Chavez Jr vs Martin Murray

Fighting a Chavez in Mexico? Murray needs a KO to get a draw.

 

There's no doubt that Murray has proven he's more than capable of winning the fight. The problem however is he's fighting in Mexico.

 

If Murray, Macklin & Barker end up as 3 fighters who shared narrow losses against liner champions (not just titleists) it's all well & good, but without throwing actually winning titles in the mix how favourably will the period be looked back on in the future? By the public and by them?

Murray has shown he isn't a 'nearly man' but a decision loss to Chavez could paint a different picture in years to come.

I'd like to see a World Title thrown into the mix for the 3 fighters mentioned, maybe even throw Andy Lee into the mix (as fodder mostly) and have some 'British' super fights in which a World Title is contested. It'll be good to cement the legitimacy of this era & good for the actual fighters themselves to say 'I was a World Champion'.

Anyhoo, I think Barker should take the Chavez fight. It's a fight he's been after for a while apparently.

 

I think Barker is looking to fight Geale who he would beat IMO which would leave him as world champ leading hopefully to a fight with Murray(Lee is a step below I think and Golovkin will ruin Macklin) you also have Saunders and Ryder coming through so as a division it looks good for a few years domestically.

 

lol at people voting Murray on points

 

Murray loses a controversial split decision, Chavez Jnr goes on to stop an ageing Martinez and Martin becomes a "he could have been great" type of fighter in years to come.

 

agree Frankie, I think he'd win on points in a fair bout, but not in Mexico

 

I think Murray will actually win by something like an 8-4 margin on an objective scorecard, but it'll be 7-5 in favour of Chavez Jnr, if in Mexico. I also can't see him stopping Jnr, the kid can take a lot of punishment... it's about the only good thing he inherited from his daddy.

 

Gotta respect Murray. Unlike many boxers he's perfectly willing to take the fight to them in their own backyard. Unfortunately he's gonna need a KO victory imo to win, can't see him getting the points decision in Mexico even if he dominates the fight.

 

I reckon at least one of the judges will give Chavez a score of 120 if it comes to it

 

Is that you dickers?

 

Murray to get stopped chavez to strong the blokes a monster i really hope im wrong if any one deserves a bit of luck its murray

 

If its in the Plaze de Toros then it will be ****ing mental, make his Argie experience feel like a walk in the park