Sergio Martinez Takes Apart Dzinziruk, Scores TKO8 Victory |
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Saturday, 12 March 2011 23:47
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 Sergio Martinez knocked down Sergiy Dzinziruk three times in the eighth round, forcing referee Arthur Mercante to stop the feature bout which unfolded at Foxwoods in Connecticut, and ran on HBO. The 36-year-old Martinez, the Argentine who scored the KO of the year over Paul Williams last year, showed his oomph again with a straight left, the third of the fight, with 1:50 left. He got up, ate another left, and again arose. On weak legs, he asked for more, showing oodles of guts. He got it, about six more clean shots, and Mercante waved off the battle of southpaws as the 35-year-old Dzinzi hit the deck again. The time of the halt was 1:43. After, Martinez said when asked by Max Kellerman if he thinks about being the top pound for pounder that he will attain that status. "I want the best rivals, I want Mayweather, I want Pacquiao, I want them in front of me," he stated. Roy Jones said we're not likely to see those bouts. Geez, if Floyd Mayweather thinks of himself as an all-time great, you don't think it makes sense for him to test Martinez? Kellerman said he thinks we'll be more likely to see James Kirkland fight Martinez. Jim Lampley sounded like he'd like to see Martinez meet up with Andre Ward. Not sure Team Martinez would put their 5-10 guy in with the 6-1 Ward, asking him to add eight pounds and meet maybe the best 168 pounder out there. We shall see.. brownsugar says: Kirkland is a heavy handed beast,.. he could potentially rock Martinez if he gets back to his old form and can make the weight... but his defense makes him a sitting duck against the quickness of Martinez who seems to get KO velocity of his speed and leverage moreso than raw power... Kirkland don't want none until the amazingly youthful Martinez shows signs of slowing down... excellent night of boxing. as Floyd or Pac will stay far away from this guy...Martinez needs to fight Pirog... although Martinez says he only wants the big Marquee fights... hopefully Pirog can get his name up in lights with a couple of defenses and get nominated as a viable challenger... Martinez is better than I thought... wow. mortcola says: I've been a Martinez fan for years. But the guy's an enigma. HBO's orgasmic commentary, comparing him to Roy Jones, is correct in some ways but very, very off in others. First, Jones' movement always put him at the advantage - mastery of space, upper body movement; Martinez crosses his feet, leaps around like a soccer player on meth, puts himself right in punching range (and gets hit easily), and only makes up for it with his freakish reaction time to land those big shots. Jones didn't get hit, not for many years; Dzinziruk was visibly analyzing and dissecting that lousy defense and all those bad habits and was bouncing jabs and counter right hooks off Sergio, who was improvising his way through it all. Had it been a fighter better on the attack than Dzin, Martinez would have had his hands more than full. Pavlik, with one eye and half the speed, was able, for several rounds, to keep Sergio missing those shots while landing hard shots on him simply by taking half steps back and to the side; Sergio never adapted, but won on volume and speed. Sergio has won his signature fights against two predictable, slower, and defensively deficient fighters (Williams and Pavlik), had trouble with Cintron before that crushing left to the forehead which should have decided the fight, and now was being potshotted by a no-power marksman (Dzin) who he crushed with power and speed. Mark this day - my boy Sergio will be in for a rude awakening if he fights Ward, who will be MUCH harder to hit than Dzin, taller and a match in speed. brownsugar says: Martinez will be in for a rude awakening if he fights Pirog.... Martinez was able to walk thru the hailstorm of Dzinz's punches... He wouldn't enjoy the luxury of wading thru Pirogs blows... Pirog being a bigger stronger,.. more dangerous version of Dzinz... mortcola says: Oh yeah. Pirog. Look, Martinez is fascinating. He does everything wrong. But he does it so quickly that he has had some truly dominant showings - mixed in with moments of amateurish floundering. But, you take someone with better defense and counterpunching than Williams, more power than Dzin, and the ability to stay busy and cool in the ring...someone with both the sizzle and the steak....and you see a "shocking" loss for Martinez. A who woulda thought it loss. Oh, yeah, remember this day. I will love seeing the guy fight, because it is a great show. It is like seeing a great, slightly drunk acrobat always on the edge of falling while doing something amazing. But the odds are he one day, sooner rather than later. the Roast says: That is a crazy style that Martinez has. I didnt want to blink cuz I kept expecting him to get caught. Dzinziruk won the 6th and 7th. I thought he might have turned the tide. Then he got drilled again. Sergio will be fun for as long as it lasts. Someone has to catch him sooner or later. brownsugar says: interestingly.... Martinez's post fight proclamation is that he wants only the best fighters... That really translates into "the Richest Fighters" Pac , Floyd or Cotto... three guys much too small for Martinez as he is a natural 178lbs between fights. I have yet to hear Martinez mention Pirogs name outside of saying that he doesn't want to fight "non- established fighters". I hope HBO is taking notice of the current middleweight landscape... As much as I