"The Punisher" could be a nightmare for any welterweight (Source: Ruhe/Getty)
With the first cracks in the foundation of a much anticipated bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather appearing today in the boxing media, another welterweight - of sorts - threw his hat into the Mayweather - Pacquiao derby last night.
During an appearance on The Boxing Truth Radio, Paul "The Punisher" Williams made it very clear that though his Saturday night fight with Sergio Martinez is at a weight of 160 pounds, he can 1) make the 147 pound limit to once again fight as a welterweight and 2) is open to fighting both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.
With trainer Freddie Roach announcing today that Manny Pacquiao may go for an 8th meaningless title in an 8th convoluted division against Yuri Foreman - an idea which I floated the very night of Pacquiao's impressive lashing of Miguel Cotto - and reports of Pacquiao more interested in running for Congress in his native land than boxing, one of the most lucrative bouts in the last ten years has started to look more like pie in the sky than meat and potatoes.
Meanwhile, a man who vagabonds between 147 pounds and 160, with no true home and no big boxing names calling him outs, looks to keep his options open.
Will Floyd or Manny fight the 6'1" freak of nature from Aiken, South Carolina? Not likely, as Williams presents a challenge few could over come, much less men who originally patrolled the super featherweight division.
Remember, before Shane Mosley and the case of the plastered mitts, Williams tamed a once ferocious lion called Margarito.
Williams vs. Pacquiao, or Mayweather is the stuff of barber shop discussion from South Los Angeles to Harlem, New York - a useless but entertaining discussion in what could be, but it is nice to hear a modern boxer open to fighting anyone, anywhere and truly mean it.
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I would say Paul Williams is the greatest pound for pound boxer because he could beat both Mayweather and Pacquiao easily.
using your logic Sphynx, then maybe Vitali, Wladimir, or even Valuev should be the best pound for pound....
..I'm pretty sure they could beat Pac and Mayweather easily too..
Paul Williams should belong to middleweight and not welterweight because of his built even though he can attain that 147lb. weight
If Williams can shave off the weight to make 147 in a healthy manner and then defeat Pacquiao or Mayweather, he deserves the title of pound for pound best.
For now, I just appreciate the fact he can move up and down in weight - a true freak of nature.
A 5ft. 11 Pacman can ko Williams.
If Williams can go as far as cruiserweight and win the belts then his p4p 1. His height n frame should in that category and not the opposite south of the weight class. Pacman goes upto 7th division weight with his small frame n height...
ok, what u need to do is negotiate and sign the contract.. u can get pacman fights u.. i love to see pacman fights paul williams.. this is an interesting fight..
Paul Williams you are one funny guy! While Pacquiao is making his legacy by climbing up in weight and fighting bigger guys... YOU a 6'1 or even a 6'2 giant wants to fight 5'6 guy.
How about do the feats that Pacquiao did! Climb up in weights and fight bigger guys!
YOU WANT TO FIGHT PACQUIAO ONLY SHOWS YOU WANT THE BIG PAY CHECK! FIGHT THE MIDDLE WEIGHT GUYS AND SHOW THEM WHAT YOU GOT!
SHOW THE WORLD THAT YOU ARE REALLY THE MOST FEARED MAN IN BOXING!
DONT PICK ON THE LITTLE GUYS!
To jovz: there is no big money fighting paul
it is hard for pacman to fight the punisher, the physical features of williams is quite obvious enough for any fighters to avoid, how much more f pac who stands only nearly 5"7... mayweather is the only thing left for pacman.. not mosley coz he is old, and to avoid excuses if mosley gets beaten by pac, much better not to call that fight...
Come down to 147 and jabbing not allow for you, anyway you will get millions in doing so,Pacquiao is a national treasure that needed to be protected properly when necessary.
Just let me finish with Yuri, then I give you Paul a punishment you deserve at 154... 2010 is my year and not 2009 nor 2008. Floyd now is very afraid of me so I have my eyes set on the middleweights. You'll have your time with me Paul... soon.
OKay..Sign a contract Paul & let's get it on at 140lbs catchweight.
