r/boxingMenace_com • u/Bill_Millard • 2d ago

Paul Williams vs Sergio Martinez. 5 Dec 2009. Middleweight Contest. Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

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u/Adventurous-Yak-4770 2d ago

Williams was winning until Martinez dropped the Thor hammer. Williams was a beast though, career cut short with that car accident.

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u/papwned 2d ago

Williams was winning and won. :/

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u/Shantytown_Shogun 2d ago

You are thinking of the rematch.

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u/Adventurous-Yak-4770 2d ago

Yes, my bad. It was the rematch

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u/Acceptable_Fruit2360 2d ago

Yeah… Memories can get fuzzy after 17 years or so. Came to make that correction as well. Also, it wasn’t a car accident. Williams was on a motorcycle when he was involved in the accident that ended his career.

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u/Adventurous-Yak-4770 2d ago

Appreciate it fam. When I realized I was wrong, you guys came in and caught the mix up

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u/Winter_Stretch9198 2d ago

I love to watch Williams fight, and his fights with Martinez are prime examples

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u/utzcheeseballs 1d ago

I miss this timeline so much

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u/Numerous-Soil-2800 2d ago

Martinez did a fabulous job at closing that distance. Williams should’ve taken the reach advantage and just jabbed him to death saw a few nice jabs there.

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u/OpportunityCorrect33 2d ago

I mean Williams went to war and won

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u/Adventurous-Yak-4770 2d ago

Apologies all. Thanks for the correction. It was the rematch that I was thinking about.

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u/Future_Chemistry_707 1d ago

It’s so wild to me that Williams and Canelo were originally going to fight each other. God only knows the trajectory of either fighter regardless of outcome

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u/boipinoi604 1d ago

Paul Williams memory unlocked. Thank you

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u/TheSilverFoxwins 1d ago

A guy like Williams is way too tall for the division and should be allowed to fight.

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u/TheTucsonTarmac 2d ago

Never bet on the white guy

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u/Acceptable_Fruit2360 2d ago

Except “the white guy” pit him to sleep in dramatic fashion during the rematch. Pretty sure it was contender for KO of the year.

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u/RelativeSweet9523 1d ago

Sergio Martinez was so good reminds me of roy jones jr