One thing that really impresses me about Martinez. Most boxers want to work exclusively on the outside. When they get inside they just clinch and wait for the ref to break them. Not Martinez. He's willing to keep his hands moving at all times. Even when he's tied up. If he has a free hand he's trying to hurt the other guy. If there's a way to put his hands on the other fighter he's going to do it. He fights the full round every round and he's always moving his hands. What a fighter. And he's not the type of boxer that just wants to score points. He wants knockouts. He wants to hurt the other guy. God bless Sergio Martinez.
Martinez clearly won this fight. Paul Williams was a good honest fighter but was overhyped as hell. He got badly beat by Lara too and got gifted big time in that fight.
Lampley was so biased on behalf of Martinez one would think he bet his house on the guy. Williams was doing great work and landing hard shots in the 11th that were being completely ignored.
That is why when I watch boxing matches, I turn the volume down real low...mainly because of the bias by the commentators in favor of their television network fighters.
Martinez had one of the prettiest, fan friendliest styles I've ever seen, I don't know why he wasn't promoted more. Australians loved this guy when we found out about him, but it was near the end of his career when he fought Julio César Chávez Jr. Great fighter though
Gotta respect both of these guys. Williams took a lot of hard right hooks and kept coming and Martinez, with Williams' pressure was able to keep himself together for the whole fight. Great fight.
Micheal Taylor He had a motorbike accident and he is now paralysed. He is very lucky to be alive, if he was not as fit as he is then his body wouldn't have been able to survive.
Yo vi ganar a Sergio por 2 o 3 puntos, pero creo que si Maravilla no hubiese perdido esta pelea, nunca hubiésemos visto ese TREMENDO KO en la revancha, que fue KO del 2010 y quedo 6º en la historia del boxeo, entre los mejores nocaut de la HISTORIA!
It was a close fight, but I gave it to Martinez. This was the fight that got me into boxing. I love it now, and Martinez is my favorite fighter. It's a shame he got famous at such an advanced age. We only have a few years left of Maravilla! And what a shame about Paul Williams. :( I'm just happy that he seems to have accepted everything that has happened to him. He's always smiling and joking, from the videos I've seen. A true champion! These two put on a show and made a fan that night. :)
this is the only reason mayweather is still undefeated he always had home field advantage ive personally seen mayweather lose in 3 diffferent fights but yet he is undefeated bosing has no credibility its a joke.
i wasnt telling i was asking. and as for lampley i do my best to ignore him and manny. i really only listen when RJJ talks cuz it seems he doesnt discredit any fighter. and i do agree dat they didnt really credit martinez enough. both great fighters and i loved every second of the fight and wished there would b a 3rd 1.
This was boxing at it's best, but holy shit it was just fight fight too. These were some real HARD HARD punches that were thrown here. How the hell they went as all out for the whole fight is mesmerizing. Marinez had an INSANE Check hook.
Only been following boxing for about 10 years, but this is one of my favorite fights; Julie Lederman learned well from her daddy, I'm good with the draw
Hell for leather, crazy ass fight. Williams didn't use his physical advantages, or roll with the punches at all - hard to match his work-rate though. Their rematch several months later was a shocker - didn't expect that to happen.
sad thing with P.Will is that if he learned how to used his height, he wouldve been even more scary. It's unfortunate that Steward couldnt have got to him at some point.
Martínez was a damn good fighter so skilled yet he wasn’t afraid to mix it up at times.. he was fast elusive and had underrated power he also had a good chin. Williams was great as well tall long althetic good chin too and very active
it was a close fight. it was a draw but i can see how either man would have won by 2 rounds. NOT MORE THAN THAT- but u can see how martinez found the left hand the knocked paul out
119-110, "I'd say he was blind. WHO's kidding whom"? I must say that this is my 2nd view of the fight & it was closer than I recalled. I still think Martinez won but only by 2 rds - his KD of Williams in the 1st was a crusher. PW's KD of SM was a glancing top of the head punch as SM was off-balance & Sergio appeared fine, while PW was dazed, having gt caught flush & sailed into the ropes. Draw? Can't be too irritated w/ that score but BOTH of the other scores are off-the-mark; the 119-110 judge frm NJ shld have bn fined/suspended and sent back to "Scoring a Fight: 101".
