Comments Thread For: Frank Martin, Andy Cruz Keep Lightweight Front and Center: Weekend Afterthoughts

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Coming off an eye-opening win over Michel Rivera, Frank Martin had entered the conversation as one of the serious contenders in the lightweight division. It wasn't just that he won.
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Andy Cruz would beat Martin right now.

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Andy Cruz would beat Martin right now.

I like the way Cruz fights and they are the same age, but he better get his feet wet as a professional first before stepping in with a guy that went through an excellent journey of stepping up his competition with each pro fight, and fighting guys with completely different styles from his last opponent. We haven't seen Andy have to make adjustments or anything yet. Martin would be too strong and experienced at the moment.

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I like the way Cruz fights and they are the same age, but he better get his feet wet as a professional first before stepping in with a guy that went through an excellent journey of stepping up his competition with each pro fight, and fighting guys with completely different styles from his last opponent. We haven't seen Andy have to make adjustments or anything yet. Martin would be too strong and experienced at the moment.

Andy is already 27 and looked plenty seasoned going 10 in his pro debut. He would outbox martin for a comfortable decision win.

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Andy is already 27 and looked plenty seasoned going 10 in his pro debut. He would outbox martin for a comfortable decision win.

I doubt it very seriously. Cruz hasn't been in with big, skilled opponents like Michel Rivera, Jackson Marinez, Romero Duno, or Jerry Perez, that all are very capable of knocking their opponents out. He hasn't seen enough on a professional level to deal with the power, speed, movement, and defense that Martin possesses. Cruz would find himself on the receiving side of a KO loss before getting comfortable in the pros.