Steiny (NYC): What are you going to need to do in order to beat Winky Wright? This content is protected Paul Williams: I have to stay busy and out work him. I can't worry about what he's doing, I just need to focus on staying busy. Walter (Albuquerque, NM): If the fight goes well against Winky, do you see yourself staying at middleweight and possibly fighting for a title? This content is protected Paul Williams: I will still go back down to 147 but I see myself going back-and-forth between weight classes. Wherever I can get a fight is the weight I will fight at. Corey (Morgantown, WV): Punisher - do you plan on throwing the same volume of punches against the defensive ability of Winky? This content is protected Paul Williams: I don't know but I believe that I can. My hand speed is just as quick as his and I think I will be able to land a good number of clean shots. Kyle (Indianapolis): Have you considered bringing in a high profile trainer, or been approached by anyone as a up and comer that wanted to train you? This content is protected Paul Williams: I have the same trainer that started with me from day one. George Peterson has been there with me for the past 11 years and if it ain't broke then don't fix it. The more people you bring in, the more headaches. Luis (Elk Grove Village, IL): Hey Paul, given Winky's long arms and tight defense, will your body shots be a primary factor in this fight? This content is protected Paul Williams: I'm going to work body and head. I'm going to work him and hit him wherever I can. If he hits me with the jab, I will come back and hit him with three or four of my good punches. Mike (San Diego): Paul, that KO1 of Quintana had to feel good. Is that your favorite KO or do you have another? This content is protected Paul Williams: It felt real good. I really don't have and favorites but that one is at the top of my list. He wrote me off and he got knocked out. Sam (Englishtown, NJ): What did you learn from your fight against Antonio Margarito? This content is protected Paul Williams: I learned that I can go hard all 12 rounds. He showed me that when it gets down to crunch time, I can hold my own. The fight made my confidence level up even higher. April (Bronx, NY): How did you get the nickname The Punisher? This content is protected Paul Williams: My manager and I where coming back from Atlanta and we stopped at The Waffle House. He told me that I needed a boxing name and we came up with The Punisher of a patty plate. James (Myrtle Beach, SC): Paul, good luck from all of us in SC! do you get much love from back in south carolina?...boxing is not as big here as you would think This content is protected Paul Williams: I get a lot of love from my fans. Driving down the highway folks wave and show a lot of that South Carolina love. Jeff (Pomona, CA): If you could have fought any middleweight legend in their prime, who would it be? This content is protected Paul Williams: I think I would want to fight Sugar Ray Robinson. Michael (Detroit, MI): What makes you the best fighter in the world? This content is protected Paul Williams: (laughing) I wouldn't say that I'm the best fight but I think people put me up there because I hold my on. I'm not flashy, I hold my own and I come to fight each and every time. Joe (White Plains, NY): Are you a better all-around boxer than Winky Wright? This content is protected Paul Williams: In my opinion, yes. I can fight inside and out. So yes, I don think that I'm a better boxer than him. Ray (Villanova): After you beat Winky, are you considering fighting Bernard? This content is protected Paul Williams: I would love to get in the ring with Bernard. The call me the Legend Killer for a reason. I want to fight the best fighters out there and he's one of them. This content is protected Paul Williams: To my fans, I respect you for all the love that you give me. To everybody else, I still respect you. Tune in Saturday, April 11 to HBO because I will show you why you should be a fan! This Dude REALLY! wants bhop... hey if the man wants it let him give it a try.... you never know what may happen.... i personally think he would Take the "L" but it would be a great test
Yeah i wasn't really referring to that, thats a ridiculous idea in truth. Though there would be no shame in a guy who can make WW getting torn apart by Hopkins. He is confident, but doesn't feel the need to talk a lot of ****. I liked his response to the "What makes you the best fighter in the world" question.
I am a bit of a fence sitter at the moment. I honestly have no idea. We haven't heard a single word from Winky's camp so i simply don't know what sort of shape he is in. But you would have to think as long as he comes in under the limit he is going to be in alright shape. Should be a close fight, Winky of a few years back would do it pretty easily, Williams is too open defensively, though now, who knows. I am leaning towards Williams by SD or close UD, based on superior work rate and stamina, Winky has such a ? mark on his condition at the moment. I will make a definitive pick at some point before fight time.
I have gut feeling that Winky will win, but like the above poster said, we have seen and heard nothing of Winky, nothing, so how can we judges. If Winky is a fraction of his old self, he will win. Williams is counting on Winky having too much age and ring rust, otherwise he would never have signed for this fight, plus, the ref and judges will be for Williams, so Winky will have to fight the referee, judges and Williams at the same time, still, he can do it.
