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Just read this on the Sky Sports TV guide

Sat Apr 17 IBO Super-Middleweight title
Brian Magee v TBA

IBO Light-Middleweight title
Sergio Martinez v Steve Roberts

I thought Roberts annonuced his retirment after his loss to Darren Rhodes the other month? Has he had a change of heart or is this a missprint?

I also see that SKY have Mosley v Winky in their listings, when the BBC have already announced that they will be showing it.

This is great, at one time you'd never have got a fight like this on SKY and of course not the Beeb, now they're both showing it!

Kilburn wrote:I also see that SKY have Mosley v Winky in their listings, when the BBC have already announced that they will be showing it.

This is great, at one time you'd never have got a fight like this on SKY and of course not the Beeb, now they're both showing it!

Yeah I noticed that as well, but I can't see Sky and BBC bothe showing the Mosley fight.

It's possible, BBC will probably buy rights for delayed telecast only.

KOJOE90 wrote:Just read this on the Sky Sports TV guide

Sat Apr 17 IBO Super-Middleweight title
Brian Magee v TBA

IBO Light-Middleweight title
Sergio Martinez v Steve Roberts

I thought Roberts annonuced his retirment after his loss to Darren Rhodes the other month? Has he had a change of heart or is this a missprint?

Is Martinez the new Winky Wright? Feasting on the domestic Light Middleweight division.
It goes to show that Williams, Roberts, Stone, Tak et al should have faced each other when the time is right for meaningful domestic showdowns.

Now their respective careers are tarnished by significant loses and the match ups have lost a great deal of their previous luster.

Roberts is taking a big comeback fight against Martinez, not exactly an easy tuneup.

Roberts really looked like he might be going somewhere at one point, and then he just seemed to fizzle out. I think the Ron Weaver fight did something to him mentally.

Looks like it is Shit or Bust for Steve then.

Martinez is a quality operator I can see him putting another boxer into retirement here (I hope I am wrong though)

roberts just lacks the ability to fight inside something u need to do a little of if your going anywhere unless u can keep em on the outside all the time.

why is martinez wasting his time with the likes of roberts he should go to america and try and make it there.

Bad mistake I fear, Steve's heart doesn't seem in the game anymore - he's already retired twice. One thing though, Martinez is not a massive puncher -so I don't think he will get badly hurt.

Imagine if Roberts won - he'd be back on top of the tree, and also in many world rankings. I don't think he wants it enough, but finally some of the Light Middles have realised the truth (that it is shit or bust).

Steve Roberts shold not be geting this fight..

I can not imagine Matchroom believing SR can beat Martinez amnd they can not have options over Martinez for long....

If you lose you last fight - how do you then fight for the title against the number 7 in the world ?.

Roberts has little chance.

This is clearly not true.
I understand Richard Williams may take the re match quicker than you think.
The only thing in the way is that I think Richard has a hand injury from his latest fight.

Kilburn wrote:I also see that SKY have Mosley v Winky in their listings, when the BBC have already announced that they will be showing it.

This is great, at one time you'd never have got a fight like this on SKY and of course not the Beeb, now they're both showing it!

It said that SKY were showing the fight on Ringside last night too.

Boxing is a funny sport sometimes, i would not be surprised if Roberts caused an upset and beat Martinez, that would turn things back on there head a little. I agree with Terrible Terry, i have been saying for a while now that the Boxing politics pissed me off and denied us several meaningful matchups at Light Middleweight. At one point we had Roberts, Williams, Alexander, Farnell, Takaloo, Lockett, Samuels, Jones etc Now only Williams and probably dark horse Jamie Moore have themselves reasonably in tact but even Williams is questionable on that front, he does have his Commonwealth bauble to fall back on though. Let's get Takaloo in with Alexander, that would be a good fight but i suppose Alexander's chin is so worn he might get hurt badly.

Roberts is NOT boxing Martinez in April. It says in BN that Williams is more than likely to be facing him.