Carl Williams (boxer)

Carl Williams (November 11, 1959 – April 7, 2013), nicknamed "The Truth", was an American boxer from Belle Glade, Florida who was the USBA United States Heavyweight Boxing champion, and who fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980s and 1990s.

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.

Professional career

Williams' first title shot was against Larry Holmes, a fight he lost in a controversial decision. His next fight was a victory against Jesse Ferguson.

Williams is perhaps best known for having fought and lost to Mike Tyson in a battle for the undisputed heavyweight championship. The first round knockout loss to Tyson in 1989 was a devastating defeat for Williams. Midway through the round, Tyson slipped a jab from Williams and loaded up with one of the most devastating counter-punches of his career, smashing Williams and sending him down for an eight count. The referee waved off the fight and 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 he 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 by 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 30-10-0-1 with 21 knockouts.

After retirement

Williams worked for Allied-SpectaGuard in New York City at the World Trade Center as a security agent and field supervisor. After the September 11 attacks, Williams worked for Verizon in Queens, New York, as a security guard. Later he worked for Forte Security Group in New York City, as a security guard at the Copacabana and Marquee nightclubs until he became ill.

Death

Williams died on April 7, 2013, of esophageal cancer. He was survived by a daughter, Carlahorse, and a son, Daniel. He was predeceased by his 12-year-old daughter Nijah, who died of leukemia.^[1]

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."

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (21 knockouts, 9 decisions), 10 Losses (6 knockouts, 4 decisions), 1 No Contest
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	8-2	Anthony "T-Bone" Green	TKO	7	30 Oct 1997	Port Chester, New York, United States
Win	9-21-3	Marion "The Creep" Wilson	UD	10	13 Jun 1997	Port Chester, New York, United States
Win	8-7	Domingo Monroe	PTS	8	27 Nov 1996	Whitman, Massachusetts, United States
Win	8-12	Lou Turchiarelli	TKO	2	2 Aug 1996	Melville, New York, United States
Win	11-5-2	Sean Hart	DQ	3	31 May 1996	Rye Brook, New York, United States
Loss	17-1-1	Melvin "Top Gun" Foster	PTS	10	17 Mar 1995	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss	17-2	Alexander Zolkin	TKO	7	22 Jul 1994	Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the seventh round.
Loss	35-3	Frank Bruno	TKO	10	24 Apr 1993	Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Loss	34-1	Tommy "The Duke" Morrison	TKO	8	16 Jan 1993	Reno, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the eighth round.
Win	10-2	Jimmy Lee Smith	TKO	3	3 Nov 1992	Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	23-11-1	Ossie "Jaws" Ocasio	UD	10	20 Aug 1992	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	99-91, 97-94, 98-92.
Loss	8-4	Jerry "Slice Man" Jones	UD	10	22 Mar 1992	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	9-5-1	Marshall Tillman	TKO	2	12 Jan 1992	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:37 of the second round.
No Contest	12-6	Kimmuel Odum	NC	10	15 Oct 1991	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	UD for Williams vacated for unknown reasons.
Loss	33-3	"Terrible" Tim Witherspoon	SD	12	8 Mar 1991	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	USBA Heavyweight Title. 113-115, 113-115, 116-112.
Win	16-1	Melton Bowen	TKO	5	24 Jul 1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	USBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the fifth round.
Loss	36-0	"Iron" Mike Tyson	TKO	1	21 Jul 1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	WBC/WBA/IBF World Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 1:33 of the first round.
Win	11-0-1	Mike "Big House" Rouse	TKO	3	10 Nov 1988	Stateline, Nevada, United States	USBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the third round.
Win	34-5-1	Trevor Berbick	UD	12	27 Jun 1988	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	USBA Heavyweight Title/IBF World Heavyweight Title Eliminator. 117-110, 116-111, 116-112.
Win	16-3	Rodney Frazier	TKO	1	27 Jan 1988	San Diego, California, United States	USBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:56 of the first round.
Win	11-5-1	Mike Gans	TKO	7	17 Oct 1987	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	16-1	"Smokin" Bert Cooper	RTD	8	21 Jun 1987	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	USBA Heavyweight Title. Cooper could not answer the bell for round eight.
Loss	27-11-1	Mike "Hercules" Weaver	TKO	2	16 Feb 1986	Troy, New York, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:37 of the second round.
Win	13-0	Jesse "Boogieman" Ferguson	TKO	10	31 Aug 1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:37 of the tenth round.
Loss	47-0	Larry "Easton Assassin" Holmes	UD	15	20 May 1985	Reno, Nevada, United States	IBF World Heavyweight Title. 142-143, 139-146, 139-146.
Win	30-4	James "Quick" Tillis	UD	10	23 Oct 1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	8-2, 7-3, 9-1.
Win	12-9	Terry Mims	TKO	3	9 Aug 1984	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the third round.
Win	14-7-2	Lou Benson, Jr.	RTD	2	7 Mar 1984	White Plains, New York, United States	Benson could not answer the bell for round three.
Win	13-2	Percell "Magic" Davis	TKO	4	9 Sep 1983	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the fourth round.
Win	4-6	Woody Clark	PTS	10	16 Aug 1983	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	12-0	David Jaco	TKO	1	30 Jun 1983	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	5-4	Robert Hill	TKO	3	24 Apr 1983	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	5-1	Richard Cade	TKO	1	18 Feb 1983	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the first round.
Win	15-12-2	Leroy Boone	PTS	8	9 Dec 1982	New York City, United States
Win	16-1-1	Michael Greer	TKO	3	22 Oct 1982	New York City, United States
Win	3-4	David Starkey	TKO	3	20 Aug 1982	New York City, United States
Win	7-7-1	Barry "Fighting Postman" Funches	TKO	6	11 Jun 1982	New York City, United States
Win	3-8	Donny Townsend	KO	1	28 May 1982	New York City, United States
Win	1-2-2	Louis Alexander	TKO	2	30 Apr 1982	New York City, United States
Win	2-3-1	Dwight Triplett	TKO	1	31 Mar 1982	New York City, United States
Win	0-1	Greg Stephany	UD	4	22 Jan 1982	New York City, United States	4-0, 4-0, 4-0.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Carl Williams from BoxRec