Re: Paul Williams vs Kermit Cintron

Originally Posted by
JonnyFolds
I just want to know.. What did you guys have as your scorecard after 4 rounds?
Personally, I saw Cintron outboxing Williams handily. I do not like the way he fights. I think he fights like a pansy, and he has very little skill. But stylistically, he was a nightmare for Williams. Williams, a man who doesn't use his reach very well (see Tommy Hearns) was getting beat to the punch consistently.
In round4 when they started, MAYBE I could give that 1:00 or so round to Williams. He came out on a mission to put the pressure on Cintron. Granted, I think Williams was going overwhelm Cintron in rounds to come.
Does anybody realize that the scoring was:
40-36 Williams
40-36 Cintron
39-37 Williams
I am not sure what the judges were looking at. Thoughts?
Man, (from what I remember), it was an extremely competitive fight, one in which Cintron surprizingly had an answer for everything Williams was doing, (if memory serves me, Cintron kept nailing Williams with a counter left every time he came in), and I gave the edge to Cintron.
The judges were enamored with Williams aggression, though he was slower starting than normal, and again, was halted by effective counters by Cintron.
The other thing is, the HBO guys sucked Williams dick from the opening bell till Cintron was carried out on a stretcher.
"...went 12 rounds with Ali, and never took a backwards step."
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