Williams ready to dominate Jr. Middleweight division

He's not fighting Martinez at 154. They're fighting at 160.

 

The 154lb division is possibly the worst in sports. However, Martinez will give Williams fits. Martinez is not the same fighter he was 10 years ago against Margacheato.

 

most likely because all of PWill's preparation has been to fight at 160. In negotiations Sergio probably gets a better cut @ 160 as well. But PWill has said he's going to keep at 154

 

we'll see if he can get past martinez. he should, imo, but martinez is a handful for anyone. gonna be a good fight.

 

Dont Under-rate Martinez......

Hes got a damm good chance of beating Williams...

Good fight...both avoided like they have the plague!

 

Martinez by decision.

 

It's a talented division, but unfortunately its best fighters do not fight often and do not fight against each other. The same can be said of the 108 lb division as well. I would say it is light years ahead of the 160 lb division.

 

It would be nice to see Paul Williams settle in one division, he's gotten a lot of hype for someone who's yet to make a single world title defense.

 

Well Moneymatt as pointed out you are instantly wrong because the Martinez fight is at 160. As for your predictions they're of course rediculous though I think Williams could become the man at 154. I believe that Martinez will win a decision over Williams, I think the weight will favour Martinez much less but his movement will keep PW from getting off like he did against staionary fighters like Winky and Margo. Although Martinez is not as much of a counter puncher as Quintana, he will be able to move in and attack and get out as Quintana did.

As for the others I would take PW in a decision over Spinks and Santos. Dzindzruk is a wild card, if I was forced to I'd take a Williams UD but I've only seen Sergei fight twice and in poor quality video. Williams could do it but the division is bare anyway, he should take Pavlik at 160 as long as Kelly survives what he's been going through, it's a big fight still. After Martinez and Pavlik there's a lot of young talent in the MW division that will be ready by that point. Golovkin and Andy Lee stand out the most, and maybe Kirkland will make some noise once he's out. Williams is going to get the chance to launch himself into ssuperstardon even though he can't make 147 anymore and 154 is currently bare.

 

Actually, Martinez TKOed a guy called Russell Jordan who seemed to have similar reach and dimensions as Paul Williams. Obviously, Jordan is light years behind PW but its reassuring that Martinez has at least already been in there with someone of PW's reach and size. Check that fight out. . .this Jordan guy seriously looks like he could well be PW's younger brother.


In terms of pure boxing skill and slickness, PW cannot compete with Sergio Martinez but. . .and this is a big but. . .Martinez's hands-low defense against a guy who can throw 100 punches a round is what really worries me as a big Martinez fan. Changing your entire defensive style is not something you can do in one camp. Martinez could get starched if he comes in with hands low. Martinez was actually eating a lot of jabs from journeyman-level southpaw Jordan due to his bad habit of keeping his right hand athis waist. This is very worrisome against a guy like PW.

 

Yeah,that's why he can't even make 54 to fight Martinez at the weight.

 

There were several issues over money and weight. Goosen/Williams offered a supposedly small pay day. Martinez said it wasn't enough for a title fight. Both wanted to fight KP at 160; blah-blah-blah. It is what it is. Still a good fight.

 

ok, since u said so.