Pacquiao is ducking Sergio Martinez - Yes or No?

[tusc1976]

He's not ducking him yet... We'll see

How could Pac be ducking martinez when he's too busy ducking Klitschko

[Red_Menace]

Martinez has fought at 154lb for most of his career and weighed in at 157 =lbs for the Williams fight.

Pacquiao needs to set up and defend that 154lb belt he has.

He moved up because he can't fight at 154 anymore.

[Rassclot]

Martinez doesnt want the fight cos he would kill pacquiao

is that what they say now when people publically decline challenges?

cool.

[Red_Menace]

then they shouldnt fight at all period. if making a fighter come down in weight is unfair then how is fighting someone 20+lbs over u fair?

You're right. They shouldn't fight. But if anyone is going to take the challenge, it should be Pac and fight Martinez at 160, or close to that. The great fighters moved up and won despite the weight disadvantage.

[brick wall]

martinez already said it...pac is too small for him. the guy's got class, it's not just about the money for him. he considers sportmanship and fair play. people should get a dose of reality and stop this pac-martinez nonsense matchup.

[joseph5620]

then they shouldnt fight at all period. if making a fighter come down in weight is unfair then how is fighting someone 20+lbs over u fair?

I agree with you. If Martinez has to come down to 154 it shouldnt be made. Martinez might do it if the money is right(as most fighters would) but I don't think they should fight at all. Martinez is too big and making him less than his best to even up a fight doesn't interest me at all. Let two fighters fight at their best or don't fight.

[FLY TY]

No he isn't. You can't duck a fighter outside of your division. That applies to Mayweather as well although some people strangely seem to think he's ducking a fighter two divisions out of his weight class.

truth right here.

[Pullcounter]

Is 144 lbs. Pacquiao ducking 170 lbs. Martinez?

he's too small for martinez, and martinez isn't p4p #1.

[joseph5620]

Those guys said Martinez cant make JMW, and a fight at 154-156 is draining him...lol

Martinez had a hard time making the 158 pound catchweight but in your world he can still easily make 154-156. Yeah OK.

[Kingdelboxeo]

Here we go again- Sergio Martinez is the middleweight champion of the world. The man was 176 pounds 30 days out from his fight. That should tell you that he is an athletic 185-190lb man. Martinez is two divisions up from where Manny is now. The guy i is so big and strong he is seriously considering fighting Lucian Bute who could be the best fighter at 168 and 175. Is this what boxing really has come to? I don’t remember anybody ever stating that Marvin Hagler NEEDED to challenge himself and fight Michael Spinks. Or Ray Robinson HAD to fight Ezzard Charles. Man you guys just go overboard sometimes. Floyd never got flack for not fighting Arthur Abraham or Kelly Pavlik. Even Martinez dismissed Manny and said he was too small. In no way am I suggesting its impossible for Manny to win. But no fighter should be held to a standard where they are forced to fight a fighter two divisions higher especially when they have already moved up 10 divisions! I don’t know where you guys get this stuff from.

Well said brother

These guys seriously think it's ducking WTF