Carl Williams (boxer)
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Carl Williams, born November 11th, is a retired American boxer from Belle Glade, Florida who fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980s and 1990s. His height is only 193cm, but his reach is 215cm, over 20cm longer than height.[citation needed]
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[edit] Professional career
Nicknamed "The Truth", Carl is best known for having fought and lost to Mike Tyson in a battle for the unified heavyweight championship. The first round knockout loss to Tyson in 1989 was a devastating defeat, having come about without Williams having landed a punch in the fight. Williams immediately launched a mild protest to the official and ringside judges but to no avail. He believed that the fight was stopped too early and was not given more of an opportunity to demonstrate to the official that he was not disoriented after the knock-down. In a post fight in-ring interview, Williams appeared to be uninjured, spoke clearly, and expressed his disappointment that he was not given the opportunity to "show my stuff." Williams also called for a rematch, however this never occurred.
After the defeat to Tyson, Williams became a journeyman heavyweight. His other notable fights include losses to Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Tommy Morrison, and Frank Bruno, and wins against Bert Cooper and Trevor Berbick.
Williams retired in 1997 with a professional record of 30-10-0 with 21 knockouts.
[edit] Amateur career
Williams won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Williams won both the 1980 New York Golden Gloves Sub-Novice Heavyweight Championship and the 1981 Heavyweight Open Championship.
- Williams stopped (RSC-2} John Kibelka of the New York City Recreation in the finals of the 1980 Sub-Novice Heavyweight Championship and in 1981 Williams stopped (RSC-2} Ronald Turner of the 25th Precinct in the finals to win the Championship. Williams trained at the New York City Recreations O'Connell Center.
- Williams won the 1981 heavyweight Intercity Golden Gloves over Craig Bodzianowski.
[edit] References in popular culture
Williams was the inspiration for a parody character on the FOX program "In Living Color," Carl "The Tooth" Williams, portrayed by Jamie Foxx, a boxer so named because he only had one tooth. Williams would live his everyday life in his boxing apparel, making all appearances while singing the opening line to "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang."
