PAUL WILLIAMS vs CARLOS
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QUINTANA SHOCKS PAUL WILLIAMS TO CAPTURE WBO CROWN... by Tom
Dickey @ ringside
Giant killer Carlos
Quintana was back to his old tricks on Saturday night; this time
capturing the WBO welterweight title from formerly unbeaten
phenom Paul Williams. Just two years ago, Quintana shocked many
when he upset then 27-0 Joel Julio; Quintana then lost some of
that momentum when he was stopped by Miguel Cotto last year.
But, on Saturday night, he played the giant killer once again,
defeating Paul Williams by a unanimous decision, handing
Williams his first defeat in 34 fights. The fight was the main
event on the HBO "Boxing After Dark" card from the Pechanga
Resort & Casino in Temecula, California.
CARLOS 'EL INDIO' QUINTANA CONQUERS TALL PAUL WILLIAMS... by
Frank Gonzalez Jr.
Congratulations to the new WBO
Welterweight Champion, Carlos “El Indio” Quintana (25-1, 19 KO’s), who
challenged Paul “The Punisher” Williams (33-1, 24 KO’s) and came up big against
the biggest, most feared fighter at Welterweight. Who really thought that the
man who quit on his stool after five bruising rounds with Miguel Cotto would be
the man to beat the man nobody wanted to fight. Williams’ phone will be ringing
off the hook now.
Maybe Paul Williams just had a bad day or is not accustomed to fighting other
skillful southpaws but whatever it was, the story of this fight was Quintana’s
left hand and his ability to move in and out of range to tag Williams with clean
punches all night.
I want to give a shout out to the judges for their honesty in scoring this
fight. This is good for boxing.
QUINTANA STUNS WILLIAMS... by Oleg Bershadsky
The only question
before the fight was not if Paul Williams would win, but how decisively would he
be able to do it. A 6’ 1” welterweight, Williams’ imposing size and incessant
punching were good enough to beat Antonio Margarito, but would fall short
against the unheralded Carlos Quintana. So what went wrong?
Paul Williams has quickly gone from major prospect to world
champion. His transformation became complete last July when he
knocked off Antonio Margarito for the WBO crown and moved his
untarnished record to 33-0 with 24 KOs. Unfortunately, the win
over Margarito also brought about the conclusion that Williams
is definitely boxing's most avoided fighter. His height and
southpaw style have discouraged many fighters from wanting to
tangle with him.
HBO's late-night boxing series
presents a night of compelling welterweight action when HBO Boxing After Dark:
Paul Williams vs. Carlos Quintana and Andre Berto vs. Michel Trabant is seen
Saturday, Feb. 9 at 9:45 PM (ET/PT), from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in
Temecula, Cal., exclusively on HBO.
In the main event, undefeated welterweight champ Paul Williams
(33-0, 24 KOs), from Augusta, Ga., takes on Carlos Quintana (24-1, 19 KOs), from
Moca, Puerto Rico, in a scheduled 12-round contest. Williams is making his first
title defense after winning the belt in a hard-fought contest against Antonio
Margarito in July 2007. Quintana's only defeat came at the hands of superstar
Miguel Cotto.
On Saturday night,
Feb. 9 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, and televised on
HBO, the man known as “The Punisher” for his ability to batter, dismantle and
disarm his opponents with an endless and crowd-pleasing array of power punches,
will make the first defense of his WBO crown against the only
highly-ranked welterweight showing any willingness to step into the ring with
him – Carlos Quintana (24-1, 19 KOs).
