JCC Jr will K.O Martinez in a rematch

[ruthless rocco]

i don't understand why some people can't see that a rematch between these two would be very different from the first fight.

i think chavez was afraid to throw for the first few rounds of the fight because he was scared of getting caught by martinez. martinez is so fast and has such a varied attack that he basically shut chavez down. thats pure skill or martinez' part. he dominated him completely. but thru all the punishment dished out chavez was still there to the end. he never wavered, was never wobbled or rocked and never looked hurt (aside from his face, which looked sore as hell).

so what happens in a rematch? i'm of the opinion that martinez fought the best fight he could until the last round. i don't see martinez fighting a more perfect fight the second time around, unless he gets lucky with some crazy paul williams flooring left hand. martinez now knows that chavez can take his best punches...all his best punches. he also knows that chavez hits hard, and that he can be KO'd by him. chavez knows he can walk thru and survive anything martinez throws at him so he knows he has less to worry about the second time around so he'll throw more earlier. i see chavez stalking harder, thowing more and connecting more. i don't buy the idea that martinez got caught cause he got careless...i think he got caught cause he started getting tired and chavez started to connect in the last few rounds. i believe he landed some decent punches in the 11th and clearly the 12th... which coupled with the strain of having to be completely alert at all times wore martinez down enough to get caught in the 12th. so maybe martinez starts to fade a little earlier the second time around.

i think a rematch would be interesting mainly because so man people think martinez is a golden god and that chavez has been exposed as a fraud.

@ruthless rocco - I'm disappointed in you because you wouldn't accept a signature bet with me on the fight, yet you still have the audacity to criticize Martinez afterward. We have all made poor picks: for example, I picked Bute to dominate Froch. After the defeat, however, I readily acknowledged my pick was flawed. You continue to heckle Martinez, even when he dominated the fight. A better man has the ability admit when he's wrong.

sorry if you feel i've let you down.

i'm not criticizing martinez, i'm stating my opinion of the outcome of a rematch. if you re-read my original post you should notice that i've complimented martinez for his superior speed, skill and varied attack. i said he dominated chavez completely. i'm not sure how this escaped you.

also, i didn't pick chavez to win the first fight. i don't remember every declaring that chavez would beat martinez. i believe i said that chavez just had to avoid that one big punch to avoid getting KO'd by martinez.

if there remains any doubt how i really felt in advance of the fight... you should check my pick for the prediction contest (i'll save you the trouble of looking it up): martinez UD!

sergio martinez fans are sore winners... get over yourselves!!!