Joshua vs Martin -- Plus Undercard.

[Master]

"According to Arum, Manny jacked his rotator against Oscar"

Do you mean Oscar or Floyd because Oscar was ages ago.

[denilson200]

Who you got and how?

Hard to judge because Martin really could be anything. He could be a Larry Holmes but then again he could be a Larry Donald. He could be an exceptional world beater. There is next to no footage of him. Highlights packages of Martin mean nothing. Careful editing can make even average fighters look like world beaters. But he's unbeaten so we don't know and people need to start saying that, instead of being so definite about their prediction because we know nothing about Martin.

All I do know is that Martin is going to have to exceptional to win this. If I'm pushed I think Joshua knocks him out or stops him in the first or second round. But it's a fight to watch rather than predict.

[Primo Carnera]

Who you got and how?

Hard to judge because Martin really could be anything. He could be a Larry Holmes but then again he could be a Larry Donald. He could be an exceptional world beater. There is next to no footage of him. Highlights packages of Martin mean nothing. Careful editing can make even average fighters look like world beaters. But he's unbeaten so we don't know and people need to start saying that, instead of being so definite about their prediction because we know nothing about Martin.

All I do know is that Martin is going to have to exceptional to win this. If I'm pushed I think Joshua knocks him out or stops him in the first or second round. But it's a fight to watch rather than predict.

Completely agree with everything you just said apart from the result.
Don't get me wrong, I think Joshua will win, but the Southpaw thing makes me think he's gonna take a few rounds to work him out and stop or KO him a bit later.

[Britkid]

$3.5 million is a lot of money.

@kirklandlaing , I heard 3.5 million Pounds not dollars, big difference and that AJ Would be getting close to £8million.

LOL you seen the Dollar V Sterling race lately? It is not that much difference nowadays!!!

[Primo Carnera]

$3.5 million is a lot of money.

@kirklandlaing , I heard 3.5 million Pounds not dollars, big difference and that AJ Would be getting close to £8million.

LOL you seen the Dollar V Sterling race lately? It is not that much difference nowadays!!!

Ha ha true.😄 still $5m though. I wouldn't mind the difference.

[IamInuit]

"According to Arum, Manny jacked his rotator against Oscar"

Do you mean Oscar or Floyd because Oscar was ages ago.

Since Oscar. Manny fought all those since Skelator I mean Oscar with the injury. That is what the entire camp says now. I mean that's an entire thread on its own so......

[erics44]

I watched a bit of martin last night and I don't think it will last too long

[Master]

I watched a bit of martin last night and I don't think it will last too long

Agreed AJ will land early and finish him.

[X]

Ive just watched that highlight reel and - assuming that a highlight reel shows a fighter's best moments - I shudder to think what George Foreman, Joe Frazier or Mike Tyson would have done to Martin.

[Primo Carnera]

I do admit that Martin looks a bit cumbersome and a bit of a plodder, but being a southpaw and a little bit wily, I just think it may take AJ a bit of time to work him out.
Obviously I could be wrong and he could do what Tyson did to Berbick.
(Btw that is not a knee jerk comparison of AJ to Mike Tyson, just the situation.)

[erics44]

Thing is, people keep talking about this cagey wiley southpaw but which fight did he show that in?

glazkov (what ever his face is) found him a bit tricky in the first but then out landed him in the second, martin also drops his hands when he punches

he doesn't even really move very quick

if he is as hard as nails you never know, but I don't even think that will be the case, he's got chicken legs

[Primo Carnera]

Thing is, people keep talking about this cagey wiley southpaw but which fight did he show that in?

glazkov (what ever his face is) found him a bit tricky in the first but then out landed him in the second, martin also drops his hands when he punches

he doesn't even really move very quick

if he is as hard as nails you never know, but I don't even think that will be the case, he's got chicken legs

We'll see. 😉

[Fenster]

I'll take the Martin is pony stuff a bit further... I don't think he looks like a big puncher. All his stoppage wins have come against fat bellies that have been stopped before/after facing him.

He hasn't chinned a single fighter that would qualify for a British title shot let alone world (ignoring Glazkov's knee).

[Primo Carnera]

I'll take the Martin is pony stuff a bit further... I don't think he looks like a big puncher. All his stoppage wins have come against fat bellies that have been stopped before/after facing him.

He hasn't chinned a single fighter that would qualify for a British title shot let alone world (ignoring Glazkov's knee).

I hope you're right.😄

[Kirkland Laing]

$3.5 million is a lot of money.

@kir klandlaing , I heard 3.5 million Pounds not dollars, big difference and that AJ Would be getting close to £8million.

I read £2.5 million and I don't think Martin would be on any more than that (like a cut of PPV). Maybe Joshua gets a cut of PPV but I wouldn't bet on it. No way he makes £8 million for this fight and that's the only way he could possibly do it.