jeremy williams...a career wasted in the heavyweight division?

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  1. Luscious Lopez

    Luscious Lopez Active Member Full Member

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    i've long been an admirer of (the now retired?)heavyweight contender jeremy williams.he had more than decent boxing skills,combined with dynamite punching power.i was always mystified though at his decision to fight in the heavyweight division as,at a relatively small 6'0" he was generally at an immediate disadvantage in natural size and weight to most of his (serious)opponents.i'm sure that,had he been able to boil down to cruiser,he could have won a 'legitimate' world title.a pity then,that he'll be remembered as little more than an honest journeyman in the heavier weight division,which is a lot less than he deserves.any other esber's with an opinion on this guy?
     
    Luscious Lopez, Oct 23, 2010
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  2. nervousxtian

    nervousxtian Trolljegeren Full Member

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    Step above tough guy level.. I liked watch him fight guys his own level as he made good fights... never was gonna be much of a threat to top guys.. not enough power, speed, or technique.
     
    nervousxtian, Oct 23, 2010
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  3. guncho

    guncho next champion! Full Member

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    he beat Attila Levin good!
     
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  4. Delroc

    Delroc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    if this is the guy that Peter basically killed then he made the transition to MMA and has been pretty successful.
     
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  5. miketysonko

    miketysonko Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He didn't waste his career, he just wasn't good enough, atleast he tried.
     
    miketysonko, Oct 23, 2010
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  6. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He's currently undefeated in mma with a record of 5-0. Not sure why he's sort of retired from that too either, he hasnt fought in ages, boxing or mma.
     
    dangerousity, Oct 23, 2010
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  7. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    :deal even as weak as the division is, there are still very good fighters in it. I too think Williams was pretty good, but just wasn't good enough to be a champion.
     
    elchivito, Oct 23, 2010
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  8. macp1

    macp1 Guest

    Half-Man, Half-Amazing heavyweight
     
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  9. Luscious Lopez

    Luscious Lopez Active Member Full Member

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    he just wasn't big enough...
     
    Luscious Lopez, Oct 24, 2010
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  10. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    This.
    I was a big fan of Williams, Always wondered what dude would have been like at LHW/CW. (Fulltime)

    Don't even know if he was ever capable to make those limits....
    (Just talking I guess)
     
    Hatesrats, Oct 24, 2010
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  11. joe33

    joe33 Guest

    That Holdsworth guy on eurosport used to ****ing love him when he first came along in the Hw division
     
    joe33, Oct 24, 2010
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  12. zoo

    zoo Active Member Full Member

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    Agreed, he was never known as a slacker in the gym, he just didn't have the talent. I would say Corry Sanders was probably the biggest waste of heavyweight talent in recent years.
     
    zoo, Oct 24, 2010
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  13. herbzg

    herbzg Euro-Level Athlete Full Member

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    American-level heavyweights make good journeymen and gatekeepers for our upcoming Euro-prospects, but any American-level fighters with championship aspirations should aim for the cruiserweight divisions, which is an altogether less challenging division to compete directly resulting from a lower concentration of Eurotalent.
     
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  14. Filthy McNasty

    Filthy McNasty Punchy Old Pug Full Member

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    I've known Jeremy since he was little. I trained in his dad's gym way, way back in the day. Jeremy could box like a dream but for some reason, he (for a time anyway) started using the D'Amato 'peek-a-boo' system - I think he might have even started training under Rooney - he just was not big enough and IMO, he started getting hit way too much.
     
    Filthy McNasty, Oct 24, 2010
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  15. The Mighty One

    The Mighty One Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I would have loved to have seen a Vassiliy Jirov vs Jeremy Williams match just for the entertainment of it.
     
    The Mighty One, Oct 24, 2010
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