Great fight. The smaller guy hit and moved. The dancing to the left and the right of Pavlik really threw Pavlik off. This was the last fight of Pavlik. He quit or reired from boxing after this fight and opened a gym. Although Kelly Pavlik was a great fighter. The blood in his eyes made him rethink a life of boxing. This is a very dangerous sport. Some boxers end up dead from brain injury. Some end up crippled.
Sergio is obviously a legend but i think Pavlik adapted halfway and probably would have won that contest had it not been for those awful cuts which clearly affected his vision. Really impressed by Kelly Pavlik to be fair.
114-112 Sergio Martinez Pavlik Martinez 1 9 10 2 9 10 3 10 9 4 9 10 5 10 9 6 10 9 7 10 8 8 10 9 9 8 10 10 9 10 11 9 10 12 9 10 I wonder if the loss to Hopkins really hurt Pavlik's confidence. Martinez was far more aggressive to start this off especially compared to his fight Vs Williams. Lederman was wrong. 3 was a Pavlik round. Sergio ran too much in rounds 5-8 though imo. Round 8 was hardest to score. 9 saw Martinez really turn it around. That was a 10-8 to me even before they mentioned it. Busted him up badly and cut him again. Comparing power punches in that round is crazy. He continues to pour it on to end the fight.
This fight shows that cotto will destroy martinez regardless of when they met. Martinez moved the same in this fight as he did in the Cotto fight. Slow side to side, hands down, and just waiting to be caught. Chavez Jr. and Cotto caught him. Pavlik couldn't
Chavez jr got his ass whopped except for the 12 round...and when martinez fought cotto ha had no legs at all ...at his best martinez was avoided even by floyd and pacquiao
Kelly Pavlik has the best of everything, but no brain. He would be the living legend of boxing today if he hadn't succumbed to alcohol. He hurt himself and his loved ones.
Vamos Campeón,el apoyo incondicional de la gente siempre va a estar,podes ganar o perder,no importa pero los Guerreros Argentos NO SE DAN NUNCA POR VENCIDOS,NI AUN VENCIDOS!!!💪🥊🇦🇷
It is so crazy when you think about how many great champions there have been who didn't reach their true prime until their mid 30s. Hopkins, Martinez, Tarver, Marquez, etc.....and many of them went through that prime all around the same time. Pavlik got beaten by two of them. No shame in that. Kelly is still a hell of a fighter and was one of my favorite's to watch because he went out there to bang. And being half Argentine, Maravilla fights were a staple in our house especially after we saw the Cintron fight - where he was CLEARLY ROBBED. The guy was just so much fun to watch fight, the skill and the speed were amazing and he was always so positive and humble. Great role model as well. Best of luck to both of these guys in retirement.
