Julio Cesar Martinez vs Jay Harris: Can Harris Upset The Mexican King

Julio Cesar Martinez vs Jay Harris
Can Harris Upset The Mexican King:

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By Peter Silkov

Writer For The Boxing Glove



While the match tonight between welterweights Mikey Garcia vs Jessie Vargas is the main event for most people tonight at the Ford Centre, Frisco, Texas, for others the most interesting clashes of the night will be between super flyweights Khalid Yafai and Roman Gonzalez for Yafai's WBA world title and flyweights Julio Cesar Martinez and Jay Harris, for Martinez's WBC world title. Martinez might well be another Mexican great in the making. He is an aggressive and busy fighter, who attacks his opponents like a swarm of bees, and usually beats them down with a ferocious body attack. Martinez can look a little raw at times and can be outboxed for periods, but most of his opponents find that they can only hold him off for a short while. Martinez has already dismantled two British fighters, Andrew Selby and Charkie Edwards, and Jay Harris looks as if he will have his work cut out tomorrow night. Jay is a good boxer, but he will have to produce the form of his life to cause an upset. The odds are against Harris, but as always in boxing, the fact that no one expects him to win might well work for him. Jay is a good enough boxer to cause Martinez some problems early, but a crucial aspect of the match will be if Jay can hold his own when the two men inevitably go toe to toe. If Harris has the strength and power to gain Martinez's respect then he has a chance of pulling off an upset points victory over the cruder fighting Mexican. Martinez's is nicknamed 'El Ray' which translates as 'The King' how he deals with Harris tonight will be a good indication of whether Martinez is simply a good King or a future great one.  Win or lose I am expecting an impressive and gutsy performance from Harris, but he may just find himself in the wrong place at the wrong time tonight.

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