Williams is very much ready to step up and take on a top welterweight. Why should he keep on racking up on second tier fighters? The kid already has like 40 fights in. Does that remind you of someone else they said wasn't ready for the top tier because he hadn't beat top guys yet? Hatton, when he defeated King Kostya. Margarito might not be afraid of Williams but he knows this guy is definitely capable of beating him and putting him on the backburner. Does anyone remember Williams use to be a Margarito sparring partner and soon enough was giving him the business. Margarito knows that the kid has skills and his reason to be stripped to take on Cotto is not just a business decision. He passed up his mandatory to take on Clottey. Clottey isn't exactly a name. How many of Clottey's fights have been headliners that you've watched? And Margarito isn't exactly taking all comers. Many people have called him out but namely Zab offered to fight him for his first fight back and that is definitely a big enough name. But I am no fool and I am a thorough boxing fan, competitor, trainer, and judge every now and then. So I say this also, Margarito is no bum or journeyman by far. He is another guy who is good at fighting but is victimized by the business of boxing. I can't blame Margarito for not taking on the dangerous, possible spoiler, Williams. Just like other good fighters who happen to be good business people you have to pick the right fights for you if you are in it for the buck first, which these fighters deserve. But lets not bash or belittle the guys who are being avoided in attempts to mask what the truth actually is. Lets just keep it real and say I'd rather pass on a Margarito-Williams fight to secure a Margarito-Cotto fight. Either fight can quite possibly go to either guy but which fight is a better business decision?