Carl Jammes Martin Recovers From Knockdown to Take Picasso’s Silver Belt | Powcast Boxing Daily
Carl Jammes Martin’s breakthrough required a recovery after David Picasso put him on the canvas. Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia, meanwhile, left Riyadh with belts and strikingly different assessments of their own performances. 1. Martin’s recovery mattered as much as his fast start Picasso landed the jab that produced the fight’s clearest setback for Carl Jammes Martin . The seventh round knockdown forced the Filipino to protect more than an unbeaten record: he needed enough good work afterward to preserve the rounds he had already banked. The Ring’s Nate Pardo-Marrero described Martin’s early success with straight lefts and right hooks, followed by Picasso’s improved timing and body work. Martin then supplied the busier final round. That gives our October 30 look at Martin’s move up in weight a meaningful answer: his offense and composure survived a difficult featherweight assignment. Winning the WBC Silver belt makes him a stronger contender, though it does not make him the WBC... ... See more
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