Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s next 5 fights- in no particular order!

1. Canelo Alvarez
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Amir Khan
4. Danny Garcia
5. Timothy Bradley (just to see Bradley lose one!)

I don't think there would be any other selection of fighters worthy of a Mayweather fight. You may wanna throw in a Devon Alexander and/or a Lucas Matthyse, maybe even a Lamont Peterson- but, really, would you wanna see any other selection of fighters between 142 and 154 that you would wish to see Mayweather matched up against?

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1. Canelo Alvarez
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Amir Khan
4. Danny Garcia
5. Timothy Bradley (just to see Bradley lose one!)

I don't think there would be any other selection of fighters worthy of a Mayweather fight. You may wanna throw in a Devon Alexander and/or a Lucas Matthyse, maybe even a Lamont Peterson- but, really, would you wanna see any other selection of fighters between 142 and 154 that you would wish to see Mayweather matched up against?

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Nice list, however I would remove Amir Khan and include Mattheyse or Peterson and as a wildcard would replace anoyone on that list to see him in against Broner.

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1. Canelo Alvarez
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Amir Khan
4. Danny Garcia
5. Timothy Bradley (just to see Bradley lose one!)

I don't think there would be any other selection of fighters worthy of a Mayweather fight. You may wanna throw in a Devon Alexander and/or a Lucas Mattheyse, maybe even a Lamont Peterson- but, really, would you wanna see any other selection of fighters between 142 and 154 that you would wish to see Mayweather matched up against?

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Nice list, however I would remove Amir Khan and include Mattheyse or Peterson and as a wildcard would replace anoyone on that list to see him in against Broner.

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I was thinking Broner, but I don't think Broner would make the weigh to make a competitive fight.

Yea, and Matthesye would be a wild-card pick. But with Amir Khan's power and accuracy, you would have to think he would hit Mayweather more than anyone else on this list could ever.

I would actually pay to see a Khan vs. Mayweather fight. Truly! Chinny-Khan and all!!!

1. Sergio Martinez - If Martinez could shrink down to 154lbs, this would be a legacy defining matchup for Mayweather. Mayweather would easily school the aged Argentine wonder, Sergio's body is worn out and he is no where near as fast or skilled as Floyd...I think Mayweather knocks him down several times enroute to a stoppage. The first time Martinez puts his hands down to try to show boat he's going to get cracked, altough its not likely to happen I would love to see this.

2. Canelo Alvarez - He will need his legs in this one, so I think he needs to do it as soon as possble to avoid getting any more wear before facing the younger, stronger, fresher man. The Floyd that just beat Guerrero would make Canelo look just as Amatuerish.

2. Danny Garcia - Facing the smaller fighter will give him a break after facing Canelo. Danny is strong and has a great skill set but he's not on the same planet as Floyd and would get outboxed the entire night.

3. Mattheyse/Peterson winner - Regardless of who wins this one, the winner will be a very tough fight for Mayweather. Both fighters come to bang and are extrmely tough. Mattheyse being the small man will be the easier picking for Floyd and althogh Peterson is taller he fights in a slouched over stance and would give away his height advantage.

5. Adrien Broner - If this were to ever happen it would be a changing of the guard fight. Broner at this point would be peaking physically and Floyd would be way old to hold this guys back. Mayweather would probably ask for a piece of all of Adrien's future PPV winnings.

Thats the dream list, what were probably going to get is:

1. Amir Khan
2. Devon Alexander
3. JMM/Bradley winner
4. Danny Garcia
5. Manny Pacquiao

Danny or Manny may go in either order. This 2nd list isnt as fun but its more realistic for a fighter who is 36 now.

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1. Sergio Martinez - If Martinez could shrink down to 154lbs, this would be a legacy defining matchup for Mayweather. Mayweather would easily school the aged Argentine wonder, Sergio's body is worn out and he is no where near as fast or skilled as Floyd...I think Mayweather knocks him down several times enroute to a stoppage. The first time Martinez puts his hands down to try to show boat he's going to get cracked, altough its not likely to happen I would love to see this.

