Instead of challenging overgrown midgets, why won't Sergio Martinez look at 168lbs...

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  1. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    STFU... :patsch He just moved to MW not that long ago.
     
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  2. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Martinez is a former WW and LMW. Martinez is still really a LMW. Why would Martinez want to fight at 12 stone and probabaly be too small and get beaten by bigger fghters?
     
    bailey, Mar 13, 2011
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  3. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    martinez against sturm. that would be nice, i would love to see sturm losing badly
     
    Mordechai, Mar 13, 2011
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  4. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    He said he wants to be the number one fighter in the world. Why not challenge Floyd and Manny? No one is going to force them to fight Martinez. He doesn't have a lot of good options for big fights.
     
    Jeff M, Mar 13, 2011
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  5. FORMIDABLE

    FORMIDABLE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    According to him he can't get below 156. So he is in effect now a middleweight. Super middle is not as big of a stretch for his frame as Pac and Mayweather, 5-6/5-8 smaller frame guys fighting him at middleweight is.
     
    FORMIDABLE, Mar 13, 2011
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  6. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Martinez is 36 years old and barely filing out at Mw, he also started his career at Welter and spent most of his career at JM... He also weighed under the limit tonight at 158. Pac and Mayweather are the 2 best above him and can make him more money than anyone... WHy wouldnt he want to face them? If your gonna bash Martinez for calling those guys out then why dont you start bashing atgs like Hagler and Monzon? They fought the Welter kings and never went pass MW.... Even Hopkins did until later in his career and hes bar far the much bigger guy than Martinez.
     
    anarci, Mar 13, 2011
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  7. FORMIDABLE

    FORMIDABLE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pac and Mayweather are relatively small welter kings when compared to Leonard and Hearns, Trinidad and De La Hoya..Martinez should make a concerted effort to get back down to below 154 if he wants those fights badly. As he's said, there is not much that interests him at 160 anyway
     
    FORMIDABLE, Mar 13, 2011
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  8. SomeGuy101

    SomeGuy101 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bescause Martinez already moved up. People like you willkeep making excuses until he goes to HW!
     
    SomeGuy101, Mar 13, 2011
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  9. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    True Pac and May arent as big as those guys .. . But Napoles(who Monxon beat) was a small welter.. In fact he ended up moving to Welter cause couldnt get a shot at the LW crown.... Martinez also isnt as big as Monzon and Hopkins..

    Ok all that being said though yes Martinez is the bigger man but thats where the money is at... And many have him number 3....Only way to get to number 1 is to beat Mayweather or Pac.
     
    anarci, Mar 13, 2011
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  10. gyll

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    Well, I think of it as two different pathways. Beating Pac or Floyd will turn you into rock star overnight. Sure, Sergio can fight those SMWs who you mentioned, and I'd like to see it too, but at this point it's not desirable to him - you know, just like how Pac could've fought better opposition than Margarito but Manny was more interested in a guy who is 10 times slower than him.

    Whether it's Pac or Bute, I really don't think either choice is bad for Sergio. Let him choose. You might say he's picking on a small guy but that small guy nearly killed a 165 lb man who was basically a Super Middleweight after rehydration.

    I'll admit Sergio wants the easier route. But you have to understand he's closer to 40 than 30 yrs of age. It's now or never. And really, who hasn't taken an easy route? Floyd fought an undersized Marquez and Pac beat an undeserving mummy to win his "8th title."
     
    gyll, Mar 13, 2011
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  11. kadyo

    kadyo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's too small to fight at 168 but he wants to fight pac and floyd at 154?
     
    kadyo, Mar 13, 2011
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  12. hooligan

    hooligan Millionaire Bum Full Member

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    its all about money...dont you ever think sergio wants to fight smaller guys because he has the advantage or are you that naive????
     
    hooligan, Mar 13, 2011
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  13. kadyo

    kadyo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yeah right and pac or floyd ain't fighting about money, right?
     
    kadyo, Mar 13, 2011
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  14. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    this.
     
    puga_ni_nana, Mar 13, 2011
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  15. the_truth

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    Shaking my head:patsch
     
    the_truth, Mar 13, 2011
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