Do casual fans realize the size discrepancy b/n Martinez & Chavez?

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  1. mycooloriginals

    mycooloriginals Member Full Member

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    If you were watching with others, did they comment on the size difference between the two (i.e. how Chavez looked like a cruiserweight compared to Maravilla). Just curious what casuals' perception of this was.

    the reason i'm asking is because i hope others would realize that Maravilla took on someone a lot bigger than him and still was very dominant!
     
    mycooloriginals, Sep 17, 2012
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  2. Bane

    Bane Let the games begin Full Member

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    Made my girl watch it yesterday morning and she said 'how come that ones fatter' and gestured to Chavez (and this was after she had gotten things confused and thought I said that Martinez was the heavier of the two)

    So maybe, yeah.
     
    Bane, Sep 17, 2012
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  3. Bane

    Bane Let the games begin Full Member

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    Also, while Chavez is a lot bigger the skill gap is huge, full credit to Martinez, but if that was someone with an above average skillset (which Chavez definitely does not possess) then it may have been very different. I expected that Martinez would be dominant.
     
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  4. Larryboys

    Larryboys Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Even casuals have eyes. The difference between the two was massive. Not just height but overall thickness of his torso, arms etc. If I had to guess I'd say the difference between the two after re-hydrating must have been a stone.
     
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  5. Jordan_Davies

    Jordan_Davies Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chavez was a cruiserweight in this fight

    Middleweights usually gain 8-10 lbs, Sergio looked to be about 170 on fight night

    Chavez on the other hand looked about 185 lbs. thats a total of 25 lbs! Sergio said that Junior refused drug testing for the fight after having been caught using an illegal substance in his fight against Troy Rowland in 2009 and refused to be weighed on the night
     
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  6. str1

    str1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The casuals I have talked too (mainly Mexicans who will support any Mexican fighter no matter what) only mentioned Martinez style. They said that Martinez didn't want to trade and the time he did he was KD. I don't make them understand the size difference and the styles of fighting of each fighter. But oh well, that is why they are casual fans
     
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  7. JoeAverage

    JoeAverage Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chavez looked like a MW.

    It is just that Sergio is not and has never been a MW.
     
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  8. mycooloriginals

    mycooloriginals Member Full Member

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    ya people expect him to just trade shots with Chavez, but that would be dumb since Chavez is the bigger and stronger of the two.
     
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  9. ajackman1

    ajackman1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Chavez is just a punching bag. Just cos you got Size don't make you a good fighter.
     
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  10. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    If Chavez is that big he must have been drained at 160
     
    PH|LLA, Sep 17, 2012
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  11. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    This is how social media has ruined sports.
    Everybody is a mini Bert Sugar now...
     
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  12. JohnAnthony

    JohnAnthony Boxing Junkie banned

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    I heard Chazez was 220 plus come fight night. He actually chopped of his **** and surgically removed the bones from his arms at the weigh in just to make weight.

    True Story.
     
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  13. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    This has to be how he does it.

    And somehow, he still manages to pull hoes and win fights.

    But with those rubber arms, he's gonna have to make sure he dont fight no more slick speedy un orthodox fighters again.:think
     
    chitownfightfan, Sep 17, 2012
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  14. JohnAnthony

    JohnAnthony Boxing Junkie banned

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    no silly. He surgically gets the bones replanted after the weigh in, so he fights with his arms intact.
     
    JohnAnthony, Sep 17, 2012
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  15. weegriffin

    weegriffin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think in the Martinez vs Chavez fight the weight difference was easy to see.
     
    weegriffin, Sep 17, 2012
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