БОКС NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Amir Khan остановил Dmitriy Salita of the U.S. в первом раунде сохраня тем самым пояс WBA Light Welterweight title LUDWIGSBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 05: Leo Nolan of the US проиграл Alexander "Саша" Povetkin of Russia бой был остановлен в третьем раунде, после продолжительных атак Александра. Победа в этом бою сохранила за ним позицию #1Reyting IBF [sibvid]125584[/sibvid] Выделю бой "The Punisher" Williams против WBC Interim junior middleweight champion "Maravilla" Martinez, который подробно разобрала американская пресса.... Williams Edges Martinez in Classic! Wage War in Thriller! December 5, 2009 - Atlantic City, NJ Two-division champ Paul "The Punisher" Williams (38-1, 27 KOs), of Augusta, GA and reigning WBC Interim junior middleweight champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez (44-2-2, 24 KOs), of Argentina and now Oxnard, CA met in a twelve round non-title bout Saturday night at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom inside Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. When the dust cleared in the thrilling battle, it was Williams taking the majority decision. In the co-feature, larger-than-life heavyweight Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (28-1, 25 KOs), of Riverside, CA stopped gutsy Brian "The Beast" Minto (34-3, 21 KOs), of Butler, PA at 2:40 of the fourth round of a scheduled ten round heavyweight bout. The promoter of the exciting six-bout card was Goossen Tutor Boxing, with HBO televising. When Kelly Pavlik dropped out of the match with Paul Williams with a hand injury and Sergio Martinez stepped in, many boxing fans felt let down. Instead, the 2,927 who braved the chill and rain were witness to a classic. There was electricity in the air, and fireworks right away from the two southpaw champions. Williams came out with intensity against his pure counterpunching adversary, dropping him in the first minute with a chopping left. Martinez bounced right up and then landed a counter left hook that came out of nowhere. The shot stunned Williams, and forced him to hold. Paul got right back in it with straight lefts and left uppercuts, before Martinez dropped him hard with another right hook as the bell sounded to end this "round of the year" candidate. Williams was woozy as he made his way back to his stool. Martinez established a heavy jab in round two, which he would use effectively to the head and body. Williams was more cautious in this round, perhaps still feeling the effects of the late knockdown in the previous round. Martinez was soon back in control, attacking Williams with an assortment of shots delivered from his awkward, yet highly effective, hands-down style. Sergio won round two handily. Martinez continued his dominance in the third, but Williams bounced back by firing his mile-long jab in duplicate and triplicate. Martinez landed a big right hook early in the round, and another midway through that hurt Williams again. Martinez won the close third round after trading shots with Williams before the bell. Martinez started strong in round four, landing two straight-left-right hook combinations in the opening seconds, and following up with two big straight left hands. Williams landed a huge counter right and a big left hand halfway through, and a booming left hand that shook Martinez at the bell. An accidental clash of heads caused a nasty cut over Williams' left eye. Williams worked his left hand overtime in round five, landing two beauties in the opening seconds. Martinez was busy firing stiff jabs to the body, but a four-punch combination, topped off with a hard straight left from Williams forced Martinez to clinch, after which both fighters wrestled to the floor. By this time, both fighters had absorbed each other's best shots. Williams was busier in round six, landing two big right hooks midway through, and a hard straight left late in the round, while Martinez paced himself with his jab. Round seven was a close round, with Martinez working his jab to the body, before trading hooks with Williams. Sergio landed another hard right hook, but Williams answered with a hard counter right, left combination. Martinez took the final minute of the round, but Williams out-punched him overall. Martinez focused on the body of Williams in round eight, hammering him with straight lefts and hard right jabs, before landing a left, right combination to the head. Williams landed some jabs and a double straight left, but Martinez countered with a nice right hook and a right, left combination to the body. Sergio ended the round with a huge right hook at the bell. In round nine, Williams showed just how great a jab he has, using it exclusively, with several right hooks mixed in, to keep the shorter "Maravilla" on the outside. Williams won this round with his jab. Round ten was a mirror image of round nine, only in reverse. Martinez jabbed to the body, and then countered with a big right hand followed by a hard straight left in the opening minute. He then went to work on Williams' body with his jab over the last half of the round. Martinez took round eleven with a higher work rate over the first two minutes, including a big right-left combination midway through, but Williams scored with a left to the body and a nice right hook in the middle of a big exchange to end the round. It was fitting that this bout came down to the final round. If Martinez could have won it on judge Lynne Carter's scorecard instead of just Julie Lederman's, the bout would have been a draw. As it was, the round could have gone either way. Martinez opened the twelfth round with a big straight left, but Williams countered with a big right of his own. Williams landed two nice combinations, but Martinez caught him with a hard lead left hand. Williams cuffed Martinez with a left that sent him down, but was correctly ruled "no knockdown" by referee Randy Neumann. Williams then landed a left uppercut followed by a big right-left combination. Martinez wasn't finished, and he landed a huge straight left hand before trading with Williams on the inside until the final bell. The crowd was on its feet the entire round. The scorecards read 115-113 and an off-base 119-110 for Williams, and 114-114. After the bout, Williams stated, "He is a warrior. He got some big shots in and I got some big shots in. If the fans and HBO want to see it again, I'm all for it." After posing for some pictures, "The Punisher" left to have his cuts stitched up. Martinez, classy even in defeat said, "I had a feared fighter in front of me, but I had no fear at all. Paul Williams is a great, great champion. I am glad that everyone got to see a great fight. I hope that in the second fight I will do even better. I will not talk about the judges and what happened on the scorecards. That is not my business. I will start to work tomorrow in order to do better in the rematch." -- Rick Scharmberg Обещанное возвращение в зрелищном бою Heavyweight contender Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (28-1, 25 KOs) of Riverside, CA bounced back from his loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko with a hard fought fourth round stoppage of Butler, PA's Brian "The Beast" Minto (34-3, 22 KOs). Напомню, что конец рубиловки поставил Nightmare двумя апперкотами, зажав возле канатов еле передвигающегося на своих двоих "The Beast" Minto бой закончился в 4 round 2.47 TKO Также в захватывающем бою, прежний претендент мировой титул Tony "The Tiger" Thompson (33-2, 21 Kos), из Washington, DC остановил Chazz "The Gentleman" Witherspoon (26-2, 18 Kos), из Philadelphia, PA 2:13 в девятом раунде из десяти планируемых в этом бою.
