Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams HD | Post .357 GUNSHOT | Hardest Punchers In Boxing

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Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams vs Tod Herring! It was 1966-06-28 at the Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas. Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams had been inactive the entire year of 1965 while recovering from a gunshot wound he suffered during a scuffle with police officer Dale E. Witten after a traffic stop. Williams was shot with a .357 Magnum in the abdomen, barely survived, and suffered permanent kidney damage, a loss of over ten feet (3m) of his small intestine, and nerve damage from the bullet, which affected his left leg above the knee and caused it to atrophy as a result. Williams was now on the comeback trail. Here's a little history of "Big Cat" Williams boxing career. Williams fought in the 1950s through the 1970s. A Ring Magazine poll once rated him as one of the finest boxers never to win a title. He made an imposing figure, tall with an impressive athletic broad shouldered build.

Williams turned professional in 1951 and fought many of the best heavyweights of his era. He is best known for the two brutal bouts he had with Sonny Liston. Liston often said Williams was the hardest puncher he ever fought.

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the 6 ft 3 Williams was a top-rated heavyweight. His quest to obtain a title fight, however, was consistently derailed. first, he was knocked out by Liston on April 15, 1959, after hurting Liston early and breaking Liston's nose.

Williams recovered from the Liston fight to score more wins but was again stopped by Liston in 2 rounds in their rematch on March 21, 1960. His quest for the title was later stalled when he was held to a draw by Eddie Machen on July 10, 1962, and when he dropped a split decision on March 13, 1963, to Ernie Terrell, a fighter he had previously knocked out in 7 rounds in 1962. During this time frame, he defeated Billy Daniels.
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