Carlos Quintana "Punishes" Paul Williams To Win

[NachoMan]

We all know by now what transpired (as if the millions of threads arent a indication) Saturday night on B.A.D. It what is undoubtedly is the biggest upset of the year, Quintana beat Williams. Ever since I joined the board, I promised myself and you all that I would remain as objective as possible. So, Ill start with the facts:

1. In late December, Williams found out that he would be fighting Quintana in a month.
2. Following the weigh-in, Williams ballooned to 164lbs on fight night.
3. Despite averages of throwing 100 punches per round in previous bouts, Williams threw 552 punches in a 12 round span against Quintana.
4. Paul Williams lost.

Now, some will and have said already that Williams was a overrated fighter, that he didnt seriously train for and overlooked Quintana, that Quintana will beat Mayweather, and Im sure alot of other foolishness. But what I will state, as honestly as possible, is that the performance Paul Williams gave Sat. night wasnt at all similar to the past performances Ive seen him put out, or the past performances YOU have seen him give. Everything about Williams coming into this fight was different. He was a champ, drastically over the WW limit after the official weigh-in, and even had a new haircut. According to Lennox Lewis, Williams stated he planned on changing his attack for this fight, to "sit on his punches" to add power. Yet, he lost. After this fight, I was thinking about Lewis v Rahman, Morales v Raheem, Griffin v Jones I, Douglas v Tyson and countless other upsets that Ive seen. Were the favored fighters in those bouts overrated? In their losses, were they necessarily exposed? I dont believe so. Williams is a great champion, fistically gifted with a daunting physique. I think this fight was more Williams not executing his game-plan than Quintana executing his. And dont get me wrong, Quintana definately did. He used good movement, hand speed, punches in angles and overhand lefts to diffuse the "most feared fighter in the planet." But Williams didnt look so fearsome did he? He looked sluggish, slower than Quintana, confused, off-tempo, I could go on. But I dont have to, we all know how he looked. The question I want to pose is did he look like Paul Williams? Just my 2 cents. I know boxing.

You really DON'T know boxing very well if you sincerely believe that Williams is a talented fighter. He enjoys a distinct physical advantage over virtually of his opponents, but with regard to his boxing ability, he is a complete amateur. Look at the way he throws out his elbow when he jabs, look at the way he pokes his cross out there like a feeble jab, look at his feet when his opponent cuts in the opposite direction, watch the way he has no clue how to slip a single punch. He beat Margarito because of an exceptional work rate, but I believe he looked pretty amateurish during most of that fight as well. Too many people went around talking this guy up like he was the second coming of Hearns. Problem is, Hearns had real boxing ability and he knew how to throw a damn punch.

[Del Coqui]

no see thet you go dark starfish, getting it all wrong again.

actually, I "WISHED" (as you like to say) that your mom would stay off of DEEZ NUTZ. I don't like fat, undocumented, welfare recipients who always want it on credit. I gotta get paid...

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[Boxingwizard]

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Whats so funny about what he said about me? You should of read what I said about him. The moma jokes are just as fake and phony as him.

[triggerhappy]

Let The Ricans Take Over! All They Need Is Cott To Beat Floyd Then All Pureto Ricans Have Belts At Welter Wieght.

It's not gonna happen. They can't afford belts

[Lucky13]

It's not gonna happen. They can't afford belts

It stings doesn't it.
:*******:

[Del Coqui]

Whats so funny about what he said about me? You should of read what I said about him. The moma jokes are just as fake and phony as him.

I'm sorry bro, no disrespect but that **** was damn funny!

[Ozzie215]

I hope this shows people how overrated the NO POWER Paul Williams is ... and shows how Good Miguel Cotto really is!!!!!!!!!!! Cotto will beat Floyd, YEA I SAID IT

[NAPO]

It's not gonna happen. They can't afford belts

neither americans too much paying out the juice if u know what i mean.

[Lucky13]

neither americans too much paying out the juice if u know what i mean.

Just let him slice his wrists in his basement.
Just let him grief.
I feel sorry for him.

Quintana!!! Yeah!!!

[edgarg]

One of the things I recall being said about Williams was that even though he has such long arms, he was surprisingly good on the inside. I think this was a commentary on either his last or the one previous, fight. And he was showing good on the inside. But he showed none of this last night. However, Quintana, by making angles, and rushing in, often seemingly with his head down or eyes closed, looked as if he was always taking Williams by surprise. And those wild swings, both left and right hand found the mark often enough to make a difference. At another time, he could easily have been missing them all. Congratualtions to him. I don't thionk he'll be Champ for very long, if he fights any of the top guys.