Sergiy Dzinziruk calls out Paul Williams??!

[ClubberLang]

Has anyone read that Paul has any fights planned? The way Sergei talked, it seemed Paul was lining up other fights. I'd read about a potential fight vs. Winky in March but nothing since.

Rafael mentioned in his chat that the Winky fight was likely for April (not March because Williams has to recover from the bad cut he had against Phillips). Not a done deal yet, however.

I doubt the Sergei fight comes off because it is not a big money fight and Segei's slick style makes it a risky fight, too. Plus, Sergei is a virtual unknown in the U.S. and it might be hard to find a TV outlet for the fight.

[Rantcatrat]

Has anyone read that Paul has any fights planned? The way Sergei talked, it seemed Paul was lining up other fights. I'd read about a potential fight vs. Winky in March but nothing since.

Rafael mentioned in his chat that the Winky fight was likely for April (not March because Williams has to recover from the bad cut he had against Phillips). Not a done deal yet, however.

I doubt the Sergei fight comes off because it is not a big money fight and Segei's slick style makes it a risky fight, too. Plus, Sergei is a virtual unknown in the U.S. and it might be hard to find a TV outlet for the fight.

Coming from an american perspective, I hear you, but if you held the fight in Germany the fight would be big and I imagine big money. Paul is always clamoring that no one will fight him - well, go take the strap from Dzinziruk in Germany. Moreover, it would clarify who holds the WBO belt because Dzinsiruk holds the formal WBO belt and Williams holds the interim WBO (whatever that means).

[ClubberLang]

Has anyone read that Paul has any fights planned? The way Sergei talked, it seemed Paul was lining up other fights. I'd read about a potential fight vs. Winky in March but nothing since.

Rafael mentioned in his chat that the Winky fight was likely for April (not March because Williams has to recover from the bad cut he had against Phillips). Not a done deal yet, however.

I doubt the Sergei fight comes off because it is not a big money fight and Segei's slick style makes it a risky fight, too. Plus, Sergei is a virtual unknown in the U.S. and it might be hard to find a TV outlet for the fight.

Coming from an american perspective, I hear you, but if you held the fight in Germany the fight would be big and I imagine big money. Paul is always clamoring that no one will fight him - well, go take the strap from Dzinziruk in Germany. Moreover, it would clarify who holds the WBO belt because Dzinsiruk holds the formal WBO belt and Williams holds the interim WBO (whatever that means).

The big money is made on U.S. TV bouts. That's one reason why a fight like Manny and Hatton will happen in Vegas instead of England. They could draw 60,000 to Wembley probably versus only, say, 10,000-12,000 in Vegas, but the Casinos bring in more money overall and the production costs are less for TV outlets. Plus, Sergei is not really that big of a draw even in boxing crazy Germany. I believe I read only 3,000 were present at his fight with Julio. It's also not just about the money even if Sergei's promoter's could come up with a decent sum of money. It is also about building Williams' exposure on TV against the biggest names possible. I doubt HBO or Showtime would have much interest given Sergei's obscurity in the U.S (also remember neither were interested in him fighting Julio, even though they wanted Julio for the Martinez bout). And I seriously doubt Gossen will let Williams take a fight without HBO or Showtime onboard, especially if it is overseas. A fight with Winky on HBO will be more money against a name opponent. That makes more sense business wise and in terms of upgrading Williams' profile for bigger fights down the road. I'm not saying I would not personally be interested in that fight, but it probably won't happen for business reasons.

[BlackRazor]

Has anyone read that Paul has any fights planned? The way Sergei talked, it seemed Paul was lining up other fights. I'd read about a potential fight vs. Winky in March but nothing since.

Rafael mentioned in his chat that the Winky fight was likely for April (not March because Williams has to recover from the bad cut he had against Phillips). Not a done deal yet, however.

I doubt the Sergei fight comes off because it is not a big money fight and Segei's slick style makes it a risky fight, too. Plus, Sergei is a virtual unknown in the U.S. and it might be hard to find a TV outlet for the fight.

Thanks Clubber. Yeah I'd heard March 14th @ one time but now I think Dawson/Tarver fight on that date so Paul fighting then too didn't make sense.