BraggingRightsCorner.com - PAUL WILLIAMS PUTS THE WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION ON NOTICE ... by Oleg Bershadsky

Nothing is more exciting than a fight between two undefeated boxers, especially with legitimate credentials. Knowing that one must lose makes the two boxers fight that much harder to keep their unbeaten streak alive. When Paul Williams walked into the ring against Walter Matthysse it was to find out the truth about each of their potentials as the possible future of the welterweight division.

From the first round it was obvious that both boxers could punch and more importantly take a punch. While Williams the more skilled of the two boxers relied heavily on his right jab to keep his distance from the shorter Matthysse, he didn’t shy away from vicious exchanges at the center of the ring. At the early stages of the fight the offensive output from both fighters was set at a blistering pace. Williams was able to average more then 100 punches thrown per round while Matthysse was able to throw somewhere in the high 70s. What made the fight so exciting was not that they were throwing so many punches, but the fact that a lot of them were landing flush and both fighters continued to keep on coming.

From the onset Matthysse appeared to have a slight advantage in punching power, but this was largely negated by good ring movement and accurate punching from Williams, As the fight progressed Williams would only increase his dominance displaying his amazing stamina. While the punch output of Matthysse feel sharply in the later rounds, Williams continued to throw more then 100 punches each round. This tremendous output coupled with accurate punching quickly made Williams by far the more dominant boxer. To the credit of Matthysse he continued to keep coming forward looking for that illusive knock out.

In the end the stamina and boxing skills of Williams just proved to be too much for Matthysse. In round ten the accurate punching of Williams caused the referee to stop the fight at 1:56 of the round. Overall the fight revealed a lot about both boxers and the nonstop action they provided from the beginning to the end will definitely make either one of them a popular draw in the future. Both boxers showed the ability to take a punch from a power puncher while displaying their own punching prowess. Williams is sure to turn a lot of heads after this fight as he also showed unbelievable stamina, solid boxing skills, and good ring acumen. Considering his enormous size of 6’1 for a welterweight he is sure to pose a problem for anyone in the welterweight division. Overall this was an impressive performance for Williams who is seriously hoping for a title shot in the near future.

5-27-2006