| Feeble Defense, Zero Power, and the Most Pathetic Hair This Side of Raymond Joval Why Paul Williams Deserved to Lose
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Jeff Meyers
2/11/2008
 Formerly undefeated WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) was probably looking ahead to future bouts when he went up against Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, in Temecula, Calif. Who could blame him? “The Punisher” had also, by all accounts, been consistently ducked by prospective opponents, leading Williams and many others to dub him “most feared boxer” in the division if not all of boxing. Had Williams looked as at least as impressive against Quintana as did WBA champ Miguel Cotto — who obliterated “El Indio” in five rounds in December 2006 — it would have set the stage for more lucrative bouts against the other welterweight strap holders, Cotto, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Kermit Cintron.
After Williams’ 12-round unanimous decision defeat to Quintana on night HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” series, the chances of Williams landing a big-money fight against a welterweight belt-holder now appear remote at best. Williams looked horrible, from both a boxing and a purely aesthetic perspective. His defense was porous, with Quintana landing consistent hard lefts over both of Williams’ eyes that raised nasty cuts by the end of the fight. While Carlos was landing flurries of punches from round one, Williams seemed completely at a loss as how to evade them.
Even when Williams began to land more punches in the middle rounds, Quintana seemed unfazed by Williams’ slapping punches. Williams’ punches lacked any significant power and he looked tired throughout the bout. Williams’ fatigue may have been a result of making the 147-pound limit: Williams’s weight at the opening bell was 164 pounds, after an official weigh-in at 146. Williams should give serious thought to moving up to the junior middleweight or middleweight divisions, where his lanky frame (6-foot-2) would be better suited.
Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of Williams’ game was the ridiculous new ring persona he brought to Temecula. Williams sported a 2-inch-wide short Mohawk hairdo and a tuft of a goatee that made “The Punisher” look like a cross between a UFC cage fighter and a perplexed beatnik. He did not look all that menacing, and a Mohawk suited Williams about as much as an afro suits Chuck Liddell. Let’s hope Williams regains his ring form — and fires his personal stylist — before his next bout.
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Reader Ratings:  (10) Votes. Vote.
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Anonymous |
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2/11/2008 |
I think Liddell would look snazzy with a mohawk. Lola  |
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Gene "The Machine" |
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2/11/2008 |
A "knock out" write up !
Gene |
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hey jeff |
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2/11/2008 |
where u beem. bro, the federal witness protection pogrom, oops program...or hanging out with whitey bulger fer chrissakes. i thought maybe u defected to sweetscience to write under name of Ronaldo Borges!
Tiger Ted Whatley (puffs on crack pipe( |
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bocagrande |
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2/11/2008 |
| your similies made me smile |
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james c how |
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2/12/2008 |
| agree williams looked like a beatnik, the sport needs to be further regulated |
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Tom L |
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2/12/2008 |
| Paul Williams? you mean the guys who wrote the theme song to "Love Boat" and the Muppet Movie? He must be 60 years old. |
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not the author |
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2/12/2008 |
| sigh...just once, that's all I ask, I wish one of my so called "friends" would actually use the message board to post an intelligent, thought-provoking, or praising remark instead of using it as a forum to display their own wit. I'm still waiting for my brothers to chime in with the usual allusions that my fascination with boxing has something to do with latent homosexuality. Bring it on Scott. |
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seriously, NOT Jeff Meyers |
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2/12/2008 |
| This proves the old adage: hairstyles make fights. |
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Anonymous |
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2/14/2008 |
Somebody snap a stick o' ammonium salts under that skank Lolas' beak- OB Liddel ALREADY sports the Mohawk you douche. Too bad your laptop doesn't have "stoner-check" in addition to 'spellcheck'. 
I digress..... Weezer, love the article, love the use of "tuft"..... although it conjures up a nasty image of our youth in Carson City....... whats the over/under predicition on Pavlik's short jab givin' Williams the dry heaves?? Its been a while since you metiioned any Cossack Cock, so maybe you aint' gay. |
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Anonymous |
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2/16/2008 |
I think the punisher asked to be schwacked on the eyes because of that tuft of chin hair. Quintana didn't want any chin pubes cushioning his blows so he teed off on his eyes. Williams was as flat as a jimmy dandy punchline and deserved to rocked by Q-bert. |
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