At the time, Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams were both criminally under-appreciated middleweights, unable to secure the big paydays on par with their prodigious boxing skills. Sergio Martinez would eventually go on to be considered a pound-for-pound great and Paul Williams is now recovering from a horrific motorcycle accident.
This fight made me a big fan of BOTH fighters, both true champions inside and outside the ring.
I was appalled to hear that Paul “Punisher” Williams, one of my favorite boxers, was terribly injured in a motorcycle accident and could be paralyzed from the waist down. He will have surgery on Wednesday. Paul Williams is a genuine, wonderful person who always was loyal to those around him, and was very very tough.
Williams recently was on the comeback trail, with a decision win over Nobuhiro Ishida. He was just about to have a big-money fight with Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, before this horrible accident happened.
Please get better Paul Williams. I’m not a religious person, but I will say a prayer for you. I was so sad to hear that this happened.
Sergio Martinez, the man who Williams had two of the greatest middleweight bouts ever with, offered his condolences on twitter.
This was an entertaining fight between two boxers who have a lot of heart and put on action-packed match. This video is good quality for youtube, so enjoy! Paul Williams is one of my favorite fighters, so I’m glad to see he’s back. I hope he’s able to get a couple more big fights before he decides to retire.
