Paul Williams (boxer)
| Paul Williams | |
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.jpg) Williams in 2010 |
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| Real name | Paul Williams |
| Nickname(s) | The Punisher |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | July 27, 1981 Aiken, South Carolina |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 42 |
| Wins | 40 |
| Wins by KO | 27 |
| Losses | 2 |
Paul Williams (born July 27, 1981) is an American boxer and is the former two-time WBO welterweight champion.
With a height of six-feet-one inch, Paul is considered extremely tall for the three divisions he campaigns in: Welterweight, Jr. Middleweight and Middleweight; he has defeated world champions such as Winky Wright, Sergio Martínez, Kermit Cintron, Carlos Quintana and Antonio Margarito.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] Early years at welterweight
His debut was in the year 2000, and he is promoted by the Goossens. In 2005 he outpointed former Olympic bronze medalist Terrence Cauthen, and later that year, he knocked out Alfonso Sanchez in 5 rounds. His ESPN debut was a second round knockout of Sergio Rios on Wednesday Night Fights. Williams made his HBO debut against undefeated Walter Matthysse, winning by a tenth round technical knockout. That was followed by a victory over former junior welterweight world champion Sharmba Mitchell. He knocked Mitchell down three times en route to a fourth round TKO.
[edit] WBO welterweight title
Williams became the mandatory challenger for WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito. The match took place July 14, 2007, in Carson, California, at the Home Depot Center with Williams winning a unanimous decision. Williams fought Carlos Quintana on February 9, 2008 in his first defense of his title. Williams lost to Quintana by decision.
Williams and Quintana had a rematch at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on June 7, 2008 for the WBO welterweight title. Williams got off to a quick start when a left hand sent Quintana into a daze as several follow-up barrages put Quintana down. He got up, but Williams opened up with dozens of unanswered punches as the referee jumped in to stop the fight while Quintana was going down again.[1]
Williams was rumored to be moving up two weight classes to fight Kelly Pavlik for the WBC Middleweight Title but instead Pavlik has decided to move up two weight classes himself to fight Bernard Hopkins. Williams fought Andy Kolle on September 25. Williams dominated the fight from the start and recorded a first round knockout in 1:37 seconds.
[edit] Light middleweight
After failing to secure another meaningful contest at welterweight, Williams vacated his WBO welterweight title in order to fight Verno Phillips for the WBO Interim Junior Middleweight title.
On November 29, 2008, Williams defeated Phillips by way of TKO after 8 rounds after the Doctor stopped the fight. In doing so he secured the WBO interim junior middleweight title.[2]
[edit] Middleweight
[edit] Winky Wright
Williams fought Winky Wright on April 11, 2009, in a 12-round middleweight bout featured on HBO.[3] Williams defeated Wright in a unanimous decision which was not close on the scorecards – two of the three judges gave Williams all but one round while the third scored all 12 rounds for Williams.
Williams was then preparing to fight middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in a bout scheduled to take place on October 3, 2009 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[4] The bout was postponed when it was discovered Pavlik had a staph infection in his knuckle and had been rescheduled for December 5. However, the bout was called off for a second time six weeks prior to the fight because Pavlik's infection had not completely healed.[5]
[edit] Sergio Martínez
On December 5, 2009 Paul Williams fought Sergio Martínez in a war of a twelve round main event. In the first round Martinez was knocked down due to bad balance and a grazing left hand. In the final seconds of the 1st round though Martinez scored a knockdown of his own over Williams. The next two rounds were heavily in Martinez's favor as he hit Williams with barrages of counter punches. Rounds 4-7 showed Williams coming back effectively landing hard lefts to the head of Martinez. In rounds 8-11 Martinez again confused Williams with using different varieties of punches, including straight lead lefts to the body followed by right hooks to the head and straight lefts to the face. The 12th and final round showed much fatigue in Martinez and Williams but the warriors fought through to the end. Williams won a close majority decision over Martinez with the judges scoring; Pierre Benoist 119-110 for Williams, Lynn Carter 115-113 for Williams and Julie Lederman 114-114. Afterward both fighters expressed interest in a possible rematch.
