By Scott Gilfoid: If you were to pick out the perfect opponent for WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) to knock cold in his next fight, you might look at Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s), because this guy is tailor made for Martinez in every part of his game.
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Sergio Martinez: Overrated yet still avoided
By Byron Wallin: I find it simply astounding that the boxing world presently has so many quality fighters who are campaigning in the same or similar weight divisions, yet are reluctant to face one another. The most striking current example of an avoided fighter is Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s).
Dibella: Chavez Jr. needs to stop hiding from Sergio Martinez
By Jason Kim: Lou Dibella, the promoter for WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s), expects WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and his promoter Bob Arum to immediately start negotiations with them after Martinez first takes care of Matthew Macklin on March 17th at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Martinez vs. Macklin: Sergio needs to focus on this fight and forget about Chavez Jr.
By Sean McDaniel: WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) is having a hard time letting go of the fact that WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and his promoter Bob Arum want no part of him.
Macklin: I’m stronger than Sergio Martinez
By Scott Gilfoid: It wasn’t bad enough that Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) got beaten in his last fight against WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm last June by a 12 round split decision, but now the 29-year-old Macklin is coming back for what stacks up to be another loss for the UK fighter when he faces arguably the best middleweight in the division in Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) on March 17th at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
Macklin: I’m going make it a war against Sergio Martinez
By Scott Gilfoid: Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) is facing an almost certain knockout loss coming up in his fight against former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) on March 17th at Madison Square Garden, in New York.
Sergio Martinez: Pacquiao and Chavez Jr. are puppets of Arum
(Photo by DiBella Entertainment/Ed Diller) By Chris Williams: Former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez sees Manny Pacquiao and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as a couple of puppets, unable to make decisions on their own and just following along with whatever their promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank tells them to do.
WBC rules that Julio Chavez Jr. must fight Sergio Martinez next if they win their next fights
By Dan Ambrose: The World Boxing Council has given their vote of approval for a Sergio Martinez vs. WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. bout as long as the two fighters win their next fights. Chavez Jr. must mandatorily face Martinez next, the WBC says.
Macklin thinks he’ll beat Sergio Martinez on 3/17
By Scott Gilfoid: No.3 ranked Ring Magazine middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) thinks former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) showed some flaws in his last fight against challenger Darren Barker last October and Macklin thinks he’s the one that can expose these vulnerabilities when they meet up on March 17th at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
Sergio Martinez: Pacquiao is a fake! I want Mayweather
By Chris Williams: Former two division world champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) says he’s hoping to get a big fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in late 2012.