This was a great fight,these 2 men were really slugging. I'd already seen Williams up close in his fight with the great Winky wright and Williams was very impressive in that fight as well. But this was the first time id ever seen Martinez fight i was very very impressed with his performance. He could've easily won this fight but Williams constant pressure and activity carried the day for him! Both men deserved to win,both put on a great show for everybody that night!
This is the first match I've seen of Sergio Martinez; he boxes like a true pugilist. Not much of a Williams fan since he was allowed a robbery against Erislandy Lara but both are boxers I can respect regardless.
If I wanted to be dick I would've ruled this fight a draw. Now if I wanted to score this fight fair I would've gave it to martinez he stole the last two rounds that where much needed by either fighter.
I'm so fucking tired of Jim Lampley. He's always trying to push some kind of agenda. This fight was a very close fight and yet all that Lampley talks about is the good things that Martinez does. At times he flat out ignored hard punches that Williams landed. Then after calling a biased fight all night, he tries to lead ledderman into saying Martinez won. Ledderman gave a good score for this fight. And then before the fight was even over he was already setting up the conversation to be about a robbery whenever he was talking about the "American" judges and how Martinez was from Argentina. Lampley is a fucking disgrace. I don't know how anyone takes him seriously. He does this kind of bull all the time. I can not wait for his ass to be gone. Kellerman needs to take over now.
Well said. I saw it too. I had Williams winning by 3. I personally think that Kellerman is even worse than Lampley when it comes to sly, biased commentating but I agree with most of what you said. The most blatant example of HBO bias I have personally witnessed was the first Chavez/Taylor fight. In the last round when Chavez knocked Meldrick down the whole commentating team went dead quiet and said nothing. I have a feeling Lampley bets on the fights and thats part of the reason for the bias.
nobody ignored any punches i only seen paul land half a dozen solid punches if that he had a good jab but his power is that of a babies in comparison to martinez. martinez won this fight not even a dras n my opinion
Williams had a bit more in the tank and took the last couple which sealed it for me. Great trading and tactics by both, after the first 4 rounds i was thinking how did Martinez not get this one but Williams turned it round. Fairplay to him, such a sad story as you would expect he would still be competing at the top today.
say what you will about PAUL WILLIAMS- his spirit is remarkable.every time i see that interview with him in the wheel chair after the accident inspired.How he keeps such high spirits is crazy.Thing is that his spine isn't severed he said its just bruised which means he may walk again. GOD DONT MAKE MISTAKES. as for the fight PAUL doesn't fight as tall as he should and he gives up height when he throws sometime but the pressure he brings is ridiculous
I had Martinez winning this fight, close one though. Imagine if Paul Williams was still around, I'd love to see him fight Canelo/GGG/anyone else in that division.
Great, great fight from two legends very close but I gave it to martinez. Can not believe that the judges gave it 110-119. Martinez fought like a lion was gutted for him but I thought it was admirable the way he handled the loss and when max told him the score.
this loss was a blessing in disguise for Sergio. It gave him a fight with a big name fighter Kelly Pavlik and a bigger fight w/ Paul Williams in the rematch w/c to led to a big finish and became the KOTY. And now with a impressive win against Chavez Jr. this Saturday will certainly put him to stardom and will be able to get more big fights but in 154lbs
This one was for Martinez, as well as the Cintron one...Martinez REAL record today is 53 - 1 - 1 (including the fight he WON against Murray, 114 - 113 for anyone who really knows and ever practiced this sport)...so...his real record stands among everybody on the elite except for Money May, 53 victories in 55 matches...UNREAL!!
Sergio got into boxing late due to injuries in soccer only to become one of the greatest middle weight champions in history. Prime for prime Sergio would’ve eaten Cotto alive
This is like the third time I saw this fight, fucking awesome! Both are great fighters, would've loved to seen a third fight between these guys. Its a shame Williams got into that accident. Rematches, with Lara and Martinez would have been memorable.
i agree 100%....if marteniz won this fight....pavlick would have never tookin the fight..............but they thought that it was gonna be an easy win for pavlick......great point...............this loss is what put marteniz on the map
bazemk5111979 I say TKO. It'd be hard to get a clean KO of someone as tough as Cotto unless he gets caught like Paul Williams did in the rematch against Martinez.
