Paul Williams: How good is he All-Time???

[bojangles1987]

And apparently, I shouldn't have attempted it... It wont let me upload anything bigger than a mini Roy.

It's a sign.

[RL_GMA]

*Waits for the punchline.....*

[THE REED]

It's a sign.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Dirk said he was a bum, so he's scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Where does everyone get this idea that I said he was a bum from?

He was pretty crap but not quite a bum.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

All Time? ummm...no


fun fighter to watch...

[UglyPug]

he's a bit better than sergio martinez imo....he beat guys that i think would've owned sergio....oh wait, one already did...

Indeed PEW-GAH POOH-GAH PUHG-AH! hahaha i guess, ipso facto, Williams is Martinez's Granddaddy! Poppa Tony, Antonio Margarito, is Sergio's father, who left him in a helpless heap slumped up against the ropes, and Williams beat Poppa Tony!!!

[THE REED]

Where does everyone get this idea that I said he was a bum from?

He was pretty crap but not quite a bum.

You said it!

Along with Cotto and Margarito the bums.

It's a trio.

[!! Shawn]

Paul Williams is not Done. He has just never been good against southpaws. Every bad performance he has had has been against a southpaw. His defense, or what little of it he has just doesn't work against them and he walks into flush shots all night.

Quintana, Martinez, Lara

All southpaws.

[Alx.]

hes okay, he was a very avoided fighter

[CubanGuyNYC]

I agree. He's not an ATG, but he's an all-time really good fighter. He may not have had the great skills or anything, but he beat some good people. He had a bad loss against Quintana, but avenged it with an immediate KO. And, he split with Sergiom but obviously Sergio got the better of the wins.

His wins over Margarito, Wright, Cintron, and Martinez are all really good wins. I am just saying I think people underrate him a lot, because he didn't have the great skills, and because Martinez killed him in 2 rounds.

From 2006-2010, Williams was one of the better fighters from 147-154. Not an ATG like Floyd or Manny, probably not even as good as Sergio, but he was all-time really good just with his wins over Margarito, Wright, Cintron, and Martinez.

I agree with most of what you're saying, but it's a sad fact of life that the "also-rans" are almost immediately forgotten. Take a guy like Esteban De Jesus, for instance. Who really remembers this guy aside from hardcore fans? De Jesus was a great fighter in his own right. Yet, his one claim to fame is that he served Roberto Duran his first professional loss. Paul Williams didn't have that kind of career or monumental win on his record.

Paul's best win is a controversial decision over Sergio Martinez. But "Maravilla" probably won't go on to be an ATG. I think most people will agree that Paul was entertaining; he had heart and a crazy work-rate. IMO, those who do remember him will recall those qualities above all.