Maravillamania in Argentina

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Boxers don't really get a lot of fans here, it's all Football. I've seen some boxers get a little attention in the past like Jorge La "Hiena" Barrios, Jorge "Locomotora" Castro or El "Chino" Maidana but never like this. Everyone was talking about last saturday fight.

I think that he is probably gonna be the most famous argentinian boxer since Monzon.

It's something that started this years, actually a few months ago, with the Macklin fight. But for the boxing fans it's kind of odd since the news papers don't care too much about boxing, not as it should. The media didn't care about him being one of the top 3 p4p, they became aware about his sudden popularity with the "dancing with the stars" TV show. Who knows, I hope this would help argentine boxing.

I think Matthysse will be up there with those guys soon. Probably not at the same level as Martinez but I think he has potential to surpass Maidana.

[Oxn]

yah i know..how come we never saw any of her in the 24/7?

She looks like Rachael Leigh Cook from the side.

[Greg House]

Didn't Barrios get arrested for running over someone while drunk?
I forgot what the outcome of that was.

He was plenty entertaining.

Castro had an awfully padded resume. Maidana is an entertainer too.

He was sentenced to four year in prison for killing a pregnant woman while driving a car. He paid the bail to get out of prison, the bail was like 40.000 dollars. Just like that...

[Bermuda]

She looks like Rachael Leigh Cook from the side.

yah i can see that..she is definitely a pretty girl.

[Fetta]

Good for him he deserves it! Hes on magazines and being cheered while Chavez has become a punchline and disgrace to Chavez name. All is right in boxing for the moment.

[LeG00N]

I'm happy for him...

[ИATAS]

first time I've seen him with a woman.

[Nicolino]

Boxers don't really get a lot of fans here, it's all Football. I've seen some boxers get a little attention in the past like Jorge La "Hiena" Barrios, Jorge "Locomotora" Castro or El "Chino" Maidana but never like this. Everyone was talking about last saturday fight.

I think that he is probably gonna be the most famous argentinian boxer since Monzon.

yes, maybe because while Castro and Barrios were really popular they fit pretty much in that archetype of poor background boxer that lives life in excess and all that stuff we are used to in Argentina. Martinez has a different charisma, more "suitable for all public".

[Johnny Dough]

Good for da Argentine fighta, dis kid is a real class act. I think he is the most complete, entertaining ambassador of da sport and he has da potential to bring da sport to da mainstream. He has dat star quality, dat schwagga.

[TX_BOXNG]

wow i knew he was gona win, just wanted chavez to win it

but im been following martinez way longer then chavez, i still remember the first time i watch him fight, i think it was on hbo it was against bunema(boxrec), n i just thought everybody was goin to avoid him n thats what happen n now all that hard work has paid n injustices his been thru

hopefully he still gives a couple more great fights