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Ive waited all night to hear what this guy had to say and Im not satisfied at all. Alot of you might not know this guy but I know that alot of you do. This is the biggest Floyd hater and Margarito lover in the world. He thinks Floyd is basically garbage and he had no doubt tonight that the Punisher would get Punished, as he loves to say. Im not satisfied because you can still tell by the way he wrote it that he thinks either Margarito won or it was a draw but he doesnt want to just come out and say it because he knows that it would look bad and that he would be considered as a guy taking up for Margarito. Its also funny that he had to put on there that a ringside poll of 11 writers had it 4-3 for Margarito with 3 draws. I bet anything that most of those guys are huge Margarito fans. I know for a fact that alot of the one's who love him went to the fight. There also the same guys who were in many predictions picking Margarito to kill Williams and they gave every round that was even modertly close to Margarito because theyve boosted him up so much since Floyd turned him down and they called him "Fraud" Mayweather. The same guys who said Margarito was the most feared man in boxing because of it. Its funny that when they started saying that, a million boxers started laughing and challanged Margarito. He's so feared but Williams, Cotto, Ouma, Rivera, Ishe, Clottey, Santos, and a ton of others wanted to fight him? Joke. The other bad part in this article is where it even said that Arum's punk ass said Cotto wont fight Williams because Margarito really won that fight. That makes me mad now. Here's the article:
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Williams Out-works, Out-points Margarito; Wins WBO Title
By Doug Fischer (July 15, 2007)
CARSON, California, July 14th – Last May, Paul Williams announced his arrival on the world-class welterweight scene with a 10-round stoppage of Walter Matthysse in the Home Depot Center’s outdoor tennis arena.
Fourteen months and 12 tough rounds later, Williams announced his arrival as one of the premiere young champions in the sport by out-punching, out-working, out-boxing (in spots) and out-lasting Antonio Margarito en route to a unanimous decision in the very same venue Saturday night.
Williams, who improved his record to 33-0 (24) and took the WBO title that Margarito had held since 2002, won by scores of 116-112 and 115-113 (twice).
It was a hard, hotly contested fight between two giant welterweights. Williams, who stands 6-foot-2, started fast, working behind a busy jab and quick left crosses. Margarito, who stands 5-foot-11, started slow, but was able to pick off many of Williams’s jabs and land hard single body shots.
However, Margarito did not land enough telling head shots in the early rounds to get any credit from the official judges. Thomas Miller scored the first six rounds for Williams, who is promoted by Goosen Tutor (the promoter of the sold-out card); while Marty Sammon and David Mendoza only scored one round for Margarito (the fifth and third respectively) out of the first six.
“I knew he would come on in the second half,” Williams said after the fight. “The plan was to start fast and put early rounds in the bank, and that’s what I did. We knew Margarito was a slow starter.”
Margarito, whose record dropped to 34-5 (24), did not seem fazed by the punches landed by Williams over the first half of the bout, and indeed picked off a fair amount of shots with his gloves; however, the incredible punch output of the Georgia native put the normally ultra-aggressive Mexican on the defensive more than fight fans are used to seeing.
But Margarito was able to land choice body shots during the first half of the bout, and those hard shots to the midsection along with the Tijuana native’s constant pressure began to take a toll on Williams in the middle rounds.
In rounds five and six, Williams stood his ground less with the surging veteran, electing to stick and move from the outside and tie-up Margarito on the inside. However, the two traded enough leather to keep the pro-Margarito crowd satisfied. The final minute of the sixth round was good stuff: two big welterweights landing big punches.
However, the more Williams planted his feet and exchanged with Margarito the wearier his face looked at the end of the rounds.
They stood and traded for much of the seventh and it was a good round for the champ, the first one that judge Thomas Miller scored for Margarito.
The eighth was another round of solid action, with both combatants landing clean head and body shots, but Margarito appeared to be the stronger fighter from ringside.
It looked as though the tide was turning in favor of the more experienced fighter, but Williams came back and threw what seemed to be more than 100 punches in the ninth round, serving notice that he wouldn’t allow his moment to escape him despite the champ’s relentless pressure.
“The fight was what I expected,” Williams said. “It was not an easy fight. Margarito is a tough dude and I definitely got stunned.”
