Paul Williams paralyzed in motorcycle accident

[Sofargone]

Damn I hate to be the bearer of more bad news but looks like Williams severed his spinal cord in a motorcycle accident. Hopefully he will be ok.

http://news.yahoo.com/trainer-says-b...0805--box.html


..ATLANTA (AP) — Boxer Paul Williams was paralyzed from the waist down 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, 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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[Ash]

Yikes. Heard this just a little ago. It's crazy he thinks that he'll box again, as when CBC reported the story they said it'd be unlikely he'd ever walk again.

[PITTFOX]

Damn that sucks.

[Onion]

Is he a good boxer?

Was he at the beginning of career or end?

[dhk1980]

Is he a good boxer?

Was he at the beginning of career or end?

yeah, he was a darn good one. the type that most ducked. he was probably at 70% near the end.

[Greezy]

yeah, he was a darn good one. the type that most ducked. he was probably at 70% near the end.

quoted the wrong post.

damn thats ****ed up. onion watch his fight with sergio martinez! the fight was fun. decision was wrong but a good fight. his fights with magarito and wright were both good too!

[69love]

i find it amazing that guys in the prime earning years ride motorcycles on public streets. Hasnt history proven its not a great idea. frank lost out on a couple years of his prime to ride a stupid bike. my biggest fear is paralysis. motorcycles are a easy way to get there.

[dhk1980]

yeah, it totally destroyed jason william's career.

[Wanderlei]

i find it amazing that guys in the prime earning years ride motorcycles on public streets. Hasnt history proven its not a great idea. frank lost out on a couple years of his prime to ride a stupid bike. my biggest fear is paralysis. motorcycles are a easy way to get there.

Let's not forget Diego Corrales, the highest profile fighter to lose his life in a motorcycle accident. What a fighter he was, his fight with Castillo was one of the best fights in boxing history. Incredible.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/...tuaries.boxing