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PAUL WILLIAMS DESTROYS MITCHELL AFTER DARK, AND PLANS ON PUNISHING MARGARITO... By Michael Cassell/PBR |
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The 25-year-old Paul “The Punisher” Williams, hailing from Aiken, Georgia, is 31 - 0 (23 KOs) and is ranked #1 by the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO. He took a national stage once again on HBO’s Boxing After Dark, or what I very respectfully call “The Max Kellerman Show.” The fighter Max calls “the unique freak” thoroughly dismantled the battle-tested former 140 lbs. champion Sharmba Mitchell. Mitchell was on his back 4 times in 4 rounds, with Williams using his 82” reach to surgically destroy Mitchell, forcing ref Vic Drakulich to mercifully end the fight at 2:57 of round 4; a better script could not have been written. Paul Williams is now Margarito’s mandatory, and it is going to be interesting to see if the self-proclaimed “baddest man around” will fight Williams, or somehow get out of it. Williams has skills but, he is a little rough around the edges, and I think he takes some unnecessary shots. That being said, he has thrown himself into the mix of a weight class that is overflowing with talent and ability. Never before has the talent level between 140 lbs. to 160 lbs. been more apparent, and I can not remember the last time this many quality grade fighters stepped up to be counted. This is truly a “dare to be great situation,”, with so many names in the running, and only a few are going to walk away intact. If you are a “true boxing fan”, then the boxing gods are smiling down on you today.
Mike Cassell/Writer 8-19-06
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