After reassuming control of the fight in the 10th by landing looping uppercuts and two monster rights just before the bell, Margarito saved his best for the 11th frame, a round in which he punished “the Punisher” from the proverbial pillar to post. As he teed off on a constantly reeling Williams, the crowd of 8,000-plus in attendance chanted the on-rushing champ’s name, “Margarito!”, followed by impassionate chants of “Mexico!”.
It was the first time in Margarito’s long and hard pro career that he was the overwhelming crowd favorite and it might be his last a world champion.
As he did in the ninth round and numerous times during the first two-quarters of the fight whenever Margarito landed a good punch or two, Williams came back. In the 12th round, a tired and bloody Williams jumped off his stool and got right back to work behind a busy, sharp jab that kept the champ at bay. Constant footwork and punching enabled the 25-year-old challenger to seep the round on all three official scorecards and take the next step in his career.
“I knew I had to suck it up in the last round,” said Williams. “This feels incredibly good to win right here in L.A. (Margarito’s adopted hometown).”
Margarito, who is only 29, felt that he did enough to keep his title. The smile that was on his face throughout the fight (especially whenever Williams landed a clean head shot) was gone during the young veteran’s post-fight interview.
“I wasn’t getting hit in the early rounds; I was blocking all the punches,” Margarito said. “That’s why I was smiling.
“He threw more, but I landed the harder punches. I knew in my heart that I was ahead after the ninth round. I think [the decision] was a robbery.”
An informal poll of 11 ringside members of the press revealed that four scored the bout for Margarito, three scored it for Williams, and four had the bout even (114-114). It was definitely not a robbery. It was a close fight, and a darn good one.
However, there was not much talk of a rematch immediately following the bout, which was televised live on HBO.
When asked who he wanted to fight next, Williams said: “I’ll fight [Miguel] Cotto, let’s sign the papers.” Which promoted the WBA welterweight champ’s promoter Bob Arum, who also promotes Margarito, to say: “Cotto’s not fighting Williams. Williams did not win this fight in my opinion.”
Immediately after the fight, Arum said a rematch between Margarito and Williams is in order, adding that he was thinking about Shane Mosley as the next opponent for Cotto. However, at the post-fight press conference, Arum said he would not abandon Margarito, and is still considering the former WBO titlist as an opponent for the popular Puerto Rican.
Whatever happens, it’s clear that the 147-pound division is now the hottest in the sport with the likes of recognized champ Floyd Mayweather, undefeated titlist Miguel Cotto, once-beaten (by Margarito) Kermit Cintron (who successfully defended his IBF title with a second-round KO of Matthysse tonight), Shane Mosley, Margarito, and now Williams, who with his gutsy display of volume punching mixed in with decent footwork, a champion’s heart and a very good chin, may very well be what ‘the Tijuana Tornado’ was once considered: the most dangerous welterweight in the game.
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Williams Out-works, Out-points Margarito; Wins WBO Title
By Doug Fischer (July 15, 2007)
CARSON, California, July 14th – Last May, Paul Williams announced his arrival on the world-class welterweight scene with a 10-round stoppage of Walter Matthysse in the Home Depot Center’s outdoor tennis arena.
Fourteen months and 12 tough rounds later, Williams announced his arrival as one of the premiere young champions in the sport by out-punching, out-working, out-boxing (in spots) and out-lasting Antonio Margarito en route to a unanimous decision in the very same venue Saturday night.
Williams, who improved his record to 33-0 (24) and took the WBO title that Margarito had held since 2002, won by scores of 116-112 and 115-113 (twice).
It was a hard, hotly contested fight between two giant welterweights. Williams, who stands 6-foot-2, started fast, working behind a busy jab and quick left crosses. Margarito, who stands 5-foot-11, started slow, but was able to pick off many of Williams’s jabs and land hard single body shots.
However, Margarito did not land enough telling head shots in the early rounds to get any credit from the official judges. Thomas Miller scored the first six rounds for Williams, who is promoted by Goosen Tutor (the promoter of the sold-out card); while Marty Sammon and David Mendoza only scored one round for Margarito (the fifth and third respectively) out of the first six.
“I knew he would come on in the second half,” Williams said after the fight. “The plan was to start fast and put early rounds in the bank, and that’s what I did. We knew Margarito was a slow starter.”