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so martinez will get kd many times to the smaller not hard punching mayweather?

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1. Sergio Martinez - If Martinez could shrink down to 154lbs, this would be a legacy defining matchup for Mayweather. Mayweather would easily school the aged Argentine wonder, Sergio's body is worn out and he is no where near as fast or skilled as Floyd...I think Mayweather knocks him down several times enroute to a stoppage. The first time Martinez puts his hands down to try to show boat he's going to get cracked, altough its not likely to happen I would love to see this.

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so martinez will get kd many times to the smaller not hard punching mayweather?

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Haha who said Mayweather doesnt punch hard? There is a reason why his opponents offense gets cut in half when they face him in the ring. If he didnt hit hard people would walk right through his defense.

Martinez has been knocked down on several occassions.

Yea... that was a dream list by Onix. Martinez has stated himself that he is not coming down again in weight, and he is not going up to Super Middle to fight anyone.

If the fight won't be at 160/2, then there is no fight at all with him.

But I think we can all safely say that 3 out of the 5 WILL be a mixture of:
1. Manny Pacqiauo
2. Amir Khan
3. Canelo Alvarez

We can safely say that those three will definitely be his opponents 3 out of the next 5. The other fights are toss ups.

To be fair, I don't care for a Bradley vs. Mayweather fight. If Mayweather knocks him out, then it would be expected. If Bradley wins on points- unlikely unless Arum has the judges fixed- then what do we have?

Ya know??

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But I think we can all safely say that 3 out of the 5 WILL be a mixture of:
1. Manny Pacqiauo
2. Amir Khan
3. Canelo Alvarez

We can safely say that those three will definitely be his opponents 3 out of the next 5. The other fights are toss ups.

To be fair, I don't care for a Bradley vs. Mayweather fight. If Mayweather knocks him out, then it would be expected. If Bradley wins on points- unlikely unless Arum has the judges fixed- then what do we have?

Ya know??

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If Marquez beats Bradley (Which I think he will) I think there is a strong possibility he could face Mayweather in a rematch. Now if Broner beats Malignaggi and Marquez beats Bradley I could see those two matching up and the winner getting Mayweather.

Berto
Alexander
Maliggangi/Broner
Bradley
Khan

All easy options that pay the same as him risking it against Saul and Sergio.

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Berto
Alexander
Maliggangi/Broner
Bradley
Khan

All easy options that pay the same as him risking it against Saul and Sergio.

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Berto would be a tough sell, he's the Mayweather stepping stone not the Maywehater opponent. Floyd would love for Malignaggi to beat Broner...we all might like that for several reasons but in terms of a Mayweather VS Malignaggi fight, those two would be an awesome all access. Paulie knows how to sell a fight and him and Mayweather would make it a great event.

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Berto
Alexander
Maliggangi/Broner
Bradley
Khan

All easy options that pay the same as him risking it against Saul and Sergio.

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Berto would be a tough sell, he's the Mayweather stepping stone not the Maywehater opponent. Floyd would love for Malignaggi to beat Broner...we all might like that for several reasons but in terms of a Mayweather VS Malignaggi fight, those two would be an awesome all access. Paulie knows how to sell a fight and him and Mayweather would make it a great event.

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I was being sarcastic, these are awful fights which would be east work for Floyd. I do not care about the event and talk, Paulie is not even close to Floyd and the fight itself would be a non-event.

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Berto
Alexander
Maliggangi/Broner
Bradley
Khan

All easy options that pay the same as him risking it against Saul and Sergio.

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Berto would be a tough sell, he's the Mayweather stepping stone not the Maywehater opponent. Floyd would love for Malignaggi to beat Broner...we all might like that for several reasons but in terms of a Mayweather VS Malignaggi fight, those two would be an awesome all access. Paulie knows how to sell a fight and him and Mayweather would make it a great event.

