Discussing Sergio Martinez vs. Sergei Dzinziruk

[grapevine241]

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Martinez-Dzinziruk: To be clear, Sergei Dzinziruk is deserving of a fight with THE RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez on March 12 in Atlantic City, N.J. The Germany-based Ukrainian is a fine boxer with an excellent resume (37-0, 23 KOs). The problem is that he isn’t the type to engage his opponent; he jabs and moves in way that can make anyone look bad. Including Martinez. The Argentine probably will win but we shouldn’t expect another in a series of thrillers he has given us over the past few years. That makes me wonder why HBO agreed to the matchup when Martinez could’ve fought capable Andy Lee in what would’ve been a fun fight to watch. We can only hope Martinez faces a more-compelling opponent after Dzinziruk.

 

excerpt from "Weekend Review: Klitschko-Haye disappointment" by Michael Rosenthal

http://www.ringtv.com/blog/2669/weekend_review_klitschkohaye_disappointment/

 

so the writers dont want HBO to do "easy fights" yet they dont want martinez to fight dzinziruk. yes, it may be a bad clash of styles... but this is more or less an even matchup. i cant say that martinez-lee is anywhere near an even fight. plus we get the better lee-duddy fight on the undercard.

 

whats the problem?

[iamasadlittleboy]

I'm not complaining here, I bloody love the look of it. I think people feel HBO are too powerful though.

[Johnny Walker]

Sergei Dzinziruk can fight, plain and simple. He will be a spoonful for Martinez.

[londoner]

This is a good fight. Martinez is the number one guy at 168lbs and Dzinziruk is the WBO champion, is undefeated and already has a couple of biggish wins on his record. Lee vs Duddy is also a very interesting fight.