Paul Williams is not shot.

**Evil Abed** · 07-09-2011, 11:31 PM

ChrisMannixSI Chris Mannix
Lara hit EVERY heavy shot, no doubt. But Williams threw a hell of a lot more punches. Was even on my card.

wow.........

**JmH Reborn** · 07-09-2011, 11:31 PM

I'd say he's a bit past it

He arguably lost and took a hell of a beating in the first Martinez fight

Then the second fight.

The Cintron fight, I thought he was clearly losing and getting hit very hard before ol' boy went sky diving.

Now this fight, this wasn't a razor close win, Lara dominated this guy and if Lara had a little more 'oomph' in his punches, PWilly would be dead

**mathed** · 07-09-2011, 11:32 PM

He fought like a guy that is not in it to prove anything, he fought like a guy trying to pick up a check. He was like 1/10th of the old Williams- already talking about retirement, he himself thinks he is done already.

**Devils Advocate** · 07-09-2011, 11:43 PM

Originally posted by mathed

He fought like a guy that is not in it to prove anything, he fought like a guy trying to pick up a check. He was like 1/10th of the old Williams- already talking about retirement, he himself thinks he is done already.

Thats all HBO's fault wrong match up for a man coming back from a devastating knockout loss. You gotta feel for Lara an unknown Cuban prospect, unless HBO does something Lara might get bumped back to ESPN.

**Battle*Hardened** · 07-09-2011, 11:44 PM

Rusty and he can't fight quick southpaws.

**SERVILEV** · 07-09-2011, 11:45 PM

o his *ss is shot alright. hes in his dressing room having the buckshot pellets removed from his *ss right as we speak!!

**KingTito** · 07-09-2011, 11:48 PM

Honestly I dont know what to think. This was a bad match up. Williams isn't shot, but I dont like this retirement talk.

**The Gambler1981** · 07-09-2011, 11:54 PM

For a skilled guy retirement talk isn't good but the guy can get by, for a guy that relies on toughness and outworking the other guy it is certainly not something you want to hear.

He is what he is, although his head wasn't in the game for this fight maybe for a bigger fight he can be more into it, but he should certainly not fight a south paw if he can't figure out how to keep his right hand up.

**HandSpeed303** · 07-10-2011, 12:01 AM

Originally posted by ThePhantom5

Rusty and dumb.

And he was fighting a very quick counter puncher.

Style wise, this fight was all wrong for PW.

Kinda like Molina was wrong for Kermit.

PW needs to fight fighters like Wolak, K9 or Angulo.

Not a lot guys fight like Lara or Martinez.

I admittedly underestimated Lara.

Bold: This seems to be the common excuse for Williams...Bottom line is, Williams is to caught up in trying to land shots rather than avoid them.

You say style wise, right? Did you notice in the fight when PW started to turn up the heat, what it was that stopped him dead in his tracks, and completely turned the fight in Lara's favor?

The right hook (lead and counter).

Williams started to adjust to the straight/overhand left as he put on the pressure, so Lara started to throw the right hook. Paul had no answer for it. After a few rounds, Lara started to mix the right hook with the straight left. Lara created a new problem for Williams...Not just the one Sergio gift wrapped for him.

Williams problems begins in camp, and nothing else. His camp clearly has to much pride.

Paul Williams is not shot.