By Chris Williams: The new WBC/WBO middleweight champion Sergio Martinez says he wants a rematch with Antonio Margarito, according to an interview from Martinez with Greg Leon at Boxing Talk. Martinez was stopped in the 7th round by Margarito 10 years ago, and wants to settle the score with Margarito. A fight between the two of them would be huge bout if Margarito can get his boxing license back. Bob Arum from Top Rank would likely be able to put the fight in the Cowboy Stadium where it would probably do at least as good as Manny Pacquiao’s recent bout against Joshua Clottey, which brought in 50,000 fans.
Sergio Martinez
Sergio Martinez
Pavlik needs to forget about a rematch with Martinez
By Dave Lahr: For boxing fans of former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) who think all he needs is a new manager to take back his titles, I think you’re kidding yourself. Pavlik can get Freddie Roach, Emanuel Steward or whoever, and I still see him getting out-boxed and badly schooled by Sergio Martinez in a rematch. This is beyond a training issue and is more of one that is based entirely on talent. Pavlik just wasn’t blessed with fast hands and fast feet. That’s just the way it is.
Pavlik wants rematch with Martinez – News
By William Mackay: Former World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) wants a rematch with Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO’s) to try and avenge his 12 round unanimous decision defeat Pavlik suffered last Saturday night and to try and recapture his lost titles. I think is a bad idea for Pavlik. While I admire Pavlik for wanting to try and regain his titles so quickly, I think he’s stupid for trying to fight Martinez again so soon without making some major changes in his defense and offensive boxing skills.
Should Sergio Martinez fight Antonio Margarito again?
By Dave Lahr: It’s been 10 years since Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO’s) last fought Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KO’s), In that fight, Martinez, then a young 25-years-old, was battered by the relentless Margarito and taken out with a flurry of clubbing shots in the 7th round on February 19th, 2000. Martinez never avenged that defeat, and instead moved on with his career but failed to find big time success until eight years later when he captured the World Boxing Council light middleweight interim title with an 8th round stoppage of Alex Bunema in 2008.
What are Pavlik’s chances in a rematch with Martinez?
By Dave Lahr: As trainer/HBO analyst Emanuel Steward pointed out last night after watching WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) lose a 12 round unanimous decision to Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO’s), Pavlik convince himself that he lost because of the cuts he sustained over both eyes in the fight and will want a rematch with Martinez. Sadly, I don’t see how the outcome will be any different a second time around even if Pavlik doesn’t get sliced and diced by Martinez’s searing shots. The fact of the matter is Pavlik is a slow plodder. He has little in the way of foot movement, his offense is totally predictable and basic, and he doesn’t have any hand speed.
Martinez dominates Pavlik – but may have to fight him again
By Chris Williams: Just as I expected, Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO’s) was far too talented for the slow moving, slow punching, slow reacting WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) last night in beating Pavlik by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. I knew Pavlik was going to have problems with the quick and elusive Martinez, because the Argentinean fighter moves a lot, attacks in brief spurts and gets out of the way of harm by moving to the outside and using constant lateral movement.
Sergio Martinez dominates Pavlik and becomes the new middleweight champion of the world!
By Sam Gregory: On the April 17th edition of World Championship Boxing on HBO from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City Kelly Pavlik 36-1 with 32 KO’s defends his WBO, WBC and Ring magazine middleweight titles against Argentinean southpaw Sergio Martinez 44-2-2 with 24 KO’s in a scheduled 12 round bout in the middleweight division.
Sergio Martinez is the best fighter that Pavlik has fought at middleweight
By Chris Williams: It’s really sad that after three years as the WBC/WBO middleweight champion, Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KO’s) will be facing his hardest challenge when he fights junior middleweight Sergio Martinez (44-2-2, 24 KO’s) at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Pavlik hasn’t done much at all since winning the titles in 2007, beating Jermain Taylor by a 7th round knockout. Pavlik’s resume hasn’t been impressive since that time.
Martinez-Pavlik: Look for Sergio’s speed to be too much for Kelly
By Dave Lahr: Tonight at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Sergio Martinez (44-2-2, 24 KO’s) will challenge for the titles of WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KO’s) in what is a big test to see if the Ohio native Pavlik is truly the best middleweight anymore. Pavlik, 28, has done next to zero since being humiliated by an older 40+ Bernard Hopkins in 2008. Pavlik has fought twice since then, beating mandatory challengers Marco Antonio Rubio and Miguel Espino in 2009, but looking painfully slow, utterly predictable and something of plodder on his feet.
Weigh-In: Pavlik 159.5, Martinez 159.5 -Sergio looks like a winner already
By Chris Williams: At today’s weigh-in, light middleweight Sergio Martinez (44-2-2, 24 KO’s) looked like a winner already, as he exuded confidence in front of the Atlantic City crowd. If there was ever a fighter that you would think was a winner ahead of time, it would be the 35-year-old Martinez. He came across as charismatic and confident in front of the pro-Pavlik crowd, many of which booed him loudly as Martinez was being introduced. Martinez weighed in at 159.5, and looked incredibly toned. In contrast, WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KO”s) came across as his regular unassuming self, somebody that would melt into any crowd and likely be ignored and forgotten.