DiBella considering Lara vs Martinez

Martinez signed a contract without drug testing to fight the winner of Chavez-Lee. Chavez hasn't signed the same contract to face Martinez. Please continue to act like Martinez is somehow laughably the one dodging.

 

First I've heard that Martinez signed. I started a thread with the link to what Martinez said. Where can I find that Martinez signed?

 

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/...deal-to-fight-chavez-jr-lee-winner-on-sept-15

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/boxing/post/_/id/1341/martinez-ready-to-call-chavez-a-coward

Note that the fact this contract is endorsed by the WBC indicates that extra drug testing is not a condition of the fight.

 

Thanks guys. I wonder how this never came up in this thread I made on an ESPN article a day or two ago?

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=395493

Is Chavez going to vacate instead of fight Martinez?

 

Lara would be a live underdog.

 

Dibella just tweeted that he changed his mind about Lara.

 

bad fight for Lara. Worst one they could match him with.

 

Stupid move by Dibella. Why is he risking his biggest name fighter against a slick southpaw who brings in no money and is a huge risk.


Might as well fight Pirog and Golvkin then. Same type of high-risk low reward scenario.

 

As a boxing fan, would love to see this fight.

 

It'd be a great fight with 2 highly skilled fighters. I'd say 50/50 fight. Mainly because Martinez has seemed to slow down a bit, and doesn't seem like the physichal beast he was a few fights ago (still damn awesome though).
BAD FIGHT for Martinez though. Even if he wins, he wins this fight by the skin of his teeth. He's got maybe a couple years left, and if I were him I'd lurk around 154-160, looking to fight Chavez Jr. (you beat him, and your legacy can only build when Chavez Jr. wins world titles in the future), maybe he can tempt Mayweather, a possible Cotto fight in the future, Ortiz/ Berto winner, Alvarez, a star may rise in the next year and a half.

Unless Lara really gets to become a big name by beating a HUGE name... No way i'd fight him if I were martinez.

 

Expect Showtime to flex their muscles on this issue. Lara's performance earned him that and Showtime will push for another fight. Showtime doesn't have the market place muscle of HBO but they have enough to get him a name fight.