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Vanes Martirosyan's latest challenge is just more talk. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
In a statement that pretty much amounts to nothing but I guess is notable in that it even exists, World Boxing News reports that Vanes Martirosyan says he's willing to go down to 147 pounds and replace Andre Berto against Victor Ortiz. Berto ruptured his bicep yesterday, and has pulled out of the February 11 rematch with Ortiz.
Martirosyan (31-0, 19 KO) is currently scheduled to face 41-year-old club fighter Troy Lowry on the Chavez vs Rubio undercard this Saturday in San Antonio.
The reason this amounts to nothing isn't that Martirosyan has a habit of taking lousy fights. It's more that there are two big factors here:
So you can pretty much just write this off as idle talk and another way for Martirosyan to keep his name out there. This isn't going to happen.
0 recs | 9 comments
Even less chance of that happening than Paul Williams getting down to 147 for ‘a big fight’.
Eoin_not_ian - January 31, 2012
vanes yaps and yaps but then fights these lower level guys every fight out..
Vicmatic1 - January 31, 2012
The word wants should be in quotation marks for all of Vanes’ call-outs.
bachwards - January 31, 2012
well he is good at keeping his name out there…I’d like to see just how good a boxer he is…silly me
KidSleez - January 31, 2012 via Android app
Well if he fought someone “good at boxing” or “a legitimate contender” he might lose and never get the super fight he’s talked some much about wanting for the past few years.
Sammlung - January 31, 2012
lol well I guess that is one way to always keep your name out there as a “contender”…wins or losses don’t matter…just don’t fight anyone of importance!
KidSleez - January 31, 2012 via Android app
Well at this point
It is pretty obvious his ceiling isn’t super high. He is promoted by Top Rank, and if they had complete faith in him he would have fought someone for a ‘title’ by now.
As it is I think he lost to Ouma and looked turrible against Joe Greene (who somehow looked more turrible).
journeyintosound - January 31, 2012
I wonder why Top Rank is still promoting him… PP, please ask this question for me to your contacts (I’m actually curious for real)
Apprentice - January 31, 2012
At this point
I’d almost rather Vanes news just go unreported rather than even humor him or give him the pubicity.
Brickhaus - January 31, 2012
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