By Eric Armit
One other present of devastating energy from Davis as he hunts down and knocks out Martin within the eighth spherical.
Spherical 1
Martin was backing across the ring with Davis coming ahead behind the same old excessive guard. Martin was throwing jabs and tried a may of physique pictures. They traded proper jabs and Martin stepped in rapidly with a few scoring punches. Davis was brief together with his jabs however related with a proper. Martin pierced the guard of Davis with a straight left.
Rating: 10-9 Martin
Spherical 2
Martin was nonetheless on the again foot then darting in with a fast flurry of punches. Davis was ready for a transparent scoring alternative and solely throwing just a few jabs. Martin was utilizing slick footwork to keep away from being pinned in opposition to the ropes. Davis related with a left to the physique however Martin landed two straight lefts.
Rating: 10-9 Martin (Martin 20-18)
Spherical 3
Martin was circling the perimeter of the ring with Davis shadowing him. Davis landed a proper however Martin skipped away. Davis was now firing lead lefts quite than proper jabs however Marin scored with a straight left and managed to dodge the punches from Davis and sneaked dwelling a jab.
Rating: 10-9 Martin (Martin 30-27)
Spherical 4
Davis got here out rapidly, placing stress on Martin who was jabbing nicely and retreating. Davis was doing job of chasing down Martin and landed a stable left to the physique in a low-scoring spherical, which Davis simply took.
Rating: 10-9 Davis (Martin 39-37)
Spherical 5
Davis continued his hunt however Martin was proving a tough goal as he sped away from Davis and scored with proper jabs. Martin saved spearing Davis with punches. Davis managed to nook Martin and scored with a tough straight proper earlier than Martin broke free.
Martin simply saved transferring and jabbing and sliding away alongside the ropes and related with a left jab and a left to the pinnacle with Davis unable to land something heavy. He was a step brief however getting nearer.
Rating: 10-9 Martin (Martin 49-46)
Spherical 6
Martin began the spherical with a burst of punches however then was compelled on the retreat. Davis was in a position to pen him within the nook and land a few pictures. Martin was having bother sliding away and Davis was in a position to get via with hefty lefts to the pinnacle.
Rating: 10-9 Davis (Martin 58-56)
Spherical 7
A left to the physique and a proper to the pinnacle from Davis knocked Martin off stability and he then adopted Martin and landed a pair extra punches. Martin threw some jabs however was quickly in opposition to the ropes and Davis banged dwelling rights and lefts forcing Martin alongside the ropes as he clubbed him with punches.
Rating: 10-9 Davis (Martin 67-66)
Spherical 8
Martin tried to carry Davis off with jabs however Davis was strolling via them. A collection of chopping rights had Martin in bother within the nook a left and a proper set him up for a crushing left to the pinnacle that despatched him crashing to the canvas on his again and he was counted out.
Eric’s Evaluation
First battle for 14 months and now 28 wins by KO/TKO for Davis, who was making the primary defence of the complete WBA title, which he inherited when Devin Haney relinquished it. Davis vs. WBC champion Shakur Stevenson or IBF champion Vasyl Lomachenko can be nice fights. Martin simply couldn’t preserve Davis out and as Joe Louis opined, “They will run, however they’ll’t conceal.”
