Congratulations Maravilla for your 50th victory!

Got a message for all you butthurt Chavez Jr fans out there

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I had a bet on Chavez because the odds were more favourible. That said - I have to take my hatt off to Sergio. At his age with his pure skills and phenominal fitness I think he is deserved pound for pound champ. I admire Sergio more than Floyd because he takes more risk than Floyd. Even though Floyd is considered number 1.

 

:happy:soccerye::happy

 

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Congrats to a very deserving Martinez. Keep fighting whoever accepts a fight with you and getting wins.

Surgery for? I heard he might have a tear in his knee?

 

Yeah, read this yesterday. That layoff is pretty minimal considering the circumstances, BB.

 

Meniscus tear. Could be worse, typically 6-8 week recovery with little in the form of rehab needed.

 

my prediction for next few months: sergio is still angry about not stopping chavez and letting him get a last laugh against him in the 12th round. he spends every single day of his recovery thinking about chavez and what he can do to knock him out. meanwhile, chavez plays xbox all day and watches internet porn sometimes.

 

Appreciate it!

 

Glad to see him have success. He definitely came up through the boxing ranks the hard way.

I met him for about 20 seconds last summer. Just enough time for a quick hand shake and for me to tell him I'm a big fan. He flashed the huge smile and said "thank you."

 

Should be 52. Williams I and Cintron.

 

Fat Dan's article

Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez will undergo right knee surgery next week after suffering a minor tear during his unanimous decision victory against titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. last Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, promoter Lou DiBella told ESPN.com on Wednesday.

Martinez also suffered a fractured left hand during the fourth round and it is in a soft cast, but will not require surgery, DiBella said.

In addition, Martinez needed five stitches to close a cut over his left eye and two staples to close a deep gash in his scalp.

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"He has some kind of tear in his knee," DiBella said. "It's not severe or an immense injury, thankfully. The hand is broken. His left hand is in a soft cast. It's a hairline fracture. There is also a bad bruise as well as the hairline fracture. That shouldn't be a big problem. The hand turned out to be better than we thought it was."

DiBella said the knee needs arthroscopic surgery to "clean it up."

Sampson Lewkowicz, Martinez's adviser, said the surgery will take place Wednesday in Spain, where Martinez, who is from Argentina, lived for several years and went after the fight.

Martinez will need six to eight weeks after the surgery to recover, but likely won't fight again until May, Lewkowicz said.

There has been discussion of a rematch with Chavez, who was way behind on the scorecards before knocking Martinez down -- which is how he hurt his knee -- in the dramatic 12th round. But Martinez survived the likely round of the year to win 118-109, 118-109, 117-110.

"Sergio told me after the fight he would rather die than lose like that after beating Chavez so badly for the entire fight," Lewkowicz said. "He said he would have been so embarrassed. I said, 'How did you get up from that knockdown?' He said he got up for all of the millions of Argentines in this world."

A May rematch has been floated by both sides, but is likely out of the question because Chavez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) tested positive for marijuana -- his second positive test in Nevada since 2009 -- after the fight.Because it is Chavez's second infraction, he is looking at a suspension that could last a year.

"I finally watched the 12th round again, and how Sergio got up and kept fighting I'll never know," DiBella said. "He's a man. He's just a man's man. I'd like to be that guy for a week."

DiBella said he and Chavez promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank are going to talk about a rematch but not immediately. Chavez's positive drug test aside, "My fighter is having surgery and I'm exhausted, but we can get together and make a fair deal," DiBella said.

DiBella also said he would explore other options for Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KOs). They hope to lure junior middleweight titleholder Floyd Mayweather Jr. into a fight.

HBO will air the replay of Martinez-Chavez on Saturday (9:30 p.m. ET/PT).

 

It barely been a week and all I remember was round 12 sorry

 

Brings a tear to my eye. :happy

There's no reason for this man to not have the same success as Oscar DLH when it comes to popularity. Sergio has the elite skills, the attitude of a real champion, treats the fans like his family, helps his community, and has movie star looks.

 

**** YES! Sergio is a ****ing badass. :smoke