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

[Spicoli]

I'll tell ya...Martinez needs to calm down juuust a bit. Don't let that weighty chip keep you from falling back and avoid trying to go Frazier on Chavez more than ample mellon too often early.

Relax. Just do work.

This is my fear for Martinez. I stated in another thread that the only way Martinez loses this fight is is he lets his emotions dictate his tactics. You said it perfectly......"Relax. Just do work."

He's one of the smartest fighters going today but emotions can mess you up when your hell bent on proven a point. Simply put I don't think he can stand in Chavez's chest at will nor does he have to when he gets hit...and he will get hit. Simple roles in this one. Bloated bull vs matador and Martinez has all the tools to cut him to ribbons and lumpy like someone tied a pillow case full of cobras over his head. Martinez it the one with the full tool box tonight.

[Diane]

This fight can't come soon enough! I hate the wait on fight day for fights that I'm excited about. The anxiety is at an all time high right now.

I know this is personal with Sergio, but I think a lot of it is to also get into Chavez's head a bit. Sergio is too smart to let his emotions get in the way of his goal tonight.

[TitoFan]

I probably won't be posting too much longer, as I'm getting ready to go to my brother's house for the fight. If Martinez wins as expected (especially by knockout)..... I may not get back till the wee hours of the morning, as I'll be downing quite a few beers and getting drunk on my ass.

Either way, I'll be here tomorrow, hopefully to gloat.