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Monday, 19 December 2005 |
Boxing
promoter Don King backs Matt Skelton
Boxing promoter Don King has played down Danny Williams' hopes of a
world title shot but instead he has backed British heavyweight champion
Matt Skelton to shine in America.
Don King wasn't impressed by Danny Williams' win over Audley Harrison
last weekend.
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"I don't think the win can equate to Williams being in the top five or six heavyweights in the world," said Don King.
"But I think Matt Skelton is a great prospect so we will see what we
can do with him. (Skelton's promoter) Frank Warren and I can work
together well."
Don King was at ringside in Berlin to see seven-foot Russian giant
Nikolay Valuev dethrone WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz and he has
been talking about organising a mega tournament between the four major
titleholders to revive interest in the top division.
But he does not see Danny Williams as a key player at the weight.
"Williams holds a victory over Mike Tyson but Tyson had diminished quite a bit," said Don King.
"He won the fight with Audley, but Harrison was not a top heavyweight.
He just had a big name in England because he had won at the Olympics."
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