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Showing posts with label Dannie Williams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dannie Williams. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
'Dangerous' Dannie Williams returns Jan. 11 in Crossroads fight on ESPN FNF vs. John Molina
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Lundy loss a learning experience for 'Dangerous' Dannie Williams
ST. LOUIS (April 11, 2012) - His disappointing loss March 30 to North American Boxing Federation ("NABF") lightweight champion "Hammerin' Hank" Lundy (22-1-1, 11 KOs), headlining ESPN Friday Night Fights, will serve as an invaluable learning experience for "Dangerous" Dannie Williams (20-2, 16 KOs).
Williams dropped Lundy in the opening round with a left hook to the temple, but that turned out to be the start of a humbling evening for Dannie, who got away from his game plan and instead of boxing, he unsuccessfully forced punches going for a one-punch knockout.
Lundy peppered Williams with a stiff jab for most of the night and Dannie was never able to really check Hank's chin. In his first nationally televised main event, Williams ended-up having problems from the aforementioned first-round knockdown until the final bell, never committing to his punches despite pressing a lot of the action.
Since their fight, Lundy has moved-up from No. 4 to No. 2 in the World Boxing Council ("WBC") rankings, positioning him for a world title shot, while Williams dropped from No. 9 to No. 15 in the most recent WBC ratings.
Rumble Time Promotions and DiBella Entertainment co-promote Williams, the 27-year-old from St. Louis who now lives and trains in Youngstown, Ohio.
"Dannie showed a lot of heart fighting the best Hank Lundy, I think, the boxing world has ever seen," Rumble Time Promotions president Steve Smith said. "Dannie knocked down Lundy early but, unfortunately, he didn't finish him off. Dannie jumped out of his game plan after the first-round knockdown. I think Lundy will become world champion. I take off my hat to him for his well-deserved victory. I know these two will fight again on an even bigger stage.
"There is no question in my mind, or Lou DiBella's, that someday Dannie Williams will be world champion. We're getting him right back in the ring for a tune-up fight and then back on ESPN in July. Doug Loughrey has awarded us with another opportunity for Dannie to fight on ESPN Friday Night Fights, the most watched show in boxing. We want to thank him for giving Dannie another chance."
Go online to http://www.rumbletimepromotions.com/ for more information about Williams or any of his Rumble Time Promotions stable-mates.
Williams dropped Lundy in the opening round with a left hook to the temple, but that turned out to be the start of a humbling evening for Dannie, who got away from his game plan and instead of boxing, he unsuccessfully forced punches going for a one-punch knockout.
Lundy peppered Williams with a stiff jab for most of the night and Dannie was never able to really check Hank's chin. In his first nationally televised main event, Williams ended-up having problems from the aforementioned first-round knockdown until the final bell, never committing to his punches despite pressing a lot of the action.
Since their fight, Lundy has moved-up from No. 4 to No. 2 in the World Boxing Council ("WBC") rankings, positioning him for a world title shot, while Williams dropped from No. 9 to No. 15 in the most recent WBC ratings.
Rumble Time Promotions and DiBella Entertainment co-promote Williams, the 27-year-old from St. Louis who now lives and trains in Youngstown, Ohio.
"Dannie showed a lot of heart fighting the best Hank Lundy, I think, the boxing world has ever seen," Rumble Time Promotions president Steve Smith said. "Dannie knocked down Lundy early but, unfortunately, he didn't finish him off. Dannie jumped out of his game plan after the first-round knockdown. I think Lundy will become world champion. I take off my hat to him for his well-deserved victory. I know these two will fight again on an even bigger stage.
"There is no question in my mind, or Lou DiBella's, that someday Dannie Williams will be world champion. We're getting him right back in the ring for a tune-up fight and then back on ESPN in July. Doug Loughrey has awarded us with another opportunity for Dannie to fight on ESPN Friday Night Fights, the most watched show in boxing. We want to thank him for giving Dannie another chance."
