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so anyword on if they signed the paper finally..is it for sure they will meet ..whats up with this fight..i keep hearing to different sides to this story
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oh wait think i found something
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This is about four hours old:
Klitschko to defend WBC heavyweight title against Williams
October 14, 2004
AP - Oct 14, 10:56 am EDT
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LONDON (AP) -- Danny Williams has earned a heavyweight title shot nearly three months after derailing Mike Tyson's comeback.
Williams will fight World Boxing Council champion Vitali Klitschko in New York on Dec. 11. Williams stopped Tyson in the fourth round of their fight in Louisville on July 30.
``This is an unbelievable dream for me,'' Williams said Thursday at a news conference announcing the fight to take place at Madison Square Garden. ``To fight in the place that has had so many great fighters -- Ali, Dempsey. I'm going to make the most of it.''
Klitschko won the WBC belt with a technical knockout of Corrie Sanders in April.
``He has a strong chin and a big heart,'' Klitschko said of Williams. ``Many underestimated him against Tyson. He won't be easy to beat.''
Klitschko said he has a personal motivation to take on the 31-year-old challenger.
``Danny Williams destroyed my dreams of fighting Mike Tyson,'' he said. ``I was disappointed he beat Tyson, but I was also very impressed with his fighting.''
Klitschko is 34-2 over an eight-year career. His last loss came in June 2003, when a cut above his eye forced him out in a championship bout with Lennox Lewis.
Lewis retired later that year but advised Klitschko's next opponent, Sanders. Lewis has also worked with Williams.
``Lennox Lewis gives advice to these fighters from retirement and then sends them to me,'' Klitschko said. ``It didn't help Corrie Sanders. Let's see if it helps Danny Williams, but I doubt it.''
Promoter Frank Warren said Williams has prepared well on his own.
``Danny doesn't need Lennox Lewis's advice,'' Warren said. ``This is a huge, huge opportunity for him and he has a chance to shock the boxing world again.''
Williams is 32-3 with 27 knockouts since turning pro in 1995.Comment
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