Boxing Quotes: Paul Williams vs. Winky Wright

ByBoxing Press

Winky Wright:
“I want to fight the best, I’ve been out for 21 months and I’m ready to get back in the ring. There won’t be any playing around. I won’t be just blocking, I’ll be throwing a lot of punches, a lot of hard punches on Saturday night. No one can win a fight by just blocking. I’m going to win this fight.”

Paul Williams:
“I’m excited to be here fighting at the Mandalay Bay and to fight one the greatest fighters in boxing. Winky can block, he can jab, but I’m going to make him work on Saturday night. Its’ going to be explosive. Old dogs can’t run from new dogs and I’m gonna get him on Saturday night.”

Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions:
“Winky is truly a legend of the sport, you give him an opponent and he wins. Winky Wright will not only win on Saturday night, he will make a statement.”

“I told you that Shane Mosley would make a statement with Antonio Margarito, and he did. I told you Bernard Hopkins would turn back the clock against Kelly Pavlik, and he did. And I promise you again, Winky will win this fight and make a statement on Saturday.”

Shane Mosley, Partner of Golden Boy Promotions:
“No one wants to fight either of these guys for a reason. I fought Winky twice and lost both times. I never got a chance to fight Paul, but I’m not running into the ring after him either. He has a long reach and is very tall and tricky. And we know that Winky is a very tough and experienced fighter. I’m very excited for Saturday night and am proud to be a part of this promotion along with Golden Boy.”

Dan Birmingham, Wright’s Trainer:
“We respect Paul very much, he’s one of my favorite fighters, but Saturday night, he is fighting one of the best in the business. I’m positive we’ll win this fight.”

Jim Wilkes, Wright’s Attorney/Advisor:
“A lot of people turn down fights with Winky. I’ve even offered to give the fighter’s guaranteed money and they still won’t take it. We are excited to get Winky back in the ring on Saturday night.”

Dan Goossen, President of Goossen Tutor Promotions:
“Paul Williams is all action. He is fighting against the biggest name he has ever faced. He has tremendous ability with knockout power and he also throws over 100 punches in a round.”

“We made this fight out of necessity because he was the most feared fighter, not the most avoided.”

George Peterson, William’s Trainer:
“We are prepared to win this fight and we will leave victorious on Saturday night.”

Tickets priced at $300, $200, $150, $100 and $50 are now on sale and available for purchase at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino).

Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com

Wright vs. Williams, a 12 round middleweight bout which is presented by Golden Boy Promotions, Goossen Tutor Promotions and Winky Promotions, and Arreola vs. McCline, the co-featured 12 round heavyweight bout presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions in association with Don King Productions. The evening of boxing is sponsored by Remetee Clothing, Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines and will air live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning at 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT.