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

Paul Williams was a great fighter, sad that injuries ruined both of these guys careers.

"This is the kind of fight your mother hopes you're never in." Jim Lampley "Make your dad proud though, Jim." Max Kellerman #RGM

What a beast Martinez was those years. Beating guys with reach, height and even weight advantage.

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.

I just scored it again and I got it 115-113 for martinez, same as the first time I scored it.

119-110... CJ Ross would be proud.

Sergio Martinez was SO underrated, I don't think history will be kind either.

martinez in his prime!

Love Martinez style, moves around the ring, avoids many shots by footwork and head movement, hits when he has to do it, pretty awesome

What an insane fight. One of the best

The only experienced judge ruled it a draw hmmmmm

Martinez no doubt won this fight and was robbed

Martinez might be my favourite boxer of all time.

Miss paul Williams its so sad what happened to him. So many great fights left for him when he had his accident

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!

Thank you so much for posting this. I am really looking forward to watching it again.

Scored it a draw. Williams was the man, hope he's well.

martinez vs mayweather would sell...

Classic fight! I miss watching these warriors.

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. :)

Took me 2 hours 2 watch an hour video with my sliw internet

What a war! 114 or 115-113 either way are good scores but 119-110??

119-110 boxing needs to stop this

thanks for the video, couldn't find this fight anywhere

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.

dos grandes boxeadores pero el combate es para Sergio martinez .saludos desde marruecos

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

I can't see neither of these guys beating Hagler, nor even giving him problems.

119 to 110 with a knock down wow. Williams does throw and land so many pouches.

Thanks uploader for teriffic fights on your channel :D

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.

Fuck yea dude! awesome fight! thanks for posting this as one video instead of it being in 10 parts.

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.

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.

Williams great talent...amazing stamina for his height..could have given great fights

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.

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 agree, he showed so much heart in all his fights

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!

JIM @ 42:39 "this is the kind of fight ur mother hopes ur never in." MAX: "itll make ur dad proud though" hahaha...

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

Absolute monster of a fight Paul had a lot of entertaining fights. Felt so bad when he hurt himself on his motorcycle.

Cómo se pegaban estos dos, velocidad potencia y buena resistencia

How could they stayed up?... both legends.

One of the best fights i seen. This fight turned on to martinez. hell of a fighter

i love paul great person great fighter great career. i hope u a miracle recovery.

What a fight

Martinez was the only man to KO Paul Williams. (2010-11-20.) This man deserves respect !

I can’t lie , I like Paul William but Sergio landed a lot of clean shots I think he won by a little

This fight with Cotto vs Mosley are two classic.......but for some reason not so well known and super-appreciated by everybody.

Beautifull

Other than the obvious Martinez nut-hugging, this was a GREAT fight 👍

I miss both of these guys

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.

What a fight. Fuck I miss Paul Williams. Boxing needs guys like him. He's great for the sport.

Really good fight

Williams needs to be in our Prayers now , there is no trash talking these days from him .

The best fight of all time

Good fight Paul Williams was a beast Sergio was too

It’s crazy to think about how different things could’ve been if a few things went differently. If Pavlik doesn’t get sick and fights Williams we probably never see this or the second fight. It just a chain reaction from that point how different history could be.

Great fight

Classic fight!!!!!!

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".

great fight

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.

Maravilla!

One of the coolest first rounds.

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.

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.

que batalla de ambos impresionante

Nobody saw but I gave them a standing ovation from my office.

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.

This was a good fight. Both men are equals and champions.

wow! I don't know cotto will handle this version of martinez. damn!

Sometimes a fight ends in a draw, in this case I would vote for giving both guys a win.

The 119-110 was crazy. Yes , Paul won the fight but that was a ridiculous score

Man oh man what a fight.

I think because his style of training works so well with them. Lewis, McClellan, Hearns....

fight of the year

Martinez just held the whole last round. The ref never said sh!t

I think that the rematch proved who the better fighter was

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.

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 fight proved Dmg needs a metric in boxing scoring. this aint the armatures

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

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.

They don't make fights like this anymore best vs best in the division

el mejor boxeo en la actualidad ase rato que no veia un boxeo tn verdugo martinez procer

yeah, i know stylistically they are not similar but in many other ways the comparison is fair. No Paul did not apply the same craft that Hearns did but he made up w/ it w/ his activity and willingness to engage. they both were def at the top of their division and had a unique ability to fight at many diff weights w/o compromising their abilities

sergio martinez is an all time great without a doubt

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

For me are in favor of Martinez: 1,2,3,8,10,11, FOR SURE.....And Arguably Round 12...... But watch Round 12.....Martinez landed 2 great power shots...and the rest of the round was tie for me....But for those 2 big punnches of Martinez....That round should be for him..... I dont give Martinez 10 round....but it is also another close round to argue!!!!.... THIS SHOULD BE AT LEAST A TIE!...For both Fighters!

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

Martinez is a beast man highly skilled boxer

Martinez is 34 yrs old and nobody is saying he is old and should retire after this.

True, there is a difference. Maybe "later" is good for guys like Martinez !? well good fight, good fighters.