It’s generally recognized or believed by the boxing
media, the boxing fans, and causal fans that “Rocky” Martinez stands no chance
against Mikey Garcia. A win by Rocky Martinez will be the upset of the year, in
my opinion, thus becoming a true life Rocky. Martinez is the ultimate underdog
in this fight with all the odds against him. His pressure style is tailor made
for Garcia’s counter punching abilities.
On the day of the fight it will be interesting how much weight “Rocky”
Martinez gains and after two rounds if he is able to withstand Garcia’s power
and pressure him with a body attack.
Roman “Rocky” Martinez is a pressure boxer with the height
of 5’8” and the reach at 67” with a record of 27-1-2. He is the natural Super
Featherweight and WBO Champion in that division with world experience and only
knows one way to fight which is forward. He has faced Diego Magdaleno 23-0,
J.C. Burgos 30-1-0, Miguel Beltran 27-1, Daniel Attah 26-7-1, and Ricky Burns.
Mikey Garcia height is at 5’6” and reach at 68” with
a record of 32-0 27 KO’s and is now currently under nutritionist Alex Ariza the
man who was responsible for Manny Pacquiao’s rise through multiple weight
divisions with lean muscle, unbelievable stamina, and devastating KO power.
It’s very likely everyone will see a new muscular lean Garcia with the addition
of new power and strength. Mikey
Garcia’s rise has been a strategic one and not one of fighting top talent. His
last opponents before the WBO championship fights were J.V. Barros 34-3-1,
Mauricio Pastrana 35-16-11, Bernabe Concepcion 30-5-1, and J.C. Martinez
19-12-1. The Garcia team has selected opponents and at various opportunities avoided
the dangerous Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa once the IBF Featherweight Champion, and
the Filipino Michael Farenas. They basically waited for Juan Ma Lopez and
Orlando “Siri” Salido to demolish each other, as a result, by the time Garcia
faced Juan Ma Lopez and Orlando Salido both were coming off two brutal fights
where Salido had KO’d Lopez twice.
After his two KO victories Orlando Salido then faced
Mikey Garcia for the WBO Featherweight title.
In this fight Garcia wins the WBO Featherweight title, because, he could
not continue due to a broken nose. Juan Ma Lopez due to his on air allegations of
corruption and gambling ends up suspended but then returns and wins a fight
versus a club fighter in Mexico. No surprise at all the WBO grants Juan Ma
Lopez a title shot in Texas versus the new champion Mikey Garcia. Nevertheless,
Garcia showing irresponsibility as the WBO Featherweight Champion could not
make weight due to 2 lbs. and after negotiations his team pays Juan Ma Lopez a
substantial amount of money for a fight. As a result, the boxer Juan Ma Lopez
who is already a huge underdog faces a Garcia with better talent, and a weight
advantage is TKO’d.
Garcia is a counter puncher with power at
Featherweight and with the addition of Ariza on his team. Garcia’s power at
Super Featherweight will not be an issue question will be can he hurt Martinez?
It’s very likely he will. It depends on “Rocky” Martinez defensive improvements,
and his game plan. “Rocky” Martinez can
obtain a victory by constantly breaking down Garcia with body shots, not
allowing any space and a vast improvement in defense. If “Rocky” Martinez takes
the fight to the later rounds and can with stand Garcia’s power, then “Rocky”
Martinez’s odds improve. “Rocky” Martinez must win by KO or TKO. I don’t see any way he wins a decision.
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