The weights are in for Saturday's junior middleweight clash at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Paul "The Punisher" Williams stepped on the scale and weighed a ripped and ready 152.5-pounds. Kermit "The Killer" Cintron was also ripped and ready. He stepped on the scale and weighed a pound-and-a-half higher at 154-pounds. Despite the weight advantage, Cintron had the appearance of a junior middleweight fighting a middleweight when standing next to the 6'3 Williams. HBO will televise the fight. Photos by Jan Sanders/Goossen Tutor Promotions
PAUL WILLIAMS
“Oh yes, it’s time to go. I weighed in at 135, you know (chuckling). So now it’s time to go in and have fun, man.
“Tomorrow night I’m looking to go to war; going to fight; going looking to hurt somebody.
“One prediction: I will come out with a win. Predictions are not my area. That’s my confidence level talking.”
KERMIT CINTRON
“I’m looking forward for the fight to come now. The hardest thing for me now is just to wait for the fight. But that eventually will come; the fight will never stop. Just wait for the morning to come and get ready for the fight tomorrow night.
“I’m predicting a win. I’m gonna make sure I do whatever it takes to be victorious.”
ARGENIS MENDEZ
“I am very happy everything leading up to the fight is done and I am going to come in and get a win.
“I don’t know what the outcome will be, but I know I am going to win. I don’t know if it will be by a knockout or decision, but I guarantee I am going to win.”
MARTIN HONORIO
“You can expect a great fight tomorrow. I probably can guarantee it’s going to be a great show.
“I don’t like to make predictions because you never know what’s going to happen up in the ring, but I am 100 percent fully prepared for this fight and losing hasn’t even entered my mind.
“With all my concentration, preparation and dedication this is a very important fight. I know I have to win tomorrow night to help make my dream of eventually becoming a world champion a reality.