Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
Feel it's gone a bit under the radar on here, but I think he's excellent in his role as a columnist for Boxing News. Really insightful and balanced perspective. He's become an absolute must-read for me and i'm surprised he hasn't picked up TV work off the back of it.
Wasn't a bad fighter as well in his time!
Wasn't a bad fighter as well in his time!
Re: Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
Saw Derek beat Bey
My only ever ringside seat.
It was Lewis McCrory night at RAH
I bought the ticket thinking it would impress the bird who worked for Levitt (who sold it to me).
If didn’t work Although I got a great night boxing on my own and the rest of the night..,.,
Damn
My only ever ringside seat.
It was Lewis McCrory night at RAH
I bought the ticket thinking it would impress the bird who worked for Levitt (who sold it to me).
If didn’t work Although I got a great night boxing on my own and the rest of the night..,.,
Damn
Re: Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
you win some...si7dog7 wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 15:17 Saw Derek beat Bey
My only ever ringside seat.
It was Lewis McCrory night at RAH
I bought the ticket thinking it would impress the bird who worked for Levitt (who sold it to me).
If didn’t work Although I got a great night boxing on my own and the rest of the night..,.,
Damn
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polecateddy
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Re: Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
Of that column, I thought wow, this is incredibly insightful and articulate stuff from someone who must have taken severe damage sparring and boxing as a journeyman …but then I realised the column was ghost written.
Re: Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
Vast majority of columns of this nature are, but you can still get a clear sense of the individual’s insights etc. Rooney’ in The Sunday Times is another good example.polecateddy wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 15:54 Of that column, I thought wow, this is incredibly insightful and articulate stuff from someone who must have taken severe damage sparring and boxing as a journeyman …but then I realised the column was ghost written.
By contrast, you could have a guest column from BJS and not even the best ghostwriter in the world could turn it into something consistently readable.
Re: Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
Not many fights I've gambled on, but this was one of them. I had the correct round for Lewis to stop him. Few quid there.
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TheLeprechaun
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Re: Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
Lewis landed a humdinger of an uppercut to get him going.
Re: Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
Used to do a fair amount of analysis work, wasn't the greatest - but then perhaps compared to the latest batch of analysts he would be more articulate - being alongside Watt and McGuigan most would look poor.Deserter wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 15:05 Feel it's gone a bit under the radar on here, but I think he's excellent in his role as a columnist for Boxing News. Really insightful and balanced perspective. He's become an absolute must-read for me and i'm surprised he hasn't picked up TV work off the back of it.
Wasn't a bad fighter as well in his time!
Re: Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
Deserter wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 16:01Vast majority of columns of this nature are, but you can still get a clear sense of the individual’s insights etc. Rooney’ in The Sunday Times is another good example.polecateddy wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 15:54 Of that column, I thought wow, this is incredibly insightful and articulate stuff from someone who must have taken severe damage sparring and boxing as a journeyman …but then I realised the column was ghost written.
By contrast, you could have a guest column from BJS and not even the best ghostwriter in the world could turn it into something consistently readable.
Re: Derek 'Sweet D' Williams
Ahh cheers Stu, somehow I missed that - must have been when I was living abroad.stujones wrote: ↑16 May 2023, 07:01Used to do a fair amount of analysis work, wasn't the greatest - but then perhaps compared to the latest batch of analysts he would be more articulate - being alongside Watt and McGuigan most would look poor.Deserter wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 15:05 Feel it's gone a bit under the radar on here, but I think he's excellent in his role as a columnist for Boxing News. Really insightful and balanced perspective. He's become an absolute must-read for me and i'm surprised he hasn't picked up TV work off the back of it.
Wasn't a bad fighter as well in his time!