Pacquiao is ducking Sergio Martinez - Yes or No?

[joseph5620]

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.

It's always about money. With all fighters. This is prize fighting. Lets not get it twisted.

[| THE KING |]

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.

^^^^ Nice post. Summed it up well.

[p4p-champ]

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

Lou DiBella:

"He'll go down to 154lbs and do what he has to do to get that fight, and if one of those guys(Mayweather or Pacquiao) has the championship spirit to want to fight him, we'll do whatever we have to do to make the deal"

"we looked at 160lbs because he couldn't get fights at 154lbs"

"He fought at this fight at 157lbs, he can fight at 154lbs, its not an issue"

[joseph5620]

Lou DiBella:

"He'll go down to 154lbs and do what he has to do to get that fight, and if one of those guys(Mayweather or Pacquiao) has the championship spirit to want to fight him, we'll do whatever we have to do to make the deal"

"we looked at 160lbs because he couldn't get fights at 154lbs"

"He fought at this fight at 157lbs, he can fight at 154lbs, its not an issue"

Dibella can say what he wants but Martinez said he can no longer make 154

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=441486

[BillyBoxing]

How much does Margartio weigh again?

If ur saying he is 144, then why not take a fight at 140 or below for Marquez?

Can't have it both ways.

Marquez is a ***** in the P4P rankings since he sold his ass on the welterweight street to Floyd Mayweather.

They would say Marquez was too small,shot,beat to death by Floyd.

Maybe if Marquez stops Kastsidis in dominant fashion it could be ok.

Honnestly,I'm more interested in a Berto clash.

Mosley looked like **** in his last two fights.I know it was two fighters with a difficult style,but C'mon,dude gas out after throwing five punches.

I want to see Manny vs Berto.
I think Berto would bring his A game,and his speed allows him to box with Manny.
Berto get koed cuz his has defensive flaws but his speed troubles Manny.

[Mr. Philadel]

No, he's not ducking. Martinez is too big for both Pac and Floyd.

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