Paul Williams vs Erislandy Lara in talks for July 9th (Update!)

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@danrafaelespn I was told today that it's going to be Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida in the July 9 HBO main event.

What a joke, Martinez has put the fear of god into Williams.

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@danrafaelespn Richard Schaefer told me Paul Williams vs Erislandy Lara is under discussion for July 9 now that HBO took back approval of Ishida.

I think this is a good fight for Paul Williams. He needs a win to get his confidence back up again after that devastating KO he suffered to Martinez.

timthebim wrote:

I think this is a good fight for Paul Williams. He needs a win to get his confidence back up again after that devastating KO he suffered to Martinez.

It's not a good fight for an HBO main event though, it's not worth the millions of dollars they're going to waste on it. Plus Williams said he wasn't going to need a confidence booster, his camp have turned down the likes of Sergei D and Pawel Wolak.

Ali wrote:

timthebim wrote:

I think this is a good fight for Paul Williams. He needs a win to get his confidence back up again after that devastating KO he suffered to Martinez.

It's not a good fight for an HBO main event though, it's not worth the millions of dollars they're going to waste on it. Plus Williams said he wasn't going to need a confidence booster, his camp have turned down the likes of Sergei D and Pawel Wolak.

He can say what he wants but the fact of the matter is he does need a confidence fight and although I dont think it is a main event type fight it is still a good fight for Paul.

Who?

bobbitt15 wrote:

Who?

He's the random feather fisted guy who put James Kirkland on queer street.

honestly dont have a problem with this. Nobuhiro pulled an amazing upset out of no where , pimp smacking James Kirkland all over the ring, add in the crowd seemed to be behind him when they realized he was from Japan (right after the earthquake, tsunami, nuclear power plant).

This is a good fight because it will show us where both fighters are.

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@danrafaelespn HBO has taken back approval of Ishida as Paul Williams' opponent. Hunt is on for a new one for 7/9. Should never have approved in 1st place

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