Well the "Punisher" may have met his match.
Williams (39-2), who came in with just 1 defeat, suffered the most devastating knockout of 2010 in the second round to Argentine Sergio Martinez (46-2-2). The blow was heard from the Boardwalk Hall in New Jersey all the way to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
After one round, the fight appeared to be at the pace Williams dreams of; quick, using his 2-inch advantage in reach and 3 inches in height. Williams won the first round, and commentator's praised him.
Martinez, a fellow southpaw along with Williams, took some good headshots but never appeared to be fazed in the 4 minute, 50 second bout.
Then it happened.
Williams, moving forward and pressuring his opponent as he casually does in his fights, was putting some nice combinations on Martinez. Then, at 1:10 of the second round, Williams, moving forward, threw a few jabs in the middle of the ring. He put all he had into a hard left hook. Only problem was Martinez got there first, landing a pure and vicious left hook of his own, right on the chin of Williams. Paul's arms immediately went down, smacking the center of the ring. Williams layed there, eyes staring straight into what could only be stated as "out cold." The "Punisher" had been finished.
Ringside doctors immediately flocked the ring as the referee's count got to 10. Step-by-step, Williams slowly got up.
Martinez meanwhile, amped up from what he just did, circled around the ring and wore the crown. A ferocious knockout, the best of his career, came against an opponent that everyone in boxing refused to fight.
Now Martinez is the man he once faced.
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