Paul Williams returns to the ring for 1st time since being brutalized by Sergio Martinez…

I’m not gonna lie. When I saw Paul Williams hit the deck after Martinez caught him with that monster overhand left, I wasn’t sure he’d ever be the same. It brought me back to when Antonio Tarver basically ended Roy Jones’ career back in 2004. It’s not easy for a boxer to recover from such a devastating knockout. Especially someone like Williams. He makes his living off of fearlessly pressuring his opponents. Now he knows he’s vulnerable to the big shot. Makes me wonder if he finally took the time in camp to work on using his height and reach to his advantage defensively speaking. I hope so. It pains me to think that a fighter with all the physical assets in the world would want to continue slugging it out with fighters when he has the tools to meticulously pick them apart. Tomorrow night boxing fans will learn a lot about what the future holds for Paul Williams when he takes on the undefeated Erislandy Lara on HBO.

 

Roy Jones Jr. defeats Felix Trinidad easily…

I meant to make this post the day after the fight but better late than never. Roy Jones handled Tito Trinidad Saturday night in a dominating and entertaining performance. He dropped Tito in the 7th and then another flash knockdown in the 10th pretty much wrapped up the W for him. Jones looked pretty good but lacked that killer instinct he used to have. He easily could’ve have finished Tito off in the 7th. His taunting and shuffling somewhat made up for it though haha. This win opens up a few more opportunities for him however. It will be good to see him get a couple more big fights before he’s done for sure. Click either GIF above to watch the entire fight from Saturday night.