Margarito, whose record dropped to 34-5 (24), did not seem fazed by the punches landed by Williams over the first half of the bout, and indeed picked off a fair amount of shots with his gloves; however, the incredible punch output of the Georgia native put the normally ultra-aggressive Mexican on the defensive more than fight fans are used to seeing.
But Margarito was able to land choice body shots during the first half of the bout, and those hard shots to the midsection along with the Tijuana native’s constant pressure began to take a toll on Williams in the middle rounds.
In rounds five and six, Williams stood his ground less with the surging veteran, electing to stick and move from the outside and tie-up Margarito on the inside. However, the two traded enough leather to keep the pro-Margarito crowd satisfied. The final minute of the sixth round was good stuff: two big welterweights landing big punches.
However, the more Williams planted his feet and exchanged with Margarito the wearier his face looked at the end of the rounds.
They stood and traded for much of the seventh and it was a good round for the champ, the first one that judge Thomas Miller scored for Margarito.
The eighth was another round of solid action, with both combatants landing clean head and body shots, but Margarito appeared to be the stronger fighter from ringside.
It looked as though the tide was turning in favor of the more experienced fighter, but Williams came back and threw what seemed to be more than 100 punches in the ninth round, serving notice that he wouldn’t allow his moment to escape him despite the champ’s relentless pressure.
“The fight was what I expected,” Williams said. “It was not an easy fight. Margarito is a tough dude and I definitely got stunned.”
After reassuming control of the fight in the 10th by landing looping uppercuts and two monster rights just before the bell, Margarito saved his best for the 11th frame, a round in which he punished “the Punisher” from the proverbial pillar to post. As he teed off on a constantly reeling Williams, the crowd of 8,000-plus in attendance chanted the on-rushing champ’s name, “Margarito!”, followed by impassionate chants of “Mexico!”.
It was the first time in Margarito’s long and hard pro career that he was the overwhelming crowd favorite and it might be his last a world champion.
As he did in the ninth round and numerous times during the first two-quarters of the fight whenever Margarito landed a good punch or two, Williams came back. In the 12th round, a tired and bloody Williams jumped off his stool and got right back to work behind a busy, sharp jab that kept the champ at bay. Constant footwork and punching enabled the 25-year-old challenger to seep the round on all three official scorecards and take the next step in his career.
“I knew I had to suck it up in the last round,” said Williams. “This feels incredibly good to win right here in L.A. (Margarito’s adopted hometown).”
Margarito, who is only 29, felt that he did enough to keep his title. The smile that was on his face throughout the fight (especially whenever Williams landed a clean head shot) was gone during the young veteran’s post-fight interview.
“I wasn’t getting hit in the early rounds; I was blocking all the punches,” Margarito said. “That’s why I was smiling.
“He threw more, but I landed the harder punches. I knew in my heart that I was ahead after the ninth round. I think [the decision] was a robbery.”
An informal poll of 11 ringside members of the press revealed that four scored the bout for Margarito, three scored it for Williams, and four had the bout even (114-114). It was definitely not a robbery. It was a close fight, and a darn good one.
However, there was not much talk of a rematch immediately following the bout, which was televised live on HBO.
When asked who he wanted to fight next, Williams said: “I’ll fight [Miguel] Cotto, let’s sign the papers.” Which promoted the WBA welterweight champ’s promoter Bob Arum, who also promotes Margarito, to say: “Cotto’s not fighting Williams. Williams did not win this fight in my opinion.”
Immediately after the fight, Arum said a rematch between Margarito and Williams is in order, adding that he was thinking about Shane Mosley as the next opponent for Cotto. However, at the post-fight press conference, Arum said he would not abandon Margarito, and is still considering the former WBO titlist as an opponent for the popular Puerto Rican.
Whatever happens, it’s clear that the 147-pound division is now the hottest in the sport with the likes of recognized champ Floyd Mayweather, undefeated titlist Miguel Cotto, once-beaten (by Margarito) Kermit Cintron (who successfully defended his IBF title with a second-round KO of Matthysse tonight), Shane Mosley, Margarito, and now Williams, who with his gutsy display of volume punching mixed in with decent footwork, a champion’s heart and a very good chin, may very well be what ‘the Tijuana Tornado’ was once considered: the most dangerous welterweight in the game.
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