Charles Martin deserves respect

[ianjamsie]

So you seriously think that anyone besides Fury, Wilder, Povetkin, Klitschko and Ortiz stands a chance at beating him?

Joshua has already beaten Fury senseless.

[juggernaut666]

Any huge southpaw is always dangerous .Most fighters step it up when fighting tougher opposition which Martin will do . If Joshua wins easy he beat a bum if he struggles even a little he will be overatted .It'll just be the same old same old.

[ianjamsie]

Any huge southpaw is always dangerous .Most fighters step it up when fighting tougher opposition which Martin will do . If Joshua wins easy he beat a bum if he struggles even a little he will be overatted .It'll just be the same old same old.

It is a no win for Joshua regarding his rep. However there is a title and a big wedge of cash to be earned.

[juggernaut666]

It is a no win for Joshua regarding his rep. However there is a title and a big wedge of cash to be earned.

My point was beating this guy who is ahuge southpaw will show Joshua can defeat all types of fighters. A martin loss will only prove he lost to the superior fighter which is also a smart play by him though ,hes not expected to win and gets a huge pay day anyway.,but the thread question does he deserve respect? My answer is more in line of what he brings ,hes strong,big and awkward.we wont know how good he is because hes fighting Joshua.if he somehow wins then it will tell you how good he is.

[TheBoxingfan101]

i really got a feeling martin is going to KO AJ,
that left hand is going to catch AJ...

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Got to respect someone that knows their limitations and cashes in on a golden ticket. Plus he could win, Joshua looks like a beast while Martin looks like a standard flabby US heavyweight of the last decade but it is not like Joshua is a proven guy so it is not only is Martin getting a huge payday it is coming in what is probably the best opportunity he could hope for.

Sounds so obvious but lots of guys in boxing screw around in similar situations not striking while the iron is hot.

yup...make your $1mil, open that donut shop or laundrymat, call it a career...its like winning the lotto

[daggum]

Charles Martin just won a belt. He could milk it by fighting weak opposition, but instead, he does something else. He doesn't think about money, but about proving himself. Not only is his first challenge Anthony Joshua, an undefeated knockout machine who I consider the future of the heavyweight definition until proven otherwise, but he is even fighting him in his home country, which a lot of champs, like Ward, didn't have the balls to do (I'm not hating on Ward here, I consider him the P4P #1, but that doesn't mean his behaviour is always as good as his skills). Charles Martin is doing the sport a big favour that he wasn't forced to do and I think he deserves a lot of respect for that. He has shown that he has the heart of a champion and if more fighters did like him, boxing would be so much better than it is now.

he's taking the biggest money fight so how is he not thinking about money? he knows he has a good chance at losing to anyone so he's doing the smart thing and getting more money.

[TheBoxingXpert]

People here are weird. So you think Martin got no confidence and basically has realized that he is nothing and should just lose and get money while he still can? Yeah, I bet's that why he started boxing, to get beat up, get money and quit... LoL. Seriously, you people are judging him too harshly. I think Joshua will destroy him, but I don't think Martin plans on getting stopped. I think he plans on surprising the world.

[Ham Porter]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/anthony-joshuas-world-title-challenge-7676883

Sunday Mirror Sport understands challenger, Joshua, 26, will pick up around £8m if he wins after negotiating a share of pay-per-view sales, with nearly a million expected by broadcaster Sky Sports.

A victory over Martin, who will himself earn around £6m for making his first defence of his title in the UK, is likely to see Joshua make two more defences this year.

[Fury4daWIN]

I'll respect him if he beats Joshua or pushes him hard.

Champions should take on the best challengers around. They don't get any extra brownie points for doing their job.