Sergio Martinez on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 'I Am Going to F*** Him Up'

According to Boxingscene.com, Sergio Martinez told Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. in no uncertain terms that he will [expletive] up his son Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. when the pair clash in a middleweight title bout later this year.

“I am going to F*** him up. His dad better take a picture of him before the fight because afterwards he won’t recognize him. He will need a DNA sample,” Martinez promised.

Prior to Martinez’s gangster-esque threat, Chavez Sr. had accused the Argentine of cowardice.

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Martinez runs around like a chicken. If you are a real man you will stand and fight my son. Don’t run around. You fight for yourself and not the people. You run around the ring and don’t make exciting fights.

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Martinez’s response which was directed at Chavez Jr. was straight to the point and almost as chilling as his earlier prediction.

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You are saying that I’m going to run around like a chicken but I have some advice for Junior. You know how baseball players use a bat. He should bring a bat in the ring so he has a chance but either way he is going to lose bad.

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Martinez (49-2-2, 28 KOs) whose last outing was a hard earned victory against Matthew Macklin had his sights set on facing off against the likes of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, but nothing came to fruition.

However, a win over the 26-year-old Chavez Jr. (the current WBC middleweight champion) could present all sorts of opportunities for the former WBC and WBO middleweight titlist.

Chavez Jr. (46-0-1-1NC, 32 KOs) is one of boxing’s brightest young stars; nonetheless, he has come under scrutiny as well subjected to criticism from some sections of the boxing community who believe his record is padded with low-to-mid-tier fighters.

So with that in mind, a win against a seasoned campaigner in the guise of Martinez will not only do his résumé the world of good, but silence some of his critics.

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