Post by King Nothing on May 29, 2012 1:28:13 GMT -5
Source: FoxSports.com
Boxer Paul Williams was paralyzed Sunday after being involved in a motorcycle crash in the Atlanta suburbs and doctors said it is unlikely he will continue his career, his manager said Monday.
''From the waist down, he has absolutely no movement. He's in very good spirits, though,'' George Peterson told The Associated Press from his home in Aiken, S.C. ''He still believes he's going to fight again.''
Williams, 30, severed his spinal cord after falling on his back and head when he was thrown from his motorcycle Sunday morning in Marietta, Ga., Peterson said. Williams has been listed in serious but stable condition on Monday at an undisclosed hospital, Peterson said.
The crash happened Sunday morning in Marietta after Williams tried to avoid another car in the next lane that was negotiating a curve and then had to maneuver to avoid an oncoming car. Williams was in the area to attend his brother's wedding Sunday afternoon, Peterson said.
''I know he's going to make a statement after surgery on Wednesday, because he's that kind of person,'' Peterson said. ''He's 100 percent coherent and still has the will to want to get back on the motorcycle.''
Williams was scheduled to fight Saul ''Canelo'' Alvarez on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas but that event has been canceled, Peterson said. Williams' longtime promoter, Dan Goossen, confirmed the cancellation Monday evening.
''There's no thinking about any fights right now except for the fight that's facing Paul right now: to get movement back in his body and keep the movement that's above his waist,'' Goossen said.
Peterson said he continues to hope Williams, a two-time WBO welterweight champion with a 41-2 record, will box again.
''I want to think along with him, 'cause I've seen him do things in his boxing career that shouldn't have happened,'' he said
Boxer Paul Williams was paralyzed Sunday after being involved in a motorcycle crash in the Atlanta suburbs and doctors said it is unlikely he will continue his career, his manager said Monday.
''From the waist down, he has absolutely no movement. He's in very good spirits, though,'' George Peterson told The Associated Press from his home in Aiken, S.C. ''He still believes he's going to fight again.''
Williams, 30, severed his spinal cord after falling on his back and head when he was thrown from his motorcycle Sunday morning in Marietta, Ga., Peterson said. Williams has been listed in serious but stable condition on Monday at an undisclosed hospital, Peterson said.
The crash happened Sunday morning in Marietta after Williams tried to avoid another car in the next lane that was negotiating a curve and then had to maneuver to avoid an oncoming car. Williams was in the area to attend his brother's wedding Sunday afternoon, Peterson said.
''I know he's going to make a statement after surgery on Wednesday, because he's that kind of person,'' Peterson said. ''He's 100 percent coherent and still has the will to want to get back on the motorcycle.''
Williams was scheduled to fight Saul ''Canelo'' Alvarez on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas but that event has been canceled, Peterson said. Williams' longtime promoter, Dan Goossen, confirmed the cancellation Monday evening.
''There's no thinking about any fights right now except for the fight that's facing Paul right now: to get movement back in his body and keep the movement that's above his waist,'' Goossen said.
Peterson said he continues to hope Williams, a two-time WBO welterweight champion with a 41-2 record, will box again.
''I want to think along with him, 'cause I've seen him do things in his boxing career that shouldn't have happened,'' he said
