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With the debilitating weight of national expectation burrowing down on his massive shoulders, we witnessed ‘Brixton Bomber’ Danny Williams cruelly and unmercifully exposed by current WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko over eight shockingly one-sided rounds last December. By the evenings end, not only had the Briton failed in his optimistic bid to dethrone the man they call ‘Dr. Iron Fist,’ he was forced to endure a wave of genuine concern for his physical health and, almost inevitably, heartfelt calls for him to hang ‘em’ up.
As early as the opening round when he was ominously floored by a Klitschko left (his perceived weaker hand) and only barely managed to regain his feat at the count of nine, it became apparent to everyone watching that the biggest fight of his pugilistic life was quickly mutating into possibly his worst. It was only Williams’ bulging heart and formidable desire to succeed that permitted him to last as long as he subsequently did, and while he earned adulation and respect for the bravery that he displayed, it was, nonetheless, one of the less-competitive heavyweight-title fights in recent memory – and one of the most painful to watch! [details]
As early as the opening round when he was ominously floored by a Klitschko left (his perceived weaker hand) and only barely managed to regain his feat at the count of nine, it became apparent to everyone watching that the biggest fight of his pugilistic life was quickly mutating into possibly his worst. It was only Williams’ bulging heart and formidable desire to succeed that permitted him to last as long as he subsequently did, and while he earned adulation and respect for the bravery that he displayed, it was, nonetheless, one of the less-competitive heavyweight-title fights in recent memory – and one of the most painful to watch! [details]