September 23, 2010 – New York, NY) On Thursday afternoon at The Palm restaurant in Times Square, WBC middleweight champion Sergio “Maravilla†Martinez and former three time world champion Paul “The Punisher†Williams met to announce the rematch of their December 5, 2009 slugfest, set for November 20 from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. http://fightbeat.com/news_details.php?NW=22227
Its gonna be another close fight. I'm going with Martinez to edge it out this time but it really could go either way.
Hopefully Martinez will be more agressive this time and go for a KO. He must know by know he isn't going to get a close decision.
Last time, Martinez was a big time let down fight after Pavlik kept pulling out. This time, Martinez is the middleweight champion and THE fight for Williams to make. I like a sharper Williams to win clean. He might stop Martinez.
I think Williams will come in with a better game-plan and more respect for Martinez, and will win a decision he actually deserves.
Someone is getting OUTBOXED and someone will come in with better CARDIO this time. Williams for the first and Sergio for the 2nd.
Its already been said in this thread. PW wasn't prepared for Martinez the 1st time and he is now you have to believe he'll do better. Although the same can be said for Martinez who wasn't prepared for PW either. My gut tells me Martinez takes this fight.
Exactly. Martinez went from nothing at all on the table to a fight on short notice against a 6'1" lefty with a 7-foot wingspan. Not the easiest dimensions in the world to replicate in training, especially with only a month or so to prepare. It's also worth noting that Williams had plenty of time to train for Cintron. Didn't exactly appear to serve him very well. All that aside, I'm just viewing the fight straight up, and believe that Martinez finds a way to win. It's quite possible that it's just as close this time around, and the type of fight where no matter who wins, the other side will claim robbery. I just hope it's as good - my fear is that it won't be.
Well again, he knew for months that he was fighting Cintron on May 8. Didn't exactly look great in that one, in fact was saved by Kermit the Flying 's stunts and some very shitty scoring.
That's fair. Still, Williams strikes me as a guy who gets up for bigger, important fights. I think the Quintana series is a good indication of his struggle to get up for mid-level fights. He becomes lazy when he doesn't see a major threat in front of him. IMO, of course.
For those tat agree pw will win... Do you or do you not think that martinez could bring salsa to Mexico?
Interesting point, hadn't considered that. Though by the same token maybe Martinez will be more confident and aggressive this time too, as a champion/established star. Fantastic fight, can't wait.
Well I guess Martinez would have to first go to Mexico in order to bring it there, seeing as how he doesn't live there, nor is he even Mexican. Not that your ignorant ass bothers to differentiate.