By Jason Kim: 6’1” Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KO’s) faces 6’1” Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2, 9 KO’s) next month on February 18th in one of the rare fights where Williams takes on someone as tall as him. Throughout his career, Williams has consistently had a big height and reach advantage over his shorter opponents.
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Arreola to fight on Williams-Ishida undercard on February 18th, looking for a good opponent
By Allen Fox: Former heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola (34-2, 29 KO’s) will be back in the ring as the co-feature on the undercard of the Showtime broadcast headlined by Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida on February 18th in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Williams-Ishida: Paul looking to impress
By Eric Thomas: Former two time WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KO’s) needs to put in a good performance on February 18th against Nobuhiro ishida (24-6-2, 9 KO’s) to try and make up for his performance against Cuban Irislandy Lara in his questionable 12 round majority decision win over him last July.
Lara-Hearns, Williams-Ishida doublehearder on 1/21 on Showtime
By Dan Ambrose: If you’re bored and want to see a couple of mismatches you might want to check out the January 21st doubleheader headlined by Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KO’s) vs. Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2, 9 KO’s) and Erislandy Lara (15-1, 10 KO’s) vs. Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KO’s) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida on 1/21
By Jason Kim: Junior middleweight contender Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KO’s) will be looking to win impressively next month against 36-year-old middleweight contender Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2, 9 KO’s) in a scheduled 12 round bout at a venue still to be determined.
Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara could fight in separate bouts on 1/21 on Showtime
By Chris Williams: If you’re into watching Erislandy Lara and Paul Williams fight you might want to tune in for a possible doubleheader on Showtime on January 21st. No, these guys won’t be fighting each other, according to Dan Rafael.
HBO reportedly still interested in Sergio Martinez-Paul Williams III
By Dan Ambrose: Even with Paul Williams having been knocked completely out cold against Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) two fights again and looking very poor in a recent questionable 12 round majority decision over Erislandy Lara on July 9th of this month, HBO is reportedly still interested in showing Sergio Martinez vs. Paul Williams III, according to news from Sportsillustrated.cnn.com.
Williams – Lara: Will the decision stand?
By John F. McKenna (McJack): I have followed boxing for a long time and have seen many poor decisions rendered. The decision last Saturday night which was awarded to Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KO’s) over Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KO’s) in their title elimination bout however, was as bad as any decision this writer has ever seen.
Lara-Williams judges suspended by the New Jersey State Athletic Board
By Scott Gilfoid: The three judges that worked the Erislandy Lara vs. Paul Williams fight have been suspended by the New Jersey State Athletic Board according to Dan Rafael at ESPN. Williams won the fight by a 12 round majority decision by the scores of 115-114, 116-114 and 114-114.
Sergio Martinez-Paul Williams III won’t be happening says Martinez adviser
By Dan Ambrose: If you were one of the few boxing fans that wanted to see a third fight between former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) and Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KO’s) is unlikely to happen according to boxing news from Dan Rafael.