Go online to http://www.rumbletimepromotions.com/ for more information about Williams or any of his Rumble Time Promotions stable-mates.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Trainer Jack Loew calls Hank Lundy overrated
Predicts KO victory for 'Dangerous' Dannie Williams
March 30 ESPN FNF at MGM Grand at Foxwoods
(Williams photo by Bob Barton / Rumble Time Promotions)
ST. LOUIS (March 20, 2012) - Veteran trainer Jack Loew believes North American Boxing Federation ("NABF") "Hammerin'" Hank Lundy (21-1-1, 11 KOs) is vastly overrated and predicts his dynamic lightweight, "Dangerous" Dannie Williams (20-1, 16 KOs), will stop Lundy in the March 30th ESPN Friday Night Fights' 10-round main event at MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
"Lundy is a very good, slick fighter," the outspoken Loew said from Williams' training camp in Youngstown (OH). "But he's so overrated. I applaud his promoter and management team for picking good opponents for him to look good against. (John) Molina may be the only lightweight more overrated and he stopped Lundy. I don't care if he was ahead; Lundy lost that fight and was knocked out. I've been a fan of two-time world champ David Diaz but he was a shot fighter a year before he fought Lundy. Diaz was a good champion but he was never a big puncher, yet, he hurt Lundy, a slick fighter who can box but isn't a big puncher either.
"I think it's going to be a good fight for three, four rounds, until Lundy feels Dannie's power. Dannie's going to pressure him from the start. Lundy will fold and Dannie will take him out. I can't see it going past seven rounds and, if Dannie catches him, it could end in three. Dannie's going to come out firing and ready to fight 10 strong rounds, if needed. Once we get this fight behind us, we'll be off to bigger and better things."
Williams, No. 9 in the latest World Boxing Council ("WBC") ratings, is the mandatory challenger for NABF champ Lundy, who is rated No. 4 by WBC, as well as No. 7 by the World Boxing Organization ("WBO") and No. 12 by the International Boxing Federation ("IBF").
Rumble Time Promotions and DiBella Entertainment co-promote Williams, the 27-year-old from St. Louis who now lives in trains in Youngstown. "He'll have a lot more fans there from Youngstown than Lundy who lives (Philadelphia) a lot closer to Foxwoods," Loew added. "This camp has been much different than any others because Dannie is so focused. The winner of this fight goes up in a lightweight division that's already loaded. Camp has been a dream for a coach because I have a hungry kid who trains and runs hard every day."
Loew also feels that Williams' boxing ability is underrated and Lundy's constant trash-talking is for a reason. "You don't win as many amateur titles as Dannie without being able to box," he explained. "Punching is natural: you either can or can't. Dannie's an extremely big puncher with power in both hands. He can really hurt you. All I keep hearing about is how Lundy's going to take away Dannie's right. He'd better watch out for both hands.
"I've been there with Kelly (Pavlik), when he fought Edison Miranda and Jermain Taylor, and they acted like we weren't even there. Some boxers need to talk for their self-confidence. Dannie's been quiet other than to say he's going to take it to Lundy. Dannie's confident. Lundy has been shooting his mouth off, so, I guess that's what he needs to do for his self-confidence."
Go online to http://www.rumbletimepromotions.com/ for more information about Williams or any of his Rumble Time Promotions stable-mates.
March 30 ESPN FNF at MGM Grand at Foxwoods
(Williams photo by Bob Barton / Rumble Time Promotions)
ST. LOUIS (March 20, 2012) - Veteran trainer Jack Loew believes North American Boxing Federation ("NABF") "Hammerin'" Hank Lundy (21-1-1, 11 KOs) is vastly overrated and predicts his dynamic lightweight, "Dangerous" Dannie Williams (20-1, 16 KOs), will stop Lundy in the March 30th ESPN Friday Night Fights' 10-round main event at MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
"Lundy is a very good, slick fighter," the outspoken Loew said from Williams' training camp in Youngstown (OH). "But he's so overrated. I applaud his promoter and management team for picking good opponents for him to look good against. (John) Molina may be the only lightweight more overrated and he stopped Lundy. I don't care if he was ahead; Lundy lost that fight and was knocked out. I've been a fan of two-time world champ David Diaz but he was a shot fighter a year before he fought Lundy. Diaz was a good champion but he was never a big puncher, yet, he hurt Lundy, a slick fighter who can box but isn't a big puncher either.
