CASUAL TALK from Hollywood, California – No doubt, newly crowned middleweight champion
Sergio Martinez has catapulted to the No.1 spot as a possible opponent for Pound-for-Pound king
Manny Pacquiao on his purported fight schedule in April.
We know Freddie Roach has expressed preference to this potential match up only if Martinez agrees to fight Pacquiao at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds, which Martinez camp initially finds it less convincing because Martinez, as said, can only squeeze down to around 154-155 pounds at most.
What I thought is that Pacquiao’s basic metabolic rate at 154 pounds would just be perfect, plus the intensity of focus and fierce hunger to mount a better training discipline. Pacquiao definitely needs a higher level of fresh stimulus, comparatively from a skillfully more challenging and stiffer competitive level.
Pacquiao’s last fight against Antonio Margarito was just too predictable of a win. Even Chavit Singson, a close associate and power broker of Pacquiao, who frequently put on huge bets each time Pacquiao fights since they get acquainted with each other in 2004, had poured his biggest bet for a Pacquiao win. Singson knew from firsthand assessment Pacquiao’s total edge despite weight and size advantage of Margarito. Disparity over these vital statistics seemed to be immaterial to him. Stamina, power, style and speed were the fundamental factors, which I believe Martinez is seemingly slightly short of the last two. Yes, Martinez has that prime freshness he compounds after brutally knocking Paul Williams out recently in round 2. Even then, I still think Pacquiao will be difficult for Martinez to pin down.
