Jeremy Williams vs. Arthur Weathers
Jeremy Williams 219 lbs beat Arthur Weathers 218 lbs by TKO at 0:10 in round 1 of 10
- Date: 1996-03-19
- Location: Spruce Goose Dome, Long Beach, California, USA
- Referee: Marty Denkin
- Judge: Terry Smith
- Judge: Burton Gillium
- Judge: Gwen Farrell Adair
- Ring Announcer: Mark Beiro
- Aired on: USA Tuesday Night Fights.
Williams Barely Needs a 10-Count
by Steve Springer, Los Angeles Times, March 20, 1996{{#ev:youtube|CLcrzmVSvDw|350|right|}}
Trainer Joe Goossen wished his fighter, heavyweight Jeremy Williams, well in Tuesday's main event at the Long Beach Pyramid, picked up his stool and bounced down the four steps to the floor.
By the time Goossen turned around to watch the fight, he was too late. It was over.
Williams knocked out Arthur Weathers in 10 seconds of the first round. That's 10 seconds from start to finish, from the opening bell to the signal by referee Marty Denkin that the fight was over.
The bout was the shortest in California history, according to Dean Lohuis of the State Athletic Commission. The old mark was 13 seconds.
Fighting in front of 3,100, Williams (25-1, 22 knockouts) and Weathers (22-9-1, 18 knockouts) met in the center of the ring.
Weathers threw a jab that Williams slipped. Williams, a Long Beach native, then threw a body shot and followed up with a solid right uppercut. Weathers went down and his eyes rolled back in his head.
Elapsed time: six seconds.
Denkin counted to four and then signaled it was over. "As he went down, his eyes went up in his head," Denkin said. "I gave him one more second to get his eyes in focus. Why continue counting when you can give the doctor five more seconds to work on him?"
After his head cleared, Weathers said, "I didn't see the punch coming. I worked on some things that didn't work. Now I'll go back in the gym and work on some other things."