Boxrec News Exclusive: Danny Williams calls it a day

[stujones]

I always think that is was Sanil Samil Sam ( Think i spelt it right ) who chopped Danny's career down the middle, because after that defeat he was never the same fighter. Had same good domestic fights, beat a completely shot and deflated Tyson and managed to get that title shot against Klitschko, where he was up and down more than Abi Titmuss' knickers !! But overall Danny had a good career and most of all he was thoroughly decent and likeable person.

Happy retirement Danny

Agreed. Samil Sam really exposed Williams. I was surprised how comprehensively Sam beat Williams, and I realised then that he was never going to achieve at the very highest level.

Yep, amazing (with hindsight) we were complaining how Danny piled on the pounds ahead of the Sam fight.... well it was nothing compared to after. He really lost faith in his chin after the Sam fight and thought the only way he could take shots is by piling on the weight.

Not a bad tactic against Tyson, but he needed to be light and fast against Klitchsko, he promised us light and fast against Klitchsko. He really dissapointed me that night, not with his effort in the ring, but with his tactics. He fought hard, gave it his all, but could have been so much better - had he prepared differently.

[Gazmac81]

Tyson was still a dangerous man when Danny fought him
Tyson absoloutley pummled him till danny swung it around

Great Nights viewing that one

[Coco]

He has carried extra weight for years, the one fight he came in in shape for was Scott Gammer and put up a great performance.

[exittored]

Brendan Galbraith interviews Danny Williams earlier today

http://news.boxrec.com/news/2011/exclus ... g-career-0

Who is this Brendan? well the thing that caught my eye about the interview is Dannys super fan Gert Jan from Holland, we need a follow up story just about Gert and what made him a fan of Danny and about his experiences travelling all over the world to follow him, his best and worst experiences of following Danny and which other boxers he follows.

Dannys interview with Ricky Grover is probably my favourite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlx-QB-aAkg

Alot of mentions of cakes in it so i'm sure Jon saxon will be happy.

[Quixall]

Tyson was still a dangerous man when Danny fought him
Tyson absoloutley pummled him till danny swung it around

Great Nights viewing that one

Tyson was still dangerous.....................For three rounds !!

Then he was fucked

Any fighter who could weather the first three rounds against an ageing Mike Tyson was in with a pretty good shout at beating him.

[Superheavy]

Thanks for the memories champ!

[gasman]

Brendan Galbraith interviews Danny Williams earlier today

http://news.boxrec.com/news/2011/exclus ... g-career-0

Who is this Brendan? well the thing that caught my eye about the interview is Dannys super fan Gert Jan from Holland, we need a follow up story just about Gert and what made him a fan of Danny and about his experiences travelling all over the world to follow him, his best and worst experiences of following Danny and which other boxers he follows.

Dannys interview with Ricky Grover is probably my favourite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlx-QB-aAkg

Alot of mentions of cakes in it so i'm sure Jon saxon will be happy.

That's me. The super fan from Holland was an interesting little sidebar to Williams story. I heard that Gert was really touched that Danny singled him out for thanks in his interview. Danny was really humble to speak to, very under stated and considerate of others, you could tell boxing is like a drug to him. A follow up on Gert would be a good idea

[gasman]

Great interview by Brendan there. I also interviewed Danny when he 'originally' retired in May 2010 and we talked at length. Some of the themes are addressed in Brendon's piece and there are also some insights that Danny gave me.

http://news.boxrec.com/news/2010/brixto ... -interview

Nice one Ben, that was a good read and lots of similarities

[Bard of Boxrec]

The thing I don't understand about this is that Williams continually says how much he loves boxing here, but all through his career there were 'sources' who kept saying 'his heart's not in it, he doesn't like to fight, he's reluctant' etc. What's the deal there?

[JC]

The thing I don't understand about this is that Williams continually says how much he loves boxing here, but all through his career there were 'sources' who kept saying 'his heart's not in it, he doesn't like to fight, he's reluctant' etc. What's the deal there?

