Martinez vs. Dzinziruk: Sergio wants Cotto and Chavez Jr. next

By Boxing News - 03/09/2011 - Comments

By Eric Thomas: Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KO’s) has one of his toughest bouts of his 14-year pro career this Saturday night against Ukrainian Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KO’s) at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut. The WBC has agreed to put one of their newly invented belts, the WBC Diamond middleweight title at stake for this fight.

It hardly is needed though, because boxing fans already are well aware that Martinez is the best fighter in the middleweight division. The Diamond strap is a mere formality that will likely be ignored by fans who are mostly concerned with just seeing a good fight. Martinez wants to go after Miguel Cotto or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. next if he gets by Dzinziruk. Those fights would give Martinez a good payday while keeping him busy.

Neither Cotto or Chavez Jr. will give Martinez much in the way of competition because both of them are so badly flawed. Cotto may be a shot fighter, while Chavez Jr. is someone that would be better at home being ranked in the 2nd tier rather than someone with a #1 ranking by the WBC.

Dzinziruk, 35, has a very real chance of beating Martinez if he can keep his jab busy and stay out of the way of Martinez’s big left hands. Martinez didn’t use to look to load up as much, but he seems to have fallen in love with his own power since beating up former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavik last year. Martinez followed that up by stopping Paul Williams in the 2nd round last November in an impressive one punch knockout.



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