Comments Thread For: WBC: Chavez Jr-Sergio Martinez Talks Start Next Week

[TOBYLEE1]

Being able to sale tickets is not the qualification of being a mandatory challenger.

If Martinez refuses the fight because the purse is something different.

Not making the fight cause Martinez doesn't sell tickets is not the WBC concern ( I know they collect sanctioning fees), but to enforce the rankings.

If the WBC is going with the route of ticket selling then how are the other challengers more worthy a financially than Martinez?

With the other opponents Jr get the lion's share of the purse.

I doubt that the WBC will enforce the mandatory status of Martinez

[TOBYLEE1]

This fight won't happen.

Prepare to see Top Rank announce that Chavez is moving up to 168lbs.

No he won't, the 168 pound division is loaded and he will lose the only advantage he has in balloning up to 184 pounds on fight night

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

If Top Rank doesn't accept this, HBO better not pick up the Murray fight and the WBC better strip chavez.

Haha that would = another loss for Arum and Top Rank. Im sure he would be even more pissed off at HBO.

"Listen here Mr. Arum, stop bringing these **** matchups to our table wasting our time. We want some real fights DAMNIT!"

[SelectOne]

JCC abuses Martinez

[DoktorSleepless]

60/40 I don´t know if Martinez will accept that purse, but i hope he does.

Sampson Lewkowicz said the Martinez camp is okay with a 60/40 split in favor of Chavez.

[Best in Boxing]

stop acting like martinez is great. all martinez is a lucky guy who hit the human stick with a wild punch and won and then beat a drunk on a cut. martinez is an average fighter now old and his meager career is about over. Chavez mops the floor with this average pug. what a hoot! martinez is average.

i don't think martinez is the greatest fighter to ever live or anything, but i think he's more than average.

i was wondering, since your so dead set on him being an average fighter, who do you consider the best boxers of our current era?? to get a perspective on who you think is the best.

I bet Chavez teams goes after someone like Sam Soliman next! HAHA. Hell, he's a top 15 middleweights and Arum will do his best to sell this one!

[Clegg]

No he won't, the 168 pound division is loaded and he will lose the only advantage he has in balloning up to 184 pounds on fight night

Yeah, I'm not sure if anyone saw Murray against Sturm but to me he looked like more of a LMW. If that fight happened I'd expect the on-the-night weights to be even further apart than they were for Rubio.

Anyone, I'll give 3-1 odds than Chavez Jr doesn't face Martinez next if anyone wants to lose some points.

[Best in Boxing]

JCC abuses Martinez

Based on what?? his wins over Rubio, Manfredo, Zbik, and Duddy??? That's a laughable resume for a "champion." these wins haven't proved anything. This would be his first actual test, that's why I'm sure Arum will do everything in his power not to let the fight happen

[flint]

arum and chavez is hoping maravilla lose this weekend so they wont have to duck anymore

[BritishBoxing92]

about fucking time they made this fight or start the talks chavez jr vs martinez needs to happen....

Chavez-Martinez won't happen because Sergio has no fan base at all. They'd rather fight people like Manfredo and Rubio, who have HUGE fan bases, and sell out arenas all across the globe.

please tell me you are joking right? manfredo has a big fan base?

Easy work for JR.

Sergio was always the one ducking this fight. If Sergio finally accepts-- you know he just wants to cash in on his pathetic career.

maravilla has proven himself more then jr at middleweight and fought better opposition so far, i credit junior for beating rubio but whether you like it or not it wont be an easy fight so quit kissing chavez jrs arse for a change and face the facts and quit trolling