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By Jake Donovan - To everyone outside of the Pac Nation, Sergio Martinez was 2010’s Fighter of the Year.
It was an honor he earned by facing the best possible opposition and dominating each time out.
Considering his level of opposition over the past couple of years and his plan for 2011 and beyond, it’s quite clear that the reigning middleweight champion of the world has no intentions of seeking soft-touches. Promoter Lou DiBella is even on record bluntly stating Team Martinez is only interested in high profile (and high paying) assignments from now until the Argentina-born southpaw is ready to call it a career.
Given his track record, why has he become the one with which HBO now takes a hard line stance?
With any luck, terms will be finalized for Martinez’ next fight. A date of March 12 has been reserved and he will be presumably facing Sergei Dzinziruk.
As was the case last year heading into the Williams rematch, Martinez has been presented with take-or-it-leave-it stance with the American cable giant.
Forcing the issue for last November’s bout was understandable, though it wasn’t Martinez who needed the ultimatum but instead Williams, who held out for as long as possible before finally putting ink to paper. Of course that moment didn’t come until Martinez agreed to all terms, despite the fact that he came in as the reigning champion. [Click Here To Read More]
It was an honor he earned by facing the best possible opposition and dominating each time out.
Considering his level of opposition over the past couple of years and his plan for 2011 and beyond, it’s quite clear that the reigning middleweight champion of the world has no intentions of seeking soft-touches. Promoter Lou DiBella is even on record bluntly stating Team Martinez is only interested in high profile (and high paying) assignments from now until the Argentina-born southpaw is ready to call it a career.
Given his track record, why has he become the one with which HBO now takes a hard line stance?
With any luck, terms will be finalized for Martinez’ next fight. A date of March 12 has been reserved and he will be presumably facing Sergei Dzinziruk.
As was the case last year heading into the Williams rematch, Martinez has been presented with take-or-it-leave-it stance with the American cable giant.
Forcing the issue for last November’s bout was understandable, though it wasn’t Martinez who needed the ultimatum but instead Williams, who held out for as long as possible before finally putting ink to paper. Of course that moment didn’t come until Martinez agreed to all terms, despite the fact that he came in as the reigning champion. [Click Here To Read More]
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