Sergio Martinez would school Kelly Pavlik

we went from paul willimas gonna school him to now martinez. i guess everyone beats the champion.

 

Possible. I still think Sergio is there to be hit too much to last all 12 with Kelly. Pavlik hits like a mule and his workrate, although not like Williams, is still pretty crazy.

 

easier said than done. Pavlik is a big strong guy. I think he would stop Martinez in the late rounds.

 

All aboard the hype train :lama

 

I think you jumped the LandShark on this one. School? I doubt it. He did school Pdub for 3 rounds, but he couldn't keep it up.

 

First off, Martinez was dying by the 12th round. The pace was definitely getting to him. Are you denying this?

And i wouldn't classify Martinez as a master boxer. He's got quick feet and hand speed but he's pretty predictable. He moves in and out with his hands down and his defense is lacking. That's why he got hit so much.

If anyone was a "master boxer" against PW, it was Quintana. He showed true skills in that fight. Hitting but also not being hit. At least not as much as Martinez.

I would slightly favor Pavlik. But wouldn't surprise me if Martinez did outbox Pavlik.

 

It would be interesting to say the least. Kelly can certainly apply pressure of similar overall magnitude to Paul's (less actual punches thrown, but heavier and more damaging ones) and he too could test the limits of Martinez's usually dependable conditioning by making him move out of harm's way and counter for dear life at a higher volume than with which he is comfortable.

Martinez by close decision (winning most of the first half and stealing an occasional late round with a second wind after taking a few off but to retreat) or Pavlik by late, brutal "Gotcha!" KO.

 

It's easier said than done. I'm not a huge Pavlik fan but he's been too much heat. It's ridiculous. He got schooled, yeah, but he was schooled by B-Hop at a higher weight. Then everyone starts going on about how he will get schooled and dominated by Williams blah, blah. Now he'll be schooled by Martinez.

PLEASE. Williams got so overrated. He's good but the guy gets hit a lot and hasn't tasted power from a real puncher yet, especially not at 160. What happens if Pavlik connects at least a third of the times Martinez did? I'm not sure Williams even has a chance.

Martinez? Can he last 12? Ugh, not so sure.

 

A Pavlik-Martinez fight is even more appealing now then what it was. I still don't think Martinez beats Pavlik but he is a live underdog. I think Martinez would jump to an early lead but Pavlik would come on late. If Martinez ends the fight on his feet he could pull off the upset but I think Pavlik grinds him down and stops him late in a good fight.

 

Pavlik seems to quick becoming a guy that won't fight the best. I wish he would just follow through with the fight against Williams - then Martinez - end all the speculation. That's what champions do. He's turning into a cherry picker.

 

Both Williams and Martinez would make Pavlik look like a stationary object.

 

Pavlik doesn't hit like a mule....people will never get it

 

It's such a damn shame SGM only appeared on the radar so late in his career. Instead of taking these dangerous match-ups with middleweights out of necessity given how barren his division is, he could have been tangling - with fresher legs - with legit 154 lb guys like Spinks, Mayorga, and Forrest several years back. Those would have been incredibly entertaining (and winnable) and he could be a huge star by now.