Comments Thread For: Sergio Martinez Should Return in March or April

[Dirk Diggler UK]

And could you brake it down, how you think Sergio can beat Gennady?

Sergio got beat by Murray and got a gift win. however Sergio can beat GGG with half of his skills ))

Murray walked Sergio down behind a high, peek-a-boo guard and didn't allow Sergio to get many shots off. GGG is there to be hit at times and will eat a lot of shots on the way in. People are writing off Sergio far too much in that fight.

[hhs661]

I'd love to see a tuneup type fight just to see how he comes out of it health wise. If he looks horrible there'd be no reason for a ggg fight. but if he looks a little like the old maravilla I see no reason not to take a fight against Gennady

[chill4500]

I'd love to see a tuneup type fight just to see how he comes out of it health wise. If he looks horrible there'd be no reason for a ggg fight. but if he looks a little like the old maravilla I see no reason not to take a fight against Gennady

His last fight was supposed to be a tuneup.

[Bermuda]

Murray walked Sergio down behind a high, peek-a-boo guard and didn't allow Sergio to get many shots off. GGG is there to be hit at times and will eat a lot of shots on the way in. People are writing off Sergio far too much in that fight.

GGG has underrated defense and a good chin..i could see martinez landing some shots of course, but i think the strong pressure, power and youth of GGG would overwhelm the older and injury ridden martinez..

GGG will do what chavez jr did in round 12, but alot earlier...catch martinez with a big shot and end it....

[Dirk Diggler UK]

GGG has underrated defense and a good chin..i could see martinez landing some shots of course, but i think the strong pressure, power and youth of GGG would overwhelm the older and injury ridden martinez..

GGG will do what chavez jr did in round 12, but alot earlier...catch martinez with a big shot and end it....

We don't really know about his chin because he hasn't really faced anyone who has hit him hard. Sergio is a sharp puncher and he might not necessarily hurt him but he could do some serious damage to that baby face of Golovkin.

[hhs661]

His last fight was supposed to be a tuneup.

Dude had surgery before the fight and I felt he came back too soon, then broke his hand against Murray. I ain't tryna rush him and have all sorts of excuses made if he losses. I'm trying see if he still had it against a decent tuneup is all

[wansen64]

Pablo says "he swims" huh?

In the HBO promo show Sergio said he was absolutely terrified of water and that he couldn't swim.

Perhaps he's learned since then but it sounds like some BS.

[evilhook]

Just a thought

I just watched again the Murray-Martinez fight and I just cannot understand how someone can honestly say that Murray beat up and clearly won that fight. Was there a previous Martinez-Murray fight that they're referring to? Because the one that took place in Buenos Aires was a close fight where the British boxer did absolutely nothing during the first five rounds. Murray then won the next five that were close rounds. It wasn't like he beat up Martinez like Maidana beat up Khan in the 10th and 11th rounds of their fight (that to me is a beat up) and Martinez totally won the championship rounds and he had Murray hurt. If you look at the 12th round Murray is holding on for dear life. Is that how you expect to win a world crown? Backing up and holding on in the last two rounds? Do you guys remember the second Margarito vs Cotto fight? Margarito with his eye completely closed was backing up Cotto all over the ring and Cotto was on his bike? Did Murray have that attitude in the Martinez fight? No, he was thinking about how his countrymen Barker and Macklin had been knocked out in the eleventh and he did not want the same destiny. Martinez was the only one showing the heart of a champion in that fight.

[- Ram Raid -]

Golovkin's an unnecessary risk for a man who's about to bow out. Sergio is most likely looking for a couple of decent paydays for the retirement fund.

He's already stated that he wont fight Murray again because he's a 'dirty fighter' who doesn't deserve a rematch. Which is a cheap shot of an excuse.

But fighting the English is still profitable for an Argentinian. The islanders of the Falklands/Malvinas held a referendum in March and voted to remain British much to the displeasure of many Argentinians, including Alicia Castro the ambassador to Britian who's just reffered to Cameron (or his remarks) as "so ****** and inefficient".

Political tensions often provide a profitable context to a tear up. So Darren Barker rematch fits the bill. Probably in Argintina. It's doubtful Martinez will want to risk a bias decision that isn't in his favour or a plate of Big Terry O'Conner's home town cooking.

[FrankieClutch]

I still don't believe that Martinez regains the physical strength required by a GGG fight.
Sergio has the heart and the skills, but would be not enough after almost two years off.

Unfortunately, I feel the same exact way.