So it's bad to stay in a weight division wherein you can't really make weight, another example is Casimero. he wanted to fight Inoue so he stayed in that division and in the first scheduled fight against Butler, he fell ill. And in the second one, he was caught with the Sauna thingy.
He was already struggling to keep the required weight, it's just too bad for Casimero as he was caught cheating, he could have just move up and be the number 1 contender to fight the champion. For Ancajas here, there's still one more chance for him to avenge his loss, if he wins here, people will stop doubting him, if he losses, then no choice for him but to move up.
Speaking of Casimero, I wonder what is he up to now because he should at least make some statement that he will climb through the next weight class because it was already clear that bantamweight is not for him anymore and fight this year too because he was already 1 year inactive last August. Anyway back to this fight, I think it's time for Ancajas to move too if he is truly struggling to make the required weight in this division but for now, he should try and settle his score first against Martinez before deciding what he should do next.
That kind of plan might need to wait, because Ancajas needs to focus on this upcoming rematch. It will give him a chance to hype his career and reclaim his former title before he decides to move up. If he's really struggling with maintaining his weight. We know how important a title is for every fighter. They need to carry a good name to make sure that they will have another money fight and secured their future finances.
So far, Ancajas is already working with his weight and as far as I remember, he already has dietarian to take care of his health while working with his usual trainings and sparring drills.
It is true Ancajas has a great fight and I am sure that his preparation is very good based on a diet so that he can maintain his weight, this means that he has to adjust himself so as not to overdo it, currently this is costing him a lot, I do not know if it is because the anxiety he has, but I think Ancajas has a very good performance due to the amount of hard training he has given, it is obvious that they want to speculate, some say that Ancajas wants to move to a higher weight category, I really do not I think, to move to a category unless he is not a boxing genius, it is better to move with more restraint, he is not used to a weight that he does not handle.
Now, barring all excuses, and assuming that Jerwin will come in healthy 100%, no problem with the weight whatsoever, then maybe he will going to beat Martinez as expected by the majority here.
If that's going to happen then the majority of us will celebrate, but the way I see in their past fight, Ancajas was struggling against a more aggressive fighter, it was Martinez who dictated the tempo, and the good thing for him is that he can take the punches of Ancajas, there was no killer punch from Ancajas in that fight, and worst is he got exhausted.
And that i what Ancajas need if he wanted to win this rematch he need to throw solid combinations that will allow him to shake Martinez if same thing happen and Martinez dictates the tempo and have that good dominance, it will be a one-way fight that will favor Martinez, there are lots of adjustment aside from being healthy and maintain the target/required weight.
Though we can speculate but the outcome will depend on how both fighters deliver and execute their plan to beat each other.
It will be different take from different gamblers, own analysis and perceptions between these two fighters.
I see that many people have a unique faith in Ancajas, and yes, the boxer is very good, but I think that not everything can be hit, some statistics are favoring him and I think that is something that the masses feel, but there is something that I have always tried to emphasize, Martinez is a boxer who wants to win many things, even a lot of money, and he is not used to fame and if he wins this fight he will not only show it but he will like it and defend that misplaced feeling, so that Martinez can't take him as a somewhat timid boxer or as a boxer who can be an object of losing, there are many possibilities that he has to win.
Here is a very interesting video and article by "Puma" Martinez, where he himself promises to take the title to Argentina and go to the Bombonera, the only thing is that the video is in Spanish, but the video is titled "El Puma Martinez ready for the revenge" and there is an article there where he talks about what he said, I share it with you, the only thing is that it is in Spanish, I looked for it a lot but I couldn't find it in English.
Source:
https://www.espn.com.ar/boxeo/nota/_/id/10981802/puma-martinez-campeon-supermosca-ibf-revancha-jerwin-ancajas-octubre-sueno-la-bombonera-defender-tituloThe cougar has a lot of confidence in himself, this with the Filipino will become very good, this fight promises.