Comments on: No Kelly Pavlik, No Problem For Paul Williams

By: jabbo

jabbo — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:26:38 +0000

agreed, agreed and agreed, can’t wait to see it!

By: Ja Dawson

Ja Dawson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:28:25 +0000

@jabbo Yezzir, that’s the elixir for the Punisher’s boxing ills. Let’s not ignore Sergio Martinez’s skill. And I’ll also add that the rematch would not likely be AS easy as his with Quintana. It’s funny, this fight was almost a carbon copy of his situation with Quintana in their first bout. He was slated to battle a tall, rangy, power-punching right hander in Kermit Cintron at the time (like Pavlik), Cintron backed out due to injury (like Pavlik), and then he was pitted against an avoided, slick southpaw in Martinez (like Quintana, but even better). This time around, he eked out a victory, but the similarities are crazy.

By: jabbo

jabbo — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:46:10 +0000

Rematch for sure! With P.W’s uncany matrix-like conformability it’s no doubt he would be the victor, i guess whats so frustrating to see is a young man so talented go into these wars ie quintana,margarito, and now martinez while he is certainly the greater more talent, so undertrained. While certainly not undercondition, young Paul is very unschooled and therefore fighting on instinct and adrenaline. Come and get him Emmanual Steward would be a great fit.

By: Ja Dawson

Ja Dawson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:05:51 +0000

Snyder, hard to argue your points. Although I saw it 115-113 for Williams or a draw, I could easily see 115-113 for Martinez. That being said, I would LOVE to see a rematch. I’d favor Williams (again) slightly because he will have seen tricky Martinez already, will likely fight taller, and will recall similar adjustments he made against Quintana. He made a serious tactical error, thinking that he could simply walk Martinez down without ramifications. It was eerily similar to his first fight with Quintana, where he just walked into counter-punches and followed Carlos around. Paul is so determined that even when being out-slicked, he can get off enough shots to make it competitive. The guess here is that in the rematch, he’ll fight taller, throw less punches, and put more juice on them. Sergio will still be tough because he as that great equalizer – speed.

By: Ja Dawson

Ja Dawson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:54:58 +0000

@jabbo, I think Emmanuel Steward would be the perfect trainer for him. He’s be even more avoided though, if he fought more pointed, behind a jab and punching down on folks, but I totally agree. You can still tell that he’s raw (and lacking much amateur experience). His insane athletic ability and strong will pretty much seem him through – but I do feel that he looked much more technical against Winky Wright. Take nothing away from Sergio, because he’s slick.