{"id":2670,"date":"2010-05-30T00:02:52","date_gmt":"2010-05-30T04:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=2670"},"modified":"2010-05-30T00:02:52","modified_gmt":"2010-05-30T04:02:52","slug":"bring-on-manny-pacquiao-paul-williams-the-sergio-martinez-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=2670","title":{"rendered":"Bring on Manny Pacquiao & Paul Williams: The Sergio Martinez Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Gina L. Caliboso<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently, Sergio Martinez has sat ringside at two big events.\u00a0 When the camera for Floyd Mayweather \u2013 Shane Mosley panned out, I saw Mark Wahlberg (I\u2019m always looking for him!), Oscar De La Hoya, Mariah and Nick, and finally, I saw Sergio Martinez, 45-2-2, 24 KO\u2019s looking on waiting for the action to start.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On May 8th, it was reported that Martinez attended the bout, if you call it that, and in the end, Paul \u201cThe Punisher\u201d Williams vocalized his potential fight schedule.\u00a0 Williams wants either \u201cFloyd, Manny, and if they aren\u2019t available \u2013 a rematch with Martinez.\u201d\u00a0 I think the order is a little off here.\u00a0 Williams should be Martinez\u2019s next opponent.\u00a0 And more importantly, Martinez has earned his right to pick and choose any fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When we last saw Martinez, he made Kelly \u201cGhost\u201d Pavlik, look like he just didn\u2019t know what to do anymore as an elite boxer.\u00a0 Pavlik had a defeatist look in the corner and although he has always had heart, physical size, and brawl to his boxing career, he just couldn\u2019t bear down to fight his fight against Martinez.<\/p>\n

In addition, if I had to put all three fighters in this fantasy matchup \u2013 Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, and Martinez, speed is key, and each fighter has harnessed their own levels of speed as a weapon.\u00a0 All three fighters work angles, go forward, and execute power punches on the inside.\u00a0 Most recently, Mayweather stepped up his speed and execution and took Mosley out of his own ability.\u00a0 My favorite fighter, Pacquiao, definitely proves Yoda speak as \u201cJudge me by my size?\u201d\u00a0 He, like Mayweather, has speed and works a great right hook and the punches come from every angle as well.<\/p>\n

In looking at Martinez, he has become a better fighter as his last bouts have shown.\u00a0 A former cyclist and soccer player, conditioning is not going to be a problem.\u00a0 It\u2019s been said that he picked up boxing to enhance his training.\u00a0 Martinez, however, has managed to step up his ring generalship enough to know that he needs to control the pace of the fight from the moment the bell rings.\u00a0 There can be rounds a boxer might take off, which I think is never a good idea, but the boxer must proactively execute a strategy and take every round as if it\u2019s the last round.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In his last three bouts, just going back to 2009, Martinez has steadily risen through the ranks getting better with each fight.\u00a0 In February 2009, he fought against Kermit Cintron, to a 12 round draw with the scorecards as 116-110 for Martinez, with the remaining cards at both 113-113.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In December 2009, Martinez followed up to his draw with a loss to Williams.\u00a0 Because of William\u2019s distinct height and size, a fighter can look overwhelmed in the execution of punches and any sort of defense.\u00a0 But this wasn\u2019t the case for Martinez.\u00a0 In the first round, both Williams and Martinez had knockdowns but recovered enough to turn it into a 12 round bout.\u00a0 Martinez eventually lost the fight with a 12 round MD, but there\u2019s a scorecard I still can\u2019t quite process \u2013 110-119 (Pierre Benoist) (remaining cards, 115-113 (Lynne Carter), 114-114 (Julie Lederman).\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year in April 2010, Martinez fought and defeated Kelly \u201cGhost\u201d Pavlik in a 12 round unanimous decision. With an obvious height, weight, and even ring skill advantage, Martinez left no doubt as to how you can tactically defeat a fighter who is taller, younger, and even more experienced.<\/p>\n

Pavlik looked defeated despite winning a few rounds and finding somewhat of a rhythm against Martinez\u2019s boxing.\u00a0 But you saw it in Martinez face and skill that he quickly turned it around to his advantage and took the fight away.\u00a0 Martinez had an on switch that went for more power and strategy and earned the unanimous decision.<\/p>\n

The Argentine southpaw also proves that size and height do not matter as long as you have stamina and work on becoming a better boxer during the course of a fight.\u00a0 At 35, Martinez is 7 years younger than both Pavlik and Williams.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t show his age at all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Martinez is now ranked #1 among middleweights with Germany\u2019s Felix Sturm, ranked at #2.\u00a0 Sturm is also the current titleholder for the WBA Middleweight belt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Martinez needs to seriously consider this fight before a bout with Williams.\u00a0 But maybe that\u2019s another topic for another article.\u00a0 Would anybody care about a Martinez bout against Sturm?\u00a0 There\u2019s possibly more money and prestige for a Martinez \u2013 Williams II showdown.<\/p>\n

For any future matchups, momentum is definitely on Williams\u2019 side.\u00a0 Considering how Williams\u2019 bout ended with a victory (technical decision) over Cintron, the Williams camp has to do some damage control to a degree over who he is going to fight next.\u00a0 Like I said, he has declared his possible opponents.\u00a0 Martinez and Williams \u2013 Part Deux, with Martinez as a titleholder has some great appeal.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I\u2019ll just mention that it seems that a lot of people want to work their fight schedules on if whether Congressman Pacquiao and Mayweather happens.\u00a0 It\u2019s out there, it\u2019s in the air, and it\u2019s the responsibility for the boxing promoters to make the superbout happen.\u00a0 But until then, Sergio \u201cMaravilla\u201d Martinez has included himself as a championship boxer among middleweights.\u00a0 His last three bouts have shown he can box and only gets better.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He has shown that he adjusts accordingly against any possible opponent. Just who will his future opponent be?\u00a0 I say Williams, but he can definitely make the case he can fight whoever he chooses to fight and come away as the winner.<\/p>\n

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