Chavez Jr vs Martinez Gets Personal
On The Media Conference Call
A conference call was held today ahead of the upcoming fight between Julio Cesar Chaver Jr and Sergio Martinez. The personal animosity between the two fighters was evident and promises to deliver fireworks when these two hit the ring on 15th September, live and exclusively on Primetime ch 498.
Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez was the first of the fighters to speak to the press on the call and was full of confidence stating;
“Regardless if he has the best preparation of his entire career, I will knock him out anyway.”
In the build up to this fight it has been apparent that Martinez is taking this fight more personally than he has other fights.
“He doesn’t deserve to be a world champion. His mouth is so big. He’s talking too much, and that’s what really made it personal.”
“He doesn’t deserve to be a world champion. The only reason is because he is the son of the legend.”
“His mouth is so big. He’s talking too much, and that’s what really made it personal.”
However it isn’t only Martinez who is taking this fight personally. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was not slow to respond in kind as he stated;
“Martinez has a big mouth. He’s just a big clown.”
Chavez Jr was honest enough to admit on the call that he hadn’t taken this fight previously as he hadn’t felt ready for his opponent. However after what he claims has been a year and 2 opponents in preperation for this fight, he now feels ready to prove he belongs at the elite end of the division.
“I feel very confident. I know how hard it has been working day after day to get to this point”
“I’m going to have to be more of a boxer in this fight.”
“I don’t train to lose, I train to win. The most important thing is to give everything you have of yourself in the ring.”
“I am the son of who I am. I can’t change that. But I think that little by little I’ve proven myself”
With his ability to add 20lbs of weight when rehydrating following the weigh in, size and strength will be an important factor in this fight. But Chavez Jr and trainer Freddie Roach are not relying on this alone. Roach made cleat the plan would be to set set traps in order to catch Matinez on the ropes where Chavez Jr’s body shots would be vital in order to take away his legs.
This fight becomes more intruiging the closer it gets to fight night. Martinez has let this fight get to him, will this change to his normal style be a help or hinderence? Chavez Jr admitted he didn’t feel ready for this opponent previously, has he picked the right opportunity to step up in class?
These questions can only be answered by tuning in live to Primetime on 15th September, ch498 on Sky, Virgin on Demand or Online at www.primetimelive.co.uk
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs. Sergio Martinez will be shown live on Primetime, Channel 498 on Sky, on Saturday 15th Sept for only £14.95. To order call 0871 200 4444 or go online at www.primetimelive.co.uk.
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