I agree cotto was never lights out, from what I remember he has 2 tko loses. There is no doubt prime Sergio was on a whole other level than when he fought Cotto with limping legs.
bazemk5111979 True. I could tell that Sergio was in trouble after he started limping in the 1st round and even against Martin Murray he was fighting on bad legs. Prime Martinez is a complete beast and nearly unbeatable.
Martinez is a gifted athlete, for sure. Very quick and still going strong in his late-30's. I don't know that I'd call him a "freak" though. Yeah, he started late (20 years old) and has had a wonderful career. His whole persona of "greatness," however, has been built upon his knockout of Williams in their second fight. He was exposed a bit in his last fight against JCC, Jr., who had NO amateur career, was ridiculed as a nothing, and still walloped Martinez in that last round.
What an incredible fight. Both of these guys are truly born fighters. They get hit and their first instinct is to hit back harder. I fucking love it
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"This is the kind of fight your mother hopes you're never in." Jim Lampley "Make your dad proud though, Jim." Max Kellerman #RGM
Gotta love Max for that one.. lol
What a beast Martinez was those years. Beating guys with reach, height and even weight advantage.
And age advantage 👍
I just scored it again and I got it 115-113 for martinez, same as the first time I scored it.
Anything in between 113-115/115-113 would be acceptable in my opinion really tough figth to score. 119-110 for Williams was just atrocius
Paul Williams was a great fighter, sad that injuries ruined both of these guys careers.
+JohnTheWolfBoy Roman is OK, he's still being a bit of an asshole as usual but yeah, he's doing good. I'm hanging out with Luis by the way.
None of em are as hard as niko belic haha
Surprised seeing you here but then again you did say you had experience in boxing in your resume.
@@jasethecat4802 lol
But true original comment
@@jraybay Martinez is better.
One thing that really impresses me about Martinez. Most boxers want to work exclusively on the outside. When they get inside they just clinch and wait for the ref to break them. Not Martinez. He's willing to keep his hands moving at all times. Even when he's tied up. If he has a free hand he's trying to hurt the other guy. If there's a way to put his hands on the other fighter he's going to do it. He fights the full round every round and he's always moving his hands. What a fighter. And he's not the type of boxer that just wants to score points. He wants knockouts. He wants to hurt the other guy. God bless Sergio Martinez.
+Jeffrey Haefner yes man he was the best too bad with his knee :,(
He was old, you should say too bad he did not start boxing sooner.
He's always moving his hands and his legs. He was fantastic, a true boxer and champion
Thank you so much for posting this. I am really looking forward to watching it again.
What an insane fight. One of the best
Sergio Martinez was SO underrated, I don't think history will be kind either.
I disagree. Sergio was the furst undisputed middleweight champion since Hopkins. History will be kind, he's a first ballot hall of famer
williams was the true middleweight champ but was never undisputed.
TMT81 what the fuck are you talking about cotto picked him because of his injuries history won't be kind to Miguel cotto
Real fans know what's up
He'll be a hof definitely.
Love Martinez style, moves around the ring, avoids many shots by footwork and head movement, hits when he has to do it, pretty awesome
119-110... CJ Ross would be proud.
lmao
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And I haven't heard from that judge since.
I dont think any one that is considered a boxing expert thinks otherwise, it was clear win for Martinez
Martinez clearly won this fight. Paul Williams was a good honest fighter but was overhyped as hell. He got badly beat by Lara too and got gifted big time in that fight.
This is the fight that made me a fan of Sergio Martinez. Speed, footwork, counter punching skill. He had it all. Just an awesome fighter.
thanks for the video, couldn't find this fight anywhere
Classic fight! I miss watching these warriors.
Martinez might be my favourite boxer of all time.
Lampley was so biased on behalf of Martinez one would think he bet his house on the guy. Williams was doing great work and landing hard shots in the 11th that were being completely ignored.
That is why when I watch boxing matches, I turn the volume down real low...mainly because of the bias by the commentators in favor of their television network fighters.
martinez in his prime!
Yep!!
Martinez had one of the prettiest, fan friendliest styles I've ever seen, I don't know why he wasn't promoted more. Australians loved this guy when we found out about him, but it was near the end of his career when he fought Julio César Chávez Jr. Great fighter though
Gotta respect both of these guys. Williams took a lot of hard right hooks and kept coming and Martinez, with Williams' pressure was able to keep himself together for the whole fight. Great fight.
