Paul Williams' first TV interview since crash to be aired tonight!

Tonight, an exclusive interview with Paul 'The Punisher' Williams will be aired on the same show as the highly anticipated fight between Saul Alvarez and Josesito Lopez. It will be the first time Williams has appeared in an interview since the motorcycle crash that paralysed him from the waist down in May.

Williams was originally scheduled to be the opponent for Saul Alvarez tonight but the crash caused huge problems that means he will never able to fight again. However, Williams claims he will still remain involved in the sport and he starts that tonight by being part of the Canelo-Lopez broadcast in a special one-on-one interview with Jim Gray.

According to everyone that has spoken with Williams recently, he is very upbeat and optimistic for a guy who has just been what he has been through. Let's hope that Williams still manages to enjoy his life and stays part of the sport that made him who he is.. I'm sure he will!

 

By Jack Price @PriceyJ97

Paul Williams paralysed from the waist down after motorcycle accident!

The two-time welterweight champion and former pound-for-pound contender Paul Williams has been involved in a motorcycle accident that has ended his boxing career and has left him paralysed from the waist down.

The 30-year old was in Marietta to attend his brother's wedding to attend his brother's wedding on Monday and was driving back from the bachelor party around 7:00am. According to his long time manager George Peterson, Williams was going round a curb when he had to swerve out of the way of a driver who was on his cell phone. Williams is scheduled to have surgery on Wednesday in an attempt to stabilize his spinal column.

“He got separated from the motorcycle and must have gone about 65 feet in the air," said Peterson.  “He was doing about 75 mph on the motorcycle. When he came down, he came down on his back and when he came down on his back, of course he severed his spinal cord. He’s paralyzed from the waist down. In terms of him walking again... that will never happen.”


Peterson described Williams as still being in good spirits despite the seriousness of the injury that will mean he will never fight again and maybe never walk again. 


“It’s the same old Paul... As I was walking out of the door to talk to you, he said, ‘Believe me, if I don’t ever box again, I’m going to do some stand-up comedy.’ He’s not suffering.”


Williams was scheduled to fight young prospect Saul Alvarez for WBC light-middleweight title on September 15th. When Williams' promoter Dan Goosen was asked about the fight he didn't have much to say.


“To tell you the truth, [the fight] hasn’t entered my mind, in terms of his boxing career... This is obviously devastating news from a personal standpoint and I think, just trying to come to grips with his part of it is tough right now. Life just has a certain way of changing day by day. That’s why you cherish the time you have on this earth. It’s shocking news.”


I would like to send my best wishes to Paul Williams and his family and friends and hope that they stay strong through this tough time.

Anthony Dirrell involved in motorcycle crash!

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Super-middleweight contender Anthony Dirrell will be out of action for over six months after being injured in a motorcycle crash today, according to his brother Andre Dirrell. He required surgery but thankfully all went well and the injuries are not career threatening.

Dirrell's uncle Leon Lawson has told 'Ring Magazine' that at the moment it is just a broken arm and leg and that they are hoping that it is not anything worse.

This could not have come at worse time for Dirrell (24-0, 21 KO's) as his career was finally starting to take off after being in the shadow of his brother for a very long time. He was starting to emerge as a top contender in the 168lb division and and he had also won a WBC eliminator in December of last year. This win was meant to earn him a shot at pound-for-pound contender and No.1 super-middleweight Andre Ward but Ward was made 'champ in recess' due to a hand injury that has kept him out of the ring for over half a year.

Dirrell was set to fight for the vacant title against Nikola Sjekloca but this will obviously not be happening any time soon. If Anthony had it his way he would probably want his brother Andre to replace him and win the title for the family.

This is a slight setback for Dirrell but he is only 27-years old so he still has a lot of time left in his career, so it is not over for the fighter who has said his dream is to become a world champion.

I would like to send my best wishes to Anthony Dirrell and his family and wish them happiness in this tough time and the future.