"I think it's going to be a good fight for three, four rounds, until Lundy feels Dannie's power. Dannie's going to pressure him from the start. Lundy will fold and Dannie will take him out. I can't see it going past seven rounds and, if Dannie catches him, it could end in three. Dannie's going to come out firing and ready to fight 10 strong rounds, if needed. Once we get this fight behind us, we'll be off to bigger and better things."
Williams, No. 9 in the latest World Boxing Council ("WBC") ratings, is the mandatory challenger for NABF champ Lundy, who is rated No. 4 by WBC, as well as No. 7 by the World Boxing Organization ("WBO") and No. 12 by the International Boxing Federation ("IBF").
Rumble Time Promotions and DiBella Entertainment co-promote Williams, the 27-year-old from St. Louis who now lives in trains in Youngstown. "He'll have a lot more fans there from Youngstown than Lundy who lives (Philadelphia) a lot closer to Foxwoods," Loew added. "This camp has been much different than any others because Dannie is so focused. The winner of this fight goes up in a lightweight division that's already loaded. Camp has been a dream for a coach because I have a hungry kid who trains and runs hard every day."
Loew also feels that Williams' boxing ability is underrated and Lundy's constant trash-talking is for a reason. "You don't win as many amateur titles as Dannie without being able to box," he explained. "Punching is natural: you either can or can't. Dannie's an extremely big puncher with power in both hands. He can really hurt you. All I keep hearing about is how Lundy's going to take away Dannie's right. He'd better watch out for both hands.
"I've been there with Kelly (Pavlik), when he fought Edison Miranda and Jermain Taylor, and they acted like we weren't even there. Some boxers need to talk for their self-confidence. Dannie's been quiet other than to say he's going to take it to Lundy. Dannie's confident. Lundy has been shooting his mouth off, so, I guess that's what he needs to do for his self-confidence."
Go online to http://www.rumbletimepromotions.com/ for more information about Williams or any of his Rumble Time Promotions stable-mates.
Monday, March 5, 2012
'Dangerous' Dannie Williams going into the 'Woods to take Lundy's title belt & high ratings on March 30th ESPN FNF
'Dangerous' Dannie Williams going into the 'Woods to take Lundy's title belt & high ratings on March 30th ESPN FNF
"Dangerous" Dannie Williams
(All pictures by Bob Barton / Rumble Time Promotions
ST. LOUIS (March 5, 2012) - Lightweight knockout specialist "Dangerous" Dannie Williams (20-1, 16 KOs) will break training camp in Youngstown (OH) later this month and head east to challenge North American Boxing Federation ("NABF") "Hammerin' Hank" Lundy (21-1-1, 11 KOs) in the ESPN Friday Night Fights 10-round main event at MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
As the NABF's top contender, Williams is the mandatory challenger for Lundy's title, a flashy, outspoken Philadelphia boxer, who is rated No. 4 by the World Boxing Council ("WBC"), as well as No. 7 by the World Boxing Organization ("WBO") and No. 12 by the International Boxing Federation ("IBF").
"I feel fantastic," WBC No. 10-rated Williams said from camp, where he's working with his head trainer, Jack Loew. "I don't want to take anything away from Lundy. He's the NABF champ and a good fighter, but I'm coming with it and he better not forget that. He talks a lot. I guess he's trying to get in my head but it's not going to work. When we get it on, all the talking will be over. I posted something on my Facebook page promoting our fight to get people interested to watch it at Foxwoods or on ESPN. No trash talking at all. He then went on my page and put up a lot of stuff trying to stir things up. Nobody cares. I'll see him fight night. He hasn't talked too much lately because he knows this fight is real.
"People like to see exactly what I bring to this sport - my knockouts! Everybody knows I bring excitement. He thinks that he's going to out-box me, but I'm bringing my power, speed and lots of pressure. We have a good game plan for him. I'm going to mix it up so there'll be no question in the minds of the judges that I'm taking his belt home with me. I'm not into making predictions. I always train to go the distance, but I'll be fighting for a knockout. I've seen my friends from St. Louis win on television - Deandre Latimore and Devon Alexander - and my buddy Adrien Broner, too. Now it's my turn.
