How would Paul Williams fare in the SMW division?

SMW would be like a wall of skill for Paul I think, but let's see what happens against Kelly first.

 

Knocked out.

 

I don't understand the pressure to move up to a weight beyond what you naturally should be fighting at. Yea he'd get killed at SMW, he's also get killed at HW.

 

I think he can't beat :
Kessler
Bute
Andrade
Froch

He might beat:
Taylor
Abraham
Bika
Dirrell


He would beat all the others

 

He wouldn't make cab fare at 168....

 

The super middleweight division is way too deep for Williams to make an inprint on it, I don't think he should move up anytime soon. His body type is made for the 154/60 pound weight class. I think he would possibly lose to all thos fighters you named.

 

I said this many times before at smw is too high for Williams. Yes he's tall but look at his body frame. <<<<<Thats not a smw body. Williams imo should have stay at junior middleweight but he could stay at mw if he wants cause beside Pavlik, theres no big threat for Williams at the moment in which he can be the undisputed mw champion easily.

 

Middleweight should be his last stop in my opinion unless he shows interest in moving up to SMW. If he does and can provide what he does now then he will give all those guys tough fights.

 

Yes, I think we will actually see Paul move to SMW. That is really where the big fights are and will be. And I agree - when he has a little time to grow and bulk up he can give pretty much anyone a good fight.

However, as we all agree - the safe bet for him is LMW and MW (because aside from Kelly there really is noone to worry about).

 

Totally agree and he's fighting Pavlik next. All depends how he performs there and how good he looks if he wins. If he dominates in one-sided fashion then moving up will be considered for sure. If it's a life and death type of win I expect a rematch to happen and to see Williams stay at Middle/Jr. Middle and Welter, nothing above middle. If he loses then moving down for other fights at Welter or Jr. Middle should be expected, all depends how he loses too and if he's worth a rematch.

 

He gets KO'd. He might shut-out AA, but I wouldn't bet on it. Apart from that, the guys are big enough to get to him; and, unless he very slowly and carefully puts on the weight and turns into a beast at 168, he's going to get bashed around.

 

Williams doesn't have the size to compete there. He has the height, but not the size.

 

a guy build as skinny as Williams have to put on a lot weight=muscles to move up in 168, i belive that will effect his boxing to much and i dont think he can carry his power up with him + the top fighters in SMW right now would be far to dangerous for him! But IF he can put on weight and look good at 168, i think he could beat some of them!

 

I give him good chance against Kessler , Taylor , maybe Bute also and of course against the upcoming prospects (at the moment) because of their lack of experience , but about the rest , he's in for a real problem , you forgot Andrade who is even 1inch Taller and close in reach and has also a good (or maybe even more than that) chin.
Against Andrade i don't know however , maybe a slight bigger chance for Andrade to win.