HBO just said that Paul Williams will fight Verno Phillips

**AntonTheMeh** · 10-18-2008, 08:40 PM

so what the hell happened to the clottey fight?

**KnockoutTheFat** · 10-18-2008, 08:41 PM

Originally posted by ALPHA O`MEGA

so what the hell happened to the clottey fight?

Clottey deemed that Williams "cannot tek my pounches" so he said no deal.

**flipbjefrox** · 10-18-2008, 08:41 PM

this is great news cuz its obvious that margarito wont fight him again. the best thing for him to do is to capture that wba title and unify with forrest who is a household name

**AntonTheMeh** · 10-18-2008, 08:44 PM

Originally posted by Ultimateboxa

Clottey deemed that Williams "cannot tek my pounches" so he said no deal.

well then, that's a legitimate excuse.

**kadafee** · 10-18-2008, 08:45 PM

Forrest a house hold name? i laugh.

**Scott9945** · 10-18-2008, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by Ultimateboxa

So this must be for Phillips' 154 lb. title. Who do you have winning?

I think it will be a non title fight since the IBF has their heads up their asses.

**Komander** · 10-18-2008, 08:47 PM

Yeah that caught me off guard.

I haven't read anything about Williams vs Phillips on here.

**Scott9945** · 10-18-2008, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by Executioner54

Yeah that caught me off guard.

I haven't read anything about Williams vs Phillips on here.

Dan Rafael broke that story yesterday.

**KnockoutTheFat** · 10-18-2008, 08:50 PM

Originally posted by Scott9945

I think it will be a non title fight since the IBF has their heads up their asses.

Why not? What happened?

HBO just said that Paul Williams will fight Verno Phillips