HBO rejects Williams vs. Rodriguez. Looks like it's going to be...

**** HBO

 

I think either fight is crap for a fighter at PW's career development. He just fought a nobody at MW, and now wants to fight Rodriquez or Phillips? I like Verno, but come on. PW is at a whole different level at this point.

 

agreed. he needs to take a bigger risk then a fight with either of those guys

 

either one of them would get tore up by Williams

 

He has went up to 160 and even beat Margarito, the dude is what people say "we need in boxing" yet they joust him for his selection of Verno Phillips? A man who is still a threat to anyone? People are funny.

 

Verno Phillips is no longer a threat to anyone significant. His decision over Spinks was a DKP decision, if Spinks fought his type of fight instead of trying to please the fans it would have been a shut-out.

The best memory I have of him is knocking down Quartey with over a minute left in the round, then making no attempt to finish him.

Williams will murder him. It should be illegal for me to bet on it.

 

if it's for phillips belt, i wouldn't mind if happening. pw can unify

 

I'm not gonna pretend that I know about all the behind the scenes politics that has been going on with all of PTP's rumored matches but it seems to me like nobody is in a rush to fight him. And I can understand why being that he's tall, with a ridiculous reach, has a high work rate, has tremendous power, but has yet to solidify himself as a big time draw. So in other words he presents a high risk minimal reward fight. I personally believe he's doing his part to try and secure good fights but his rumored oppositions are ones who haven't been willing to step up to the plate.

 

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It's Boxing After Dark, not World Championship Boxing. Get it through your thick ****ing skulls people. The budget for the entire card is under $1 million. No way they can afford to get any big names to fight PW under that budget. They'll be lucky if they can get a beltholder like Phillips. Wait until February or March, and PW should be able to line up a bigger fight, but the money just isn't there for a big money fight right now. At least he's staying active.

 

Beenie, you must realize that the people hating on Williams have an agenda. The'yre Margo fans that are pissed that their boy is getting called out for fighting washed up old men instead of taking $4 mill to fight Williams. Williams is fighting on Boxing After Dark. There is no money in the budget for a big name. A 154 lb. titlest is pretty good for a Boxing After Dark card.

 

didnt clotey call out williams? what happen to that figth i don tink williams can make 147 anymore , i read margarito figth whit mosley might not hapen because hbo will not put enuff money to make it happen and mosley may figth williams

 

Pavlik said himself in an interview that he chose to fight Hopkins instead of Williams. He said he would get no credit for beating a Welter. There is no money for a unification bout on Boxing After Dark against Clottey.

 

well of course, santos is a risk for any 154 at the moment. but what i meant was for the time being. santos is like a bigger version of an indio quintana, with alittle more pop. to be honest i think he's the best fighter from 154 on down. he does have a shaky chin but so do alot of good fighters. on his best night i think he can beat williams. santos knows how to move alot when in trouble but he'll go toe to toe too