Miss paul Williams its so sad what happened to him. So many great fights left for him when he had his accident
+Brian Scholla Thank God the homie is alive though
what happened to him?
Micheal Taylor He had a motorbike accident and he is now paralysed. He is very lucky to be alive, if he was not as fit as he is then his body wouldn't have been able to survive.
+Oldboy I remember now thanks it's been a while that's why I came back to pay my respect to Paul he was a great champ.
Yeah he had a lot of great fights left in him. At least he survived most of us never wouldve lived through that
Yo vi ganar a Sergio por 2 o 3 puntos, pero creo que si Maravilla no hubiese perdido esta pelea, nunca hubiésemos visto ese TREMENDO KO en la revancha, que fue KO del 2010 y quedo 6º en la historia del boxeo, entre los mejores nocaut de la HISTORIA!
It was a close fight, but I gave it to Martinez. This was the fight that got me into boxing. I love it now, and Martinez is my favorite fighter. It's a shame he got famous at such an advanced age. We only have a few years left of Maravilla!
And what a shame about Paul Williams. :( I'm just happy that he seems to have accepted everything that has happened to him. He's always smiling and joking, from the videos I've seen. A true champion! These two put on a show and made a fan that night. :)
Martinez no doubt won this fight and was robbed
clearly
this is the only reason mayweather is still undefeated he always had home field advantage ive personally seen mayweather lose in 3 diffferent fights but yet he is undefeated bosing has no credibility its a joke.
@@678rex In which fights do you think Mayweather lost?
@@robotzs3811 he doesn't know wtf he's talking about. Ignore him lol
I agree
The only experienced judge ruled it a draw hmmmmm
I can’t lie , I like Paul William but Sergio landed a lot of clean shots I think he won by a little
119 to 110?? That is a travesty. Do judges get fired or suspended after terrible decisions?
Scored it a draw. Williams was the man, hope he's well.
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Thanks uploader for teriffic fights on your channel :D
Those pundits were so vs towards Martinez. Smh🤦
Cómo se pegaban estos dos, velocidad potencia y buena resistencia
i wasnt telling i was asking. and as for lampley i do my best to ignore him and manny. i really only listen when RJJ talks cuz it seems he doesnt discredit any fighter. and i do agree dat they didnt really credit martinez enough. both great fighters and i loved every second of the fight and wished there would b a 3rd 1.
119-110 boxing needs to stop this
What a war! 114 or 115-113 either way are good scores but 119-110??
I can't see neither of these guys beating Hagler, nor even giving him problems.
dos grandes boxeadores pero el combate es para Sergio martinez .saludos desde marruecos
119 to 110 with a knock down wow. Williams does throw and land so many pouches.
This was boxing at it's best, but holy shit it was just fight fight too. These were some real HARD HARD punches that were thrown here. How the hell they went as all out for the whole fight is mesmerizing. Marinez had an INSANE Check hook.
martinez vs mayweather would sell...
Only been following boxing for about 10 years, but this is one of my favorite fights; Julie Lederman learned well from her daddy, I'm good with the draw
She's actually a much better judge than her dad is imo.
Hell for leather, crazy ass fight. Williams didn't use his physical advantages, or roll with the punches at all - hard to match his work-rate though. Their rematch several months later was a shocker - didn't expect that to happen.
Took me 2 hours 2 watch an hour video with my sliw internet
Weve all been there lol
Martinez was the only man to KO Paul Williams. (2010-11-20.) This man deserves respect !
sad thing with P.Will is that if he learned how to used his height, he wouldve been even more scary. It's unfortunate that Steward couldnt have got to him at some point.
Martínez was a damn good fighter so skilled yet he wasn’t afraid to mix it up at times.. he was fast elusive and had underrated power he also had a good chin. Williams was great as well tall long althetic good chin too and very active
it was a close fight. it was a draw but i can see how either man would have won by 2 rounds. NOT MORE THAN THAT- but u can see how martinez found the left hand the knocked paul out
I miss both of these guys
Williams great talent...amazing stamina for his height..could have given great fights
119-110 !?!? WTF is Pierre on!?
Absolute monster of a fight
Paul had a lot of entertaining fights. Felt so bad when he hurt himself on his motorcycle.
