Is Martinez picking on smaller fighters?

side note... if you've won a belt at a weight, you should be willing to fight anyone who makes that weight limit to defend it. i just don't understand any argument against this. that's what weight limits are for, and that's why belts are awarded.

 

And yet, he found the 'testicular' fortitude to face the formidable Pav before, even in the face of experts who felt a stretcher should be kept at ringside to convey him back to his dressing room.

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I think if pavlik can prevent himself from getting cut, he can beat sergio in a decision this time around

 

That's a bull**** arguement to start with.

Martinez, a 5'10" fighter, was a Light Middle weight fighter until the middle of 2009 where he fought P Williams, 6'3", at middle weight. Then fought Pavlik, 6'2", April 2010 to win the WBC and WBO middle weight Titles. Then just recently fought Serhiy Dzinziruk.

P Williams, 6'3", K Pavlik 6'2" and Dzinziruk 6'0' are all legitimate Middle weight fighters who are taller than him.

What smaller fighters are you talking about?

 

The way I see it, he just wants the big names and you really can't blame him. Sergio deserves a chance to break into mainstream just like the times when Pac and Floyd got their respective chance to fight Oscar DLH. It's not like Sergio is calling out Donaire. Pac, Floyd, and Cotto have all fought at 154. Out of the three Pac is a bit of a stretch but I don't think it's shocking to have him raise his limit from 150 to 154 especially when he nearly crippled a man 17 lbs heavier than him.

Besides, which would you rather see: Pac-Martinez or Pac-Mosley? Pac doesn't really have anything to lose by fighting Sergio. There's not much to gain by beating a washed up Mosley other than money. But the thing is, Pac can make at least $20 million fighting....anybody.

 

The guy mentioned Pacquiao and Mayweather simply because they are the fighters on the top of the P4P chain . . . and if given a chance would go down to a catchweight to fight them for him to get a legitimate claim at 1 or 2 position.

Common sense. :deal

 

No more than Taylor did. I don't think one fight sets a pattern.