Sergio Martinez WOW just pure class!

both should be proud of what they did last night, it was a great fight, i had Martinez winning 115-113, but could easily see it a draw or 115-113 Williams, loved how both said nothing but positive things of their opponent (especially Martinez, due to the retarded scorecard), and how both were willing for a rematch right there on the spot, also Williams seemed so humble acknowledging how tough a fighter Martinez was basically made me a full fledged fan of his, we need more guys like these, who fight this hard even when any title is on the line, imagine what a war it would have been if it was for a strap ;D:o

I had the fight as a draw...GREAT match, I figured it would not be as great of a style matchup but it was a great fight and BOTH of those fighters would have beaten Kelly Pavlik.

Had the pleasure of watching Martinez in my home town a few years ago bashing up Adrian Stone, tiny little sports center that I used to play badminton in ;D He did a bit of a tour of the UK a few years ago much like Winky did when no one wanted to fight him, taking on the best we had to offer, Stone, Paul 'The Secret' Williams and suitibly bashed them up.

Not sure why more people dont know about him but he's a class fighter alright.

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Originally Posted by Lyle

I had the fight as a draw...GREAT match, I figured it would not be as great of a style matchup but it was a great fight and BOTH of those fighters would have beaten Kelly Pavlik.

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I completely agree.

I had him ahead 3 points, but on the same token, there were quite a few close rounds. Great fight. The 119 score for anyone was BS, though. Terrible judging in that case. This should've went down as a draw. Sergio fights very well and for a good cause, he has earned a new fan in me. It's a pitty he's had quite a career of hardship

Even in loss, however, Martinez definitely gained the most from this fight. Everything was stacked against Martinez from the beginning. The fight was fought at 160, which is not Martinez's natural weight class, and the fight was staged in the United States against a fighter many people in the boxing community don't want to see lose. When all was said and done, Martinez exposed Paul Williams. Paul isn't the most feared fighter on the planet anymore, that's certain now. Martinez looked more athletic and a better boxer than Pwill. I like Martinez's chances over anyone between 147 and 160.

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Originally Posted by Rantcatrat

Even in loss, however, Martinez definitely gained the most from this fight. Everything was stacked against Martinez from the beginning. The fight was fought at 160, which is not Martinez's natural weight class, and the fight was staged in the United States against a fighter many people in the boxing community don't want to see lose. When all was said and done, Martinez exposed Paul Williams. Paul isn't the most feared fighter on the planet anymore, that's certain now. Martinez looked more athletic and a better boxer than Pwill. I like Martinez's chances over anyone between 147 and 160.

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I agree: Paul Williams natural advantage is his pure size if he isnt that tall and rangy he is nothing special. Now I think Kelly Pavlik destroys him:)

martinez didn't expose anybody. quintana already did that. i can't believe ppl thought p.will could beat mayweather.

Martinez also has the best hair in boxing, hands down. ;D

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Originally Posted by sumkalambay

martinez didn't expose anybody. quintana already did that. i can't believe ppl thought p.will could beat mayweather.

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Hey Sum,

It wasn't just people that thought he was a bad match up for Floyd, it was Floyd himself. Listen to the interview with RA the Rugged Man and Floyd admits Paul would be too big for him.

I'm not certain Sergio exposed Paul; rather, the situation was much like Ward in the aftermath of the Ward/Kessler fight, where maybe Sergio, in that case Ward, had been overlooked for a long time, and even in defeat (or alleged victory) Williams and Kessler remain classy boxers.