If Paul Williams is truly willing to fight anyone, then he should look up the weight division and not down.
Paul Williams only has Margarito, a slow fighter. Pacman vs Williams will be like Sugar Ray Leonard vs Hearns. All Pacman needs to do is tire out a drained Williams at 147, and finish it in the later rounds. Sugar Ray Leonard already has shown the blueprint.
Paul Williams' body has matured just as pac's body. Pac has gone up on weight to fight bigger foes. Paul should go up in weight division, he does not have much in the table to offer someone like pac or floyd.
PW pacman will fight u at 126 lbs
once i puck yuri i will also puck you paul!
I am an avid huge fan of Pacquaio. If Manny really wanted to be considered as a real welter weight & NOT just for the records then maybe it is about time that He defended the weight class. No doubt about what Pacquaio has accomplished. He is truly a world's Best but still boxing is boxing. Likewise to Mayweather. if they are truly the best in welterweight the they need to fight whoever is the most fierce in the world. I think both Mayweather & pacquiao should fight Paul William in a legitimate 147lbs welter weight bout. No catch weight.
to thrsh321: yeah, i agree with you. that is another aspect to look at. no much money if pacman fights PW than fighting PBF.. Pacman vs PBF is the most interesting fight to come..go PACMAN
Didn't all you read what the last paragraph of this article says? It is just a beauty saloon discussions, so all of you should go home.
Paul Williams went up divisions just to get fights. and yet people in those divisions are running from paul williams. "the most avoided fighter in the world" is an under statement. everybody needs to harden up and go gainst the best PAUL WILLIAMS. malakas ang tama pacman would get beat. and I am phillipino sayin that
This topic makes a good conversation in coffee shops, barber shops, laundry etc.. BUT not to be taken seriously. Pacman is not STUPID. He is brave but not an idiot. This is what they call the fantasy fight much like a fantasy football pool. Paul is too big to be a welter he should just stay in the higher divisions and wait for his oppurtunity to land a big fight with the cash cow up there. Let's all be realistic here.
I agree to the other poster here who said Williams should go look for fights in the higher weight class and not down in the welterweights. Why dont he go up to the super middleweight where he truly belongs, challenging Pacquiao or Mosley or Maywether at welterweight wouldn't do anything for P.Williams career. WHo is going to be impress if he beat up guys who is 3 feet shorter than he is??? I think this is Paul Willams is scared to go up his real weight class because he knows his tap-tap boxing style will be exposed there. I wonder what Arthur Abraham would do to P. Williams if he ever make that jump. As for him fighting Pacquiao..if I was to advice Manny I'd say fight him at the Jr. Welterweight 140lbs and see how Williams handle speed and power of PACMAN.
Boy you damn Pacquiao dreamer are so funny... next you gonna tell me Pac can whoop lenox Lewis ass!.. why wouldn't P.Will wanna fight Pac? If he's talking about moving up 2 fight Yuri Bigjoke Foreman then go ahead n fight P.Will prove ur not a cherry picker!
PACQUIAO FIGHTING PAUL WILLIAMS IS LIKE PAUL WILLIAMS FIGHTING THE KLITCHKO BROTHERS.
HOW ABOUT IT PAUL WILLIAMS . WOULD YOU FIGHT KLITCHKO? DONT THINK SO. YOU WOULD GET KNOCKED OUT BY A LAZY JAB!!!!
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I WOULDNT BE SURPRISED IF PACQUIAO ACTUALLY FIGHTS PAUL WILLIAMS!!!!!!!!!!
And also don't be fooled that no one wants to fight Paul Williams because of his godlike boxing skills.....No WAY ! Paul Williams wont get the fight because the big promoters in boxing wouldn't want to share the pie to Williams current promoter. Golden Boy and Top Rank knew that if they give Williams the break and he makes it big then that would be millions those two big promotion companies would not be making. People...this here is just all about business and being on top and remaining there at all cost. The Lions wouldn't want to share their catch with the hyenas same as ODLH and Bob Arum wouldn't want to share theirs with the DiBellas, Gary Shaws and all the other promoters out there that is just trying to also join the party at the top floor. Paul should drop his current managers and join either Top Rank or GB Promotions, then and only then he'll see the fights he dreams of fighting coming true. No one is scared of P.Will just don't want him to grow big outside of the big farms.
i think such match - Williams vs. Pacquiao and/or Williams vs. Mayweahter - is a mismatched... only a Zombie or a headless Dragon will signed the contract on this.
williams willing to fight anyone??? go tell him to fight ANY heavyweight. You are milking Pacquiao too much.
