Martinez Has Goals In Sight » “Maravilla,” the nickname of middleweight boxer Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KOs), is perhaps the most appropriate in all of boxing. The Spanish word for “wonder,” it fits Martinez perfectly… ALLEN TRIEU, msn.foxsports.com

If Not Pacquiao, Who’s Next For Mayweather? Sergio Would Be Fun; Bet On Khan » Who should Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight next? Easy: Manny Pacquiao, naturally. Outside of the fighting congressman from Sarangani, what opponent could Floyd find to make an equally big, or even bigger, statement? Why, Sergio Martinez, of course… Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com

The Boricua Comeback? » 2011 hasn’t been a great year for Puerto Rican boxing. • While faded boricua figurehead, Miguel Cotto, stopped Ricardo Mayorga in March, not even the fiercest of Cotto loyalists would argue that it was anything other than a trophy win from a critically weathered fighter… Paul Magno, theboxingtribune.com

Reigning And Defending: Bernard Hopkins » Could it be six years ago already? Six years since Bernard Hopkins turned in what many saw as half a performance against Jermain Taylor in their first bout to lose to the young Arkansan upstart and end his reign as the longest defending middleweight champion in the history of the sport?… Jeff Pryor, www.queensberry-rules.com

Froch To Ward: Cut No Excuse, I’m Always Injured » Carl Froch has told Andre Ward not to use his cut eye as an excuse if he suffers defeat in the Super Six final, which has been rescheduled for December 17… Source: www.espn.co.uk

Sergio Martinez: Will The Real Middleweight Champion Let Down? » Coming into this weekend’s lineal middleweight title fight between Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, 47-2-2 (26) KOs and “Darren “Dazzling” Barker, 23-0 (14), the question is not whether the champ with no belt will win, but how hard will he make it on himself? Barker is another in a string of unknown-to-US-fight-fans Euros that HBO has decided to use as an opponent in lieu of perhaps a Midwestern easy out… Gabriel Montoya, www.doghouseboxing.com

Photos by: Ward © Fight Camp 360/Showtime; Martinez/Barker © PA Photos; Hopkins © Howard Schatz

WHO YOU LIKE?™ Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito II. » Pre-fight coverage from Times Square, NYC featuring the Bob Arum (Top Rank), Lou DiBella (DiBella Entertainment) and Pablo ‘Esco’ Santiago (Pound 4 Pound DVD). Plus comments on the Mayweather vs Ortiz outcome. [ Recorded September 21, 2011]