Paul Williams possibly returning to Welterweight in May

[Myk_Myk]

Doesn't sound healthy...

[blegit]

Yeah, this doesn't sound healthy. Especially considering how active PWill is. He better take a tune up at 147 first and see how his body reacts.

[Manju]

well, welter is where the action is. the best 2, arguably 3, fighters in the game are there...and williams could make an argument for 4, as he doesn't get enough credit for defeating, indeed fighting, the impenetrable winky wright.

pbf is srl, pac is duran, and williams is hearns. mosley as hagler doesn't make sense but he is a bit of an aaron pryor, except this time srl gave him a fight.

the great ones fight the great ones. this is what its all about. i welcome williams move.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Am i the only one who thinks Winky is finished?

Paul Williams needs to fight who ever he can get.

[skel1983]

Well lets be honest, most the guys at 147 are big PPV fighters who are getting 8 figure paydays every fight. Williams is a nightmare for anyone at 147 and is not a big name, who will fight Williams??

Mayweather,Pac and Mosley ( well if Mosley beats Mayweather ) cant see them going near Williams to high risk not enough reward. Only fight I can see now is the rematch with Margarito other than that I cant see the top boys giving him the time of day.

I think Williams display at 160 against not a big puncher and a 154 fighter showed he don't belong at Middleweight, I hope to see the big fights but I cant see it personally.

[Jody Lane]

Am i the only one who thinks Winky is finished?

Paul Williams needs to fight who ever he can get.

Yeah I think Wright has seen his best days. He relies on his defensive skills and they are eroding fast. Like Pernell Whitaker before him, the time has come when he will get hit and often. His days on the major stage is over, unless he wants to turn into a stepping stone for other fighters wanting to add a name on their ledger.

[Myk_Myk]

I just don't think coming down to 147 is a good move from a longevity standpoint. I guess if he's gonna try, better now while he's still young. But, it just seems to really age fighters... I agree that 154 is the place for PW.

But whatever, I'm just kinda getting tired of the whole "nobody will give me a fight" whinefest. It seems like so much Bull Shit, when he really hasn't acquired superstar status.

If he'd just stay put and hold a title, he'd get mandatory challengers. Then it's up to him to look spectacular against them. If he did that, then he'd start to generate real interest and pull. He could sit there at 154 and might even get to play king of the hill just like PBF has done at WW. Basically entice WWs to come up to challenge him. Or on the flip side be like Pac, and entice MWs to drain themselves coming down.

For some reason he has it in his mind that he's different than anybody else, and can move up and down with no consequences, and that he should get some kind of award for that. Who knows, maybe he's right...?

[skel1983]

well, welter is where the action is. the best 2, arguably 3, fighters in the game are there...and williams could make an argument for 4, as he doesn't get enough credit for defeating, indeed fighting, the impenetrable winky wright.

pbf is srl, pac is duran, and williams is hearns. mosley as hagler doesn't make sense but he is a bit of an aaron pryor, except this time srl gave him a fight.

the great ones fight the great ones. this is what its all about. i welcome williams move.

The fact that Winky had not fought for nearly 2 years and also was nearly 38 years old and has not fought since the Williams defeat takes the gloss from the victory, It was a decent win but nothing more. Winky was a 37 1/2 year old inactive fighter who was coming off a defeat at 175.

[killersheep]

well, welter is where the action is. the best 2, arguably 3, fighters in the game are there...and williams could make an argument for 4, as he doesn't get enough credit for defeating, indeed fighting, the impenetrable winky wright.

pbf is srl, pac is duran, and williams is hearns. mosley as hagler doesn't make sense but he is a bit of an aaron pryor, except this time srl gave him a fight.

the great ones fight the great ones. this is what its all about. i welcome williams move.

The fact that Winky had not fought for nearly 2 years and also was nearly 38 years old and has not fought since the Williams defeat takes the gloss from the victory, It was a decent win but nothing more. Winky was a 37 1/2 year old inactive fighter who was coming off a defeat at 175.

To be fair there wasn't anything Wright could have done in his prime to make that outcome any different. His age was not a factor, it was his style.

[skel1983]

well, welter is where the action is. the best 2, arguably 3, fighters in the game are there...and williams could make an argument for 4, as he doesn't get enough credit for defeating, indeed fighting, the impenetrable winky wright.

pbf is srl, pac is duran, and williams is hearns. mosley as hagler doesn't make sense but he is a bit of an aaron pryor, except this time srl gave him a fight.

the great ones fight the great ones. this is what its all about. i welcome williams move.

The fact that Winky had not fought for nearly 2 years and also was nearly 38 years old and has not fought since the Williams defeat takes the gloss from the victory, It was a decent win but nothing more. Winky was a 37 1/2 year old inactive fighter who was coming off a defeat at 175.

To be fair there wasn't anything Wright could have done in his prime to make that outcome any different. His age was not a factor, it was his style.

I'm not saying he would of beat him at any other time in his career but his inactivity imo and his age was a big factor to how the fight went ( total shut out) Winky after not fighting at the weight for nearly three years and not fighting for two at nearly 38 did him no favours.

[markb018]

Paul Williams has options, losers of the Mayweather Mosley fight and Pac Clottey fight are both options. Mosley has said in the past that he would give Williams his just due lets see he if keeps his word and after Mayweather what are his options, assuming that he loses? Williams is a bigger draw than Berto imo