Why has Martinez been so damn good at 160?

[codey]

i'm guessing he found his comfortable weight. and being comfortable brings out the best in everyone.

[boliodogs]

I knew he was damn good the first time I saw him fight. If he is better now it might be because he is fighting better fighters and learning from that. I think 154 is his best weight but he is so good he can beat top middleweights. We are talking about 6 pounds of weight and that is not much. A great 154 pounder is usually a great 160 pounder. If two fighters are exactly the same quality then 6 pounds could make the difference between winning and losing. But Martinez, a natural 154 pounder is a much better fighter pfp. than the 160 pounders he has been fighting. Mayweather is only a welterweight but he is favored to beat the top 154 pounders. It's the same thing with Martinez fighting at 160.

[Bushbaby]

Very good question. But imo he hasn't always looked good. He didn't look great against Macklin or Barker imo. Until late of course!!

[DoktorSleepless]

Probably full training camps. He was still working five jobs in Spain in 2008 so when he started fighting on HBO, he got to focus solely on boxing.

[nachorjj]

probably because he fight against Barker and Macklin, and not Pirog and Golovkin

[sicko]

He has a HUGE Athletic Advantage over most of the top fighters at 160 so it has been fairly easy for him because he has yet to fight a fighter who has just as much speed or more so he can get away with a lot when fighting guys like Chavez Jr, Kelly Pavlik, Macklin and Barker...neither is overly fast and neither has great footwork to keep up with someone like Martinez

[Larry the boss]

probably because he fight against Barker and Macklin, and not Pirog and Golovkin

Hell Macklin has fought better fighters then Pirog and Golovkin combined

[Light_Speed]

No difference, he's just fighting on the big stage now. If anything I'd say he slowed down in the last 2-3 years.

[El_Forklift]

I say he is a better 154 pounder. He is a natural 154 and a small 160. If he had the same weight naturality against his opponents in 160 he would demolish them faster. I think that can happen in 154 but nobody wants to fight him.

[IronDanHamza]

He has certainly improved a lot in the last 3 or so years.