Comments Thread For: Team Sergio Martinez: We Will Never Let Him Fight at 168!

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[Larry the boss]

i hear the Sergio haters coming now.....5-4-3-2-1

[bojangles1987]

If he doesn't even weigh 168 on fight night, then he shouldn't fight guys that weigh in at 168. No one should have a problem here.

EDIT: Let me rephrase that, I understand why he wouldn't fight guys at 168. He'd face the same type of size disadvantage someone like, I don't know, Manny Pacquiao would facing him.

[Larry the boss]

If he doesn't even weigh 168 on fight night, then he shouldn't fight guys that weigh in at 168. No one should have a problem here.

he called out manny and floyd and he's a threat so he's the bad guy and will be hated for that...

[charlieg]

If he doesn't even weigh 168 on fight night, then he shouldn't fight guys that weigh in at 168. No one should have a problem here.

No but at the same time he has no right to criticize Pacquiao, as he has, for not fighting him at 150lbs.

TBH I think that he used Barker to see how hard it was to get down in weight. I don't think he's tried to shed weight for the MW limit in some time. He probably had a go without making too much sacrifice to see how big the weight gap is i.e. how much hard work will be involved to get down to 150lbs for a possible May/Pac super fight.

It would explain why he started a bit sluggishly. He's normally not that easy to hit flush and Barker couldn't miss early in the fight.

[UglyPug]

http://www.boxingscene.com/30-day-weights-sergio-martinez-176-paul-williams-162--32192

[adp023]

ummmm...there's a name for bigger guys that only challenge smaller guys....it's called a BULLY, Sergio! How ironic!! lol

[southpaw!!]

but yet its ok for him to call out pac who walks around at 144?!?!?!

sergio got the situation reversed on him and team martinez acting scared.

talking about the pot calling the kettle black

[The Hammer]

ummmm...there's a name for bigger guys that only challenge smaller guys....it's called a BULLY, Sergio! How ironic!! lol

You mean like Bernard Hopkins, a natural light heavyweight who has made his career out of fighting smaller men like De La Hoya, Trinidad and Wright?

Pascal and Calzaghe were smaller men too.

Notice B-Hop never calls out cruiserweights or heavyweights.

[MJ223]

If he doesn't even weigh 168 on fight night, then he shouldn't fight guys that weigh in at 168. No one should have a problem here.

I agree. Let's say he does move up to 168 and beat a champ how long do you think he can hold that title? I say he loses the very next match and it's not like theres any ppv stars at that weight to make it worthwhile.