The following are quotes from Dan Goossen, George Peterson and boxing’s “most feared fighter,” 2-time WBO Welterweight Champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams (35-1, 26 KOs) who will move up a weight class to take on the IBF Junior Middleweight Champ Verno Phillips (42-10-1, 21 KOs) in a scheduled interim 12-round battle for the WBO Super Welterweight Championship that will take place this Saturday, November 29 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.

Paul Williams quotes:

“I RECOGNIZE PHILLIPS AS A TOUGH OPPONENT AND A TOUGH VETERAN. HE’S SOMEONE THAT YOU GOT TO RECKON WITH. HE’S 3-TIME WORLD CHAMPION SO I CAN’T PLAY HIM DOWN I GOT TO GIVE HIM CREDIT.”

“I ALWAYS TRAIN AS IF IT IS A CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT. I TRAINED JUST AS HARD FOR THIS FIGHT AS I WOULD ANY OTHER FIGHT.”

“MARGARITO USED TO BE THE MOST FEARED FIGHTER, BUT THE PEOPLE ELECTED ME THE MOST FEARED FIGHTER AFTER I BEAT HIM. I WAS HONORED TO RECEIVE THE MOST FEARED FIGHTER AWARD FROM THE WBO TODAY AND ALTHOUGH I AM HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THAT I FEEL IT IS RIGHT BECAUSE FIGHTERS ARE TURNING DOWN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS NOT TO FIGHT ME. OPPONENTS ARENT EASY TO COME BY.”

George Peterson quotes:

“WE'RE DISAPPOINTED THAT WE CAN'T GET OPPONENTS BECAUSE BY NOW WE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT PAUL SHOULD HAVE THE RECOGNITION AS ONE OF THE TOP FIGHTERS. HE DOESN’T HAVE THAT BECAUSE THE SO CALLED ELITE DO NOT WANT TO FIGHT HIM. THEY ARE SCARED, THEY DON’T WANT TO LOSE THEIR CROWN. DAN (GOOSSEN) HAS OFFERED A FUNNY AMOUNT OF MONEY AND PROMOTERS AND FIGHTERS DON’T WANT TO LOSE THEIR REPUTATION.”

“IF YOU HAVE EVER SEEN PAUL WILLIAMS YOU WILL KNOW THAT WHEN HE FIGHTS, HE DOES IT WITH ALL HIS HEART. AND COME SATURDAY, HE IS GOING TO DO THE SAME AND BE VICTORIOUS. HE WILL DEFINITELY BE HOLDING UP HIS HAND ON SATURDAY NIGHT.”

Dan Goossen Quotes:

"I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT IN MY 30 YEARS IN THIS BUSINESS. FIGHTERS LEAVING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THE TABLE NOT TO FIGHT PAUL WILLIAMS. AS WELL AS BEING THE MOST FEARED FIGHTER, HE IS THE ELITE OF THE ELITE. NO ONE ELSE COMPARES TO HIM. I LOOK FOR A SOLID VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT AND HAVE MY SIGHTS TO A VERY BIG 2009 FOR PAUL."

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