Thomas Williams Jr.

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Thomas Williams Jr.
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Real nameThomas Williams Jr.
Nickname(s)Top Dog
Weight(s) Light Heavyweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
Nationality American
BornAugust 25, 1987 (1987-08-25) (age 36) [1]
Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S. [1]
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins20
Wins by KO14
Losses4
Draws0
No contests0

Thomas Williams Jr. (born August 25, 1987) [1] is an American professional boxer from Fort Washington, Maryland. He challenged for the WBC and Lineal light heavyweight titles in 2016.

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Professional career

Williams turned professional at 2010 after a strong amateur career. He is managed by 2012 Boxing Writers Association of America Manager of the Year Al Haymon. [2]

Early career

A 23-year-old Williams made his debut as a light heavyweight on November 6, 2010, at the Jaycees Community Center, Waldorf, Maryland against 34-year-old Daniel Shull in a scheduled 4-round bout. Williams won via unanimous decision (40-35, 40-35 and 40-36) on all three judges scorecards. [3] In 2011, Williams fought a total of five times, winning all of them, his opponents, Bennie Meeks, who Williams beat via first-round TKO, Mark Anderson via points, Lee Lee Pender via 1st-round knockout, Donnie Moore via 1st-round knockout and Reynaldo Rodriguez via 2nd-round knockout.

Rise up the ranks

Williams faced his toughest test on November 26, 2013, at the BB&t Center in Sunrise, Florida against former two-time world title challenger Yusaf Mack (31-6-2, 17 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round fight. The fight went the distance with Williams winning via unanimous decision, the three judges scored it (99-91, 98-92 & 97-92). [4] Williams next fought 32 year old Cornelius White (21-2, 16 KOs) on January 24, 2014, at the Little Creek Casino Resort, Washington for vacant WBO NABO light heavyweight title. All the action took place in round 1 as Williams was knocked down first; however, Williams recovered and managed to knockdown White twice as the referee waved the fight off after 2 minutes and 49 seconds of round 1. [5] On April 24, 2014, Williams defeated Enrique Ornelas (34-6, 22 KOs) via 3rd-round knockout. [6]

Williams defended his WBO NABO title against 35 year old Spanish boxer Gabriel Campillo (23-6-1, 10 KOs) on August 1, 2014. Williams was ahead on 2 scorecards after 5 rounds (49-46, 49-46 and 47-48), but never came out for round 6, resulting in his first loss as a professional, bringing his record to 17 wins, with 1 loss. This fight was also an IBF Eliminator for the #2 spot. [7] Following his loss against Campillo, Williams reached out to famed boxing trainer and commentator, Theodore "Teddy" Atlas, and received advice that the test of a man and of a champion is, "...what you do after this, what you learn from this, [and] what you do from this moment on." [8] This advice was not lost on Williams.

Williams fought four months later in December against experienced 35-year-old Michael Gbenga at UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The fight went a full 10 rounds as Williams was announced the winner unanimously 98–91 on all three scorecards. [9] After 11 months hiatus, Williams returned to the ring in November 2015 at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi against Umberto Savigne (12-2, 9 KOs). Savigne and Williams were both knocked down in round one. Savigne was down again in round 2 as referee Keith Hughes waved the fight off. [10] [11]

Williams vs. Rodriguez

Williams returned to the ring on April 30, 2016, on the undercard of Ortiz-Berto at the StubHub Center, Carson, California in a scheduled 10-round fight against former world title challenger Edwin Rodriguez (28-1, 19 KOs), whose only career loss was to undefeated super-middleweight champion Andre Ward. The fight was initially due to take place on the Thurman-Porter undercard on March 12 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. The fight was postponed after Thurman was involved in a car accident. [12] The fight lasted 6 minutes, as Rodriguez was knocked down twice in round 2. [13] [14] [15]

Consecutive defeats

Williams vs. Stevenson

Promoter Yvon Michel announced on June 16, 2016, Williams would challenge 38-year-old lineal and WBC World light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (27-1, 22 KOs) on July 29 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. This was Stevenson's seventh title defense. [16] Williams weighed in the heaviest of the two at 174.6lbs with Stevenson in at 173.6lbs. [17] In a brief slug fest, Stevenson knocked out Williams in round 4 to retain his titles in his seventh successful defense. Stevenson connected with a hard left to Williams' head in round one that floored him with approximately 30 seconds left, however Williams beat the referees count and survived the round. In round 4, Stevenson concentrated much of his attack to Williams body, even hitting an accidental low blow halting the fight for a timeout whilst he recovered. When the fight resumed, Stevenson continued to attack to the body. Whilst groggy, Stevenson connected with a left to the head, dropping Williams for a final time. The time of stoppage was six seconds before the end of the round. [18]

