By Matt Stein: Last night, Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) showed how much better he is than the other welterweights, junior middleweights and middleweights, by defeating Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) by a near shutout 12-round unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas. If you were expecting a close fight, then you were in for a disappointment because Wright was beaten every which way by Williams, who punched nearly nonstop for the full 12 rounds and never really let Wright get into the fight.
Winky Wright
Williams Easily Beats Wright: Should Winky Retire?
By Jim Slattengren: Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) ran into a fighter that he had answers for tonight in getting badly beaten by Paul “Punisher” Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) by a one-sided 12-round unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Casino & Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Williams unloaded a never ending amount of punches, preventing Wright from being able to block and counter punch. Wright, 37, who holds victories over Shane Mosley and Felix Trinidad, found himself under a constant barrage of punches from Williams.
Williams Dominates Winky Wright
By Jason Kim: So much for Ronald “Winky” Wright’s (51-5-1, 25 KOs) so-called high guard defense. Tonight, Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) made a mockery of Wright’s once airtight defense, raining countless punches on Wright and simply overwhelming his guard, beating him by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Events center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judge’s scores were 119-109, 119-109 and 120-108.
Dunne Given Award by WBA; Wright in Do or Die Fight With Williams – News
By Sean McDaniel: Newly crowned WBA super bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne (28-1, 15 KOs) received an award earlier today from the World Boxing Association, who named him ‘the boxer of the month’ for Dunne’s 11th round stoppage victory over champion Ricardo Cordoba (34-2-2, 21 KOs) on March 21st at the O2 Arena, in Dublin, Ireland.
Williams-Wright: Why Paul Will Beat Winky
By Manuel Perez: As much as I think that 37-year-old Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) is a great fighter, I predict he’s going to get knocked out on Saturday night by the younger 27-year-old Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KOs) in their 12-round bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wright may be known for his rock solid defense, his straight jab and his almost impregnable guard, but Williams has the youth, work rate and offense to defeat all of those assets of Wright.
Williams vs. Wright This Saturday Night
By Dave Lahr: Light middleweight Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KOs) hopes to add another name to his long list of wins when he faces his biggest test of his nine-year pro career in Ronald “Winky” Wright )51-4-1, 25 KOs) this Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The lanky 6’2” Williams, who is coming off a 8th round TKO over Verno Phillips in November 2008, is moving around different weight classes in order to get the biggest fight possible for him.
Abraham Beats Simon, Braekhus Defeats Skovgaard; Arreola-McCline – News
Undefeated IBF middleweight champion King Arthur Abraham outclassed Lajuan Simon in Kiel on Saturday night to clinch the 29th victory in as many fights (23 KOs). Abraham connected with his trademark power punches throughout the entire 12 rounds and also knocked the brave challenger down in the third following a hard series. But Simon proved his great heart and chin as he refused to give up.
Williams and Wright Press Conference Quotes
Winky Wright, Former Undisputed Junior Middleweight: “I get a lot of people asking me why I’m not fighting. I tell them it has nothing to do with negotiations, it’s because no one wants to fight me. No one wants to fight Winky Wright. They say it’s about the money, but it isn’t that. I wanted to fight Pavlik and Calzaghe, I’d go to England to fight him if he wanted, but the fact of the matter is, no one wants to fight Winky.”
Wright vs. Williams on April 11th; Brinkley-Gilbert – News
What happens when two of boxing’s most feared superstars can’t find anyone willing to step up and face them? They fight each other. On Saturday, April 11th, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, former Junior Middleweight World Champion Winky Wright will look to stop the meteoric rise of two-division World Champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams in a 12 round middleweight bout that is destined to land the winner on the list of boxing’s best, pound-for-pound.
Williams vs. Wright on April 11th
By Jim Dower: WBO light middleweight and former welterweight champion Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KOs) will face former light middleweight and middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) on April 11th in a non-title bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Williams, 27, has been moving around the different weight classes in the past year after finding it hard to get bouts against the top welterweights in the division, many who were reluctant to fight him due to his swarming style of fighting and his high punch output.