Sergio Martinez: "I gave away the middle rounds to Pavlik ON PURPOSE"

[Holtol]

Interesting. I believe it. Cus when people say Pavlik dominated the middle rounds, in reality Pavlik didn't actually land **** or hit Martinez. Martinez was still as elusive he just wasn't landing as much on Pavlik. So when he says he wanted to give Pavlik confidence then break it again, I believe it.

Maybe so, But up to the 9th no one was winning rounds big. I thought Sergio won the first three or four but he was not blowing Pavlik out in those rounds. And I thought Pavlik won rounds 3 to 8 or 4 to 8. But Pavlik was not dominating him either. Rounds 9 to 12 I don't think were planed the way they turned out. I don't think Sergio knew that Pavlik would have blood gushing in his eyes to win the last 4 rounds easy.

[BoxingFanFirst]

Are you kidding me.. No he ****ing didnt. Anyone who thinks he did is ******ed.

[SuckaPunch]

the HBO crew kept bragging about Martinez' stamina, so if Sergio can keep up his workrate throughout all 12 rounds, Pavlik may not have made the distance.

i smell BS too to be honest.

[2501]

Sergio Martinez = ATG, HOF, HOT

[Siggy]

i dont think he gave away rounds on purpose, but he did pace himself in the middle rounds.
he alluded to exactly that during the post fight interview.
he gassed in the williams fight under all that pressure, him avoiding that again was part of the game plan.

[patpatpts]

Are you kidding me.. No he ****ing didnt. Anyone who thinks he did is ******ed.

why not he siad the same thing against paul only difference was paul was not fighting discourage and was not slowing down. after 8 or 9 he started throwing three punch combination that cut pav and it was no turning back. now since he let world know he was doing that lets see what pav can do about it next time.

[patpatpts]

the HBO crew kept bragging about Martinez' stamina, so if Sergio can keep up his workrate throughout all 12 rounds, Pavlik may not have made the distance.

i smell BS too to be honest.

i don't believe that great stamina crap they was saying either good stamina though.

[Wreckless]

Right Sergio, and you cut him exactly when you wanted to, in order to turn the heat up again.

[Bogler]

thats BS. it was all in hindsight, same w/ the williams fight. if he had said it BEFORE the fight then i'll believe it. cmon sergio, you won already, and you did win it big but dont be too ****y now.

[Jim Jeffries]

He does seem to tire in the mid rounds and then get a second wind. Who knows? It's not like he's making an excuse for a loss though, so why lie?