And NEW Middleweight Champion of the world...

[ICB]

Sergio Martinez !!!

IT HAPPENED !

Martinez outboxed Pavlik and cut him to ribbons.

What an excellent performance.

If you would have told me a few years ago that there was a guy out there I had never heard of who would go on to beat Cintron, Williams and Pavlik I wouldn't have beleived it.

But Martinez is definately THE MAN.

Fuck yeah !

Spoilers bro ?

But yea good performance and good news for the Martinez fans.

[killersheep]

Here's the current official Saddoboxing Middleweight rankings.

We still need to vote on how far to drop Pavlik

[No Contest]

Here's the current official Saddoboxing Middleweight rankings.

We still need to vote on how far to drop Pavlik

Why is PW soo low? Is it because he has 2 fights at middleweight? If so why is Martinez just bumped up. Those rankings are retarded at best.

[killersheep]

Here's the current official Saddoboxing Middleweight rankings.

We still need to vote on how far to drop Pavlik

Why is PW soo low? Is it because he has 2 fights at middleweight? If so why is Martinez just bumped up. Those rankings are retarded at best.

hahaha retarded, we actually have a very involved system which has resulted in these rankings. Glad to see that you consider over a years work of over 10 members based on the initial view of the entire forum retarded. But there is a system, there is a reason.

Williams wins at 160
Kolle - Unranked
Wright - Ranked #7 (which gains his spot)
Martinez - Unranked at middleweight when he fought there.

Martinez - #1 at 154 beat Pavlik #1 at 160 to take the championship.

To move up in rank in our system you have to beat someone ranked higher or fight someone ranked to get bumped up, Williams has not done that hence his rank at #7.

I can justify through our system the rank of every single person on that list. This isn't some arbitrary p4p ranking.

Your move sir show your non-retarded middleweight rankings, else it's just talk.

[The Fightfan]

I must say it was an impressive performance by Martinez and being down there in A.C. on Saturday he certainly did win some new fans with that performance.

[Jimmy G-Force]

The win didnt really suprise me to be honest, like Manny said, Martinez was always a horrible match-up for Pavlik. Too much speed, angles, and cuteness. It did look like Pavlik had found Sergio's groove, but Martinez showed the will to win and found another gear. I like Kelly, I dont think there is a reason not to like the bloke, but he will always struggle with clever or quick, or both, fighters.

A great win for Martinez, the guy is real quality.

[Kev]

Definitely, Martinez is a force, probably the best performance by a fighter so far this year.

A new superstar of boxing could be in the making, and he looks a little like me.

[armin]

Only bad thing is he's 35 and he relies so much on his speed and athlethicism I'm guessing that his best years were spent in obscurity and he can't have to much time left...but then again he didn't start till 20...

[milmascaras1]

great win for martinez. i'm a big fan of his but also of pavlik. i think pavlik screwed himself for coming in too heavy and it showed in his lackluster performance. he looked as slow as when he lost to bernard hopkins in the 170 catchweight fight. rehydrating 18 lbs. from 160 to 178 tells me that he was having problems making weight. hope they fight again because it was an entertaining fight.

[Hulk]

Only bad thing is he's 35 and he relies so much on his speed and athlethicism I'm guessing that his best years were spent in obscurity and he can't have to much time left...but then again he didn't start till 20...

Lets hope not.

I think Martinez has a few good title defences in him.

He's a super athlete.

[Violent Demise]

Only bad thing is he's 35 and he relies so much on his speed and athlethicism I'm guessing that his best years were spent in obscurity and he can't have to much time left...but then again he didn't start till 20...

Normally that would be a problem. But Martinez keeps himself in outstanding shape. And apart from the Margarito and Williams fights he hasn't really to my knowledge token much punishment in the ring

[J_Undisputed]

Meanwhile... elsewhere, Roy Jones Jr. is hatching his plot to steal Martinez's body and once again begin his quest for domination of the boxing world...

[Gandalf]

Hats off to Martinez. He really turned it on down the stretch. It looked as if Pavlik was edging his way back into it, but Martinez just ramped it on up. Martinez is a little like Calzaghe in that he has only really made his name internationally whilst well into his 30's. Like I say I thought Pavlik had found the formula, but Martinez turned that on it's head. The cuts clearly didn't help Pavlik, but that's boxing.

We might well see a rematch because of the rematch clause. I've a feeling Pavlik might still be very dangerous. But Martinez has shown, a bit like Hopkins did, that Pavlik is limited against a fighter who uses the ring. I thought Pavlik would land more and cause more damage, but Pavlik struggled. The first 4 rounds showed a serious disparity between the two. I had always wanted to see Calzaghe/Pavlik because I thought Calzaghe would school him something rotten, this went half way to showing that. There is no doubt that Martinez has grown into middleweight very well. He might as well stay there to see out his career.

[mattboxingfan]

Meanwhile... elsewhere, Roy Jones Jr. is hatching his plot to steal Martinez's body and once again begin his quest for domination of the boxing world...

Not if B-hop has anything to do with it!

[skel1983]

Great performance from Martinez props to him I under estimated him at middlewieght.