Lewkowicz: "Sergio Martinez is fine, retirement uncertain."

[B-Bomber]

Compare the footwork here:




In the latter he looks like he's moving in treacle. And wtf are those sloppy side-steps he starts doing on 3.30 (and repeats throughout the fight). He wasn't even doing that Vs Murray, and his knees were bad enough then. Those aren't the kind of movements a super athletic dude like Martinez makes.

Just rewatched the first round.

It's as I remember, Martinez moved like a zombie even before the first knock down.

For the record, it's not about hating Cotto , it's not his fault if Martinez is in no condition to fight at that level.

[Lords]

Just rewatched the first round.

It's as I remember, Martinez moved like a zombie even before the first knock down.

For the record, it's not about hating Cotto , it's not his fault if Martinez is in no condition to fight at that level.

WTF are you talking about? He was circling the ring boxing from the outside like he does except his hands weren't down because he knows he can't pull off that garbage with Cotto. Zombie? GTFO

[Lords]

Compare the footwork here:



With here:



In the latter he looks like he's moving in treacle. And wtf are those sloppy side-steps he starts doing on 3.30 (and repeats throughout the fight). He wasn't even doing that Vs Murray, and his knees were bad enough then. Those aren't the kind of movements a super athletic dude like Martinez makes. He looked like this guy

Your trying too hard..

[MDPopescu]

He should have retired a year ago, he can barely walk

This was obvious (If one watches the first round of the fight it would be enough).
... But the sad truth is that Martinez had to take one last big purse in order to retire.

[B-Bomber]

WTF are you talking about? He was circling the ring boxing from the outside like he does except his hands weren't down because he knows he can't pull off that garbage with Cotto. Zombie? GTFO

Are you blind?. If so I apologize.

Martinez looked pretty much the same before and after the K.D's.
Zombie is an understatement though, you are right. Zombies can be faster and surely more aggressive, I presume.

He was circling the ring? yet still managed to look like my grandma circling a bench before sitting down.

[Lords]

Are you blind?. If so I apologize.

Martinez looked pretty much the same before and after the K.D's.
Zombie is an understatement though, you are right. Zombies can be faster and surely more aggressive, I presume.

He was circling the ring? yet still managed to look like my grandma circling a bench before sitting down.

Go watch the first round Sergio/Paul 1 and tell me the differences from Sergio/Cotto round 1.

[kombayn]

Sergio Martinez vs. Sam Soliman, the fight would get him right back into the Middleweight title picture and Soliman would get probably his biggest payday.

[B-Bomber]

Go watch the first round Sergio/Paul 1 and tell me the difference from Sergio/Cotto round 1.

It is rather obvious to be honest.

In one case footwork is ok, there is balance and he steps on his jab. In the other he's side stepping around the ring without any apparent purpose other than buy some time and when planting his feet he never steps on his jab, allowing Cotto to jump in with ease.

Even in the clinching the difference is obvious, vs Williams he can hold his own, versus Cotto he was wrestled around by a much smaller man.

Again, not Cotto's fault , but Martinez looked like shìt from the beginning imo.

[Weebler I]

Just rewatched the first round.

It's as I remember, Martinez moved like a zombie even before the first knock down.

For the record, it's not about hating Cotto , it's not his fault if Martinez is in no condition to fight at that level.

It wasn't the k/d, it was the first punch to the temple which sent him back onto the ropes, he had only been boxing a minute, he looked fairly normal until that point.

[Lords]

It is rather obvious to be honest.

In one case footwork is ok, there is balance and he steps on his jab. In the other he's side stepping around the ring without any apparent purpose other than buy some time and when planting his feet he never steps on his jab, allowing Cotto to jump in with ease.

Even in the clinching the difference is obvious, vs Williams he can hold his own, versus Cotto he was wrestled around by a much smaller man.

Again, not Cotto's fault , but Martinez looked like shìt from the beginning imo.

He looked like shlt because he got caught within the first minute of the fight. His knees were fine. A partially torn meniscus isn't even a severe surgery, which is what everyone fails to realize. More on that later.