Can Paul Williams come back from this?

[Dean Duke]

I hope so Williams is a class act.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Martinez was not even looking, it was a lucky punch.

Yep, Martinez would've been just as surprised that punch landed and with such force. He wasn't looking and was trying to avoid Williams punch, it did land and landed hard. How Williams manages to handle the psychological barrier is the question this week.
I am not that convinced about Martinez.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Martinez was not even looking, it was a lucky punch.

Yep, Martinez would've been just as surprised that punch landed and with such force. He wasn't looking and was trying to avoid Williams punch, it did land and landed hard. How Williams manages to handle the psychological barrier is the question this week.
I am not that convinced about Martinez.

this.

It's one thing to get tagged and have your legs go...it's another to get ko'd COLD.

[ruthless rocco]

dude needs to shave that pathetic goatee!

paul: your face looks like an x rated blaxploitation film.

[Diane]

dude needs to shave that pathetic goatee!

I couldn't agree more!!! Every time I see him fight, I always say to Danny that if I got anywhere near him, I would cut that shit off his chin.

If I'm not mistaken, can't a fighter request for their opposition to shave that shit off if they feel it could be troublesome during the fight? As in, if they are holding and he rubs that shit in someone's eye or into a cut, because he could easily do that with his height advantage. I would request it, just to get into his head.

Anyways, to answer the question, don't know, don't care. Never was a fan of Williams, something about him just rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it was the whole "I'm the most feared man in boxing" crap. I guess he can't say that now.

BTW, that's my fav knock out. I've watched that probably at least 250 times! I just sit there and hit that 7 second rewind button on my dvr over and over again. My son was also watching the fight with me, and he went nuts when it happened. I still crack up when I watch it, and I hear Bob Papa saying loudly "good left hand, and down goes Williams", you hear in the background Kellerman saying "Hoooly Christ".

[p4pking]

Yeah it's a tall order, this thread just got me thinking. Can anyone think of a high profile fighter who was viciously KO'ed like that and then rebounded to beat a solid opponent in their very next fight? I'm sure there are tons of examples, but in recent history, I'm completely at a loss.

[CutMeMick]

Sure he can comeback and he's ready to prove it.
Can't hack him for getting right back in the mix and fighting Lara.
Lara has yet to really prove himself so I see this as a very winable fight for Paul.
Especially if he has a high output.

Martinez was not even looking, it was a lucky punch.

Come on Master...
That's pretty laughable. Sergio had landed that same shot previously.
Yes he moved his head away, but it was to avoid RuPauls shot.
You can see in the replay at the 1:30 mark that Sergios head moves but look closely at his eyes. He is looking dead at RuPaul.
Also don't forget that luck is when preparation meets oppourtunity...
Sergio said before the fight he would get the KO.

dude needs to shave that pathetic goatee!

If I'm not mistaken, can't a fighter request for their opposition to shave that shit off if they feel it could be troublesome during the fight? As in, if they are holding and he rubs that shit in someone's eye or into a cut, because he could easily do that with his height advantage. I would request it, just to get into his head.

There is def. a rule but I've never really seen it enforced.
I mean boxers like Duran, John Ruiz and recently Haye have fought with full grown beards...

Yeah it's a tall order, this thread just got me thinking. Can anyone think of a high profile fighter who was viciously KO'ed like that and then rebounded to beat a solid opponent in their very next fight? I'm sure there are tons of examples, but in recent history, I'm completely at a loss.

Mayorga after the Tito TKO beat Pichirillo for a strap...
Montiel just beat Cermeno after losing to Nonito...

[fan johnny]

dude needs to shave that pathetic goatee!

I couldn't agree more!!! Every time I see him fight, I always say to Danny that if I got anywhere near him, I would cut that shit off his chin.

If I'm not mistaken, can't a fighter request for their opposition to shave that shit off if they feel it could be troublesome during the fight? As in, if they are holding and he rubs that shit in someone's eye or into a cut, because he could easily do that with his height advantage. I would request it, just to get into his head.