One of the best fights i seen. This fight turned on to martinez. hell of a fighter
Other than the obvious Martinez nut-hugging, this was a GREAT fight 👍
And that's why he KO'd him in the 2nd fight and called before hand!
119-110, "I'd say he was blind. WHO's kidding whom"?
I must say that this is my 2nd view of the fight & it was closer than I recalled. I still think Martinez won but only by 2 rds - his KD of Williams in the 1st was a crusher. PW's KD of SM was a glancing top of the head punch as SM was off-balance & Sergio appeared fine, while PW was dazed, having gt caught flush & sailed into the ropes.
Draw? Can't be too irritated w/ that score but BOTH of the other scores are off-the-mark; the 119-110 judge frm NJ shld have bn fined/suspended and sent back to "Scoring a Fight: 101".
This was a great fight,these 2 men were really slugging. I'd already seen Williams up close in his fight with the great Winky wright and Williams was very impressive in that fight as well. But this was the first time id ever seen Martinez fight i was very very impressed with his performance. He could've easily won this fight but Williams constant pressure and activity carried the day for him! Both men deserved to win,both put on a great show for everybody that night!
This fight with Cotto vs Mosley are two classic.......but for some reason not so well known and super-appreciated by everybody.
JIM @ 42:39 "this is the kind of fight ur mother hopes ur never in."
MAX: "itll make ur dad proud though"
hahaha...
lmao..
i love paul great person great fighter great career. i hope u a miracle recovery.
Easy fight to score. First 5 sergio, next 5 williams, last 2 martinez, 7-5 martine.
Exactly how I scored it
OshawaStateOfMind I had it edged to Sergio too ... great fight.
I agree, he showed so much heart in all his fights
What a fight. Fuck I miss Paul Williams. Boxing needs guys like him. He's great for the sport.
This is the first match I've seen of Sergio Martinez; he boxes like a true pugilist. Not much of a Williams fan since he was allowed a robbery against Erislandy Lara but both are boxers I can respect regardless.
It's not really fair to dislike a guy because of how the judges scored a fight. He didn't do anything wrong. He just as hard as he could.
BujuCotto Good point.
How could they stayed up?... both legends.
If I wanted to be dick I would've ruled this fight a draw. Now if I wanted to score this fight fair I would've gave it to martinez he stole the last two rounds that where much needed by either fighter.
I'm so fucking tired of Jim Lampley. He's always trying to push some kind of agenda. This fight was a very close fight and yet all that Lampley talks about is the good things that Martinez does. At times he flat out ignored hard punches that Williams landed. Then after calling a biased fight all night, he tries to lead ledderman into saying Martinez won. Ledderman gave a good score for this fight. And then before the fight was even over he was already setting up the conversation to be about a robbery whenever he was talking about the "American" judges and how Martinez was from Argentina. Lampley is a fucking disgrace. I don't know how anyone takes him seriously. He does this kind of bull all the time. I can not wait for his ass to be gone. Kellerman needs to take over now.
Sovereign Always ignored the punches that Williams landed. Jim Lampley is the devil.
And i root for Martinez. But those HBO guys are a joke .
Sovereign jim lampleys boyfriend is black with aids
round 3 is a joke on the commentary
Well said. I saw it too. I had Williams winning by 3. I personally think that Kellerman is even worse than Lampley when it comes to sly, biased commentating but I agree with most of what you said. The most blatant example of HBO bias I have personally witnessed was the first Chavez/Taylor fight. In the last round when Chavez knocked Meldrick down the whole commentating team went dead quiet and said nothing. I have a feeling Lampley bets on the fights and thats part of the reason for the bias.
nobody ignored any punches i only seen paul land half a dozen solid punches if that he had a good jab but his power is that of a babies in comparison to martinez. martinez won this fight not even a dras n my opinion
Williams had a bit more in the tank and took the last couple which sealed it for me. Great trading and tactics by both, after the first 4 rounds i was thinking how did Martinez not get this one but Williams turned it round. Fairplay to him, such a sad story as you would expect he would still be competing at the top today.
