Saturday Feb. 18th Boxing Odds: Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida
Friday, February 17, 2012
by Bovada Sportsbook
Junior Middleweight action will soon be available for boxing betting fans at BBovada Sportsbook for the upcoming battle between Paul Williams (40-2) and Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2). Both fighters are working towards a big-name fight and need a win if they hope to see a sizable payday in their future.
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Williams was once considered one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the game with wins over big-name fighters and a WBO Welterweight title. A recent loss to Sergio Martinez, however, and a controversial decision win against Erislandy Lara have dropped his star down from the lofty position it was in just a little over a year ago.
At the age of 30 is Williams past his prime, or will the results of his last two fights motivate him to return to the form we became accustomed to seeing from The Punisher? If he does return to form he should have an easy day with Ishida, who has fought few top-ranked opponents.
Ishida has spent most of his boxing career fighting in his native Japan. He suffered a split-decision loss to Rigoberto Alvarez in 2010, but since then he’s had impressive winning performances against James Kirkland and Edson Espinoza. Despite those performances he will still be an underdog when the two fighters step into the ring.
Keys to victory for Williams would include staying away from Ishida’s power and keeping the pressure on the Japanese fighter for as long as it takes to get the upper hand. For Ishida, he needs to stay in the fight long enough to test the questionable chin of Williams. One big shot could win it for Ishida; he just has to find the right spot to land it.
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