Fight Preview: Chavez Jr. vs Martinez

          Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez will finally meet this Saturday, September 15th, 2012 live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.  This will be a fight of will and determination, time for all the jibber-jibber to stop and for the real fight to begin.  The WBC Middleweight Championship will be on the line for these two warriors.  Chavez Jr. promises to put 'Maravilla' Martinez into retirement, as Maravilla promises to give Jr a severe beating.  Both fighters are coming in to the fight on top of their game, which should make for a great showdown between the two.
          Chavez Jr must stick to his game plan of applying pressure with ring generalship & body punching to try & wear down Martinez.  Easier said than done, of course, but Chavez Jr has the ability to eventually get the fight he's looking for, while stalking his opponent.  He also has proven to take a 'good' punch, although it is yet to be seen how he will take a punch from 'Maravilla' Martinez.  Overall for Chavez Jr, he must take advantage of his youth and size to try & get to Martinez, and if he does that, he can possibly hurt Martinez.
           Once again, easier said than done, Martinez possesses a very difficult fight style that brings confusion & frustration to his opponents.  He comes in with hands down, bobbing and weaving his way into his opposition, looking to land his big over hand left punch.  He must try and frustrate Chavez Jr to disrupt his plan, doing so can eventually mean goodnight for Chavez Jr.  The 'stick & move' style of Martinez could secure rounds for him if the fight reaches the full 12 rounds.  Chavez Jr must prove that he has improved his defense, if he has, Martinez may have to fight Chavez's fight, in the inside.  
          If this fight becomes a closed quarter fight, it can only favor Chavez Jr, who enjoys trading punches while eventually wearing his opponent down leaving them open for huge Chavez shots to the body & head.  For Martinez to beat Chavez Jr, he must box his style of fight while looking to land his left and testing the defense and chin of Chavez Jr.
          I see Chavez Jr enticing Martinez to fight his fight, Martinez wants to prove he belongs in the discussion of the 'Top 5' pound-for-pound fighters in the world, so I see him taking the challenge of a close-quarter fight.  Therefore I believe Chavez Jr can pull the upset and set himself up as a true champion who belongs with the elite fighters, fighting 'big' fights.  I have Chavez Jr winning by 11th Rd TKO and pulling the upset.
Chavez Jr vs Martinez will be shown by HBO PPV starting at 6pm PST.

Noez Predicitons:
Chavez Wins By 11th Rd TKO
Rigondaux Wins by 3rd TKO
Beltran Jr Wins by Decision
Macklin Wins By Decision
Mike Lee Wins By 2nd Rd KO