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I was being sarcastic, these are awful fights which would be east work for Floyd. I do not care about the event and talk, Paulie is not even close to Floyd and the fight itself would be a non-event.

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Oh haha. Well like I said Paulie would be a dream bout for Floyd because it would be such an easy night for him but the interest created from the All Access shows and the rest of the promotion would generate alot of PPV purchases.

I am very interested in seeing what the numbers are for last night, if they were below 1M I could see Floyd jumping right into a Canelo fight in Sept. to get his numbers up.

I can't see Mayweather fighting anyone in TopRank as long as Arum still breathes so Pac and Bradley are out for now.

1. Alexander
2. Alvarez
3. Brook
4.Garcia
5. Martinez
Dark Horses Malignaggi, Vanes and Lara

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1. Canelo Alvarez
I think its unreasonable to expect Floyd at this time in his career to go fight Alavarez who weighed 171 pounds against Trout. I mean do we just keep matching him with bigger men in their prime nearing 40 until he gets beat?
2. Manny Pacquiao
It still make a pile of cash but its not all that meaningful. Its not even clear if Manny will continue and he will need at least one comeback fight.
3. Amir Khan
Floyd probably goes to England for this one. Another big money fight that does not really mean anything.
4. Danny Garcia
Why not. He's probably bigger then Floyd and seems to be the accepted man at 140. You could put Angel and Sr on the undercard.
5. Timothy Bradley (just to see Bradley lose one!)
I don't see Floyd ever fighting Bradley and Marquez will work him anyway.

I don't think there would be any other selection of fighters worthy of a Mayweather fight. You may wanna throw in a Devon Alexander and/or a Lucas Matthyse, maybe even a Lamont Peterson- but, really, would you wanna see any other selection of fighters between 142 and 154 that you would wish to see Mayweather matched up against?

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Floyds in a tough spot. No opponent is good enough so far and he's blamed for it. Yet Robinson was immortalized for doing the same thing.

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I was being sarcastic, these are awful fights which would be east work for Floyd. I do not care about the event and talk, Paulie is not even close to Floyd and the fight itself would be a non-event.

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Your sarcastic list has a very good chance of coming true, much more so than the thread-starter's list.
He ain't fighting alvarez, pacquiao, nor khan. He would do the danny garcia and tim bradley fights.

Robinson fought bigger men as he was that good, you can't say the same for Floyd.

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Robinson fought bigger men as he was that good, you can't say the same for Floyd.

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I said 147 Master. I know he fought all the way to Maxim losing on the stool in a fight with 2 refs at 175 but he is listed by many as the best welter that ever lived and in his welter days he did the same thing Floyd is doing. Making a mockery out of all comers.

His next 5 fights will take him into 2015 so i will reserve judgement on fights 4 and 5 as i don't think we can see that far ahead. I can see a Canelo fight, maybe a Bradley if he beats Marquez and there is still the possibilty of a Pacquiao fight. IMO he wins all three easily. Apparently he will be ready for September action again so does that mean Canelo or will he fight a Garcia? Perhaps he is already looking at Canelo for May next year? Khan has no chance of getting a Floyd fight unless Floyd wants to go to England and put on a clinic? At 36 years of age he still looks sharp and by round 3 of this fight he was in cruise control, i don't see any of the above mentioned prospective opponents troubling him. Is Broner a chance?

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I was being sarcastic, these are awful fights which would be east work for Floyd. I do not care about the event and talk, Paulie is not even close to Floyd and the fight itself would be a non-event.

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Your sarcastic list has a very good chance of coming true, much more so than the thread-starter's list.
He ain't fighting alvarez, pacquiao, nor khan. He would do the danny garcia and tim bradley fights.

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Mayweather has already stated that Pac-man is IN. For sure. Even if he has to take a pay cut- which he doesn't have to, because his money through Showtime is guaranteed.

So be careful of how you say these things!

