Let's face it. Williams is the most avoided man in boxing today. He is an AWESOME fighter. He will go anywhere from 147-160 FOR THE BEST and has ever called out Calzaghe for a good old fashioned slap fest.
Noone will take on this man. Mayweather? Get real. Mosely? He has openly ducked him. Pavlik? He is busy taking on inferior 154lbers like Martinez and Mora. Cotto? Arum won't go ANYWHERE NEAR PAUL WILLIAMS.
However, not only is he the most feared, he is the best. Apart from maybe Pavlik, noone from 147-160 can beat this guy. He's an animal. I'm not saying he would blow everyone out the water but he can mix it up how he likes; from range, inside (he has EXCEPTIONAL inside game, especially considering he is 6'3) and in a war. His home is the ring.
I hear all this screaming about Marquez v PBF and Cotto v Pac at Welterweight. LMFAO. The Punisher would knock those 4 clowns out in the same night.
Until someone decides to STEP UP TO THE PLATE and PROVE Williams is beatable in his current form, THEY ARE PRETENDERS.
The true champ from 147-160 everyone:
http://thebluecorner.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/paul-williams1.jpg?w=240&h=324
yea. but once dawson beat g. johnson, again, he'll move down to smw.
He might as well. 175, along with CW and 154, are the most dead divisions around right now. 168 is just mucho hot shit. Dawson needs to stop flappin around with these bitter old cunts (Tarver and Johnson) and come down to where the action really is.
I reckon he'd be the one to smoke out the tournament.
Pause. P-Dub has so much unfinished business at 154 and 160, I can wait.
yea. but once dawson beat g. johnson, again, he'll move down to smw. he's already stated he wants a superfight at a catchweight w/ PW one day.
you're right he has unfinished business, but i don't see those guys lining up to fight him....he'll take the biggest fights he can get.
I think PW has power he just doesn't always put it into his punches. When he does you can tell...and so can his opponents. He staggered Winky pretty bad and completely flattened Quintana. Williams tends to switch speeds and power on his shots--that, to me, is his best trait. Just unpredictable.
I will say one thing for Williams: He throws a lot of punches.
That is all.
Shit jab, untested chin, sloppy style and average power at welterweight at best.
His height means dick-all because he doesn't use it and his punches make Joe Calzaghe say "Listen, isn't it, he slaps quite a lot at the end of the day doesn't he? Isn't it? Listen."
Maybe you missed the 10 and 11 rounds against margs when he was getting backed up and tony stunned him 2 times
he is decent but has not been tested yet
the wright fight was a great step up in comp but he needs more
he needs to knock people out for fans to want to see him.
he brings nothing.
take Iron Mike Tyson for example
everyone and I mean everyone wanted to fight him cause he would make them a fat check
yeah they knew "shit Im gonna get my arse kicked" but it was worth the money
with paul you get slapped to death and for no money
he is not hurting anyone
just beating them on points if that
neither guy was hurt that night......williams may have tired a lil....
it was a good fight, but i remember watching, saying, "these guys are both throwing a lot of punches, but none of the punches have any heat on them."
Well like i said my memory of how each round went is not great i just knew Williams was up by one or something and squeezed out a win. I probably do come of as hater-ish can you blame me when people are calling "Williams the true champ from 147-160" "rest are frauds" many of which from WW im big fans of.
I understand where you're coming from. But I will say this - it's possible to win close but clear.
Umm a 6-2 Southpaw..who never stops throwing from every angle...good chin..good power..good jab...at 82 inches of reach (Longest in boxing)...NEVER gets tired..never takes a backwards step.....
doubles and triples the jab and can throw every punch and you dont see the big deal.
Put ur boy Cotto in there with this machine and paul will shred his ass.
Maybe you missed the 10 and 11 rounds against margs when he was getting backed up and tony stunned him 2 times
he is decent but has not been tested yet
the wright fight was a great step up in comp but he needs more
he needs to knock people out for fans to want to see him.
he brings nothing.
take Iron Mike Tyson for example
everyone and I mean everyone wanted to fight him cause he would make them a fat check
yeah they knew "shit Im gonna get my arse kicked" but it was worth the money
with paul you get slapped to death and for no money
he is not hurting anyone
just beating them on points if that
Better than a prime undefeated jermaine Taylor????
Are you serious
since when has beating up an old past prime (good defensive) fighter been better than beating a PRIME undefeated Champ that beat your winky ?
hahahha he didnt beat winky..it was a draw that many believed winky actually won
That Winky Wright win was better than any of Pavliks wins.
Better than a prime undefeated jermaine Taylor????
Are you serious
since when has beating up an old past prime (good defensive) fighter been better than beating a PRIME undefeated Champ that beat your winky ?
hahahha