Can Paul Williams come back from this?

[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...

[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.