By Chris Williams: Former International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KO’s) could be facing Carlos Quintana or Kendall Holt on the undercard of the Kelly Pavlik vs. Paul Williams bout on December 5th, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Neither of those names are all that exciting for me, given that Clottey was on the verge of fighting Shane Mosley but that fell through.
Carlos Quintana
Williams Stops Quintana In 1st round TKO
By Eric Thomas: In an impressive display of pure power-punching, former WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (34-1, 25 KOs) regained his title with a crushing 1st round TKO of champion Carlos Quintana (25-2, 19 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Williams, 26, stunned Quintana with a big left hand and then dropped him with a short left hand to the side of the head. Quintana got up, badly hurt, and was met with an avalanche of punches from Williams, which sent Quintana down for the second and final time in the round. In the process of falling down, Quintana tackled Williams around the legs causing both fighters to go down. The referee Eddie Claudio, however, has seen enough from Quintana and immediately stopped the bout at 2:15 of the 1st round.
Upon entering the ring in the 1st round, it was startling how much bigger Williams looked than last time they fought four months ago. Williams appeared much more muscular in the upper body, though his legs looked as skinny as before. At the start of the 1st round, Williams began jabbing frequently from the distance, hitting the shorter Quintana again and again with long jabs. This, too, was something different, because Williams had rarely used his jab in their first fight in February. Quintana, 31, fought pretty much like last time, landing fast counter left hands to the head of Williams whenever he got within punching range.
Williams vs. Quintana: Is Paul Making A Mistake By Fighting Carlos So Soon?
By Jason Kim: In a showing of either incredible bravery or unbelievable folly, former undefeated WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) will be risking fate when he attempts to gain revenge for his earlier defeat on February 9th, at the hands of then challenger Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) . Williams, 26, was beaten by a 12-round unanimous decision and made to look bad by the 31 year-old Quintana. Williams was quick to excuse away the defeat, pointing out that he wasn’t feeling at the top of his game and wasn’t able to get untracked for some reason.
Who knows? Perhaps Williams is right; Maybe he was just having an off night, but if that was the case you’d think that he would have had at least looked good in some of the rounds, wouldn’t you? That wasn’t the case, though, for Williams ended up being soundly out-boxed by the quicker, seemingly better skilled Quintana in almost every round of the fight. Having grown accustomed to wearing down his opponents with heavy pressure, Williams had no plan with what to do with Quintana when he failed to stand and trade with him like so many of Williams’ other opponents had done. Quintana wasn’t going to fall into that trap, and focused on circling the ring, and picking opportune times to rip into the gangly Williams with fast combinations.
Quintana vs. Williams: Will Paul Be Any Better?
By Sean McDaniel: It’s hard to believe that it’s only been four months since former WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) was soundly beaten by challenger Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) in a unanimous decision that was much more definitive than the final judges’ scores – 116-112, 116-112 and 115-113 – would have you believe. For those who may have forgotten, Quintana, 31, pulled off a shocking upset in February 2008, beating a fighter that many felt was the best welterweight in the division at the time. Williams had recently defeated Antonio Margarito, the WBO welterweight champion, arguably the toughest welterweight in the division bar none.
There was was only Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather who stood in Williams way before being crowned as the top fighter in the division. Certainly not Quintana, who had briefly had his 15 minutes of fame with a win over the young Colombian prospect Joel Julio in June 2006.
Quintana vs. Williams II: Paul “The Punisher” Looking To Regain His Title
By Nate Anderson: It was a bout that WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) was supposed to easily win, but it quickly turned into a nightmare for him as Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) used movement and fast combinations to pound out a surprising 12-round unanimous decision over Williams. The fight, as it turned out, was a major upset since few people had given Quintana much of a shot at beating the lanky 6’2” Williams. It isn’t that Quintana was thought to be a bad fighter, because he was clearly one of the best fighters in the welterweight division going into his February 2008 fight with Williams, but he didn’t appear to be in the same class judging by his previous fights.
Indeed, Quintana, 31, had fought only two fighters that I would consider quality, beating promising contender Joel Julio in an equally shocking one-sided 12-round unanimous decision in June 2006, and then losing in a 5th round stoppage to Miguel Cotto, a fight which was a total blowout for Cotto. Based on those two fights, it was hard to tell which one was the real Quintana – the fighter that had embarrassed the top rated Quintana in a lopsided decision win or the fighter that had been so easily dominated by Cotto in December 2006? As it seems, most people felt that Quintana was more of the latter. At the time of their previous fights, Williams, 26, was thought by some to be the top welterweight in the division, the fighter that everyone was afraid to fight. Naturally, it was assumed that he’d be far too good for the aging, under-achieving Quintana to be able to deal with.
Quintana Defeats Williams
By Chris Thomas: In an incredible shocking upset, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) was defeated by a 12-round unanimous decision to challenger Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) tonight at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. Quintana, 31, had little trouble with Williams slapping punches, as he chose to stay on the outside, preventing Williams from landing his usual high number of shots, often more than 100 per round.
Paul Williams vs Carlos Quintana Tonight
Paul Williams: “I’ve been preparing for this for a while now. I realize that this is a really important fight for me because preserving my undefeated record is invaluable and I intend to do that no matter what.”
“If Quintana comes to fight, you can expect a hell of a fight. He thinks that I am looking past him, but he’s seriously mistaken because I didn’t train for so long for no reason.”
Paul Williams vs. Carlos Quintana: Paul Hoping To Win Big
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-0, 24 KOs) will be looking to set himself apart from the other welterweight champions when he goes up against Carlos Quintana (24-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. Williams, 26, is hoping to look impressive in the bout, considering that Quintana, 31, was destroyed in five brutal rounds by World Boxing Association champion Miguel Cotto in December 2006.
Quintana vs. Williams: Does Carlos Have A Chance?
Instead of facing International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Kermit Cintron next month, Paul Williams (33-0, 24 KOs), The WBO welterweight champ, will have to settle for Carlos Quintana (24-1, 19 KOs), whom he will be battling next month on February 9th at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. if this bout had occurred in, say, late 2006, before Quintana was destroyed by Miguel Cotto in five rounds, it would be an intriguing bout. However, Quintana, now 31, has done next to nothing since upsetting welterweight prospect Joel Julio in June 2006, a fight which put Quintana’s name on the boxing map.