Paul Williams Ha A 15 Inch Reach Advantage Over Cotto & 10 Inches On Floyd.

paul williams is mobile and is always moving...it would be really hard for cotto to get inside. hope this fight happens tho...i don't see any fighter calling out paul williams...his style if very dangerous for welterweights.

 

I like Williams, and I think he is a very good fighter. He is well rounded, and better technically then people give credit for. However he has been backed up before. He looked very uncomfortable and got tagged when getting backed up by the decidededly average Mathysse, and even when guys like Mitchell (who was beyond shot) were coming forward he didnt cope with it well. He does use good lateral movement, but Cotto when moving forward behind his jab is extremely quick on his feet, and will move forward MUCH faster then Williams will move laterally. The reason I gave those exapmles is to emphasise how those fighters would beat taller opponents. You say that they examples I gave never faced taller, top level opponents? WHAT RUBBISH. How about Ali? Or Frank Bruno for Tyson or Razor Ruddock, or Carl Williams? I could keep going all day. I am supremely confident on this one, and will give you a 3 month avatar bet if this eventuates.... DEAL?

 

Cotto is certainly an elite fighter. The difference between him and the fighters mentioned is that Cotto is more well rounded as a boxer. Your analysis on this one is WAY off. You mention Marg as being the one to beat him... Marg was always going to lose to Williams. He had trouble in the past with Southpaws (Santos), doesn't have the defence needed to get inside the offense of Williams, and being a taller fighter isn't used to moving his head and upperbody to get inside and go to work.

 

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Reach includes the width across the shoulders to the end of the finger tips, while the true measure of a boxer's reach is the arm length (armpit to the end of the fist). At 5'8, Mayweather has an incredible arm length of 26 inches which is the same as Wladamir Klitschko. Williams has an arm lenth of 24.5 inches. Most of his reach is due to his broad shoulders. If you don't believe my stats, go back and watch HBO fights with those fights and look at the tale of the tape.

 

THANK YOU! People keep dissing him while at the same time say he is overrated. Which is it guys? :?

 

Fair enough. I hope this fight goes through, I think it will be great for boxing. Certainly one thing that we can agree on is that it is an exciting contrast of styles.

 

He is entitled to fight at whatever weight he can legally make, so I totally agree with you on this one. All he is doing is using his god given gifts, same as a naturally stocky or muscular fighter would do.

 

Williams too long for both Cotto and PBF thats what I believe but not as good or exciting a fighter as either, would win based on two advantages of height and reach.