Antonio Margarito Montiel vs. Paul Williams - CST's Standalone RBR.

It would be quite redundant at this point, I've seen the match in excess of 10 times, maybe even 15, it's easily one of my favorite matches from the last 2 decades. Whereas the Williams-Margarito match, it had been a while since I'd seen it, and it needed a revisit. Although, maybe I'll do one.... if I feel like watching it again, which I get that hankering about once a year.

Here's my scorecard for the record.

Round 1 Martinez 10-9
Round 2 Martinez 10-9
Round 3 Martinez 10-9
Round 4 Williams 10-9
Round 5 Williams 10-9
Round 6 Williams 10-9
Round 7 Williams 10-9
Round 8 Martinez 10-9
Round 9 Williams 10-9
Round 10 Martinez 10-9
Round 11 Martinez 10-9
Round 12 Martinez 10-9

115-113 Martinez

116-112 is fine as well.

 

I was lurking at the time, but hadn't officially joined yet, but yeah I remember that. I never hesitated for a second in thinking Pavlik would beat him to a pulp. But it would have been a sight to behold as long as it lasted. For the record, I still have all of my VHS tapes from that era.

 

Already did it, a few years back.
Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler 12 Rounds @ Middleweight. April 4, 1987.

Round 1 Leonard 10-9 One sided round for Ray, Hagler landed next to nothing.
Round 2 Leonard 10-9 Better MH body work early, Ray pulled away with hard counter rights & hooks.
Round 3 Leonard 10-9 Hagler starts out well, but Ray's far faster hands and cleaner shots edge it.
Round 4 Leonard 10-9 Ray countering the hell out of him, and showboating while he's doing it. East work.
Round 5 Hagler 10-9, close Marvin caught him with a right that buckled him, but still barely won the round.
Round 6 Leonard 10-9 Brilliant round by Ray, who stood his ground and landed in combination throughout.
Round 7 Leonard 10-9 Ray standing his ground at times teeing off on Hagler, Hagler finished strong.
Round 8 Leonard 10-9 Close round, Hagler cut the ring off well, got his jab on track but was still outworked.
Round 9 Leonard 10-9 Hagler hurt Ray and flurried, but Ray came back and unloaded a barrage to the bell.
Round 10 Leonard 10-9 Ray is gassed at this point, but manages to steal round with a few blistering flurries.
Round 11 Leonard 10-9 Hagler marching forward, landing little, Ray tagging him with flurries throughout.
Round 12 Hagler 10-9 Ray came damn close to winning this one too, but he was gassed, & MH was more accurate.


Ray Leonard 118-110

Way less close than I remembered it to be. It was pretty much a one sided Ray Leonard schooling. I could see maybe 117-111 the closest I could possibly stretch it is to 116-112, but that's it. The rest of you guys, how did you score it?

 

What can I say, I can be a harsh judge sometimes. I think Hagler did a magnificent job pushing Leonard to the brink, and was damn competitive in every round, he just didn't do quite enough and wasn't accurate enough to take many of the rounds.

 

Pretty similar evolution for me, although I've always had Leonard winning, it's just gotten wider over time.