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then what should he do? I read one of the news articles the one thats titled: Everybody Asks Me, and I Tell Them. He mentions that: Everybody asks me and I think that new WBO titlist Paul “The Punisher” Williams is going to be punished for being too good and that he is going to scare away a lot of the other welterweights. I think Williams is going to find out that just because you beat the man – that doesn’t make you “the man”. As a result, he’s going to be getting shut out of all the big fights at 147.
Everybody asks me and I tell them that if Paul Williams and Antonio Margarito fought 100 times you would see the same fight that we saw Saturday night 100 times with a close decision that could go either way every time. I had Williams winning the fight 115-113. Like everyone else, I saw Williams winning most of the early rounds with Margarito coming on in the middle to later rounds. The problem for Margarito is that he couldn’t stay consistent on the inside and really let his hands go. I think it was a case of him not being active enough recently. Margarito is the type of guy that should stay busy and my feeling is that the busier he is the better he is. Fighting so infrequently over the past few years really hurt Margarito in the fight against Williams, plus he was outfought all night, especially in the last round.
There is no way that the WBC welterweight champion, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will ever get into the ring with Paul Williams. There is also no way that promoter Bob Arum is ever going to let WBA belt wearer Miguel Cotto get anywhere near Williams.
Everybody asks me and I tell them that Kermit Cintron, the IBF alphabet title holder and Williams would be a great fight. I think the best fight for Williams is Cintron. However, I just don’t think that Emanuel Steward, who is also Cintron’s manager, will ever let Kermit get anywhere near Williams. Steward has always shied away from ever having his guys fight left-handers. In this case Steward has a great influence on opponent selection for Cintron. Many people forget that Steward is very accomplished as a manger and his work with Thomas Hearns and others was exquisite. I don’t see Steward letting Cintron in with Luis Collazo or Joshua Clottey either. A Clottey fight maybe - but no for Williams or Collazo.
Now, if these dues aint gonna fight him then he needs to fight tough contenders like clotty and collazo, Julio, quintana amongst others. When those type of fights run out and they might run out quick. he needs to go on a bum of the month tour. well not every month but every 3 months he needs to defend that title. rack up defenses and get through the mandatories when a big fight aint around. he doesnt need to do a margarito and take long lay offs waiting for fights to happen that wont. he needs to stay fresh in everybody's mind.
After a while, if he still doesnt get a unification fight or fight mosley, then he needs to wait till Berto builds his record up nicely and fight him and say "Hey Berto, you want a championship and I want your 0! Lets sign the papers." Berto is an HBO fighter so he already has a profile.
am I an idiot or shouold I be managing this guy's career?
Everybody asks me and I tell them that if Paul Williams and Antonio Margarito fought 100 times you would see the same fight that we saw Saturday night 100 times with a close decision that could go either way every time. I had Williams winning the fight 115-113. Like everyone else, I saw Williams winning most of the early rounds with Margarito coming on in the middle to later rounds. The problem for Margarito is that he couldn’t stay consistent on the inside and really let his hands go. I think it was a case of him not being active enough recently. Margarito is the type of guy that should stay busy and my feeling is that the busier he is the better he is. Fighting so infrequently over the past few years really hurt Margarito in the fight against Williams, plus he was outfought all night, especially in the last round.
There is no way that the WBC welterweight champion, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will ever get into the ring with Paul Williams. There is also no way that promoter Bob Arum is ever going to let WBA belt wearer Miguel Cotto get anywhere near Williams.
Everybody asks me and I tell them that Kermit Cintron, the IBF alphabet title holder and Williams would be a great fight. I think the best fight for Williams is Cintron. However, I just don’t think that Emanuel Steward, who is also Cintron’s manager, will ever let Kermit get anywhere near Williams. Steward has always shied away from ever having his guys fight left-handers. In this case Steward has a great influence on opponent selection for Cintron. Many people forget that Steward is very accomplished as a manger and his work with Thomas Hearns and others was exquisite. I don’t see Steward letting Cintron in with Luis Collazo or Joshua Clottey either. A Clottey fight maybe - but no for Williams or Collazo.
Now, if these dues aint gonna fight him then he needs to fight tough contenders like clotty and collazo, Julio, quintana amongst others. When those type of fights run out and they might run out quick. he needs to go on a bum of the month tour. well not every month but every 3 months he needs to defend that title. rack up defenses and get through the mandatories when a big fight aint around. he doesnt need to do a margarito and take long lay offs waiting for fights to happen that wont. he needs to stay fresh in everybody's mind.
After a while, if he still doesnt get a unification fight or fight mosley, then he needs to wait till Berto builds his record up nicely and fight him and say "Hey Berto, you want a championship and I want your 0! Lets sign the papers." Berto is an HBO fighter so he already has a profile.
am I an idiot or shouold I be managing this guy's career?
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