Sergio Martinez: " Ill fight Pacquiao at 150 "

[Kev]

Lou DiBella went on record to say that Martinez would have to "kill himself" to make 154 now. I'd be amazed if Martinez could even get himself down to 150, let alone be effective down there.

If Martinez is too big to go down, and is looking for the big fights then why not move up and fight Bute? That guy is crying out for a decent opponent, having to make do to with B listers like Jesse Brinkley and Brian Magee as all the other top guys are tied up in the Super Six.

The reason Martinez is looking for the big fights is because he wants a big pay day. Does Bute offer a bigger pay day than what Martinez could get now at or around where he would normally fit in, which is 154-160? Given what Kessler, Pavlik, and Johnson have said, I doubt it. I imagine Martinez is getting paid high six figures or $1M or there abouts for his HBO fights now and I believe Bute is paying Johnson $500k and offered Pavlik, $1.1M. Going up to fight a bigger guy for the same amount of money doesn't make sense from a financial viewpoint.

In addition, Martinez from when he was 25-30 was a welterweight/junior middleweight. In the next couple of years, he grew into a full junior middleweight, and now at 35, I believe really he is at his best between 154 and 160.

However, he has to get over the idea of fighting Pacquiao because it will never happen. Pacquiao was most hurt after the Margarito fight, which was at 150. I don't see why he would go back up to 150 to face a tougher opponent in Martinez.

I actually think the best fight for Sergio Martinez right now given $ as the main incentive is the winner of the Cotto v. Margarito fight at 154. Big pay day at a division Martinez can fight in. Will Top Rank let that happen? Doubt it.

I just don't see Manny vs Martinez as a viable fight really. Manny is too small to fight a guy of that calibre. Margarito's size was offset by Manny's vastly superior skill set but in Martinez he's fighting a top level fighter and one with a sizeable weight advantage.

Martinez vs Floyd however is a far more legitimate matchup. Floyd has won a legitimate title at 154 lbs and he's been the world's best welter since 2005. A 154lb matchup with Martinez would be a sick fight and Floyd's toughest test to date. But we know he won't take it.

Incidently, Martinez would make much more than Johnson and Pavlik for fighting Bute. He's the undisputed middleweight champion, p4p number 3 in the world. It's a much bigger fight and if some catchweight of say 165 could be arranged, maybe one or even both belts could be on the line. It could be a great fight, with the winner to fight Andre Ward after he wins the Super Six. Of course Papa Hopkins would be all over that too.

But I happen to think Martinez would be as disadvantaged in those fights as Manny would be against him and therefore don't think of them as fair matchups.

Floyd vs Martinez at 154 however. That is a dream fight.