Who Has Paul Williams Beat Considered So Highly?

[Derranged]

Andy Kolle could walk on water.

True Story.

And Williams destroyed him. I rest my case.

[boxer12]

he beat Walter "The Beast" Matthyse in his prime!!!

Nah seriously like someone else said he's rated so high because of his potential and a good win over Margarito
i hate when ppl bring up the Quintana loss b/c that was obviously a fluke. although it did show that P.Dub could be beaten.

he's my favorite fighter today and i think he will be mentioned with the P4P best here very shortly.

[Vasyl’s dad]

The fact that he has a win over Margarito is why people hold him so high. He still needs to fight more quality guys.

Thats the part that makes it questionable.

Margarito was a "bum" by many before he faced Williams.


Soon as Paul has a win over Tony, suddenly the Tornado is a credible opponent for anyone.

[TheManchine]

IDK I mean damn why can't people think of him highly right now without necessarily using his resume to do so? He has good wins over Margartio and Quintana and his lone loss he avenged something fierce. Heck no one really even talks about him in terms of p4p yet.

some people think highly of fighters for the skills they actually bring into the ring and IMO there isn't any shame in that. I don't think any of his fans are claim he has beaten all of the best but will say he has a style and skillset that would give just about every fighter from 147 to 160 some issues.

I dont need a resume to tell me PWill is good and could be even better. I don't need a resume to tell me he is one of the best at 147, could easily be one of the best at 154, and as time progresses could be a very good 160lb fighter

good points, i agree, i can see him doing very well at 147 and 154,

who knows maybe at 160 in the future,

i would like to see him against some more quality fighters and a real chalenge at 160 before i could say if he can really compete there,

his does have the skills to do very well

I agree. His obvious physical advantages and punch output are legitimate factors to consider when speaking about Williams. He will be a handful for anyone at Welterweight and Jr. Middleweight.

I think it is very premature to regard him highly against top Middleweights however. The folk who think he'd give Kelly Pavlik hell make me scratch my head.

again i agree with this

he beat Walter "The Beast" Matthyse in his prime!!!

Nah seriously like someone else said he's rated so high because of his potential and a good win over Margarito
i hate when ppl bring up the Quintana loss b/c that was obviously a fluke. although it did show that P.Dub could be beaten.

he's my favorite fighter today and i think he will be mentioned with the P4P best here very shortly.

i think it is unfair to say his loss to Quintana was a fluke, why was it a fluke?

he beat him clearly over 12 rounds, in the rematch Paul caught him and finished Quintana why was that not a fluke?

a third fight in the future would be interesting

[Eaner0919]

good points, i agree, i can see him doing very well at 147 and 154,

who knows maybe at 160 in the future,

i would like to see him against some more quality fighters and a real chalenge at 160 before i could say if he can really compete there,

his does have the skills to do very well



again i agree with this



i think it is unfair to say his loss to Quintana was a fluke, why was it a fluke?

he beat him clearly over 12 rounds, in the rematch Paul caught him and finished Quintana why was that not a fluke?

a third fight in the future would be interesting

cool and I think we can use Margarito as a case as well. For years the reasoning for a lot was that he wasn't any good and hadn't beaten anyone but fans of his knew what he could do if given a chance now he is considered one of the top 1 or 2 fighters in a deep division.

and to be honest I too would like to see a Quintana rematch. I asked PWill that and he said he wouldn't have any issues with fighting him again but he wants. and deservedly so IMO, a chance at the big fights too.

[djsygo]

Hes regarded so high because of his phisical attributes, his skills and power...@ 147 hes a monster, tremendous height and reach, anybody who fights him in that weight class needs to have a serious gameplan for him...and i dont think his loss to quintana sets it, i think he just took him lightly.

[Pullcounter]

Firstly Paul seems like a nice guy and willing to take challenges but i think some people are grossly overrating him


Who has he beat for people to think he can beat anyone from 147-160?

some people even think he could be successful at 168


lets take a look

Santos Pakau

blown up lightweight lost last 5 fights, 4 by stoppage


Sharmba Mitchell

140 pounder, used to be good fighter, old, shot when Williams fought him


Margarito

great win, pulls it out in close fight, both fighters have probably improved since

Quintana

gets schooled by the underdog in the first fight, wins the second by ko in 1



not hating on the guy but i dont see how people can say he can beat everyone from 147-168


based on what?

again i like Paul but i think people are completely overrating him

he beat margarito who is in the p4p top 10 list. I disagree with your opinion about margarito's improvements. he still starts slow, goes to the body, and finishes strong. obviously marg will blow out non-elite fighters.

you can make the same argument against margarito... who has he beaten. and the only name worth mentioning is cotto, who wasn't even in the p4p top 10 on many lists at the time and got on the list by defeating mosley, who was not in the p4p top 10, in a close fight.

so if you **** on williams, basically you're ****ting on margarito and cotto.

[joseph5620]

Paul Williams is nowhere near as popular as Floyd and will never be. He is getting fans because of his wins, not his race. And is considered highly because of his talent and potential, not the hard to figure out.

Agreed 100 percent. That comment you were resonding to was ignorant.

[joseph5620]

i never said he was as popular as Floyd, i said alot of Floyd fans have jumped on the Williams badwagon now Floyd is gone,

his wins? who the **** has beat? 2 fighters, the rest not so much

he beats Andy Kolle and now he can clean out Middleweight and Super Middleweight division

he is the new black hope

Not all of Williams fans are black and you have no room to talk when your buddy Tunney ALWAYS picks or favors the white fighter.

[joseph5620]

I agree HH. He had a good win over Margarito but his reputation right now, especially on these boards, far exceeds his accomplishments to date. He still needs to put more quality wins on the board to convine me. Splitting two fights with Quintana just ain't going to get the job done for me.

Ok, then who the hell has Kessler ever beaten? He gets more hype than Williams on these boards and he's never beaten anybody anywhere near as good as Margarito. But I don't see the same challenge of his credentials when compared to Williams.