This was a good fight. Both men are equals and champions.
say what you will about PAUL WILLIAMS- his spirit is remarkable.every time i see that interview with him in the wheel chair after the accident inspired.How he keeps such high spirits is crazy.Thing is that his spine isn't severed he said its just bruised which means he may walk again. GOD DONT MAKE MISTAKES. as for the fight PAUL doesn't fight as tall as he should and he gives up height when he throws sometime but the pressure he brings is ridiculous
What a fight
Williams needs to be in our Prayers now , there is no trash talking these days from him .
I had Martinez winning this fight, close one though.
Imagine if Paul Williams was still around, I'd love to see him fight Canelo/GGG/anyone else in that division.
Fict10n he was gonna fight candle before his accident happened
The best fight of all time
Great, great fight from two legends very close but I gave it to martinez. Can not believe that the judges gave it 110-119. Martinez fought like a lion was gutted for him but I thought it was admirable the way he handled the loss and when max told him the score.
this loss was a blessing in disguise for Sergio. It gave him a fight with a big name fighter Kelly Pavlik and a bigger fight w/ Paul Williams in the rematch w/c to led to a big finish and became the KOTY. And now with a impressive win against Chavez Jr. this Saturday will certainly put him to stardom and will be able to get more big fights but in 154lbs
I think because his style of training works so well with them. Lewis, McClellan, Hearns....
None of these guys believed in blocking, defense or any type of in-fight adjustments lol. Quite the treat for a “rock em’ sock em” fan.
Good fight Paul Williams was a beast Sergio was too
This one was for Martinez, as well as the Cintron one...Martinez REAL record today is 53 - 1 - 1 (including the fight he WON against Murray, 114 - 113 for anyone who really knows and ever practiced this sport)...so...his real record stands among everybody on the elite except for Money May, 53 victories in 55 matches...UNREAL!!
Sometimes a fight ends in a draw, in this case I would vote for giving both guys a win.
What is Paul William's entrance song?? Shazam can't figure it out!
What song is Paul Williams walking out to?
sergio martinez is an all time great without a doubt
Sergio got into boxing late due to injuries in soccer only to become one of the greatest middle weight champions in history. Prime for prime Sergio would’ve eaten Cotto alive
Fresh Prince of Gretna True but the pre Margarito version of Cotto would’ve been a different story.
Dónde están las grandes peleas del argentino??? Aquí también perdió mtaaaaa
This is like the third time I saw this fight, fucking awesome! Both are great fighters, would've loved to seen a third fight between these guys. Its a shame Williams got into that accident. Rematches, with Lara and Martinez would have been memorable.
Really good fight
Nobody saw but I gave them a standing ovation from my office.
Una pelea completamente desorganizada, Martinez con los puños abajo todos el tiempo, parece una lucha libre, de la República Dominicana Antonio.
One of the coolest first rounds.
They don't make fights like this anymore best vs best in the division
I think that the rematch proved who the better fighter was
i agree 100%....if marteniz won this fight....pavlick would have never tookin the fight..............but they thought that it was gonna be an easy win for pavlick......great point...............this loss is what put marteniz on the map
Martinez is 34 yrs old and nobody is saying he is old and should retire after this.
wow! I don't know cotto will handle this version of martinez. damn!
He wouldn't.
no way, this version of Martinez either KO's or TKO's Cotto in the latter rounds
bazemk5111979 I say TKO. It'd be hard to get a clean KO of someone as tough as Cotto unless he gets caught like Paul Williams did in the rematch against Martinez.
I agree cotto was never lights out, from what I remember he has 2 tko loses. There is no doubt prime Sergio was on a whole other level than when he fought Cotto with limping legs.
bazemk5111979 True. I could tell that Sergio was in trouble after he started limping in the 1st round and even against Martin Murray he was fighting on bad legs. Prime Martinez is a complete beast and nearly unbeatable.
fight of the year
Martinez just held the whole last round. The ref never said sh!t
True classic. When a referee (all 3 this time?!) is from the nation of one boxer, no decisions must be a surprise.
115-113 Williams but very close fight. 115-113 either way or a draw are all legit scores
Martinez is a gifted athlete, for sure. Very quick and still going strong in his late-30's. I don't know that I'd call him a "freak" though. Yeah, he started late (20 years old) and has had a wonderful career. His whole persona of "greatness," however, has been built upon his knockout of Williams in their second fight. He was exposed a bit in his last fight against JCC, Jr., who had NO amateur career, was ridiculed as a nothing, and still walloped Martinez in that last round.