Pavlik v Martinez only a few weeks away who you got?

[sumkalambay]

martinez isn't that hard to hit. but he's good enough to beat pavlik.

[Althugz]

I fancy Martinez over Pavlik - Well, at least I hope he beats Pavlik and I can see him doing it too.

I think Martinez will have taken home some lessons on Pavlik after watching his fight with Hopkins. Don't allow Pavlik to set himself and get into a rhythm and you'll be fine. The way Martinez fights and counters awkwardly, I think he'll be Pavliks achilles heel!

[p4pking]

I fancy Martinez over Pavlik - Well, at least I hope he beats Pavlik and I can see him doing it too.

I think Martinez will have taken home some lessons on Pavlik after watching his fight with Hopkins. Don't allow Pavlik to set himself and get into a rhythm and you'll be fine. The way Martinez fights and counters awkwardly, I think he'll be Pavliks achilles heel!

Yeah, stylistically I think Martinez has an dge, but Hopkins didn't just outbox Pavlik, he really beat him up and was much stronger. Martinez isn't nearly as good an infighter, and really doesn't do much of anything as well as Hopkins does, I think Pavlik has a pretty good chance to turn it into a more physical fight, but hope I'm wrong about that, I don't like Pavlik much at all as a boxer.

[jolz]

Not much talk on this fight, just looking at the odds and I think 4/6 on Pavlik is a steal personally.

I think Martinez is a decent boxer with alot of skills but for me he aint a Middleweight, I fancy Pavlik to chop him down within 9.

Martinez by UD12...

[Kirkland Laing]

Another great fight featuring Martinez and a Pavlik win.

[Gandalf]

It should be a fun fight, but I think Pavliks output and power will gradually break down Martinez. The Hopkins fight was a one off and Pavlik is ready to bounce back.

[Chris Nagel]

I'm favoring Martinez. I think he's elusive enough that'll give Pavlik trouble, and I think being southpaw is also an advantage for him here.

[Caine3078]

116-112 Martinez

[Nameless]

I would tend to favor Martinez by UD there for the upset though I would like if Pavlik could win because HBO is trying to make a Bute-Pavlik down the road

[Zilla]

I pick Martinez. Too much lateral movement. Pavlik will connect, but not often enough to win.

[Rantcatrat]

Let's not forget Martinez fought Williams at 160 and in my opinion won that fight although it wasn't a robbery. Williams took that fight at 160 to have at least one advantage over Martinez. Has anyone else noticed how Williams is not referred to as the "most feared man in boxing" ever since the Martinez fight? It is safe to say Martinez took away some of the mystique surrounding Paul Williams. The same Paul Williams that people felt Pavlik ducked and dodged. Thus, the mental edge goes to Martinez.

I love Martinez as a boxer. He reminds me of the Flamingo guy in Mike Tyson's punchout (do I have the name right?). He brings class and style to the ring. Pavlik has yet to beat anyone like Martinez and I could see Martinez blowing him out. Pavlik's advantages in height and power keep him in this one. It's a very tough call. The result could be like the Williams fight in that many will feel Martinez won, but that the fight was close, and could have gone either way with Pavlik getting the official W.

[rjj tszyu]

At the moment you can get 9/4 for a Pavlik KO. I think that may get better as more bookies release their prices on the fight but even still its worth a bet for me.

Pavlik KO.

[The Fightfan]

I think if Pavlik believes his own hype that he is a "one punch knockouter" kind of guy he will be in trouble. But if the old Kelly shows up throwing over 100 punches a round or close to that.It will be a good night for Kelly. I think Martinez is slick and has great skill at 154 but at 160 Kelly is a different animal than Martinez has ever faced.Even if the punches are blocked they physically will move Martinez around the ring. I say TKO in 10 for Kelly. Martinez could win this if he is on his bicycle all night but I think he will have too much pride and try to trade with Kelly at some point and get hurt.

[ICB]

I know Sergio Martinez has had some good performances, but im still not sold on him. And i think his ability is overrated, and i remember him getting spanked around by Antonio Margarito.

And i don't think he's improved that much since that fight, and if Antonio Margarito can beat him. Who is a similar pressure fighter to Kelly Pavlik. Due to the fact there big guys for the weightclass, who throw a ton of punches.

Then i don't see why Kelly Pavlik can't win, and i think he's being forgotten. Just because he moved up two weightclass, and looked stale vs Bernard Hopkins. When he didn't even belong at that weightclass.

Im not saying Kelly Pavlik is some great fighter, he isn't. But he's exciting as they come, and he has a good reach. Along with good power, and he's very good at setting things up off the jab.

And im going with Kelly Pavlik because i've been a fan of his, for quite a few years now. And even though i do like Sergio Martinez, i do think he has been overrated somewhat. Or maybe im just being too harsh on him i don't know really, but whatever im going with my boy Kelly Pavlik.

[Rantcatrat]

I think if Pavlik believes his own hype that he is a "one punch knockouter" kind of guy he will be in trouble. But if the old Kelly shows up throwing over 100 punches a round or close to that.It will be a good night for Kelly. I think Martinez is slick and has great skill at 154 but at 160 Kelly is a different animal than Martinez has ever faced.Even if the punches are blocked they physically will move Martinez around the ring. I say TKO in 10 for Kelly. Martinez could win this if he is on his bicycle all night but I think he will have too much pride and try to trade with Kelly at some point and get hurt.

You going to the fight? It's in AC...

You say that even though Martinez fought Paul Williams at 160, a guy who is as long as Pavlik and throws as many punches as Pavlik although without the power. Yet, Williams has better movement than Pavlik and is faster. See the whole 160 thing is correct in a sense in that Martinez is probably more dominant at 154 and that's where he belongs. I favor him in fights with most guys out there at 154. But, that doesn't mean he can't move up in weight and beat guys at 160 because he did it for all intents and purposes against Williams.