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Former welterweight titlist Paul Williams says he isn't finished, but he'll have to prove his recent performances were a fluke and not a harbinger for Saturday's 154-pound bout with Nobuhiro Ishida.

Propelled through the ropes, carried out on a stretcher and then ending up on the wrong end of a technical decision -- could Saturday have gone any worse for Kermit Cintron?

Manny Pacquiao is a global star, but there was a time when he toiled in anonymity.

Your weekly random thoughts. … • Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer has come East to make deals. When it comes to closing a deal, Schaefer is one of the best in the business. The former Swiss banker is a no-nonsense, put-your-cards-on-...

Your weekly random thoughts … • Although the way David Haye and trainer/manager Adam Booth went about snubbing Vitali Klitschko in favor of Nikolai Valuev was underhanded and unprofessional, it may turn out to be a smart move becaus...

Paul Williams, who wants to shuttle back and forth between various weight divisions for the biggest fights possible, vacated his welterweight title Friday, promoter Dan Goossen told ESPN.com.

LAS VEGAS -- One of the more interested bystanders to Saturday's big fight between welterweight titleholder Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito is Paul "The Punisher" Williams, who defeated Margarito to win a belt last summer. After beating Marg...

Antonio Margarito vows to throw punches in bunches from start to finish when he meets Miguel Cotto on Saturday.

Joe Calzaghe-Bernard Hopkins. Chad Dawson-Glen Johnson. Clinton Woods-Antonio Tarver. With the best light heavyweights mixing it up over the next two weekends, William Dettloff harkens back to the golden age of the 175-pound class.

Losing to Paul Williams might have seemed disastrous at the time, but it left Antonio Margarito focused and hungry -- which can only spell trouble for Kermit Cintron on Saturday.

Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera spent the last seven years taking turns in the limelight as Mexico's most popular boxer. All the while, Juan Manuel Marquez may have been the country's premier fighter, writes William Dettloff.

Undefeated Paul Williams has had plenty of potential opponents suddenly popping up with a reason to avoid trading shots with him in the ring. This weekend, though, Williams puts his undefeated welterweight record on the line.

To prove their worth at welterweight, Sugar Ray Leonard and Oscar De La Hoya fought the best fighters of their respective generations. So with guys like Miguel Cotto, Paul Williams and Antonio Margarito around, what's Floyd Mayweather waiting for?

Tijuana's Antonio Margarito is just one fight away from a shot at a welterweight title. Can the Mexican star put a disappointing loss to Paul Williams behind him?

Former welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito will fight Nov. 10 against an opponent to be named as part of the Cotto-Mosley welterweight title undercard.

Paul Williams punished Antonio Margarito by taking the welterweight title in a highly anticipated matchup, while Arturo Gatti was unable to make a comeback against Alfonso Gomez, writes Dan Rafael.