Maybe he loves being a fighter but hates the pressure and stress that come with it.

[grub]

The thing I don't understand about this is that Williams continually says how much he loves boxing here, but all through his career there were 'sources' who kept saying 'his heart's not in it, he doesn't like to fight, he's reluctant' etc. What's the deal there?

X2...I almost posted when I read about him loving fighting etc...reading the above spurred me into it. I seem to recall stories about his father 'pushing' him into it etc and that Danny was generally a reluctant boxer.

Also on weight...its daft that Danny didn't think he was any lighter for the Gammer fight; you could tell just by looking at him he was as light as he had been for a while (the commentary team noticed it too)....and he produced a good display as a result.

Anyway, wish him all the best in retirement and hope he finally gets round to doing that bodyguarding course.

[loaded_gloves]

I love Danny Williams, BUT, this negative, self effacing version has been around far too long now. I miss the Danny Williams who iced Kali Meehan in 20 seconds and used to talk about sparking Hasim Rahman in 2 and bashing up John Ruiz. He's right, he should have held back from the Klitschko bout and taken on Byrd or Ruiz.

[funso banjo baby]

stay retired....you're a lucky man ....just !

[Bard of Boxrec]

I love Danny Williams, BUT, this negative, self effacing version has been around far too long now. I miss the Danny Williams who iced Kali Meehan in 20 seconds and used to talk about sparking Hasim Rahman in 2 and bashing up John Ruiz. He's right, he should have held back from the Klitschko bout and taken on Byrd or Ruiz.

Yes i remember the Kali Meehan fight, that was a great OVERHAND_RIGHT that ended it :)

[Chambers2]

Good Interview!! I hope Danny can move on from boxing into another career seamlessly enough, all the best to him

[Lightsoot]

Great interview by Brendan there. I also interviewed Danny when he 'originally' retired in May 2010 and we talked at length. Some of the themes are addressed in Brendon's piece and there are also some insights that Danny gave me.

http://news.boxrec.com/news/2010/brixto ... -interview

Nice one Ben, that was a good read and lots of similarities

Pleasure mate. Danny's so easy to talk too, he's a really down to earth bloke as you know.

[gasman]

Great interview by Brendan there. I also interviewed Danny when he 'originally' retired in May 2010 and we talked at length. Some of the themes are addressed in Brendon's piece and there are also some insights that Danny gave me.

http://news.boxrec.com/news/2010/brixto ... -interview

Nice one Ben, that was a good read and lots of similarities

Pleasure mate. Danny's so easy to talk too, he's a really down to earth bloke as you know.

Cool guy, could talk to him all day about boxing - hope he eventually stays involved in the game either training or commentating, he has a lot to offer.

[jamesmcdonnell]

The thing I don't understand about this is that Williams continually says how much he loves boxing here, but all through his career there were 'sources' who kept saying 'his heart's not in it, he doesn't like to fight, he's reluctant' etc. What's the deal there?

X2...I almost posted when I read about him loving fighting etc...reading the above spurred me into it. I seem to recall stories about his father 'pushing' him into it etc and that Danny was generally a reluctant boxer.

Also on weight...its daft that Danny didn't think he was any lighter for the Gammer fight; you could tell just by looking at him he was as light as he had been for a while (the commentary team noticed it too)....and he produced a good display as a result.

Anyway, wish him all the best in retirement and hope he finally gets round to doing that bodyguarding course.

when i interviewed Jimmy McDonnell he said the same, that getting danny motivated was always a real struggle and that he had never wanted to be a fighter.

However, what is clear that Danny was fearless in the ring and didnt seem to mind the business end of it, and seemed to thrive on adversity inmost cases (Potter,Tyson etc), but didn't I think enjoy the training and prep.

I think it's only when he realised it was all over that he realised how much he needed boxing, it must be so very hard for fighters to call it quits, all those years of devoting yourself to something and then suddenly it's done and dusted.