Williams vs. Browne

On February 18, 2017, Williams lost his second consecutive fight. He was knocked down three times and eventually stopped in round 6 of the scheduled 10 round bout against prospect Marcus Browne (18-0, 13 KOs). Browne was ranked #11 by the WBC and WBO and #13 by the IBF at light heavyweight. [19] The fight took place at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. A the time of stoppage, Williams was behind on all three judges scorecards (49-4, 3 times), with Browne being deducted a point for hitting Williams after knocking him down with a jab. The referee counted to ten but quickly realized his error and gave Williams five minutes to recover and still counting the knockdown and taking the point. Browne earned a purse of $65,000 whilst Williams received the smaller amount of $35,000. [20] Following the fight, Browne called out WBC and Lineal light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, who had previously knocked out Williams. [21]

Williams vs. Torres

After a full year out, Williams returned on the undercard of Victor Ortiz vs. Devon Alexander on 17 February 2018 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Williams suffered his third consecutive stoppage defeat, losing to Mexican boxer Humberto Velazco Torres. Williams was knocked out for the ten-count in round 4. [22]

Professional boxing record

24 fights, 20 wins (14 knockouts), 4 losses, 0 draw, 0 NC
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
24Loss20–4 Flag of Mexico.svg Humberto Velazco TorresKO4 (10)17 Feb 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, USA
23Loss20–3 Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Browne KO6 (10), 0:4218 Feb 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
22Loss20–2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adonis Stevenson KO4 (12), 2:5429 Jul 2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, CanadaFor Lineal & WBC Light heavyweight title
21Win20–1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Edwin Rodriguez KO2 (10), 2:5930 Apr 2016 Flag of the United States.svg StubHub Center, Carson, California, USA
20Win19–1 Flag of Cuba.svg Umberto SavigneTKO2 (10), 1:4813 Nov 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
19Win18–1 Flag of Ghana.svg Michael GbengaUD1012 Dec 2014 Flag of the United States.svg UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, USA
18Loss17–1 Flag of Spain.svg Gabriel Campillo RTD5 (12), 3:0001 Aug 2014 Flag of the United States.svg Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, USALost WBO NABO light heavyweight title.
17Win17–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Enrique Ornelas KO3 (10), 2:4824 Apr 2014 Flag of the United States.svg Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, USA
16Win16–0 Flag of the United States.svg Cornelius WhiteTKO1 (10), 2:4924 Jan 2014 Flag of the United States.svg Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, USAWon vacant WBO NABO light heavyweight title.
15Win15–0 Flag of the United States.svg Yusaf Mack UD1026 Nov 2013 Flag of the United States.svg BB&t Center, Sunrise, Florida, USA
14Win14–0 Flag of the United States.svg Otis Griffin UD818 May 2013 Flag of the United States.svg Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
13Win13–0 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin EngelTKO3 (8), 1:3102 Mar 2013 Flag of the United States.svg Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
12Win12–0 Flag of the United States.svg Jason SmithTKO3 (8), 1:5612 Jan 2013 Flag of the United States.svg BB&t Center, Sunrise, Florida, USA
11Win11–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo CampilloTKO5 (6), 1:1908 Dec 2012 Flag of the United States.svg Business Expo Center, Anaheim, California, USA
10Win10–0 Flag of the United States.svg Harley KilfianKO1 (6), 1:4104 Aug 2012 Flag of the United States.svg Exposition Hall, Mobile, Alabama, USA
9Win9–0 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Ariel EspinalTKO1 (6)14 Jul 2012 Flag of the United States.svg Convention Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
8Win8–0 Flag of the United States.svg Jess NoriegaTKO1 (6)12 May 2012 Flag of the United States.svg Convention Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
7Win7–0 Flag of the United States.svg Kentrell ClaiborneUD418 Feb 2012 Flag of the United States.svg American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
6Win6–0 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Reynaldo RodriguezKO2 (4), 0:5610 Dec 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Convention Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
5Win5–0 Flag of the United States.svg Donnie MooreTKO1 (4), 2:1824 Sep 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Omar Shrine Temple, South Carolina, USA
4Win4–0 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Lee PenderKO1 (4), 1:4317 Sep 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Rec Center, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
3Win3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Mark AndersonUD412 Aug 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Club Spotlight, Florence, South Carolina, USA
2Win2–0 Flag of the United States.svg Bennie MeeksTKO1 (4), 2:0021 May 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Rec Center, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
1Win1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel ShullUD406 Nov 2010 Flag of the United States.svg Jaycees Community Center, Waldorf, Maryland, United States

Personal

Williams is the son of former heavyweight contender Thomas "Top Dawg" Williams Sr. [23]

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