Paul Williams
Career, Record, Stats
Paul Williams (The Punisher) is a 43-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former welterweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 11 years, 6 months, and 28 days, Williams amassed a record of 41-2, which includes 27 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Paul Williams' Boxing Career
Paul Williams was born in Augusta, Georgia, U.S. on July 27, 1981. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on July 21, 2000 against Jeremy Mickelson. Williams defeated Mickelson via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Williams became a world champion at the age of 25 after 32 professional fights. He challenged Antonio Margarito for the WBO welterweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Williams' last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Nobuhiro Ishida at age 30, on February 18, 2012.
Some of Paul Williams' best fights have been against Antonio Margarito, Sergio Martínez, Winky Wright (HOFer), Carlos Quintana, Nobuhiro Ishida, Erislandy Lara, and Kermit Cintrón. For a complete list of Williams' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Paul Williams".
Williams has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Paul Williams Losses".
Paul Williams' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Feb 18, 2012 | 30 | 
Nobuhiro Ishida 36 24-6-2  | win | UD 12 |
42 | Jul 09, 2011 | 29 | 
Erislandy Lara 28 15-0-1 | win | MD 12 |
41 | Nov 20, 2010 | 29 | 
Sergio Martínez 35 45-2-2 | loss | KO 2 |
40 | May 08, 2010 | 28 | 
Kermit Cintrón 30 32-2-1 | win | TD 4 |
39 | Dec 05, 2009 | 28 |
Sergio Martínez 34 44-1-2 | win | MD 12 |
38 | Apr 11, 2009 | 27 | 
Winky Wright 37 51-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
37 | Nov 29, 2008 | 27 |  Verno Phillips | win | TKO 8 |
36 | Sep 25, 2008 | 27 | Andy Kolle | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Jun 07, 2008 | 26 | 
Carlos Quintana 31 25-1 | win | TKO 1 |
34 | Feb 09, 2008 | 26 |
Carlos Quintana 31 24-1 | loss | UD 12 |
33 | Jul 14, 2007 | 25 | 
Antonio Margarito 29 34-4 | win | UD 12 |
32 | Nov 04, 2006 | 25 | Santos Pakau | win | TKO 6 |
31 | Aug 19, 2006 | 25 | 
Sharmba Mitchell 35 57-5 | win | KO 4 |
30 | May 27, 2006 | 24 | Walter Matthysse | win | TKO 10 |
29 | Apr 12, 2006 | 24 | Sergio Rios | win | KO 2 |
28 | Dec 02, 2005 | 24 | Alfonso Sanchez | win | KO 5 |
27 | Sep 30, 2005 | 24 | Marteze Logan | win | UD 8 |
26 | Apr 22, 2005 | 23 | Terrance Cauthen | win | UD 10 |
25 | Nov 11, 2004 | 23 | Sammy Sparkman | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Sep 23, 2004 | 23 | Javier Hector Valadez | win | TKO 1 |
23 | May 07, 2004 | 22 | Luis Hernandez | win | UD 10 |
22 | Feb 06, 2004 | 22 | Rodolfo Gomez | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Nov 07, 2003 | 22 | Arturo Rodriguez | win | KO 1 |
20 | Aug 26, 2003 | 22 | Benjie Marquez | win | DQ 3 |
19 | Jan 03, 2003 | 21 | Earl Jackson | win | TKO 2 |
18 | Oct 18, 2002 | 21 | Joshua Onyango | win | UD 6 |
17 | Jul 27, 2002 | 21 | Gary Grant | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Apr 05, 2002 | 20 | Laatekwei Hammond | win | UD 6 |
15 | Jan 04, 2002 | 20 | Agustin Silva | win | UD 4 |
14 | Dec 07, 2001 | 20 | Mahan Washington | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Sep 29, 2001 | 20 | Willie McDonald | win | TKO 1 |
12 | Aug 25, 2001 | 20 | Robert Muhammad | win | TKO 5 |
11 | Jul 03, 2001 | 19 | Rhon Roberts | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Mar 31, 2001 | 19 | Miguel Aquila | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Jan 27, 2001 | 19 | Henry Hawkins | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Dec 14, 2000 | 19 | Miguel Aquila | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Dec 09, 2000 | 19 | Rohan Nanton | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Oct 28, 2000 | 19 | Eleser Ortega | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Oct 19, 2000 | 19 | James Young | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Sep 30, 2000 | 19 | Adrian McNeil | win | KO 1 |
3 | Aug 18, 2000 | 19 | Richard Burns | win | KO 1 |
2 | Aug 01, 2000 | 19 | Matt Hill | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Jul 21, 2000 | 18 | Jeremy Mickelson | win | PTS 4 |