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.