Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
I was under no illusions when former world title challenger Danny Williams announced his German comeback under the new name of DPW on the back of a Latvian boxing license as the Londoner has looked a shot fighter for the best part of four years. The 37 year-old has continued on, and in flashes has looked a decent domestic fighter, but his 2009 Prizefighter defeat to Carl Baker really should have had the alarm bells ringing in Williams’ head.
‘The Brixton Bomber’ returned in March after a ten-month absence with a victory over a man who came in 68lbs lighter than he did and is really a cruiserweight. He followed that up with a first round win over Laszlo Toth, who was overweight and under-classed as a heavyweight and really shouldn’t have been in the ring with Danny.
Those two poor victories must have given Williams a delusional thought that he could still cut it on the European heavyweight scene as he then signed on to meet German hope Manuel Charr, a 17-0 prospect on the up in the division. Williams’ face at the end of the seven rounds on Saturday night in Cologne told the story and although the stoppage was controversial, its was inevitable.
Williams had hit the 26 year-old with everything he had, especially just seconds prior to the stoppage and it just showed that the Briton has nothing left and has to make the right decision to step away from the ring. The man who conquered the great Mike Tyson, although a shadow of himself in 2004 and won the British title with a dislocated shoulder is now a faded memory and Williams should be experienced enough to know the time to quit is now.
WBN Editor
Easy decision for the former British champ
I was under no illusions when former world title challenger Danny Williams announced his German comeback under the new name of DPW on the back of a Latvian boxing license as the Londoner has looked a shot fighter for the best part of four years. The 37 year-old has continued on, and in flashes has looked a decent domestic fighter, but his 2009 Prizefighter defeat to Carl Baker really should have had the alarm bells ringing in Williams’ head.
‘The Brixton Bomber’ returned in March after a ten-month absence with a victory over a man who came in 68lbs lighter than he did and is really a cruiserweight. He followed that up with a first round win over Laszlo Toth, who was overweight and under-classed as a heavyweight and really shouldn’t have been in the ring with Danny.
Those two poor victories must have given Williams a delusional thought that he could still cut it on the European heavyweight scene as he then signed on to meet German hope Manuel Charr, a 17-0 prospect on the up in the division. Williams’ face at the end of the seven rounds on Saturday night in Cologne told the story and although the stoppage was controversial, its was inevitable.
Williams had hit the 26 year-old with everything he had, especially just seconds prior to the stoppage and it just showed that the Briton has nothing left and has to make the right decision to step away from the ring. The man who conquered the great Mike Tyson, although a shadow of himself in 2004 and won the British title with a dislocated shoulder is now a faded memory and Williams should be experienced enough to know the time to quit is now.
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