| 01 October 2011
Let's have a quick show of hands: Does anyone who is not Darren Barker, Barker's promoter or a member of Barker's family think that he is going to upset middleweight champ Sergio Martinez tonight in Atlantic City?
I didn't think so. But remember, this is boxing, and strange things can happen. It was just a few years ago that Martinez was relatively unknown, plying his trade mostly in Europe and building an impressive record against guys you've never heard of.
Now he's widely acknowledged as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Yes, Barker might not be the first choice we fans would pick for Martinez to fight (assuming, of course, there really is a first choice for him to fight), but you don't know what's going to happen until the punches start flying.
That's why we watch. That's why you should tune in to HBO at 10 pm Eastern time tonight and see if there's an incredible upset in the making or if Maravilla continues his recent run of dazzling performances.
And, as always, if you can't watch, you can always come back here and catch our live round by round updates. Hit our home page, look for the round by round post and refresh every few minutes for the latest.
If feasible, we'll also do a round by round post for the Andy Lee-Brian Vera undercard bout. Only because we love you though.
See you later tonight!
