That inactivity left him 1-1-1 across his last three appearances, including a knockout loss to Gervonta Davis and a draw with Nahir Albright. Those results removed much of the fear that once surrounded him, but Martin views his reduced standing as useful bait.
“There’s going to be some fighters who feel that they may take a chance to fight me just off the last performances or whatever and think it’s sweet or it’s an easy fight. They’re just going to put me in the seat that I want to be in. I would like to fight Lindolfo Delgado. I like that fight right there,” Martin said during Wednesday’s DAZN-streamed press
