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BOXING\Williams gets quick KO.


Byline: Michael Rosenthal Daily News Staff Writer

Heavyweight heavyweight - High-overhead; baroque; code-intensive; featureful, but costly. Especially used of communication protocols, language designs, and any sort of implementation in which maximum generality and/or ease of implementation has been pushed at the expense of mundane  prospect Jeremy Williams Jeremy Williams may refer to:
  • Jeremy Williams (boxer) (1972-), boxer turned mixed martial artist who fought in Icon Sport.
  • Jeremy Williams (MMA fighter) (1979-2007), who fought in the IFL.
  • Jeremy Williams (ice hockey) (1984-), who plays in the NHL.
 was determined to make a good impression in front of a home-town crowd of 3,200 Tuesday at the Pyramid in Long Beach.

He made it quickly.

Williams' second punch - a big right uppercut - put Arthur Weathers down and out only 10 seconds into a scheduled 10-round bout, which ringside ring·side  
n.
1. The area or seats immediately outside an arena or ring, as at a prizefight.

2. A place providing a close view of a spectacle.
 officials believe is the fastest knockout ever in California.

"Right when I hit him, I knew it," said Williams (25-1, with 22 knockouts). "The way he fell . . ."

Williams, a native of Long Beach, received a tremendous ovation from the crowd, in the first-ever card at the arena on the Long Beach State campus.

They didn't have long to enjoy the treat, however; Williams threw a left to the stomach, sidestepped a jab by Weathers, landed the right and that was that.

With a glassy-eyed Weathers (22-9-1, 18 KOs) lying on his back, referees Marty Denkin didn't even bother to count.

"He was out," Denkin said. "His eyes were just looking up in the air. What was there to wait for? He wasn't getting up."

Williams, who weighed 219 pounds (218 for Weathers), is expected to face a stiffer challenge in his next bout: He is tentatively scheduled to fight Darroll Wilson Darroll Lamont Wilson, born June 8, 1966 in Danville, VA, is a professional boxer. He is a journeyman heavyweight best known for his performances against more notable contenders.

Known as "Doin' Damage", Wilson was a prospect early in his pro career.
 in June at the Pyramid.

Wilson, another good prospect, knocked out previously unbeaten Shannon Briggs Shannon "Brooklyn" Briggs (born December 4, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American heavyweight boxer and actor, whose career peaked by controversially outpointing George Foreman for the linear heavyweight championship but was decelerated by a loss to Lennox Lewis in 1998.  last week.

"To the top," Williams said, referring to the direction he feels he's headed. "I just want to keep fighting and progressing."

In another bout, Eric "Butterbean" Esch stopped Jimmy Baker in 18 seconds, which means the two feature bouts Bouts is the name of
  • Aelbrecht Bouts (c. 1452-1549), An early Netherlandish painter
  • Dirk Bouts, Netherlandish painter
 lasted a total of 28 seconds.
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Title Annotation:SPORTS
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Mar 20, 1996
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