Sergio went out and fought Paul Williams only AFTER Williams was exposed by Carlos Quintana. Williams is extremely vulnerable to an overhand left and Quintana showed that over and over again in Williams' first loss. Many argue that Sergio should have won that match. I agree, but he lost.
Sergio then faced off against Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik had gained notoriety by beating Jermain Taylor, but had his confidence destroyed in a loss to Bernard Hopkins. Pavlik was doing well in the beginning rounds, but Sergio found a way to get into the fight and once he enjoyed some success, all could see the defeated look on Pavlik's face. Pavlik all but gave up before the fight was over and relied on one big shot to try to turn things around. Sergio won.
Then Sergio rematched with Williams. It was a quick affair, as I suspect Martinez' trainer had a plan to fully utilize an overhand left counter. He KO'd Williams and got revenged.
Now with all of that said, how can ANY of you make a case for Sergio Martinez being a P4P fighter? How can he be considered anything but the #1 jrMW?
Honestly, the man has 2 notable wins in his entire career. We aren't even factoring in his KO loss to Margarito and his draw with Cintron.
Two wins against two fighters who were questionable at best doesn't make him special. The only reason that Martinez' win over Pavlik was ever viewed as a big deal was because Pavlik's match against Hopkins was a non-title match, which allowed Pavlik to hold on to his belts and then later lose them to Sergio. That is no accomplishment of Pavlik's as he was thoroughly dominated by Hopkins.
I am not trying to tear Sergio Martinez down. I like the guy and enjoy watching him box. That doesn't mean however that I am going to lie for him.
I've said it before and I'll say it again and again ... to be considered elite and a top P4P boxer you must have LONGEVITY. You must not only have longevity, but longevity at the top.
Every time a boxer wins a big match this days he's automatically "P4P". That term is a piece of **** these days. Its a buzzword meant to drum up excitement in a sport that isn't thriving like it once was.
If every time a boxer won over someone who had a big name, Jean Pascal should be one of the most significant names in boxing today. He beat both Dawson and Hopkins. We all know that Pascal isn't one of the most significant names in boxing.
People need to stop bandwagon jumping. We like great fights and we like explosive KO's but hailing a man as great when he's won only 2 fights over opposition that had been exposed recently is not the kind of catapulting win that would have him land at the top spot. IMO, Jean Pascal's wins had more significance than Martinez' wins.
I love threads like this because after Manny stops Floyd, I want to hear the excuses when I goes out and UD's Martinez
Yeah, that'll happen. Manny is deathly afraid to even sign a contract. One can only imagine that if he does what his performance will look like after having been randomly tested throughout his entire training camp.
Pacquiao/Morales I, anyone?
The truth, like the proof, is in the pudding. And Pacquiao is scared to death that if USADA gets a peek at the pudding that's being pumped through his veins his career and his legacy will be over.
Sergio won't fight Floyd because like Pacquiao, I believe that Sergio will be reluctant to take random USADA tests. He went from being a mediocre boxer to a supposed endurance athlete who runs marathons?????
Sergio doesn't want to take tests I believe. So that puts an end to any rumors about him trying to make a fight with Floyd Mayweather.
Why not ???
Cotto was on his worst moment ?? Victories over Jennings and a great close victory over Clottey (TOP WW) Those are FACTSSSS
Jennings? Who the hell is Jennings? He was a lamb led to lose so that Cotto could win a vacant tile.
Great victory over Clottey? What fight were you watching? Cotto low-blowed Clottey and body-slammed him! This ain't WWE. This is World Class Championship Boxing! Cotto was desperate and dirty in that match.
Cotto was done once he lost to Margarito. He only fought for the vacant belt and defended it so that he would seem like a credentialed lamb when Pacquiao won that vacant belt. You don't seem to realize that Margarito, Cotto and Clottey were used to make Pacquiao look good at WW and jrMW. That's the use Arum had for them.
Good luck to Cotto at jrMW though! He'll need it with Steward as his trainer.
Manny said just after the Margarito fight, that he will never fight over 147 again. Martinez is too little to fight Ward or Bute.... but Pacquiao is right to fight him ?
Go look at the welter ranking and tell me, who should Pacquiao fight ?
3. Andre Berto (27-1)
4. Jan Zaveck (31-1)
5. Selcuk Aydin (21-0)
6. Vyacheslav Senchenko (31-0)
7. Kell Brook (24-0)
Berto.... exposed... and the others ?? Who knows those guys ??
Judging from the Pacquiao-Margarito fight, yeah, Pacquiao CAN fight Martinez. No one at 154 pounds can beat Martinez, and no one at 147 pounds can beat Pacquiao, so why not have the ultimate megafight between the two of them at a catchweight of 150 pounds to balance things out?
Sergio went out and fought Paul Williams only AFTER Williams was exposed by Carlos Quintana. Williams is extremely vulnerable to an overhand left and Quintana showed that over and over again in Williams' first loss. Many argue that Sergio should have won that match. I agree, but he lost.
Sergio then faced off against Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik had gained notoriety by beating Jermain Taylor, but had his confidence destroyed in a loss to Bernard Hopkins. Pavlik was doing well in the beginning rounds, but Sergio found a way to get into the fight and once he enjoyed some success, all could see the defeated look on Pavlik's face. Pavlik all but gave up before the fight was over and relied on one big shot to try to turn things around. Sergio won.
Then Sergio rematched with Williams. It was a quick affair, as I suspect Martinez' trainer had a plan to fully utilize an overhand left counter. He KO'd Williams and got revenged.
Now with all of that said, how can ANY of you make a case for Sergio Martinez being a P4P fighter? How can he be considered anything but the #1 jrMW?
Honestly, the man has 2 notable wins in his entire career. We aren't even factoring in his KO loss to Margarito and his draw with Cintron.
