Some of you guys talk about Martinez like he is some washed up scrub who doesn't know how to fight or what he is facing.
Sergio has been facing elite competition back to back to back for plenty of fights now. Chavez' best win is against Andy Lee, really think about that. Chavez' defense is sub-par and he swings wide because he is used to pinning guys against the ropes and grinding them down.
Martinez is a distance fighter who has excellent timing and very straight punches. How many of Martinez' last few opponents haven't had their face lacerated and bleeding by the time they got stopped or the fight ended?
Sergio will tie up if Chavez gets close to him and have him coming toward him all fight as he backs out of danger. When Chavez is moving toward Martinez do you know what he will be moving toward? Very straight 1-2 combinations that will frustrate him to no end.
Don't forget that Martinez is usually the smaller man fighting taller, heavier opponents most of the time, Pavlik was almost 180 lbs on fight night when Sergio fought him and he is a much better technical boxer than Chavez is.
I think Chavez starts getting tagged flush immediately in the first round and his right eye starts to get red and swell. By the 4th round, his eye should be giving him big problems. I think the fight gets stopped late by Chavez' corner.
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