down big after nine.

[BustedKnuckles]

It’s hard to not like a guy like Artem! True class act! I’d love to see him again!

Agreed, except for the knee-taking, which lost him the fight.