Comments Thread For: Sergio Martinez's Trainer: We Won't Go To 168-Pounds

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Pablo Sarmiento, trainer of WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, advised BoxingScene.com that his boxer is not going to pursue fights at 168-pounds. He tells BoxingScene that Martinez is a blown-up welterweight who can still make the junior middleweight limit of 154-pounds with ease.

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[Slyboots]

Didn't he say that he would have to cut one leg off to make 154? And the fact that he's a "blown up welterweight" seems a bit silly to me. This guy walks around at 170ish, easy.

Well, if they say he can make 154 just fine, maybe he should pursue some fights there. Hopefully one with Cotto at some point, but I doubt that will go down.

[SCtrojansbaby]

Like Dibella said earlier he'll move up once there is a clear #1 fighter(winner of Froch/Ward vs Bute). Although they need to stop lying about making 154 everybody knows Sergio will be weight drained if he does.

[UglyPug]

because u guys scared little hoe cakes. . . NUTT THE **** UP - u gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

[UglyPug]

dibella has gone from saying that sergio "walks around at 160 pounds" to "starving himself to make 154".

[The Devil]

He just expects guys from 2-3 weight classes below him to fight....but he cant go up 1 class. I'm glad he got rid of that Paul Williams turd...but i wanna see him fight someone relevant

[onechance87]

Martinez should be fighting rubio or pirog,Not barker.Nobody asked for this
fight with barker.

[Outworn]

I don't blame Martinez for wanting the big names and 154 pounds is where they're at.

[chav]

He wants to fight guys who weigh 13lbs less then him on the scales, yet won't go up 8lbs.

And who says he isn't cherry picking?

[SCtrojansbaby]

Martinez should be fighting rubio or pirog,Not barker.Nobody asked for this
fight with barker.

Rubio and Pirog aren't really that much better than Barker. My problem is why the hell did he take 7 months off for a tuneup(which is what Pirog Rubio and Barker are)