Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin - St. Pat's day fight thread

[fan johnny]

Wow what the hell was that they both look so sloppy some one is going to get KO'd

[Spicoli]

Dude. Man. Martinez just dropped the ceiling on him, great close. Love late tkos

[fan johnny]

Macklin is so freaking tired....

[fan johnny]

I missed most of it but it looks more like it must have been good fight till the middle rounds. After that it look like they were both running out of gas.

[Mars_ax]

I missed most of it but it looks more like it must have been good fight till the middle rounds. After that it look like they were both running out of gas.

It was close until Sergio took over in 8th round.

[Maravilla2012]

Martinez wins by stoppage. Yet he looked like a normal fighter, seemed more like an undercard fight more then a main event.

[Mars_ax]

Martinez wins by stoppage. Yet he looked like a normal fighter, seemed more like an undercard fight more then a main event.

I thought he looked great the last 4 rounds of the fight, including the close in the 11th. He did what champions do, took the fight over when he needed to.

[Memphis]

Martinez wins by stoppage. Yet he looked like a normal fighter, seemed more like an undercard fight more then a main event.

I thought he looked great the last 4 rounds of the fight, including the close in the 11th. He did what champions do, took the fight over when he needed to.

Agreed

He clearly underestimated him a bit, when it got serious he put his game face on and dispatched him in good style.

All of a sudden Martinez is shite now?

[fan johnny]

Martinez wins by stoppage. Yet he looked like a normal fighter, seemed more like an undercard fight more then a main event.

I thought he looked great the last 4 rounds of the fight, including the close in the 11th. He did what champions do, took the fight over when he needed to.

Agreed

He clearly underestimated him a bit, when it got serious he put his game face on and dispatched him in good style.

All of a sudden Martinez is shite now?

The man had no legs at all, before he got knocked down, every time he threw something he was off balance. He'd be an idiot to try an continue.

[Memphis]

Martinez wins by stoppage. Yet he looked like a normal fighter, seemed more like an undercard fight more then a main event.

I thought he looked great the last 4 rounds of the fight, including the close in the 11th. He did what champions do, took the fight over when he needed to.

Agreed

He clearly underestimated him a bit, when it got serious he put his game face on and dispatched him in good style.

All of a sudden Martinez is shite now?

The man had no legs at all, before he got knocked down, every time he threw something he was off balance. He'd be an idiot to try an continue.

I have no idea what you just tried to say

[Mars_ax]

Martinez wins by stoppage. Yet he looked like a normal fighter, seemed more like an undercard fight more then a main event.

I thought he looked great the last 4 rounds of the fight, including the close in the 11th. He did what champions do, took the fight over when he needed to.

Agreed

He clearly underestimated him a bit, when it got serious he put his game face on and dispatched him in good style.

All of a sudden Martinez is shite now?

You can bet Martinez will get criticized after this fight for not putting Macklin away sooner, he's shit, he's getting old, et al. What the critics don't seem to get is, you aren't always going to look great in every round of every fight, and sometimes you've got to suck it up and work hard to get a victory.

[CFH]

I haven't seen the fight, but Martinez is almost always a slow starter. I've seen him talk about how he doesn't watch film and that he likes to get a feel for his opponent during the early rounds. It'll bite him in the ass someday, but it hasn't yet.

[Mars_ax]

Just wanted to add, yes McGirt is an idiot, but truth be told Macklin was done, if he came out for the 12th round Martinez would have went for the kill, continuing would have been pointless. Live to fight another day.

Good fight, well worth watching again, i'll check it out in the morning.

P.S. Macklin is a likable kid who gave it his all, I hope he gets another shot at Sturm.

[Memphis]

Good finish by Martinez, his class won out. He was frustrating through the early rounds, I hate it when a fighter is more concerned with looking like they're winning a fight rather than getting on with winning it.

[Spicoli]

I really like Martinez...but honestly I feel he and Mayweather could be one of the biggest pose offs and snooze fests this year. Purely styles

Oh but I like Martinez in it