Re: Paul Williams...I'm not sold.

Originally Posted by
Lyle
#1 I feel bad for PW because he can't get a fight vs anyone big, I don't know why but it certainly seems that way. And when he does get a big fight, his opponent drops out.
#2 I thought Paul Williams was going to dismantle Kelly Pavlik...southpaw, power puncher, long reach, throws punches in bunches non stop every single round.
#3 Sergio Martinez is a tricky fighter and I think he's a BIG threat to beating Williams who by the way got his ass handed to him by Quintana. Williams needs to be aggressive but Martinez being a slick defensive fighter and a solid counter puncher will give him hell when he misses and PW WILL miss a fair number of times.
This is a more difficult fight for Williams, I can only hope he comes in both guns blazin
#1--He's not worth his lack of draw; he needs more fights like this to get more fans clamoring.
#2--By no stretch of the imagination is he a power puncher. Incredible reach, better than average speed, and tons of volume--those are all his selling points, but if he great power, Winky wouldn't have lasted the thru the 5th round. Kelly Pavlik is a power puncher,he's a little taller than Williams, and has the reach to counter-punch him, (maybe; there's still a 7in difference in reach). Perhaps Williams could have boxed him to death, but at least this time it would have been a case of Williams just having 10in reach advantage on someone.
#3--Quintana did win the first fight. No question. No better answer to a loss than a first round mollywopping though. Sergio is a hell of a boxer, and I think this is going to be one of the greatest fights that no one is going to watch, unfortunately. In my mind, this fight hinges on Sergio's ability to counter, and disrupt Williams' rhythm and volume.
"...went 12 rounds with Ali, and never took a backwards step."
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