Williams vs Martinez 2 at 157lbs catchweight

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  1. Flea Man

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    I think Sergio will win the rematch convincingly, I had the first fight 115-113 to P-Dub.

    I personally think the weight clause is unecessary; it's about what I expect both men to come in anyways.
     
  2. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    i think Williams will win. Look what he did in his last re-match.

    Also he had 3 weeks to prepare for a tricky style like Martinez, all his sparring will of been for the basic straight punching come forward style of Pavlik.
     
  3. Flea Man

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    This is true, good points.

    Martinez also only had a few weeks to prepare let's not forget.

    However, if Williams does win people will just say 'the 3lbs made the difference' like it did to Cotto, apparently.
     
  4. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    That rematch told us nothing. He caught Quintana early (who's an up and down fighter at best) and that was that. It's not like he had time to show he'd solved Quintana's movement.

    He certainly couldn't solve Martinez's style at any point. In fact it was Martinez who changed up his approach, not Paul.

    But the three weeks thing doesn't account for the physical training he'd done. he was a lot fitter and more physically prepared for a hard fight.

    This will be another hard fight, but Martinez is coming in on truly even footing this time.
     
  5. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Martinez wasn't even preparing for a fight and came in at 3 weeks notice to face a physical freak like Williams.

    Williams is a bit of a ****, he thinks he is a worth a lot more than he is. Same with Andre Berto.

    It's clear Williams only took the rematch as he had no other option, HBO were forcing his team to. Martinez agreed ages ago but Williams camp were looking for a big fight at welterweight that didn't exist.
     
  6. robpalmer135

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    Martinez had a fight lined up and DiBella had said in interviews he was convienced Pavlik would pull out. Martinez was as close to being in training camp as he could be.
     
  7. ricardoparker93

    ricardoparker93 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What a pointless catchweight! They can both make light middleweight with little to no problem.. Just Williams being a ***** and wanting an even bigger size advantage.
     
  8. ricardoparker93

    ricardoparker93 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You had the first fight for Williams? Based on what :huh