Comments Thread For: Williams Cruises, While Campillo Heisted in Corpus Christi

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By Cliff Rold - 30-year old Jr. Middleweight Paul Williams (41-2, 27 KO) of Aiken, South Carolina, picked up his first real win since May 2010 on Saturday night at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas with a dominant unanimous decision over 36-year old Nobuhiro Ishida (24-7-2, 9 KO).

It was the first fight for Williams since a soundly dismissed split decision win over Cuban Erislandy Lara in July 2011. Ishida was hoping to ride the momentum of a huge 2011 knockout of contender James Kirkland but it was not to be.

Ishida came into the bout a pound over the Jr. Middleweight limit at 155, Williams just under at 153 ½ lbs. The referee was Jon Schorle.

Williams began the fight behind his long southpaw right jab but soon walked into a looping right hand counter to knock him off balance. Williams landed two clean rights near the corner but Ishida responded, back at center ring, with a nice lead left. Action slowed to a feeling out form as each man surveyed the other to finish the first round. [Click Here To Read More]

[Tomasio]

I can't stop feeling bad for Campillo!!EVEN A BLIND PERSON COULD HAVE SEEN CAMPILLO WON!!!I gave Cloud 3 rounds(AT MOST!) & I saw it 115-111 for Campillo & that's including the 2 KD's in the 1st round for Cloud..Those judges should get BANNED FOR LIFE!!!

[crold1]

Agree. Wretched, wretched call.

[ИATAS]

who has the email address for the texas athletic commission?

Remember the fans were responsible for the Lara-Williams judges getting suspended because so many people emailed New Jersey and they were forced to take action.

I know it's texas but I think it would help if everyone could send an email and express their anger.

[Devgru6]

Cloud did enough to win a close decision, even the unbiased Showtime judge had Campillo by 2 points so no "Travesty" here..........

[ИATAS]

Cloud did enough to win a close decision, even the unbiased Showtime judge had Campillo by 2 points so no "Travesty" here..........

stfu you **** hoe.

"only two points" is deceiving because of the two knockdowns. Cloud only won four rounds to get the 114-112 score that the showtime judge had. That means Campillo won 8 rounds or in other words whooped his ass.

[crold1]

Cloud did enough to win a close decision, even the unbiased Showtime judge had Campillo by 2 points so no "Travesty" here..........

Nonsense. That was two points with the knockdowns, or eight rounds to four. The fight wasn't a hair closer than that and it sure as hell wasn't 116-111 for Cloud.

[BennyST]

That's what so many forget. He has 100% already shown his case as the best LHW fighter alongside both Dawson and Hopkins. He has flat out beaten, with ease too (apart from one round against Cloud), the two other current 'champions' (we really shouldn't be calling them that at all. They both lost their titles in fights with Campillo).

It's truly tragic. This doesn't help Campillo. That's the worst part of it all. Being robbed doesn't make his career better. Without those titles that he easily won, he has no bargaining power at all and has once again shown to be one of the craftiest fighters in the division and very difficult to beat. No one will risk fighting him.

Certainly he won't get a shot with another 'champion' any time soon, despite the fact that it is actually him that truly holds the IBF and WBA titles. When will boxing ever get it's feet on the ground and actually start to show true initiative in being a proper world class sport. It is currently nothing more than a money making, corruption machine that has heads shaking in disdain. Boxing a sport? More like a circus act on the level of the soap opera WWE.

Despite most saying you can only get a fair shake in the US, it has now produced the single worst robberies in each of the last few years. The worst part is that it is so common that nothing gets done about it at all anymore. So the judges from Williams/Lara were suspended. What about the fight. If you go so far to say these judges were utterly inept, if not downright corrupt, why not change the verdict of the fight. Williams has a 'win' that furthers his career, while Lara has a loss that makes his record look like something it is not.

When will the official boxing commission become 'official'? Why bother having a commission when they don't do anything apart from the ceremonial BS?

****ing ridiculous sport. A pile of steaming corrupt ****e. It's truly sad that nearly everyone on chat sites and forums following the fight were already calling 'robbery' by the 10th round.

[damit305]

Nonsense. That was two points with the knockdowns, or eight rounds to four. The fight wasn't a hair closer than that and it sure as hell wasn't 116-111 for Cloud.

Did Chuck Giampa feel confident introducing a 114-112 card? Nope, bull**** scoring.
Campillo had this won by a much wider margin.

[Caxcan]

Not even Cloud's own mother could believe what she was hearing as the bs scores were announced. Don King.