This tough big guy entered the ring against the most titled opponents. Having made the decision to leave the big sport, he admitted that he would stay away from the ring, to which he was simply drawn.
All boxing connoisseurs note that there is no more spectacular fight than a fight between heavyweights. If we are talking about professionals, then even people far from the world of martial arts involuntarily admire their skill. Our hero is the decoration of this sports discipline. His biography and achievements can serve as an example for those who themselves want to enter the ring.
early years
In July 1973, the Williams family was replenished with another person - a boy was born, who was named Daniel-Peter. The baby's father and mother were born in Jamaica. Their search for a well-paid job brought them to London. The couple's home was in the Brixton area, where many blacks live. Our hero was brought up in the traditions of the English working people. He knew that his relatives would not be able to give him a good education. If he wants to make a career, he needs to look for an exceptional gift.
In Great Britain, sport is one of the traditions. All men love to box and play football there. Daniel-Peter was no exception. He was noticed by coaches who worked with ordinary London guys. In 1991, the debutant entered the ring of the PLA multinational competition in Sardinia and won the gold medal. Then there was a triumph in Greece, and a year later - bronze in Finland.
Mystic
The amateur boxer from the outskirts of London is loved by sports fans. He was given the nickname Brixton Bomber - bomber from Brixton. The long name became the short Danny. The young man was proud of his origin and the comrades he made while living on the outskirts of the British capital. Some of his comrades quickly became famous in their homeland. In 1993, Williams competed at the European Championships in Bursa, Turkey. There he heard a Muslim prayer and was fascinated by it. The athlete, who was never very religious, learned more about Islam and embraced it.
After 2 years after an unusual incident in Turkey, our hero switched to professional boxing. He himself claims that God himself helped him. In 1998, our hero became the WBO champion, but he could not get the title of the strongest in the nomination of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth. The rising star of world boxing has been seen sparring against some of England's most powerful fighters. Danny was defeated more than once, but returned and defeated the opponent.
Main battle
The most famous boxer of the 20th century is Mike Tyson. This strongman distinguished himself not only with victories in sports, but also with scandalous antics in the ring and outside it. Fighting this formidable giant was the dream of every boxer. In early 2003, Tyson, already in the status of the former undisputed world champion, met with the American fighter Clifford Etienne and knocked him out. The press stopped circulating rumors that the biting athlete is no longer the same. Mike himself came to believe in himself and gave up training for a while.
The fight with Danny Williams took place in the summer of 2004. Folk art turned Tyson into such a powerful person that bookmakers noted an extremely small number of bets on the Englishman's victory. In the ring, all myths have been debunked. In the third round, Mike fell and was unable to get up. The cause was a knee injury. Danny loves to remember how he exchanged blows with this formidable opponent.
Big sport
At the end of the year, which brought Williams a meeting with a living legend, an unpleasant event occurred. Our hero undertook to take away the WBC championship belt from the Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko. The future participant in the armed coup d'etat and the author of a number of absurd sayings in the ring turned out to be more mobile than the Briton. Danny found himself on the floor several times, but found the courage to get up and continue the fight. The defeat was unpleasant, but, according to the athlete himself, fair.
Resilience and self-confidence allowed the athlete to regain their former glory. In 2005, he defeated his compatriot Audley Harisson, who won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The next year, with the light hand of Williams, Matt Skelton lost the title of invincible. The Olympic champion is not used to forgiving anyone. In 2007, during a rematch, he punished an old-timer of a professional boxing ring.
Out of the ring
The athlete has long refused to admit that he is getting old. He was inferior to younger boxers, but he always left the ring with dignity. Danny Williams' last performance took place in 2014 in Sevastopol. He lost on points to the Russian strongman Pavel Doroshilov and announced that he was leaving professional sports. Highly appreciating his contribution to the development of boxing, the journalists immediately asked if our hero would undertake to train the younger generation of fighters. Williams replied that he did not see himself in the role of a coach and did not want to go to the competitions at all, because it was so difficult to refrain from participating in them.
Nothing is known about Williams' personal life. Judging by the fact that the man plans to leave the UK, he has no wife or children. The former boxer wants to master the profession of a bodyguard, to get acquainted with the principles of the security service. He is going to work not in rich countries, but in Africa. Where does a sports star have such strange ideas? Perhaps this decision was dictated by the religious beliefs of our hero.
