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Williams earns majority decision over Martinez LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainBoxing on TSNeotText SizePaul Williams proved exactly why hes considered one of the most feared fighters in the worldWilliams earned a majority decision over Sergio Martinez in a 12round middleweight bout on Saturday night though the fight did have an element of controversyOne of the judges Pierre Benoist scored the fight a whopping 119110 in favour of Williams while Lynne Carter had it 115113 for Williams Julie Lederman scored the bout 114114It was Benoists scorecard in particular that upset Martinezs promoter Lou DiBellaEither hes incompetent or worse DiBella said of Benoist because there is no explanation for that scoreAfter trading knockdowns in the opening round the southpaws went back and forth over a dozen spirited roundsMartinez (4422) the junior middleweight titleholder went down at the 157 mark of Round 1 before recovering to knock Williams to the canvas in the final seconds of the roundThe 28yearold Williams began bleeding over his left eye during the fourth round The cut was the result of a head butt from Martinez who often resorted to clinching to overcome his disadvantage in height and reachI dont complain about the head butts said Williams who went straight to the hospital following the fight to undergo surgery on his eye I was getting hit by low blows too It was going both waysWilliams (381 27 KOs) known for his extremely high punch totals threw nearly as many power punches (631) as Martinez had total punches (638) Martinez hung tough however and ultimately landed 40 per cent of his blows to 31 per cent for WilliamsMartinez who generally relies more on quickness than power threw some crunching blows late in the fight At the time it appeared the 34yearold needed to knock out Williams in order to earn the victoryThey called (Williams) the most feared man in the world but I didnt have any fear at all in this bout Martinez saidLederman scored each of the final three rounds for Martinez while Benoist had all three in favour of Williams Overall Lederman scored six of the 12 rounds for Martinez while Carter had five rounds for the Argentine Benoist scored just one round for Martinez leading to the decision that drew mostly boos from the packed ballroom at Boardwalk HallIt was an error It was a true error Martinez said We should have a rematchWilliams wasnt opposed to the ideaIf my managers and promoters want to have a rematch well have a rematch he saidSaturdays fight was...