Sergio Martinez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - Saturday night fight/chat thread

[ruthless rocco]

has anyone looked into the betting odds? the bookies have it a very close fight.

some have martinez up, others have chavez up...

[Mars_ax]

has anyone looked into the betting odds? the bookies have it a very close fight.

some have martinez up, others have chavez up...

Last time I checked Martinez was still the betting favorite, but that will continue to narrow as a lot of money will be bet on Jr.

[donnydarkoIRL]

11/4 Martinez by TKO/KO. Hmm...

[DavilaJones]

If I may ask a question, how many of you have given Chavez a far larger benefit of the doubt after his Andy Lee fight?

[Onix]

If I may ask a question, how many of you have given Chavez a far larger benefit of the doubt after his Andy Lee fight?

For me that fight did show that Chavez has a better shot at this, not ncessarily that it pushed him to be the favorite but it increased his chances. It showed that he has a rock solid chin which everyone pretty much already knew but it confirmed it.

Also it showed something else that I think may have some relevance in this fight; Chavez gets under alot of peoples skin for many reasons and during the fight his antics with acting like Lee's shots werent hurting him made Lee open up and trade with Chavez and he lost that battle. Lee was outbixing Chavez pretty well and took the first 4 rounds but as I believe in round 5 Chavez started doing his little act like Lee's shots werent affecting him and it changed the fight, Lee stood and traded and started getting worn out, I remember Lee doing the same "you hit like a girl" routine and he got caught with a flush hook that almmost dropped him.

He looks foolish dancing around up in the ringafter he gets hit with a good shot but it makes the other guy sit their and trade with him. as I stated in my first reply to the thread Martinez is emotional about this fight and Chavez doessnt have enough sense not to taunt Martinez so it could create a slugfest which will be Chavez only chance.