"I'm really excited about this fight. Lundy's talking so much has made me loose. You know the old saying, 'The loudest person in the room is the weakest guy.' His people have been saying I've never fought anybody. Well, we've fought one common opponent, Reggie Sanders. They went the distance and I nearly killed him. His head was dangling on the ropes. I hurt guys that I hit."
Rumble Time Promotions and DiBella Entertainment co-promote Williams. The 27-year-old from St. Louis has been thoroughly dominant in his last five fights, defeating Manuel Leyva (KO1), Oscar Cuero (DEC10), Antonio Cervantes (KO4), John Willoughby (KO2) and veteran Fernando Trejo (33-17-6) retired on the stool after six rounds.
"I'm tired of hearing that Dannie hasn't fought anybody," promoter Steve Smith (Rumble Time Promotions) commented. "Trejo went the distance in his two fights before facing Dannie against top, undefeated prospects Darley Perez and Jose Gonzalez. Trejo quit on the stool rather than go back out and get stopped cold by Dannie. The only other guy to stop Trejo is Bobby Pacquiao. Leyva lost a 10-round split decision to two-time world champion Joel Casamayor one fight prior to him getting knocked out in the first round by Dannie. Levya has been in tough since Dannie destroyed him against two top fighters - Ed Paredes (TKO7) and Carlos Molina (DEC10) - whose performances didn't come close to Dannie's against the same opponent. Lundy was knocked out by (John) Molina, who doesn't hit nearly as hard as Dannie, dropped by David Diaz who really should have been retired, Patrick Lopez gave Lundy a lot of trouble, and (Richard) Abril was robbed in Boston
"Most fans don't know that Dannie was a good boxer in the amateurs (127-27 record). He beat Micky Bey twice and Brandon Rios, too. Dannie won the 2004 National Golden Gloves Tournament. Everybody's frightened of Dannie's big right but he hits hard with both hands. He actually hits harder with his naturally stronger left hand. Lundy can only run for so long before Dannie catches him. And it's all over when Dannie checks Lundy's suspect chin. Dannie knows how to finish and, when he does that to Lundy, it's going to be Chin-Check time not Hammer Time. Lundy and MC Hammer will have two things in common - down on their luck and out of their games as serious players. Dannie hasn't gotten caught up in Lundy's trash talking because he's so focused on this fight. Dannie grew-up on the mean streets of St. Louis and Lundy's smack doesn't mean anything to him."
Williams' awesome power is well documented; his devastating knockout of Cervantes last August on ESPN Friday Night Fights was the No. 1 highlight on the ESPN Sportscenter countdown.
"This is a great opportunity against a hot lightweight," Williams advisor Sam Shapiro remarked. "Lundy is a very good, versatile fighter, but he has never been hit by anybody as powerful as Dannie. When you consider that the knock on Lundy is that his chin is suspect, well, let's just say that Dannie may have something do to with tucking him in a little early on March 30th. Clearly, the winner of this fight should catapult to the top three in a division loaded with talent. Anyone that is a fight fan should be fired up about this match-up. Match-ups like this are good for boxing."
Go online to www.RumbleTimePromotions.com for more information about Williams or any of his Rumble Time Promotions stable-mates.
"Dangerous" Dannie Williams
(All pictures by Bob Barton / Rumble Time Promotions
ST. LOUIS (March 5, 2012) - Lightweight knockout specialist "Dangerous" Dannie Williams (20-1, 16 KOs) will break training camp in Youngstown (OH) later this month and head east to challenge North American Boxing Federation ("NABF") "Hammerin' Hank" Lundy (21-1-1, 11 KOs) in the ESPN Friday Night Fights 10-round main event at MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
As the NABF's top contender, Williams is the mandatory challenger for Lundy's title, a flashy, outspoken Philadelphia boxer, who is rated No. 4 by the World Boxing Council ("WBC"), as well as No. 7 by the World Boxing Organization ("WBO") and No. 12 by the International Boxing Federation ("IBF").
