Was Charles Martin genuinely terrible or just got caught cold?

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  1. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    LOL.

    So what?

    He's a 6'5" southpaw so he beats Tommy Morrison?

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  2. NoNeck

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    You just posted a video of a cruiserweight who gave Tommy way more problems than expected.
     
  3. Dubblechin

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    Yuri Vaulin had 300 amateur bouts, was a two-time European champion in the amateurs and was part of the first wave of former Soviet fighters who turned pro.

    Vaulin beats Charles Martin. Here's Charles Martin in arguably his best actual win.

    EVERY man who has held a version of the heavyweight title beats Charles Martin.

    ALL of them.

    Primo. The Cinderalla Man. All of them.

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  4. obelector

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    i dont disagree, turning up to lay down was disgusting, whether he had any ability or not counts for nothing with that attitude. i hope he is never seen in a boxing ring again to be honest. anyone stupid enough to pay for that gets what they deserve.
     
  5. Lith

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    I think Martin's performance against Joshua did not do his ability justice - I'm not saying he should have given Joshua problems, but he really did seem like he went a bit "deer in the headlights" and when he needed the performance of his career to look any good at all he went full ******.

    I think on the right day he could give a few guys problems, but realistically I'd say he'd be a gatekeeper for legit top ten guys as opposed to a legit contender of his own.
     
  6. Cashmir

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    The "Fight" was as legit as Wilder-Scott.
     
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    In a world where many people say "Cornelius Bundrage is the worst titlist ever" when he's clearly far from it, yes, Charles Martin is exactly as terrible, relative to being a title holder, as people say.
     
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    Sadam Ali is worse than both.
     
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    Disgusting performance from the ref.
     
  11. MVC!

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    Charles Martin is actually a quality fighter, he just got caught cold - nothing more.

    He's a good quality world level fighter in the HW division.
     
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    I'd actually like to see Martin against some decent mid-level fighters again, just to see where his level truly lies. So far all we really have to go on is the Glazkov fight, where he wasn't doing too badly. I suspect he's a bit better than what we've seen thus far, though he's obviously far from world level. Wouldn't be surprised to see him give guys like Mansour and Szpilka a test. He looks awful on the eye test, but so did Tony Thompson, and his size and awkwardness alone gave guys a lot of problems.
     
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    This was your last post Farmy. Where are you?
     
  14. On The Money

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    He's big and can punch a bit so he shouldn't be regarded as a complete bum but his fundamentals are nowhere near good enough, glass chin hanging in the air like a hanging basket. Kownacki will stop him.
     
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    I don't think his boxing skills are that bad, tbh, it was just a huge mismatch in hand speed and overall athleticism. Joshua would have knocked him out even if you could transplant Angelo Dundee's brain into Martin's skull.
     
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