people r saying martinez vs. pavlik. IMO he should target sturm especially since the fight wont be in the u.s.. i think this fight could turn out to be a great technical boxing skills display :bbb:thumbsup
HELL NO. Martinez has been ****ed by the judges too much. And now fight this guy... where? Germany? Hell no.
Don't forget Sturm was ****ed in the DLH fight. I thought he clearly won that. He turned out to have a better left hand than one of the most feared left hands in boxing.
Conversely, that ODLH fight was years ago, and don't forget Gevor was ****ed in his last fight with Sturm.
Like: Khoren Gevor Sebastian Sylvester Javier Castillejo perhaps. Just look the their rankings at the time they fought Sturm (Ring mag for example)
Whats about Zbik, Golovkin,Pirog?? Zbik interim WBC Pirog WBO should be now nr 1 Golovkin nr 1 WBC Martinez will vacant 1 belt and fight Pavlik II or Williams. Sturm good defence and jab. But still Martinez UD
Yeah because throwing loads of pitty-patter punches on the gloves of your opponents wins you fights ... well, only if your name is Calzaghe. Add Griffin to that list, he was mandatory and Sturm gave him a rematch when he couldn´t beat him the first time around. That´s what champions - yeah, he´s just a belt-holder - should do. 1. Yes. 2. No, Sturm is to discplined to do that. He never blew up between fights.
Martinez' middleweight prospects don't really interest me. IMO, Pavlik is the only name that garners any significant interest and the interest seems to be dwindling at an accelerated pace. Martinez should focus on a champagne at 54 where fights against Cotto, Margarito, PTP, and others would be better accepted by the boxing public.