God bless you and your family.”įollow Lance Pugmire on Twitter SPORTS NEWS I’m here to support you in any way I can. “You’re a strong, great, gifted fighter and I wish you nothing but the best. I wish you a full, speedy recovery and thank you for showing me so much about myself,” Williams said. You’re going to bounce back.”Īnd when Tuesday’s interview was over, Williams asked whether he could say something else. When the fight was over, Williams said he spoke briefly to Colon, telling him words he said still ring true: “You’re a true champion.
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1 concern, is for Prichard Colon to make a full recovery.” Nothing else in fighting matters to me right now. “I’m praying for this young man, praying for his family. It’s not out of any maliciousness or anger. … I’m a family man myself, have a young son. “We chose this sport and we know it’s dangerous, but we’re human beings at the end of the day. Williams retreated to his hotel room after learning of Colon’s condition, and was advised by his manager to avoid trying to visit Colon in the hospital out of respect to Colon’s situation and his family. Colon’s cornermen cut off his gloves after the round, thinking it had been the 10th and final round, and Cooper disqualified Colon. In the ninth round, Williams took control, twice knocking down Colon. … I have nothing but respect for the fighter.” “But I know from my end, I didn’t do anything maliciously, just like I know he didn’t do anything to try to damage me permanently. It’s just that when you’re in the heat of the moment, you’re fighting, you’re boxing, you’re landing punches, and sometimes punches land where they’re not supposed to land. “There was never any thinking that I was going to do some dirty tactics … he didn’t have to do that, either, and I know he didn’t do anything maliciously. “We were in a fight, a tough fight, and I just wanted to win. Your emotions and your adrenaline are going, so a lot of the things you see on the outside looking in, I don’t remember,” Williams said. “It’s a lot different when you’re fighting. Williams said he can’t remember what was said by officials as the point deductions were distributed. Mary Vaughan added that Virginia Boxing Commissioner David Holland told the respective corners “to get fighters under control and not to engage in stall tactics.”
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Williams hit Colon with punches behind the head that caused Colon to take an extended break, and then forced Cooper to deduct a point from Williams in the seventh round.Ī spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation told The Times that the department is launching an investigation into “the situation, the incident and the cause” of Colon’s injury. I had to be strong and stick to the game plan.”īut the plan was wrinkled by unexpected turns.Ĭolon was disciplined in the fifth round after striking Williams with a low blow deemed so severe that referee Joseph Cooper deducted two points from Colon.
I told myself this fight is going to be difficult because I wanted to win and knew I was going to have to go through punches to do so. “I knew he was a great fighter, a future world champion. The guy was sharp, strong, fast,” Williams said. Williams (15-0, 12 knockouts) took the fight on three weeks’ notice and found himself in a scrap against Colon, who modeled himself after legendary countryman Felix Trinidad. I’m praying for him multiple times daily to make a full recovery,” Williams said.
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