Question for those picking Sergio...

After the Lee fight, those were my instincts as well, but I have to review more footage to be sure of Sergio as my pick...

 

Chavez showed tremendous improvements against Lee but Lee surely helped by standing right in front of him squared exposing his lean body to the monster body attack. I think that Sergio will try to turn him around rather than hold. He will lend big lefts and he should do some damage by the mid rounds (hurt or cut Sergio) in order to get his respect. If he can not do this I guess it will be Jr time later on in the fight. Close or a 8-4 type fight for Sergio goes to Junior.

 

martinez will put on a boxing clinic. chavez will look amateurish and will tire chasing and winging at martinez, who will slowly and brutally stop jr anywhere from 9-11.

 

Martinez should imply his stick and move strat that he is alread good at doing. Chavez doesn't have good footwork or defense. All chin and size tomorrow. Let see if it holds.

 

I think you'll see Martinez move around more. One of Jr's big strengths is the body attack . Typically when a come-forward fighter is up against someone mobile it becomes difficult to launch a consistent body attack throughout the fight and they tend to become headhunters(examples: Foreman vs Cotto, Froch vs Dirrell, Pavlik vs. Martinez, etc). Martinez is a pretty good counterpuncher so I think the other benefit would being able to walk Jr into leads and counters when he moves around.

 

I don't think Chavez has the foot speed to get close enough and make it a ugly fight.

 

because Martinez punches hard enough and from enough different angles to keep Chavez honest from just rushing in

 

Good thread... Pure strategy prediction and analyzing fight. I'll add later so we can bump this after.

 

:deal

 

i think as soon as Sergio realises hes in the corner hes gonna throw a haymaker then just spin off and go back to the middle of the ring

 

Sergio is gonna bust up Chavez's face real bad. His corner is gonna
pull the plug by round 10. This fight can be so easy for Sergio.
in out and turn. rinse, repeat.

 

Come on guys, as if Martinez can be on his toes the entire fight, round after round. Chavez is not some lesser boxer who needs to brawl and pressure the better boxer to have a chance, Chavez is a pressure fighter by trade.

Chavez has become a really good pressure fighter, it's what he does, and does best. Chavez is prepared to pressure 12 rounds, but can old man Martinez keep up with the pace for the entire night?