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Mayweather has already stated that Pac-man is IN. For sure. Even if he has to take a pay cut- which he doesn't have to, because his money through Showtime is guaranteed.
So be careful of how you say these things!

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Mayweather says stuff all the time that isn't true, nor even based in reality for that matter...

If Broner were to win, could he be more annoying than Floyd. That would be the only time I would actually root for Floyd. Do you think Canelo is ready? I think he needs more time. Floyd would probably want him sooner rather than later. I do not think I could take Floyd and Khan running around the ring together. How much of Floyd's greatness can be attributed to the quality of his opponents. No doubt he is a great fighter but how many great fighters has he fought.

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If Broner were to win, could he be more annoying than Floyd. That would be the only time I would actually root for Floyd. Do you think Canelo is ready? I think he needs more time. Floyd would probably want him sooner rather than later. I do not think I could take Floyd and Khan running around the ring together. How much of Floyd's greatness can be attributed to the quality of his opponents. No doubt he is a great fighter but how many great fighters has he fought.

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How many fighters are not looking so great against Floyd? Guerrero is no bum, but he was completely outclassed. He isn't alone.

Still cant see floyd fighting a top rank fighter. Bob owes him millions.

i think floyd should fight martinez next at 160. floyd should come in at 146 and would dominate martinez and win by late ko. easy fight for floyd. retirement money for martinez. win win situation.

Its not the biggest and brightest but its a safe bet he will fight the winner of Ishite Smith v Carlos Molina within 5. These are ones you keep tucked in your sleeve...all others mentioned have clauses and things in the works

For his projected time frame they cannot all be barn burners but he'll pick up a trinket from either and coin none the less. We're talking five fights for Floyd...thats 1,3 years

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i think floyd should fight martinez next at 160. floyd should come in at 146 and would dominate martinez and win by late ko. easy fight for floyd. retirement money for martinez. win win situation.

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You crazy if he could not stop Guerrero he will not stop Sergio.

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i think floyd should fight martinez next at 160. floyd should come in at 146 and would dominate martinez and win by late ko. easy fight for floyd. retirement money for martinez. win win situation.

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You crazy if he could not stop Guerrero he will not stop Sergio.

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Martinez is old and shot. He resembles an aged RJJ. He's lost his speed, reflexes, timing, balance... He's pretty much custom made for Floyd now. Floyd would shred him.

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Still cant see floyd fighting a top rank fighter. Bob owes him millions.

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But Showtime's money is pretty much locked in. If anything, it's Bob Arum and Showtime that have to wrangle over the contract- not Floyd and Arum.

So there goes the idea that Bob Arum may have an excuse to not put one of fighters up against Floyd- Floyd has already secured his contract and has agreed, regardless, how much money he is expected to get.

Everyone else has to deal with Showtime and work around the deal they gave Floyd.
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i think floyd should fight martinez next at 160. floyd should come in at 146 and would dominate martinez and win by late ko. easy fight for floyd. retirement money for martinez. win win situation.

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You crazy if he could not stop Guerrero he will not stop Sergio.

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Martinez is old and shot. He resembles an aged RJJ. He's lost his speed, reflexes, timing, balance... He's pretty much custom made for Floyd now. Floyd would shred him.

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Floyd would not beat Murray never mind Sergio, they are too big.

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i think floyd should fight martinez next at 160. floyd should come in at 146 and would dominate martinez and win by late ko. easy fight for floyd. retirement money for martinez. win win situation.

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You crazy if he could not stop Guerrero he will not stop Sergio.

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Martinez is old and shot. He resembles an aged RJJ. He's lost his speed, reflexes, timing, balance... He's pretty much custom made for Floyd now. Floyd would shred him.

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Floyd would not beat Murray never mind Sergio, they are too big.

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Murray beat Martinez in my opinion and Floyd would pick Martinez to pieces. He lunges and swings wildly and would get counterpunched to death by Floyd. Easy work. I hope they fight so you get to see him destroyed.

