You're overrating Paul Williams

[Technical_Skill]

He is overrated on these forums. Plus those people who think only pressure fighters can give him trouble are wrong. Its all about angles and timing.

Step away from the left hand, jab and come over the top with your own lead.

His head movement is dodgy, leaves himself open when he throws combinations, his offence is almost his defence, with guy like that, you need to time them when they open up. A guy also needs to stay off the ropes against him as well.

Lots of hooks inside too, to body and head, that was the one thing winky got right last week.

Another thing fighters needs to do is not worry about his height, he doesnt fight tall and gives it up in the ring, he also has a habit of letting guys getting inside very easily too, which is why his trainer keeps telling him to 'fight long'.

He's very difficult to beat, because he throws alot of punches so more than often he will get those rounds regardless of wether they land or not. but I would pick mayweather to step to the side and him with right hand leads from angles and the counter left hook is a must also.

[Squabbles94806]

Yes, PDUB does have flaws and can be exposed. But maybe we're not overrating him, but underestimating him. I really thought Winky was gonna get to him. If you know bout Winky, you rarely see him like that.

I'm still waiting for PDUB to do damaged to more vets. Regardless, i enjoy watching the brutha fight though.

He gots angles for days. It's those fcukin elastic arms he got.

In comparison to Hearns, i think Hearns hit way harder.

[Njord777]

I think Ricky Hatton is a good example of a boxer who just plain can't handle the next division up. At junior welterweight he's been a force for years, at welterweight he struggles and has been knocked out.

Paul Williams has shown some pop at lower weights. He's also been outboxed; though we erase that when he knocks the same guy out. When we look at what he's done, though, it has to almost all be taken from his welterweight days.

Where shall we start? His KO of Mitchell? Well, he was on the downside and a shell of the fighter he had been, plus the fight was at 147...so that's not a good launching point for examining Paul's style.

I guess outboxing Margarito. Nice, close win. He fought hard. Props.

Then Quintana beats Paul, but Paul comes back and shows pop at welterweight by KOing him, which he repeats with Kolle- but what does this tell us about what he can do at 160? Nothing.

Sure, he finished Verno Phillips at 154, but that's a different horse entirely.

Winky Wright isn't a true middleweight.

So, where are we getting these assumptions about how Paul Williams is going to fare at 160? Really, that's all they can be at this point. There are questions, and then people have their best guess- but the answers haven't been revealed yet.

Can Paul really take a strong middleweight punch? How about strong middleweight punches all night?

Can Paul hurt real middleweights?

Will Paul's tendency not to fight tall actually hinder him against stockier, stronger men?

Will Paul be able to show the same high workrate when a true, strong puncher is making him pay for it?

We don't know. The jury is still out regarding where he'll fall at 160.

Personally, and I like Paul Williams, I think he should make a home at 154. I'm not sold on his ability to have a lengthy campaign at middleweight.

[Eaner0919]

In comparison to Hearns, i think Hearns hit way harder.

they're totally different fighters with totally different plans of attack the ony comparisons anyone can make to him and Tommy are in height (PWill is about 6'3" to Tommy's 6'2") and reach (Pwill's 84" to Tommy's 78")

Tommy attacked at all times using his superior outside attack while PWill is in constant motion.

bad comparison