Two wins against two fighters who were questionable at best doesn't make him special. The only reason that Martinez' win over Pavlik was ever viewed as a big deal was because Pavlik's match against Hopkins was a non-title match, which allowed Pavlik to hold on to his belts and then later lose them to Sergio. That is no accomplishment of Pavlik's as he was thoroughly dominated by Hopkins.
I am not trying to tear Sergio Martinez down. I like the guy and enjoy watching him box. That doesn't mean however that I am going to lie for him.
I've said it before and I'll say it again and again ... to be considered elite and a top P4P boxer you must have LONGEVITY. You must not only have longevity, but longevity at the top.
Every time a boxer wins a big match this days he's automatically "P4P". That term is a piece of **** these days. Its a buzzword meant to drum up excitement in a sport that isn't thriving like it once was.
If every time a boxer won over someone who had a big name, Jean Pascal should be one of the most significant names in boxing today. He beat both Dawson and Hopkins. We all know that Pascal isn't one of the most significant names in boxing.
People need to stop bandwagon jumping. We like great fights and we like explosive KO's but hailing a man as great when he's won only 2 fights over opposition that had been exposed recently is not the kind of catapulting win that would have him land at the top spot. IMO, Jean Pascal's wins had more significance than Martinez' wins.
Yeah, that'll happen. Manny is deathly afraid to even sign a contract. One can only imagine that if he does what his performance will look like after having been randomly tested throughout his entire training camp.
Pacquiao/Morales I, anyone?
The truth, like the proof, is in the pudding. And Pacquiao is scared to death that if USADA gets a peek at the pudding that's being pumped through his veins his career and his legacy will be over.
Sergio won't fight Floyd because like Pacquiao, I believe that Sergio will be reluctant to take random USADA tests. He went from being a mediocre boxer to a supposed endurance athlete who runs marathons?????
Sergio doesn't want to take tests I believe. So that puts an end to any rumors about him trying to make a fight with Floyd Mayweather.
Actually, Martinez was a very late replacement opponent for Williams after Pavlik backed out with Williams forthe second. So the notion that Martinez "only fought Williams after Quintana exposed him" is ridiculous considering Williams was becoming a big name and Martinez was basically a nobody in their first fight.
Sergio went out and fought Paul Williams only AFTER Williams was exposed by Carlos Quintana. Williams is extremely vulnerable to an overhand left and Quintana showed that over and over again in Williams' first loss. Many argue that Sergio should have won that match. I agree, but he lost.
Sergio then faced off against Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik had gained notoriety by beating Jermain Taylor, but had his confidence destroyed in a loss to Bernard Hopkins. Pavlik was doing well in the beginning rounds, but Sergio found a way to get into the fight and once he enjoyed some success, all could see the defeated look on Pavlik's face. Pavlik all but gave up before the fight was over and relied on one big shot to try to turn things around. Sergio won.
Then Sergio rematched with Williams. It was a quick affair, as I suspect Martinez' trainer had a plan to fully utilize an overhand left counter. He KO'd Williams and got revenged.
Now with all of that said, how can ANY of you make a case for Sergio Martinez being a P4P fighter? How can he be considered anything but the #1 jrMW?
Honestly, the man has 2 notable wins in his entire career. We aren't even factoring in his KO loss to Margarito and his draw with Cintron.
Two wins against two fighters who were questionable at best doesn't make him special. The only reason that Martinez' win over Pavlik was ever viewed as a big deal was because Pavlik's match against Hopkins was a non-title match, which allowed Pavlik to hold on to his belts and then later lose them to Sergio. That is no accomplishment of Pavlik's as he was thoroughly dominated by Hopkins.
I am not trying to tear Sergio Martinez down. I like the guy and enjoy watching him box. That doesn't mean however that I am going to lie for him.
I've said it before and I'll say it again and again ... to be considered elite and a top P4P boxer you must have LONGEVITY. You must not only have longevity, but longevity at the top.
Every time a boxer wins a big match this days he's automatically "P4P". That term is a piece of **** these days. Its a buzzword meant to drum up excitement in a sport that isn't thriving like it once was.
If every time a boxer won over someone who had a big name, Jean Pascal should be one of the most significant names in boxing today. He beat both Dawson and Hopkins. We all know that Pascal isn't one of the most significant names in boxing.
People need to stop bandwagon jumping. We like great fights and we like explosive KO's but hailing a man as great when he's won only 2 fights over opposition that had been exposed recently is not the kind of catapulting win that would have him land at the top spot. IMO, Jean Pascal's wins had more significance than Martinez' wins.
Yeah, that'll happen. Manny is deathly afraid to even sign a contract. One can only imagine that if he does what his performance will look like after having been randomly tested throughout his entire training camp.
Pacquiao/Morales I, anyone?
The truth, like the proof, is in the pudding. And Pacquiao is scared to death that if USADA gets a peek at the pudding that's being pumped through his veins his career and his legacy will be over.
Sergio won't fight Floyd because like Pacquiao, I believe that Sergio will be reluctant to take random USADA tests. He went from being a mediocre boxer to a supposed endurance athlete who runs marathons?????
Sergio doesn't want to take tests I believe. So that puts an end to any rumors about him trying to make a fight with Floyd Mayweather.
USADA is only a ploy by Floyd. Pacquiao has nothing more to prove he's numero uno.
Actually, Martinez was a very late replacement opponent for Williams after Pavlik backed out with Williams forthe second. So the notion that Martinez "only fought Williams after Quintana exposed him" is ridiculous considering Williams was becoming a big name and Martinez was basically a nobody in their first fight.
I agree. Martinez's recent opponents (Pavlik, Cintron, and Williams) all called him out. Had that been the other way around, I'm pretty sure their fights would never have happened.
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