If the Pacman were not just a 5'6" natural junior welterweight going up against a 6'2" natural middleweight Punisher, I would really want this fight to happen rather than a probably boring Pacman-Moneyman match. However, the Pacman is getting on in years too; if the Pacman has the same savvy and muscle mass today four years ago when he can really push his physical capacities to the limit, this match would be monumental. You can't get into a more Biblical struggle than the Pacman-Punisher fight. Sadly, the Punisher would be too young and too heavy at fight night for him today.
"Williams vs. Pacquiao, or Mayweather is the stuff of barber shop discussion from South Los Angeles to Harlem, New York - a useless but entertaining discussion in what could be, but it is nice to hear a modern boxer open to fighting anyone, anywhere and truly mean it."......... Really???!!! That's what people with little imagination like you think. Remember Dela Hoya vs Pacquiao? Thanks to Larry Merchant, we witnessed the beginning of Manny Pacquiao's greatness! After that fight, never say never again!
hey bob. pacman has proven that hes not a cherry picker, not just like gayweather. who all the boxing specialist has known to be the cherry picker
Pacman your not at my level. I will beat you easily just like I beat Marquez!!!
agree.. williams just wants to cash in on a welterweight fight with pacquaio. tsk tsk..
Crazy idea Pac/Williams. Pacquiao has nothing to prove of fighting Williams what for? 6'2 vs 5'6 1/2, are you nuts. Williams need to fight his own weight or go up and challenge higher oppositions.
Get real paul williams, be a real man and make money by fighting on your division.
Have any of you heard of Sam Langdon? He was exactly Manny's height and he dominated the Heavyweight division! Even Jack Dempsey the great was afraid of fighting Langdon.
I would love to see Manny conquer Paul Williams and everyone else in the heavier weights.
Paul Williams may be one of the many tree trunks to get chopped down by Filipino Steel.
That will teach everyone to go pick on people their own size... lolz
let haymon setup a mayweather vs williams fight then.......
Lois, you work in the barber shop, right? so why you know about these stories
A modern boxer open to fighting anyone and anywher and truly mean it?! gimme a effing break! hes calling out midgets for crying out loud. Why not call out Chad dawson or anybody his size?
Fighting Paul Williams in welterwight division
1. High risk but no gain.
2. Low PPV income.
3. No money, no honey
Now tell me who will fight Paul? His frame and his size I think paul should look someone on his size in higher division.
Paul is soo pathetic!
dude, fight someone your own size..you only have reach and height advantage, but no skill.
Did anyone see the Guzman vs Funeka. That was a 5'7 vs a 6'1 fighter and it was a MAJORITY DRAW!!! So anything is possible with Pacs great speed. Paul Williams would still have to make weight and Pac would take advantage of his lean waist and break some ribs!!
Actually not many middleweights or jr middleweights could handle Pacmans speed no matter if they are bigger then them. He is like a real life Jet Li in his movies beating bigger, stronger & taller guys with ease. Jet Li is only 5'6 and 145lbs too!!
HEY PEOPLE EVEN MIKE T,NOR MUHAMAD ALI OR ANY PESON IN THIS WORD CANT STOP MANNY PACMAN IN WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION.U UNDERSTAND PEOPLE
HOW ABOUT PAUL WILLIAMS FIGHTING VALUEV?
CUT HIS LEGS AND I WILL FIGHT HIM!
i think pacquiao can fight paul,but id rather pick the klitscko brothers,they have the better chance...
"Manny Pacquiao may go for an 8th meaningless title in an 8th convoluted division"
are you nuts??? little man from GenSan conquered 8th div boxing is meaningless, what a great "Boxing Examiner".
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