Well I knew Sergio Martinez was going to win, but I had no idea he would win like that! The straight left hand he landed on Paul Williams chin was vicious! Sending "The Punisher" to the canvas out cold and totally limp! Martinez has continued to impress and improve over the past 3 years, he is hitting his stride right now, and no one is going to want to fight this man. He is fast, he is powerful, he can box, he can slug it out, I was sold on him after I saw him tear apart Pavlik in person. If Pac vs Mayweather can not happen, I'd pay good money to see Marivilla take on Money May.
What next for Paul Williams? Well if you ask me, and I am sure no one will, the best fight possible is Kelly Pavlik. Think about it, Williams is coming of a 2nd round KO to Martinez, Pavlik a UD loss, AND they were supposed to fight each other multiple times before. I think this is perfect for both fighters. Career defining match up for both of them, and still could draw good attendance and PPV numbers. I'd probably go to this one.
Bernard Hopkins, never at a loss for words, decided to stir the old racial pot last week saying that Manny Pacqiuao would lose to a black American fighter from the inner city (i.e. Floyd Mayweather) because the black style of fighting is a bad match up for him. Also went on to say that Manny has never fought and top black American fighters. I read it, digested it, and researched for about 5 minutes to find the truth to it and the why?
Here is the breakdown. Of the 9 possible weight classes for Manny to have fought in (he skipped 1 of the 9), when you take the top 10 fighters from Flyweight to Light Middleweight(9 weight classes) there are a total of 5 black American fighters in the top 10 combined, 4 being in Light Middleweight (1 being Mayweather) and 1 Nate Campbell (over the hill, not an option). Manny has fought at those 2 weight classes for 3 fights.
Now someone will throw in that he only fights at catchweights and drains his opponents, Sugar Ray Leonard did the same thing and no one is calling him out, so zip it!
Also something else to consider is that there aren't too many black Americans living in Asia, that's where the first 34 fights of Manny's 55 were held. That's like saying Floyd is scared of Filipino fighters...well there aren't too many of those in Detroit is there? Lastly, there is only one black American worth Pacquiao's time and effort, Floyd Mayweather. Why on earth would Manny Pacquiao fight Devon Alexander? Timothy Bradley? or Andre Berto? Neither bring big crowds, neither is proven enough against top competition to earn a fight against PacMan.
All of that brings me to why Bernard Hopkins said this stuff. He may come off as some delusional old man from Philly, but, with everything he does he has a purpose. Bernard Hopkins is partner in Golden Boy Promotions, which is handling Mayweather now. So basically what he is doing is calling Floyd out to be the "Great Black Hope", so he can sit back and watch the millions of dollars pour in for, what is guaranteed to be, the highest grossing fight in the history of Boxing.
He's smarter than he looks.
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