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By Cliff Rold - With his children cheering him on at ringside, 27-year old Middleweight (at least for this night) Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KO) of Augusta, Georgia notched what might be his finest victory to date, overwhelming 37-year old former undisputed World Jr. Middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO) over twelve non-title rounds on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Making his first start in the almost two years since a failed bid to upend then-Light Heavyweight titlist Bernard Hopkins in 2007, it was the worst loss Wright had taken since a five-knockdown decision defeat in his first title attempt against Julio Cesar Vasquez in 1994.
Both men came in below the Middleweight limit, Wright at 159 and Williams at 157. It was the latest in a recent trend of much younger men, finally, overtaking the elder statesman of the game.
Both men were sharp in the early seconds of the bout, Williams throwing his right jab in combination but often finding the gloves of Wright while Wright was able to connect clean with his jab and right hook. The difficult Wright defense left room only for the occasional hook to the body as Williams’ uppercuts and hooks bounced repeatedly off of leather. [details]
Making his first start in the almost two years since a failed bid to upend then-Light Heavyweight titlist Bernard Hopkins in 2007, it was the worst loss Wright had taken since a five-knockdown decision defeat in his first title attempt against Julio Cesar Vasquez in 1994.
Both men came in below the Middleweight limit, Wright at 159 and Williams at 157. It was the latest in a recent trend of much younger men, finally, overtaking the elder statesman of the game.
Both men were sharp in the early seconds of the bout, Williams throwing his right jab in combination but often finding the gloves of Wright while Wright was able to connect clean with his jab and right hook. The difficult Wright defense left room only for the occasional hook to the body as Williams’ uppercuts and hooks bounced repeatedly off of leather. [details]
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