Zarate vs Martinez - Discussion

Round 8

Zarate is still on his toes, he has been eveer since failing to put away Marinez in round 3, but he doesn't nack up at all in this round. He's always holding his ground or coming forwards. The pressure is ramped up. Marinez shows his first signs of distress I feel, trying to dart out of range early in the round, but he bites down and tries to flash back. Jis jab is still woring well, but Zarate is targetting the body then feints and goes upstairs and suddenly Marinez is shipping punches to both areas whilst failing to land himself. Zarate is one of the best punchers of all time nt only in that he hits hard but also in that he has every punch int he book and knows how to stictch them together. Landing single big rightsfrom the outside until Marinez backs up, he jabs after him then looks to hook the body. Martinez is being thrashed on four different fronts and bulled back by a now stronger man. Zarate beats him like a dog in the last minute of this round.

 

Round 9

I think the difference between them, if ther eis just one, is balance. They trade at mid-range and long-range alike, and because there is no difference in handspeed, they often land together, but Zarate is always first oto land with the second punch. So he lands a left uppercut and then a left hook. Really hard combo to land without losing balance, but he's there with the third punch too. Martinez has nowhere to go because he's outlanded at all ranges. It' spretty horrible to watch and it's good that the ninth doesn't go long, because the 8th was mouth-watering.

Seventeen thousand saw this masterpiece - it was a right upercut that ended. Matinez wasn't knocked out for me - he quit. The double uppercut combo that finished Amores had landed a few minute before, a double left-hook just after that, a left hook to the body, a left uppercut, a left hook, some jabs...you would need to be a very ill man to suggest any cowardice on Rodolfo's part.

He just got battered to pieces - you might as well call a boat yellow for being torn apart by the sea.

 

Here's another systematic destrcution, this time against Torres. More one-sided, but I like seeing the way a younger Zarate deals with the faster hands of his opponent.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3_h-Zua5I[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZDyWiNIBPM[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyxlWhMCqKU[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syvfV2rabh0[/ame]