appreciate Martinez... he needs to start targeting welterweights and blown up junior middleweights... He needs to challenge the top guys of the middleweight division like Pirog... Radam G says: A sneaky long-1n-the-tooth, very, very good, starting-his-career-late pugilist, with fast hands and a lot of pop, fought a green alphabet-named prospect, who had a pro sweet science know-nothing corner. I guess that I was dead wrong, but I thought that Dzinziruk was under the apprenticeship of Buddy McGirt. Dzinziruk's corner would not know water from dirt. The suckas were too busy looking at a ringside chick in skimpy skirt. In this hurt bitnezz, you can mix water with water, but you cannot mix know-nothing Jacks with Macks, or dirt with a skirt. Uncle Roger told me that. Then he said, "Most peoples [sic] don't kno' s*** 'bout boxin!" Hehehehehehe! What did Gomer Powell say -- or was that Forrest Gump? "OOPS!" Holla! amayseng says: sergio is fighting with his unorthodox hands down leaping around style because he can against certain fighters, hence last night. the man is a pure athlete, and pure athletes beat any dedicated experienced fighters who are far behind such a skilled and athletic sportsman like sergio, ala a prime roy, a prime pacman, a prime ali.... Radam G says: I dig your spit, amayseng. And I knew from the jump that you are a true gamer. Of course, Martinez would box Pirog differently from green-arse Dzinz, and will still probably kayo or cut up Pirog really badly. Either way, I'm with you about Pirog, but not with Da Manny or Money May. Hands down fighting do not hit pure-boxing Philly-crab/shell fighters easily. [I know that the fanfaronades and talking head call that style "Mayweather shoulder roll."> And don't forget that Money May is also an athlete. And so is da Manny. I am not going to spill my beans yet, and tell you why and how. But Money May beats Martinez in late rounds or a shutout decision. Da Manny kayos Martinez is the middle rounds. Now I know that I can spit with you, because you are legit and are in that gym everyday right up in da boxing sh*t. Radam G says: WHAT DA TRIPLE FUDGE? By today's'quasi-weight divisions, world heavyweight champion Tommy Burns would probably have had four divisions on lockdown -- 168lbs, 175lbs, 200lbs and over 200lbs. Boxing is 75 percent mental. And it is no dang way that an old-school boxer, who is not playing politics or being ducked or being PAID BIG to share or stay away, would not be CHAMP of ALL four those divisions. The game use to be: "If you pay, I will play." Now it is all about: "If you pay, I will stay away." The tricks of the trade and the optical illusions are working overtime. And gettin' paid double. Or the weak chin and bad-bone bums would be in deep touble. And the kick-arse pugilists of the jive-made-up super middleweight, light-heavyweight and phony made-up cruiserweight would be hangin' out and bangin' out fatties and tallies, as if they were cleanin' out the space hubble and givin' da division a serious cobble. In the meantime, Martinez is aight! But he cannot attract flies in flight to see him fight. Knocking out Long Tall flightless -- I mean fightless -- Paul has not put him in the spotlight! Holla! FighterforJC says: Andre Ward. Now that's an idea. Martinez has no problem challenging midgets like Pacquiao and Mayweather. Let's see him challenge a bigger opponent who's at least just as slick as he is. amayseng says: radam, im down with what you are saying...but amayseng says: mayweather fought at 154 before so why cant he fight sergio at 154? the Roast says: I wonder why HBO was so insistant on Dzinziruk? If only we had an insider to explian everything for us. Someone who sat on Lou Duva's lap as an toddler. Maybe someone who knows Max Kellerman's phone number. If only we had someone like dat. ultimoshogun says: I see what you did there. the Roast says: Dat wasnt exactly subtle. I was gonna name a bunch of trainers and fighters dat I has previously trashed. Did I ever spit at ya bout the time I sat on Joe Louis knee while watching da six year old Manny KO Bob Foster? Radam G says: Danggit! No kid could ever sit on da Lou Duva's lap. His darn jelly belly was always in the way and his navel appeared to be eyeballin' yo' arse. So you had to sit on his knee bone. I didn't play knee bones, and I was not trying to get my peepee on anybody's leg. That is kind of doggish! Just imagine baby toddler Radam peepeeing on a leg like a dog pi$$in' on a tree trunk. WTF! But da Lou's belly was hard as heck. He would let the kids punch him in it, and if you could hurt him, you could earn a whole dolla. I never collected. Hehehehehehe! Holla! Radam G says:
OOPS! I musta fo'got! Max is from the text generation. No one has time to spit on a phone, and barely to send an E-mail. Hey! I never told anybody about the time I put a snail in the mail lady's bags. Dat was funny like a muthaspeeder. Holla!
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Another sensational win for Sergio Martinez. I said after Sergio blasted out Paul Williams that I was done underestimating this man. I can't explain how at the age of 36 he gets away with that hands down crazy style. It's like he's walking a tight rope. One false move and it's over. Sergio dominated the previously undefeated, never knocked down Dzinziruk. There is no way in hell that Manny or Floyd will move up and fight this guy. A fight with Kirkland would be something to see. That hands down style is inviting disaster against a powerhouse like Kirkland. Maybe Sergio would be too fast for the young man. I dont know. If they fight I would not miss it!