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By Jake Donovan - In a year that lacked creativity and a true marquee fight, Sergio Martinez gave the sport several things – a bona fide candidate for Knockout and Fighter of the year, not to mention a long overdue “Oh S(p)it” moment, all in one night, and with a single punch.
A devastating straight left hand by Martinez put division-hopping Paul Williams down and out for the count at 1:10 of the second round in their middleweight championship Saturday evening at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The defending champion Martinez weighed in at 157.25 lb, while Williams came in at 156 lb, both comfortably under the contracted 158 lb. catchweight limit.
There was concern all week about how Martinez would handle losing so much weight in such a short span, on the heels of reports that he weighed higher than expected during 30-day and 7-day pre-fight weight checks.
The Argentinean allowed no time for that matter to ever become a concern, coming out aggressive from the opening bell and never letting up until the night was through.
It turned out that all he would need was four minutes to take care of business. [Click Here To Read More]
A devastating straight left hand by Martinez put division-hopping Paul Williams down and out for the count at 1:10 of the second round in their middleweight championship Saturday evening at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The defending champion Martinez weighed in at 157.25 lb, while Williams came in at 156 lb, both comfortably under the contracted 158 lb. catchweight limit.
There was concern all week about how Martinez would handle losing so much weight in such a short span, on the heels of reports that he weighed higher than expected during 30-day and 7-day pre-fight weight checks.
The Argentinean allowed no time for that matter to ever become a concern, coming out aggressive from the opening bell and never letting up until the night was through.
It turned out that all he would need was four minutes to take care of business. [Click Here To Read More]
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