Man whatever. If Manny really wanted to fight him he would. I dont buy that Martinez is to big. They can meet somewhere and even if Manny is smaller he would be the quicker fighter. I dont think he wants to fight Martinez for obvious reasons. Got Em!!
The obvious reason is the weight. Pacquiao fights at 147, Martinez 160. If they fight at a catchweight of 150 or at the full 154, pacquiao would still weigh 140-something. Martinez would rehydrate 10-20 pounds. There is absolutely no obligation for Pacquiao to fight Martinez, or anyone for that matter, at 150 or above. He's a welterweight and a small one at that.
I still dont remember when Ward called out Martinez or when Martinez turned down to fight him! Not saying it didnt happen but I didnt think Ward would be ready to fight him just yet.
I already provided you with a link I guess you're too lazy to click a link? That's not my problem. But I help you out anyway:
Andre ward:
"I've never seen Macklin fight. But pulling for Martinez for a possible fight between us."
"Good win by Martinez. Did what he had to do. I'm ready!!! Lets make it happen!!!
"Me and Sergio would be a great fight"
But here is Lou DiBella on possibly fighting Ward or Bute:
"To say he should move up to fight Bute or Ward is like saying he should fight Klitschko. I’m not going to send him to the wolves. Come on. He doesn’t beat Bute. Bute’s too frigging big."
On fighting Bernard Hopkins who challenged Martinez at a catchweight of 170:
“I will not allow him to fight at 168, put it that way, ever,” said Sampson Lewkowicz, Martinez’s adviser. “So whoever comes with 170 or 168, my promoter [Lou DiBella] and myself and our team will not allow it. He’s too small for 168.”
“One-seventy is a lot of weight for me,” Sergio Martinez said, "That's too much."
What about fighting other top guys at 160 pounds, the same division Martinez fights at?
Sergio Martinez offered record purse to fight Dmitry Pirog ($3+ million dollars)
Lou DiBella: “Fuck Dmitry Pirog. We’re never fighting Dimitri Pirog….That was our belt that [the WBO] stole from him and we’re not fighting Dmitry Pirog, who has never done anything but beat Daniel Jacobs to deserve a big fight. Fuck Dmitry Pirog.”
Gennady Golovkin Calls Out Sergio Martinez
Lou DiBella: "He brings nothing to the table, that's not a fight we're interested in. At all"
(yet Dzinziruk & Darren Barker did? hmm)
So, I'd like to quote bigface's favorite line, "quit with the double standards!" Martinez wont even fight top guys in his own division, let alone guys at 168-170, so if you're going to call pacquiao a ducker for not moving up in weight to challenge martinez, martinez is a ducker himself for not moving up in weight (or even fighting top 160 pound fighters!).