I think people are really underrating Williams. He's fast, has a pretty good jab, good defense, and has above average power. His defense is n't great but Margarito's is worse. I think the only way Tony wins this fight is by stoppage if that doesn't happen Williams UD's or late TKO's him.
I was picking Margarito all the way, until I heard Freddie Roach speak and now I'm not so sure....Margo hasn't fought all the best out there but Williams seems more green to me
Where do you guys get the idea that Williams will slow down? He had a long fight with Walter Maythse (spelling) who fought at a hard pace, and Williams wasn't tired in the slightest. He has great stamina it is probably his biggest assett. Marg has big trouble vs southpaws. Against a southpaw who is taller then him with bigger reach he will have trouble getting inside. Marg doesn't possess good head movement, and ill find it very hard to close that distance. Williams UD
I don't think we know that much about Williams other than the fact that he's very tall and seems to have decent power for WW. I can't get over the fact that Margo, who's a tough fight for just about anyone, will be the first time Williams is in with a guy who's not there to lay down. I've seen Margo in enough tough fights to know how he'll handle the pressure, but how will Williams react in that situation?
Thats what scares me on Williams....Has he ever taken a punch like he will? If he can walk through it though, we could have a force at WW and eventually MW in the future.
This is what I keep saying though. He fought against Maythsse who ws 25 and 0, almost all his wins by KO. Had just signed up with Golden Boy. Was a big prospect, and Williams absolutley shut him out, and punished him. Maythsse hit Williams clean on a few occasions with BIG shots and Williams didn't seem fazed at all. Maythsse tried to bring the fight hard to Williams and it didn't bother him at all. He kept up a great work rate for the entire fight. This guy was not in there to lay down. He was undefeated, and a tough fighter, who is now due to fight Cintron
Exactly. And that was a guy who on his first HBO appearance KO'd the guy in the first round. He obviously had power.
Matthysse was basically a stationary heavy bag after he gassed in four rounds and yet it took light-hitting Williams 10 rounds to stop him on his feet. Margarito will walk through his little arm punches and land non-stop on Williams until he crumbles under the pressure I suspect. Moreover, if Cintron blows Matthysse out early we'll know for sure that Matthysee was a hype job who padded his record with tomato cans. Take for example another hyped fighter in Joel Julio who lost badly to Quintana. Quintana received a lot of accolades for defeating Julio until the red flags went up when Joel went life and death against Cosme Rivera(guy that Zab Judah sparked in three rounds) this was right before the Cotto fight. Cotto then proceeded to destroy Quintana and proved that all that praise Quintana received was in fact premature and unwarranted at that point in his career. I think the same scenario is going to play out for Williams come July 14th. I mean seriously, what are the odds that Matthysse, a guy that blocks punches with his face will shock Cintron(the hardest puncher at welterweight) and Williams beat a veteran like Margarito on the same night to prove he's super skilled and not another hyped fighter who fed on no hopers his whole career? I believe it's much more likely that Cintron TKOs tomato can eater Matthysse then Margarito stops Williams after weathering the early storm.
Hey do you have common sense? Have you seen any fighter who gets faster and more energetic as the rounds goes on? Staying power! That's what I'm trying to point out. Marg has been battered and clobbered in his past fights but he survived and managed. At this point can you justify that Williams have the same staying power? The fact that Williams is very much hittable I'm sure Marg can also sneak in some of his power punches and then we will find out if Williams doesn't really slow down. The guy is a very good prospect at this stage and he still has to prove it.
Common sense. I just pointed out to you an example of him where he was in a very fast paced fight and he didn't tire what so ever. Can't get much more common sense then that can you.
I agree that Williams isn't a massive puncher, but Maythsse kept coming and the fight was fast. If Cintron stuggled with Estrade, what makes you think he will blow Mathysse away, who appears to have a solid chin. I think the fight with Cintron will be a war. I am picking Cintron but it will be a very interesting fight. What you are ignoring is the fact that Marg has struggled with southpaws in the past, and that Williams has a very good chin, and has long reach which will make it hard for Marg to get his offense off. Williams is a volume puncher by nature and will be hard to out point, as he lands so many punches.