[YT]-tnkeRx4uJ4[/YT] Sanderline Williams was the master of taking the sting off of punches, going the distance with an array of top-class middleweights and arguably beating Herol Graham, Nigel Benn and James Toney! Gerald McClellan sets Sanderline up beautifully for that awesome overhand right of his, prodding and poking and peppering the jab to find the range, then hitting him with it, doubling it and following with the right hand a split-second behind it without stepping. Perfect. The most concrete-chinned, slippery of middleweights down like a sack of spuds. Another thing to note - nobody ever came close to winning every minute of every round against Sanderline Williams. Williams took rounds off everyone. McClellan won every minute of every round with the jab. Arguably the best prospect ever. He would've beaten Roy Jones.
Not sure about the whole Gman v RJJ debate. But Gman's straight right was SO smooth. No wasted energy and laser quick. He has no tell, it just shoots out as he twists his hips. He usually followed it up with a crushing left rip to the body as the opponent backs off from the power of the straight right or tries to slip the straight right and is crouched over.
Debatable. Even though he beat Roy as an amateur, he would find it much harder to repeat that as a pro.
Roy could be tagged even in his prime, if Gerald landed that right after seeing the truth of Roy's chin it would be curtains for him.
As far as best knockdown ever, my pick is easily the first knockdown in the 2nd round scored by Donald Curry against Milton McCrory. And that would be followed closely by the 12th round knockdown Alexis Arguello scored against Boom Boom Mancini. But to each their own.
Williams was a good journeyman. He fought and lost to many big names. At the time he fought McCllelan he was at the tail end of his career and had recently lost to Barkley, Toney, Ronnie Essett and a fading Don Lee. I would not base a prediction of McClellan/Jones off a fight between McCllelan and Williams Jones would have likely shut out Williams, as well. Gerald would have had prblems with Jones movement and speed. It would have been a great matchup around 1993-1994.
Another great knockdown was Jersey Joe Walcott's walk-in hybrid left hook/left uppercut to win the title. And Eubank's near-replica of it vs Watson II.
Greg Page's dancing on his toes going backwards knockdown against Alfredo Evangelista does it for me.
