He's not great,watched him get a lucky decision over Chris Avelos last year,he's very tall and gangly for the weight,he's not a big puncher either. There's a good chance Martinez could pull it off if Romero underestimates him.
Martinez has a punchers chance but Romero has skill. I'd fancy Romero as the favourite here maybe 3-1 on.
Martinez has a chance? I doubt it personally. Can see him getting outworked. If the Spaniard pulled it off a Frampton rematch could be made immediately however.
Martinez has no chance. Romero will easily use his length to outbox him at distance. The bookies are right to make him a 1/5 fav. Should be an interesting barometer for a potential Frampton fight though: if Romero looks really good and dominates that should suggest he's the goods and is at least a shade above Frampton.
I've honestly seen quite a lot more of Momo than of Kiko, which is probably true for most fans who aren't either Brits or Spaniards. :conf In N. & S. America the challenger here is the more unknown quantity. The last half dozen of Romero's bouts since venturing from Colombia have been televised in North America...whereas you would need to have followed the Euro scene to know who Martinez is, as he never has been televised over here - and even then most probably know of him primarily for obliterating Dunne, which did create some international buzz when it happened. I've seen that one, Frampton, and either Munroe I or II, can't recall which - and from those, he is definitely a live wire and dangerous to anybody, especially someone with lazy tendencies like Romero. Still, the length and schooling of the Olympian with his push-broom jab and slick movement should preserve him...especially since he looks to have slowed a bit and lost some of his old explosiveness against Frampton, become a bit more readable - overall seeming 'older' and less fresh than Romero despite only a year between them chronologically.
thanks for a very informative post intentional butt. must politely disagree with you about one thing though, I thought Kiko fought his best ever against Frampton. If he reproduces that form against Romero he definitely has a chance here. I feel it will be a very messy fight, with lots of pulling and dragging and wrestling, fouling with both men falling over etc etc due to the clash of styles and physiques. what do you think?
Oh, I loved his effort versus the Jackal and thought he acquitted himself very well - it just wasn't the sort of prime Iron Mike Tyson beast mode we saw him use to mangle Dunne. He is by no means slow now, and still quite determined and dangerous, but with Frampton his timing was just that extra bit off and offense somewhat dulled...although some of that could be creditable to Frampton just being cleverer and more elusive than Dunne was. (and more durable, because he didn't exactly go untouched) As for Romero making it wretched on the eyes, that is virtually a guarantee. :yep Kiko is going octopus fishing, I suspect.