Anyways, to answer the question, don't know, don't care. Never was a fan of Williams, something about him just rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it was the whole "I'm the most feared man in boxing" crap. I guess he can't say that now.

BTW, that's my fav knock out. I've watched that probably at least 250 times! I just sit there and hit that 7 second rewind button on my dvr over and over again. My son was also watching the fight with me, and he went nuts when it happened. I still crack up when I watch it, and I hear Bob Papa saying loudly "good left hand, and down goes Williams", you hear in the background Kellerman saying "Hoooly Christ".

Why not just make one of signature things?

[Diane]

dude needs to shave that pathetic goatee!

I couldn't agree more!!! Every time I see him fight, I always say to Danny that if I got anywhere near him, I would cut that shit off his chin.

If I'm not mistaken, can't a fighter request for their opposition to shave that shit off if they feel it could be troublesome during the fight? As in, if they are holding and he rubs that shit in someone's eye or into a cut, because he could easily do that with his height advantage. I would request it, just to get into his head.

Anyways, to answer the question, don't know, don't care. Never was a fan of Williams, something about him just rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it was the whole "I'm the most feared man in boxing" crap. I guess he can't say that now.

BTW, that's my fav knock out. I've watched that probably at least 250 times! I just sit there and hit that 7 second rewind button on my dvr over and over again. My son was also watching the fight with me, and he went nuts when it happened. I still crack up when I watch it, and I hear Bob Papa saying loudly "good left hand, and down goes Williams", you hear in the background Kellerman saying "Hoooly Christ".

Why not just make one of signature things?

I guess you haven't really looked at my Martinez sigi then?

Besides, it's much better watching it on a 65" TV vs a little sigi.

[Diane]

dude needs to shave that pathetic goatee!

If I'm not mistaken, can't a fighter request for their opposition to shave that shit off if they feel it could be troublesome during the fight? As in, if they are holding and he rubs that shit in someone's eye or into a cut, because he could easily do that with his height advantage. I would request it, just to get into his head.

There is def. a rule but I've never really seen it enforced.
I mean boxers like Duran, John Ruiz and recently Haye have fought with full grown beards...

I thought so, but wasn't positively sure.

Maybe no one has ever requested it yet? Like I said, I would, just to get into his head, and to piss him off.

[p4pking]

Yeah it's a tall order, this thread just got me thinking. Can anyone think of a high profile fighter who was viciously KO'ed like that and then rebounded to beat a solid opponent in their very next fight? I'm sure there are tons of examples, but in recent history, I'm completely at a loss.

Mayorga after the Tito TKO beat Pichirillo for a strap...
Montiel just beat Cermeno after losing to Nonito...

Good call on Montiel. I honestly haven't followed anything below featherweight closlely in recent times, so will have to look into Cermeno. If he's even of decent quality then it's good on Montiel, the Donaire KO was really bad. I actually watched Mayorga vs Pichirillo live and Mayorga really looked like someone who was coming off a long layoff and unsure of himself, if Pichirillo could have punched at all it might have been different, Mayorga didn't look good in that one imo.

[Ant Live]

Paul being KO'ed, do make this weekend very interesting. But I think he will get pass Lara by KO. I'm already asking what's next for Paul. The 154 is the division where he should settle down at. Although he still claim he can still make 147, he will not get Manny or Floyd in the ring. And there's nobody else at that weight for him to fight. But 154 . . . if he gets through Lara . . .
Alfredo Angulo - Should be fighting more often and still a majpr player
Sergei Dzinziruk - Put up a great effort against Martinez and still WBO champ
Antonio Margarito vs Cotto 2 - the winner of this fight
Kermit Cintron - history
Austin Trout - A step up but safe fight for Williams. No ko's in last 10 fights
Saul Alvarez - IMO, still green but a bull. Styles makes fights. WBC champ
Cornelius Bundradge - IBF champ and needs a fight beside the contender to be on center stage
Cory Spinks - recent win and when he's in great shape, a style that can give a lot of people problems
Vanes Martirosyan - chasing Saul. But too needs a mainstream fight
James Kirkland - Got to get back on his Wolfe. Again, styles makes fights