[edit] Kermit Cintron
After his close win over Sergio Martínez, Paul Williams moved on to face fighter Kermit Cintrón. The two met on May 8, 2010 Live on Saturday Night HBO Boxing. In the fourth round, Kermit Cintron fell out of the ring unintentionally and was not allowed to continue fighting due to hitting the arena floor. Williams was ahead on two of the three judges' scorecards at the time of the stoppage and was declared the winner by split technical decision.[6] Cintron, who believed he should have been ahead on the scorecards, filed a complaint to have the ruling changed to a no-contest, claiming he was not given the five minute recovery time allowed under California rules.[7]
[edit] Williams vs Martinez II
A rematch with Sergio Martinez eventually materialized in form of a bout held at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey on November 20, 2010. Upon Williams insistence, the fight was contested at the catchweight limit of 158 pounds instead of the middleweight limit of 160 with Martinez's WBC Middlweight title on the line.[8] The fight was billed as a potential "fight-of-the-year," however the fight ended abruptly and dramatically when Sergio Martinez delivered a knockout blow with 2:02 left in the 2nd round of the scheduled 12 round fight. The punch was a short left cross that caught Williams right on the chin, as he attempted to deliver a left-hand of his own. Williams' right hand was at his waist when the punch landed, rendering Paul Williams unconscious upon contact.
[edit] Erislandy Lara
On July 9, 2011, Paul Williams fought in a light middleweight contest in Atlantic City against former Cuban amateur sensation Erislandy Lara. Throughout the fight, Lara repeatedly hit Williams with hard left hands and appeared to have won the fight convincingly in the eyes of the HBO crew and those sitting at ringside.[9][10][11] However, the judges awarded Williams with a narrow majority decision, a highly controversial verdict that ultimately led to the suspension of the three judges by the New Jersey Athletic Control Board. [12][13]
[edit] Professional boxing record
| 40 Wins (27 Knockouts), 2 Losses (1 Knockout)[14] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| N/A | N/A |  Nobuhiro Ishida |
- | ? (12) | 2012-02-18 | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Win | 40–2 |  Erislandy Lara |
MD | 12 (12) | 2011-07-09 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Loss | 39–2 |  Sergio Martínez |
KO | 2 (12), 1:10 | 2010-11-20 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
For WBC Middleweight title. |
| Win | 39–1 |  Kermit Cintrón |
TD | 4 (12) | 2010-05-08 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California |
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| Win | 38–1 | Sergio Martínez |
MD | 12 | 2009-12-05 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Win | 37–1 | Winky Wright |
UD | 12 | 2009-04-11 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Win | 36–1 | Verno Phillips |
TKO | 8 (12), 3:00 | 2008-11-29 | Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California |
Won interim WBO Light Middleweight title. |
| Win | 35–1 | Andy Kolle |
TKO | 1 (10), 1:37 | 2008-09-25 | Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California |
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| Win | 34–1 | Carlos Quintana |
TKO | 1 (12), 2:15 | 2008-06-07 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut |
Won WBO Welterweight title. |
| Loss | 33–1 | Carlos Quintana |
UD | 12 | 2008-02-09 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California |
Lost WBO Welterweight title. |
| Win | 33–0 |  Antonio Margarito |
UD | 12 | 2007-07-14 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California |
Won WBO Welterweight title. |
| Win | 32–0 |  Santos Pakau |
TKO | 6 (10), 2:16 | 2006-11-04 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Win | 31–0 | Sharmba Mitchell |
KO | 4 (12), 2:57 | 2006-08-19 | Reno Events Center, Reno, Nevada |
Retained WBO NABO and WBC USNBC Welterweight titles. |
| Win | 30–0 | Walter Dario Matthysse |
TKO | 10 (12), 1:56 | 2006-05-27 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California |
Won vacant WBO NABO Welterweight title. |
| Win | 29–0 | Sergio Rios |
KO | 2 (10), 2:24 | 2006-04-12 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California |
Won WBC USNBC Welterweight title. |
| Win | 28–0 | Alfonso Sanchez |
KO | 5 (10), 1:12 | 2005-12-02 | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California |
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| Win | 27–0 | Marteze Logan |
UD | 8 | 2005-09-30 | Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, California |
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| Win | 26–0 | Terrance Cauthen |
UD | 10 | 2005-04-22 | Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California |
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| Win | 25–0 | Sammy Sparkman |
TKO | 4 (8) | 2004-11-11 | Hilton Towers Hotel, Washington D.C., Washington |
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| Win | 24–0 | Javier Hector Valadez |
TKO | 1 (10), 1:08 | 2004-09-23 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California |
