Johny Tapia was a bigger story because his whole life was a tragedy. But Paul Williams was a pound- for-pound- best fighter in the 3 divisions
he fought in.... big loss for the sport. He is alive but few people
recover from a severed
Former world champion Paul Williams has been left paralysed from the waist down after a motorcycle accident on Sunday in the Atlanta suburbs and doctors said it is unlikely he will continue his career, his manager, George Peterson said Monday.
"From
the waist down, he has absolutely no movement. He's in very good
spirits, though," Peterson told The Associated Press from his home in Aiken, South Carolina. "He still believes he's going to fight again."
Williams
severed his spinal cord after falling on his back and head when he was
thrown from his motorcycle Sunday morning in Marietta, Georgia, Peterson
said. Williams has been listed in serious but stable condition on
Monday at an undisclosed hospital.
"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 Alvarez on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas but that event has been canceled, Peterson said.
He said he continues to hope with Williams that the boxer's career isn't over.
"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.
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.
"We
want his fans to know he's going to be all right and he'll be back,"
Peterson said. "He said if he wasn't going to be boxing, he's going to
be a stand-up comedian."
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