1991-04-20 Charles Williams vs James Kinchen (IBF World light heavyweight title)

Great fight. Saw it up about a week ago and downloaded it as fast as I could for my highlight reel.

 

Williams looked really sharp here. Dude had an excellent, sneaky uppercut that he always used to great effect. Always enjoyed watching his fights.

Would have been nice to see a unification tourney between the champions at 175 around that time: Williams, Moorer, Hill, and Andries/Harding. Williams-Moorer would have been particularly interesting IMO.

 

Total blowout. Kinchen was on the decline and Williams is underrated.

Would have liked to have seen a Williams-Moorer fight around that juncture - 1991.

 

Williams was mismanaged in my opinion. He had the IBF title for 5.5 years years but suffered from inactivity and wasn't even on network TV often. I think the Czyz rematch was though. He made 9 successful defenses before losing to Maske. To put in perspective Saad made 8 successful defenses over 2.75 years that's almost the same number of defenses in half the time.

 

Williams did defend the title in obscurity, which was a shame.

I think Moorer was a killer at 175 and may have rolled over him (and maybe not), but Prince Charles really stepped up his game when he became champ. I'd have taken him over Virgil Hill.