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| Win | 23–0 |  Luis Hernandez |
UD | 10 | 2004-05-07 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut |
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| Win | 22–0 | Rodolfo Gomez |
TKO | 4 (10), 2:43 | 2004-02-06 | Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona |
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| Win | 21–0 | Arturo Rodriguez |
KO | 1 (8) | 2003-11-07 | Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona |
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| Win | 20–0 | Benjie Marquez |
DQ | 3 (6) | 2003-08-26 | Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Marquez was disqualified for hitting after the bell. |
| Win | 19–0 | Earl Jackson |
TKO | 2 (6), 2:52 | 2003-01-03 | Thunderbird Wild West Casino, Norman, Oklahoma |
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| Win | 18–0 |  Joshua Onyango |
UD | 6 | 2002-10-18 | HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York |
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| Win | 17–0 |  Gary Grant |
TKO | 2 (6) | 2002-07-27 | Jarrell's Gym, Savannah, Georgia |
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| Win | 16–0 |  Laatekwei Hammond |
UD | 6 | 2002-04-05 | Alumni Arena, Buffalo, New York |
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| Win | 15–0 | Agustin Silva |
UD | 4 | 2002-01-04 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida |
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| Win | 14–0 | Mahan Washington |
TKO | 3 (6), 1:44 | 2001-12-07 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California |
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| Win | 13–0 | Willie McDonald |
TKO | 1 | 2001-09-29 | Savannah, Georgia |
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| Win | 12–0 | Robert Muhammad |
TKO | 5 | 2001-08-25 | Savannah, Georgia |
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| Win | 11–0 |  Rhon Roberts |
TKO | 4 | 2001-07-03 | Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Win | 10–0 | Miguel Aquila |
TKO | 3 | 2001-03-31 | Augusta, Georgia |
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| Win | 9–0 | Henry Hawkins |
TKO | 1 | 2001-01-27 | Augusta, Georgia |
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| Win | 8–0 | Miguel Aquila |
TKO | 2 | 2000-12-14 | Columbus, Georgia |
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| Win | 7–0 | Rohan Nanton |
TKO | 1 | 2000-12-09 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Win | 6–0 | Eleser Ortega |
TKO | 1 | 2000-10-28 | Jarrell's Gym, Savannah, Georgia |
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| Win | 5–0 | James Young |
TKO | 3 | 2000-10-19 | Columbus, Georgia |
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| Win | 4–0 | Adrian McNeil |
KO | 1 | 2000-09-30 | Augusta, Georgia |
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| Win | 3–0 | Richard Burns |
KO | 1 (4) | 2000-08-18 | SE Livestock Pavilion, Ocala, Florida |
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| Win | 2–0 | Matt Hill |
TKO | 1 | 2000-08-01 | Washington, District of Columbia |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jeremy Mickelson |
PTS | 4 | 2000-07-21 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, North Carolina |
Professional Debut |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Paul Williams Blows Away Carlos Quintana in One-Round BoxingScene.com URL accessed 9 June 2008.
- ^ http://www.secondsout.com/USA/news.cfm?ccs=229&cs=41848
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=17731
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4366393&name=rafael_dan
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4583115
- ^ Sandoval, Luis (May 8, 2010). "Paul Williams Decisions Kermit Cintron, A Wild Ending". BoxingScene.com. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=27623. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=27633
- ^ "Martinez rises to pound-for-pound elite after KO of Williams". CNN. 2010-11-21. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/bryan_armen_graham/11/21/sergio.martinez.paul.williams/.
- ^ http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/7/10/2269391/paul-williams-vs-erislandy-lara-decision-judging-new-jersey
- ^ http://queensberry-rules.com/2011-articles/july/paul-williams-tops-erislandy-lara-in-one-of-the-worst-decisions-youll-ever-see.html
- ^ http://www.datruthboxing.com/blog.cfm/post/highway-robbery-paul-williams-given-christmas-gift-decision-win-over-lara/
- ^ http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/6767425/paul-williams-erislandy-lara-judges-suspended-new-jersey-state-athletic-control-board
- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-iole_williams_lara_judge_suspensions_071311
- ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=20755&cat=boxer
[edit] External links
- Paul Williams Fight-by-Fight Career Record
- Professional boxing record for Paul Williams from BoxRec
- HBO bio
| Preceded by Antonio Margarito |
WBO Welterweight Champion July 14, 2007 – February 9, 2008 |
Succeeded by Carlos Quintana |
| Preceded by Carlos Quintana |
WBO Welterweight Champion June 7, 2008 - November 12, 2008 Vacated |
Vacant
Title next held by
Miguel Cotto |