Floyd should stay away from 154 and if he beats martinez they would say hes old and past it.

Just stay at 147 and let everyone come to you. If canelo really wants it he is young enough and will be making his biggest payday he should fight at welter for his next fight and get used to the weight and fight floyd may 4th 2014..if not, give trout a rematch and fight martinez or chavez or is the latter to big for him now.

He should fight Martinez at 154 next Cinco De Mayo. That would be an easy night's work for Floyd. Fights after that will take care of themselves, somebody will make themselves a viable opponent over the next year and a bit. The big question is who does he fight in September? I think he could beat Alvarez fairly easily, even a 171 pound Alvarez, although I'd make him drain a little. Floyd showed on Saturday night he still has his legs and I think he's got far too much for Alvarez's size to overcome.

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i think floyd should fight martinez next at 160. floyd should come in at 146 and would dominate martinez and win by late ko. easy fight for floyd. retirement money for martinez. win win situation.

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You crazy if he could not stop Guerrero he will not stop Sergio.

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Martinez is old and shot. He resembles an aged RJJ. He's lost his speed, reflexes, timing, balance... He's pretty much custom made for Floyd now. Floyd would shred him.

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Floyd would not beat Murray never mind Sergio, they are too big.

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Murray beat Martinez in my opinion and Floyd would pick Martinez to pieces. He lunges and swings wildly and would get counterpunched to death by Floyd. Easy work. I hope they fight so you get to see him destroyed.

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What!???!?!? What in the world were you smoking??
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He should fight Martinez at 154 next Cinco De Mayo. That would be an easy night's work for Floyd. Fights after that will take care of themselves, somebody will make themselves a viable opponent over the next year and a bit. The big question is who does he fight in September? I think he could beat Alvarez fairly easily, even a 171 pound Alvarez, although I'd make him drain a little. Floyd showed on Saturday night he still has his legs and I think he's got far too much for Alvarez's size to overcome.

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Agreed, after seeing Canelo v Trout I do not think Floyd would have much trouble taking Canelo. I am sure Canelo would get in a few good shots. I guess these are the types of things we have to look forward to with Floyd

Sorry about the double post. I have yet to see this fight but see Showtime will be replaying the Floyd fight Saturday night. I have an image in my head from reading this and I am much looking forward to seeing this. From what others have said the Mares fight was good. When is it that fights like these popup on YouTube. THANKS.

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Floyd should stay away from 154 and if he beats martinez they would say hes old and past it.

Just stay at 147 and let everyone come to you. If canelo really wants it he is young enough and will be making his biggest payday he should fight at welter for his next fight and get used to the weight and fight floyd may 4th 2014..if not, give trout a rematch and fight martinez or chavez or is the latter to big for him now.

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Yes stay at 147 and continue to fight light hitting blown up light weights.

Bradley - Mosquito Mitts
Pac - Damaged goods
JMM - AARP
Khan - Fine China chin, terrible defense

Canelo only threat and still a little too raw. PGayF's resume of fighting singles hitters is a complete joke. Deserves Hall of fame but by no means ATG. " All Time Greatest Cherry Picker".

I would like to see him fight an equally athletic fighter like Devon Alexander or Trout.

Alexander is a B level fighter at welterweight, Bradley showed that at light welter. Waste of time and effort for Floyd but he may take these type of opponents as it is easy money. Stupid Showtime contract.

I'm hearing some Devon Alexander's.... and no objections to Danny Garcia.
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i think floyd should fight martinez next at 160. floyd should come in at 146 and would dominate martinez and win by late ko. easy fight for floyd. retirement money for martinez. win win situation.

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Absolutely, or Canelo at 154. @ruthless rocco They are both legacy-improving fights too, whereas taking on the Guerrero's/Garcia's/Alexander's of the world don't do anything for his legacy. Isn't it odd that he won't even answer questions about facing Martinez? He won't even consider it as an option even when Martinez has been calling him out for years.