WBC middleweight (160 pounds) titlist Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 knockouts) is willing to drop weight if it means a shot at six-time champ Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs), WBA junior middleweight (154 pounds) king Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KOs) or eight-division champion, Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs).
The 35-year-old Martinez is coming off of last Saturday’s HBO-televised clash of southpaws during which he scored a shocking, second-round knockout over challenger Paul Williams (39-2, 27 KOs), who was ranked No. 3 on most lists among the best fighters pound-for-pound in the sport behind Mayweather and Pacquiao.
Already the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) titlist, the 31-year-old Pacquiao scored a lopsided, unanimous decision victory over ex-titlist Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) for the junior middleweight crown that was vacated by Martinez at Cowboys Stadium, earning his eighth crown over as many different weight classes, and his 13th straight win with eight knockouts during that run.
Pacquiao is promoted by Top Rank Promotions, Mayweather, by Golden Boy Promotions, and, Martinez, by Lou DiBella. Williams is promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions.
