Comments Thread For: Sergio Martinez: I'm The Power Puncher in This Fight

[Beater_of_ass]

No intelligent boxing fan would ever tell you that Cotto is a stronger puncher than Maravilla at 160. Cotto would have died in the ring against JCC Jr., because he wouldn't have the offensive fire power to keep him honest. I highly doubt he could keep a cruiser weight (on fight night) off of him for 12 full rounds like Maravilla did.

Umm... Chavez was actually all over him pressure wise, if Sergio was actually hurting him he would have stopped Chavez from coming forward in the first place (think Margarito vs Mosley/Pac.) Martinez was tee'ing off on Chavez but he was the one who nearly got KO'd, and that was with Chavez not throwing any punches.

[LouIE G]

Manny tko'd him and trout clearly out boxed him. So he lost to 2 southpaws. Only fan boys think he won the trout fight. Come Saturday he'll get brutally tko'd by one more southpaw.

You're right i forgot about trout.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Umm... Chavez was actually all over him pressure wise, if Sergio was actually hurting him he would have stopped Chavez from coming forward in the first place (think Margarito vs Mosley/Pac.) Martinez was tee'ing off on Chavez but he was the one who nearly got KO'd, and that was with Chavez not throwing any punches.

Junior obviously has a class-A chin. Have you seen what Chavez looked like after the fight? Julio looked like he had survived a plane crash.

[Ganondorf]

I don't believe Cotto punches as hard as Martinez. I don't really care what the KO ratios say. Quality of opposition differences to me make that irrelevant.

Martinez by KO/TKO

[Beater_of_ass]

Cotto is going to win and I don't think he is the harder puncher, but people are still underrating his power for this fight. Martinez has power, but for every KO he has, he has probably hit the canvas, either his chin is crap or his balance/footwork suck. In reality it's both, because Martinez is NOT a technical boxer which is why I laugh when people say he will outbox Cotto or when Sergio says he is smarter.

Some clown on here going with Cotto says he will be the biggest puncher Sergio has faced and that's bull****. Cotto is however the best fighter Sergio has faced and Cotto being I think is going to be an advantage. Martinez best power comes from straight shots, Cotto will control the ring because he is better at it than Sergio and he will stay inside. On the inside I think Cotto has the much better advantage in terms of power, I see him staying on Martinez like he did against Floyd in rounds 5 and 8.

[Beater_of_ass]

Junior obviously has a class-A chin. Have you seen what Chavez looked like after the fight? Julio looked like he had survived a plane crash.

Martinez only has late KO's recently against C level competition, Junior has a good chin but Martinez power is also overrated.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Martinez only has late KO's recently against C level competition, Junior has a good chin but Martinez power is also overrated.

Maybe so, but Martinez is still the middleweight champion and Cotto's just moving up. I don't think Sergio will necessarily knock Miguel out, but his power is definitely enough to keep the smaller man at bay. That means Cotto will at least get outpointed.

Miguel and his peeps are banking on Sergio being too old and too hurt. Can't say I blame them. If your goal is to move up one last time and become the first PR champion in four weight divisions, Martinez was the logical choice. Even Quillin, the weakest of the 160 champs, was deemed too dangerous. He's big, young and strong. Who else? GGG? lol Bodybag.

[LouIE G]

Cotto is going to win and I don't think he is the harder puncher, but people are still underrating his power for this fight. Martinez has power, but for every KO he has, he has probably hit the canvas, either his chin is crap or his balance/footwork suck. In reality it's both, because Martinez is NOT a technical boxer which is why I laugh when people say he will outbox Cotto or when Sergio says he is smarter.

Some clown on here going with Cotto says he will be the biggest puncher Sergio has faced and that's bull****. Cotto is however the best fighter Sergio has faced and Cotto being I think is going to be an advantage. Martinez best power comes from straight shots, Cotto will control the ring because he is better at it than Sergio and he will stay inside. On the inside I think Cotto has the much better advantage in terms of power, I see him staying on Martinez like he did against Floyd in rounds 5 and 8.

Pavlik is who evrryone is saying is the biggest puncher but he failed to hit him flush with it so thats irrelevant, cotto hits you flush with the left hook you're going down.. it is as simple as that... now if cotto k.os sergio would you say he is the biggest puncher he's fought since pavlik lozt and cotto k.o ed sergio? And dont say its not possible clown.

[EXPOSEDheroes]

This is one of Cotto's more interesting fights ever. If he wins or loses, it will be a good night of boxing. May the best man win.

[jsmith_tsu]

All i can say is that martinez is gonna get hit by the hardest puncher he has ever fought, and cotto may be fighting the hardest puncher he has ever fought! We will see in 2 days what the injury prone martinez can do!

Does Cotto hit harder than old school Kelly Pavlik or hands of stone Margarito?