Who's gonna win: Martinez or Chavez?

[ElMeroChingon]

Going for Jr.

[Daļa]

Sergio is heavily favorite 'cause of experience, athleticism and speed. But in boxing you never know especially right now with the judges. I hope the champ' 'll win by K.o.

[boliodogs]

Martinez is very fast and a good boxer and a good puncher. Chavez is very strong, takes a great punch and hits very hard. Chavez has improved with every fight recently. I give Chavez a slight edge because he is 11 years younger and about 13 lbs. bigger when they enter the ring. I think he will lose the early rounds but pull it out in the late rounds possibly by KO.

[BesWorldChamp]

Even with his unbelievable re-hydration and super human ability to avoid drug testing on the day of the fight I still think that Chavez Jr loses a majority decision to Sergio Matinez. Unless he invokes Top Ranks power of making judges see only punches thrown by the fighter that Arum wants to win. If that happens its Chavez Jr by split decision with little to no upset from the media outside of an obligatory "wow" from Max Kellerman.

Max Kellerman is one of the smartest people in boxing, easily. When has he complained about a decision that wasn't warranted?

[mathed]

Chavez will try to push Sergio but he is so technically flawed and his conditioning will be so crappy that he will likely be the one wearing down as the fight progresses. I firmly believe that he will forgo defense because he honestly thinks that Sergio can't hurt him and this will be a big mistake.

I can see Sergio going to the head and then striking the body which Chavez will definitely not expect and add in his conditioning woes, Chavez will fatigue a great deal as this fight progresses. I think Chavez' face will let him down in this fight and he will be bleeding all over the ring like Pavlik was.

Rubio had his right eye almost swollen shut.....I can only imagine what Sergio will do to him.

[Juanma9]

Its a 50-50 fight for me and it all depends on the size of the ring. Sergio is way better but Chavez size could be huge in a small ring. Right now I favor Martinez but not by much.

They're fighting in Nevada; 20 ft ring for championship fights.

[benjispikkie]

Indeed his body punching!

P4P Dinero de Vaca is one of the best Body Punchers of all time, and He's the best body puncher without a doubt right now in Professional Boxing.

But...

The persistent body punching is something you don't see that often in boxing anymore, while it can be very efficient. If you think of Barrera, Chavez Sr., Duran, they were magnificent body punchers with a very good uppercut, something Chavez Jr. also exhibits time to time. A thing that 'concerns' me a bit for Martinez is the weight of Chavez, who has much power and will be heavier on fight night. This can be a dangerous combination. What i really wanted to say, is that I like the good use of body punching and imo it can be a very effective way of making it a lot easier for a fighter to win a bout and it is a spectacular way of boxing imo . Ooooh, I'm gonna enjoy this one!

[A-Wolf]

Lotta people are smokin. Martinez is going to trounce this kid. Unless there's a Bob Arum special fix behind it.

[Jack Napier]

still picking Martinez right now
but closer fight night gets, leaning more toward Chavez
just don't see why Martinez is expected to outright destroy him
he's a better fighter, but Chavez isn't a a pushover
he's just too big for Martinez to walk through him
even a decision win, which is the pick, should be a competitive one

[A-Wolf]

Chavez will try to push Sergio but he is so technically flawed and his conditioning will be so crappy that he will likely be the one wearing down as the fight progresses. I firmly believe that he will forgo defense because he honestly thinks that Sergio can't hurt him and this will be a big mistake.

I can see Sergio going to the head and then striking the body which Chavez will definitely not expect and add in his conditioning woes, Chavez will fatigue a great deal as this fight progresses. I think Chavez' face will let him down in this fight and he will be bleeding all over the ring like Pavlik was.

Rubio had his right eye almost swollen shut.....I can only imagine what Sergio will do to him.

No question. And Martinez has had a way of deconstructing fighters with far superior fundamentals and overall technique to Chavez Jr.