"I feel fantastic," WBC No. 10-rated Williams said from camp, where he's working with his head trainer, Jack Loew. "I don't want to take anything away from Lundy. He's the NABF champ and a good fighter, but I'm coming with it and he better not forget that. He talks a lot. I guess he's trying to get in my head but it's not going to work. When we get it on, all the talking will be over. I posted something on my Facebook page promoting our fight to get people interested to watch it at Foxwoods or on ESPN. No trash talking at all. He then went on my page and put up a lot of stuff trying to stir things up. Nobody cares. I'll see him fight night. He hasn't talked too much lately because he knows this fight is real.
"People like to see exactly what I bring to this sport - my knockouts! Everybody knows I bring excitement. He thinks that he's going to out-box me, but I'm bringing my power, speed and lots of pressure. We have a good game plan for him. I'm going to mix it up so there'll be no question in the minds of the judges that I'm taking his belt home with me. I'm not into making predictions. I always train to go the distance, but I'll be fighting for a knockout. I've seen my friends from St. Louis win on television - Deandre Latimore and Devon Alexander - and my buddy Adrien Broner, too. Now it's my turn.
"I'm really excited about this fight. Lundy's talking so much has made me loose. You know the old saying, 'The loudest person in the room is the weakest guy.' His people have been saying I've never fought anybody. Well, we've fought one common opponent, Reggie Sanders. They went the distance and I nearly killed him. His head was dangling on the ropes. I hurt guys that I hit."
Rumble Time Promotions and DiBella Entertainment co-promote Williams. The 27-year-old from St. Louis has been thoroughly dominant in his last five fights, defeating Manuel Leyva (KO1), Oscar Cuero (DEC10), Antonio Cervantes (KO4), John Willoughby (KO2) and veteran Fernando Trejo (33-17-6) retired on the stool after six rounds.
"I'm tired of hearing that Dannie hasn't fought anybody," promoter Steve Smith (Rumble Time Promotions) commented. "Trejo went the distance in his two fights before facing Dannie against top, undefeated prospects Darley Perez and Jose Gonzalez. Trejo quit on the stool rather than go back out and get stopped cold by Dannie. The only other guy to stop Trejo is Bobby Pacquiao. Leyva lost a 10-round split decision to two-time world champion Joel Casamayor one fight prior to him getting knocked out in the first round by Dannie. Levya has been in tough since Dannie destroyed him against two top fighters - Ed Paredes (TKO7) and Carlos Molina (DEC10) - whose performances didn't come close to Dannie's against the same opponent. Lundy was knocked out by (John) Molina, who doesn't hit nearly as hard as Dannie, dropped by David Diaz who really should have been retired, Patrick Lopez gave Lundy a lot of trouble, and (Richard) Abril was robbed in Boston
"Most fans don't know that Dannie was a good boxer in the amateurs (127-27 record). He beat Micky Bey twice and Brandon Rios, too. Dannie won the 2004 National Golden Gloves Tournament. Everybody's frightened of Dannie's big right but he hits hard with both hands. He actually hits harder with his naturally stronger left hand. Lundy can only run for so long before Dannie catches him. And it's all over when Dannie checks Lundy's suspect chin. Dannie knows how to finish and, when he does that to Lundy, it's going to be Chin-Check time not Hammer Time. Lundy and MC Hammer will have two things in common - down on their luck and out of their games as serious players. Dannie hasn't gotten caught up in Lundy's trash talking because he's so focused on this fight. Dannie grew-up on the mean streets of St. Louis and Lundy's smack doesn't mean anything to him."
Williams' awesome power is well documented; his devastating knockout of Cervantes last August on ESPN Friday Night Fights was the No. 1 highlight on the ESPN Sportscenter countdown.
"This is a great opportunity against a hot lightweight," Williams advisor Sam Shapiro remarked. "Lundy is a very good, versatile fighter, but he has never been hit by anybody as powerful as Dannie. When you consider that the knock on Lundy is that his chin is suspect, well, let's just say that Dannie may have something do to with tucking him in a little early on March 30th. Clearly, the winner of this fight should catapult to the top three in a division loaded with talent. Anyone that is a fight fan should be fired up about this match-up. Match-ups like this are good for boxing."
Go online to www.RumbleTimePromotions.com for more information about Williams or any of his Rumble Time Promotions stable-mates.
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