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By Jake Donovan - One win ended the stranglehold placed on a middleweight title picture that managed to underwhelm in recent years.
One punch ended the stranglehold that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have held on the Fighter of the Year category for the past several years.
BOXINGSCENE.COM 2010 FIGHTER OF THE YEAR – SERGIO “MARAVILLA” MARTINEZ
In a year where not very much happened, 35-year old Sergio Martinez still managed to go all in, never settling for the bare minimum. His hard work has finally reaped major dividends, including the lineal middleweight championship and universal recognition as the year’s most outstanding fighter.
The past 12 months have been a far cry from what the Argentinean-born southpaw has been accustomed to in his previous 12 years spent as a prizefighter. Recent years have seen Martinez earn accolades as one of the game’s best pure talents. The downside on his end was that the risk never quite matched the reward as far as the opposition was concerned.
Signs of positive change came in late 2008, when the then-rising junior middleweight was given a slot on American cable giant HBO. He made the most of his opportunity, stopping resurging challenger Alex Bunema in eight one sided rounds.
The following year wasn’t anywhere nearly as kind, going 0-1-1 in a year when most felt he should’ve won both of his ring appearances. [Click Here To Read More]
One punch ended the stranglehold that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have held on the Fighter of the Year category for the past several years.
BOXINGSCENE.COM 2010 FIGHTER OF THE YEAR – SERGIO “MARAVILLA” MARTINEZ
In a year where not very much happened, 35-year old Sergio Martinez still managed to go all in, never settling for the bare minimum. His hard work has finally reaped major dividends, including the lineal middleweight championship and universal recognition as the year’s most outstanding fighter.
The past 12 months have been a far cry from what the Argentinean-born southpaw has been accustomed to in his previous 12 years spent as a prizefighter. Recent years have seen Martinez earn accolades as one of the game’s best pure talents. The downside on his end was that the risk never quite matched the reward as far as the opposition was concerned.
Signs of positive change came in late 2008, when the then-rising junior middleweight was given a slot on American cable giant HBO. He made the most of his opportunity, stopping resurging challenger Alex Bunema in eight one sided rounds.
The following year wasn’t anywhere nearly as kind, going 0-1-1 in a year when most felt he should’ve won both of his ring appearances. [Click Here To Read More]
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