Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

[fistofrage]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

Sweet punch. Hopefully there will be a 3rd fight. I am got going to call that a lucky punch. It was well timed and it ended the fight, but I think overall these fighters are very evenly matched and get after it.

EA Sports take note.....We need to see these types of true 1 punch KO's.

[bigfnjoe96]

knockout of the year IMO.. what a punch

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[JayBee74]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

I hate that about Williams. At his height and with his reach, he should be far more dominant. His jab alone should be winning fights for him. That's why, outside of physical build, I don't agree with the Hearns comparisons.

He can't hit as hard as Hearns for one thing.

[Jukeman]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

Sweet punch. Hopefully there will be a 3rd fight. I am got going to call that a lucky punch. It was well timed and it ended the fight, but I think overall these fighters are very evenly matched and get after it.

EA Sports take note.....We need to see these types of true 1 punch KO's.

Its in!

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[Money99]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

I know this fight was only 2 rounds but I loved it! This is what boxing needs!

First off, like Hotsauce, Kanobi and Complex already stated, that was no lucky punch. Martinez had connected with that same short hook, inside a Williams lead hook, a couple of times before the KO moment.
Secondly, Williams was actually following a good gameplan prior to be putting to sleep.
The man simply got caught with a great, great punch.

While Williams career is certainly on the ropes, I don't think it's completely done.
He lost to the Middleweight champ afterall. But I think he needs to fight at 147 from now on.
I can see him getting a shot against Margarito or maybe even Cotto.

But he needs to rebound against a known name and show that he's not worse-for-wear after this disappointing loss.

As for Martinez, not sure who's going to face him now. But he's awesome.

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

Wait why is Williams' career on the ropes?

I don't see it.

[grunt]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

Wait why is Williams' career on the ropes?

I don't see it.

He can make a comeback but at 160 he is going to see fighters with more power.

[pietasterp]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

I really doubt it was a lucky shot. He saw he had that opening and connected with the short left hook a couple times before the KO. Martinez knew what he was doing and he went for the kill. The only reason it "looked" like a lucky shot was because he laid his whole body into that punch which forced his body to turn, but he knew where it was going to land. Watch the replay. The whole fight is on youtube, at least for now.

Difference of opinion, I guess, but it's hard to say for sure. In my opinion, the punch started as a wild haymaker and Martinez did not appear as if he expected to connect so much as he was ducking out of the way of Williams' short shot and just throwing a hard punch while moving out of harm's way. I mean, his head was turned before he ever even started throwing the punch, so it isn't like his momentum carried him out of the way.

Either way, it was a devastating blow - Williams' was out on his feet and went down as hard as I've seen anyone go down in a long time. No clue where either fighter goes from here, though...

[iLLmatic]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

The Hearns comparisons were a little premature to begin with but last night proved it more for why he isn't.

Hearns had legit KO power, which Williams does not in comparison. He pitty pats and lands but nothing more than punches that are thrown to score and keep you off balance and always on the defensive and because of this, he has to throw a lot of punches to be effective. His knockouts have mainly come because of his opponents inability to deal with his smothering style.

Hearns used his tall frame and long arms to keep fighters on the outside. Williams does not, in fact he comes down to the smaller fighters level and last night shows what happens when you do that with good competition.

Hearns had stamina issues as many Kronk fighters did back then, and in this area only is Williams better than Hearns. A very good fighter, but far from Hearns.

Williams style of overwhelming you with punches is the reason why he will lose fights against power punchers because in order for him to overwhelm them, he has to punch in bunches and with each punch its leaves an opening to get caught and after last night, everyone he fights from now on will be looking for that opening even more than they may have before.

[acts238shaun]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

He kept getting tagged with overhand lefts in round one and never kept his hands up. Sergio was smart and kept going to it and won. Bad defense by Williams and luck + smart offense by Sergio.

[Artman22]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

Glad Sergio knocked out williams, and didn't allow himself to be robbed again by the judges. I said it before and I'll say it again. Williams is not a good boxer. He's a slugger with crazy stamina.

[jtdribbles25]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

Glad Sergio knocked out williams, and didn't allow himself to be robbed again by the judges. I said it before and I'll say it again. Williams is not a good boxer. He's a slugger with crazy stamina.

what are you gaining by saying it again exactly?

[JerseySuave4]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

Glad Sergio knocked out williams, and didn't allow himself to be robbed again by the judges. I said it before and I'll say it again. Williams is not a good boxer. He's a slugger with crazy stamina.

Williams isnt a bad boxer, he just got caught last night by a better boxer. It happens, doesnt mean he's a bad boxer though.

[grunt]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

Williams isnt a bad boxer, he just got caught last night by a better boxer. It happens, doesnt mean he's a bad boxer though.

He looked like a bad boxer relative to his defense, balance, and how he slap his punches vs throwing his punches.

[Money99]

Re: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez II

Wait why is Williams' career on the ropes?

I don't see it.

I think his career is in jeopardy simply because of how he lost. He was knocked out cold by the middleweight champ. It's not like he lasted 10 hard-fought rounds before succumbing to a good shot.

I also think he's at a crossroads because he needs to find a weight class and stick with it. He can probably still do well for himself at 160, but I think 154, or even 147 is where he needs to be.
The problem is, nobody is going to fight him at 147. Nobody. And I think he has potential to dominate at that weight class. That's why you won't see Pac get in the ring with him, and we all know Floyd wants nothing to do with anyone who's even remotely close to being a challenge.

I think we could see a Williams-Cotto or Williams-Margarito matchup. At welterweight, the only top name I see calling him out would be Mosley and only because Shane needs a bigger name to get him back on the top stage.