Rocky Martinez-Ricky Burns - Saturday 9pm Sky Sports 1 - Who Wins?

[skel1983]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

This has to be performance of the year so far from a brit Hats off to Burns.

[superheavyrhun]

Exactly Skel, when he's throwing he looks very good, landing big punches, but when he sat on them ropes, I thought he was going to get hit to his arse again. If he wants to rest his arms, he has to use his legs.

Martinez looks to have underestimated Burns perhaps.

[GAME]

Wouldnt like to call it from here. Burns actually looks physically stronger but we know Martinez can turn it round at any moment.

[superheavyrhun]

Wouldnt like to call it from here. Burns actually looks physically stronger but we know Martinez can turn it round at any moment.

That sixth round with Burns looking slightly gassed for periods didn't fill me with confidence, and as you mentioned Martinez has equalizer power. Come on Burnsy.

[skel1983]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO This is what you call a fight !!! Martinez had him in loads of trouble there.

[superheavyrhun]

Burns can't afford to give Martinez the initiative like that, Burns has to step it up, and get to moving forward again. Agree with the Maussa comparison earlier. Slickster pitter-patter boxing it is not.

[skel1983]

Burns is slowing down alarmingly here.

[superheavyrhun]

I thought that was a better round for Burns...gave him that one after two to Martinez. Burns boxes in bursts from behind a tight guard, doesn't sit on the ropes, and he will have me eating my words.

[GAME]

If Burns can hold it together for 3 more rounds he is the world champ but he gets hurt in every round . . . . .

Great fight

[skel1983]

Wow it is changing every round, I say Burns looks fucked comes back great next round then again Martinez nearly finishes him CRACKING FIGHT!!

[generalbulldog]

Great stuff here, just turned in for the 7th round and got mesmerized by the action.

[superheavyrhun]

Burns looking completely exhausted, but wins the 10th IMO, to go two ahead with two to go on my card. Still looking vulnerable, but he can do this!

[superheavyrhun]

One more round Ricky!!! Don't get knocked out and he's got to be "The new...."

[GAME]

Burns deserves that. Lost count how many times he got hurt but he came through it to win.
Enjoyed that !

[skel1983]

Ricky Burns Take a Bow son, didn't think he had that in him, I think we/me over rated Martinez a little, but after seeing Burns look shite against jounrneyman Ice Cream man in May I thought he would be smoked.


Well done Ricky Burns.