I was the guy who interviewed Carl for Ringside Report in 2008, where he uttered the quote used at the close of this fine segment. Carl and I talked for hours, well beyond the posted interview. He literally thanked me for remembering him from his glory days. He was a genuine man with empathy and a warm spirit. I thank God that I had the opportunity to connect with him.

The only documentary ever made on Carl the truth Williams. Always brilliant.

Another gem. Williams was one of those fighters who had all of the physical attributes you look for in a heavyweight; but lost focus and never really got back on track. I didn't know about him helping with the clean up after 9/11; and, honestly, it makes me wonder about his death from throat cancer. A lot of responders to that tragedy and those who helped in the clean-up came down with some serious illness afterwards. Makes me wonder if that was the indirect (or direct) cause. Anyway, thank you for another great look-back at a really good fighter.

Whatever went on beyond the Holmes fight…….. The Holmes fight showed how good a peak Carl Williams was RIP Carl “The Truth” Williams A real Gentleman by all accounts Great stuff as usual RTFH 🥊🥊💥💥🥊🥊

He should've been champion at least once

What a talented boxer/athlete he was. thanks Rich for the memories.

Carl just couldn’t take a shot to well,i didn’t know that he had passed away. R.I.P Carl ‘The Truth’ Williams🙏🏿

Shows how good young Mike was

Wow... those scores against Holmes were INSANE!!!

Good contender from the 80s, gave larry holmes one of his toughest fights. Rest in peace.

Carl was a great combination puncher with a great jab and was in some really good fights. Gave Holmes a great fight and fought some of the best of his era.i didn't know he'd passed away.RIP Mr Williams.....🙏🏼🩵

That is the first time I've ever heard a fighter say the the other guy won..wow

I always liked him. He did the best that he could. He went much further than most men. Respect. R.I.P. Carl ✝🥊🙏 Fighting the good fight of faith.; EVERYDAY!

Again, Rich, your videos are always a journey back to my childhood! Never forget watching “The Truth” display a masterclass in boxing against Larry Holmes. He was robbed and I’ve long believed that Micheal Spinks would never have won his decision against Holmes without Carl first exposing his weaknesses

I like that you shine light on these types of fighters, I bet he'd be honored if he was still alive

Inspirational indeed. Thank you for the memories. RIP Champ

This is one of the best if not the best channel for boxing history on KZfaq...When I was a kid and I saw Mike Tyson Knockout these guys like him and Furguson I used to think they were bums...but now I know Mike was really grt because them guys was damn good

Larry got the Don King decision...Larry was Kings man... great video again rich.. you are the man 👏

Carl "The Truth" Williams # Amateur record: 22 fights = 21-1. # PRO record: 41 fights = 30-10-0-1, KO's 21. # 2-time World Heavyweight Title Challanger: (1985 loss to Larry Holmes & 1989 loss to Mike Tyson). # USBA Heavyweight Champion: 1987-1991 (5-1-0, KO's 4) # Most career nororious wins: Trevor Berbick, Ossie Ocasio, James "Quick" Tillis, Bert Cooper & Jesse Ferguson. # Lost to 6 recognized world HW champions: Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Tim Witherspoon, Mike Weaver, Frank Bruno & Tommy Morrison.

Thanks Rich, I remember Carl as having a glass jaw, but I forgot how well he fought back and could have won more fights than he did like the Morrison match. Too bad he couldn't keep his right up and throw more combinations. RIP Mr. Williams.

Beautiful! What a quote to end this video with! Inspirational!

Another gem ! I always thought Carl had all the tools to be a heavy weight Champ ! He definitely was sharp when he fought Holmes 🥊

This channel is a delight Rich thanks for all your knowledge and hard work.

Another gem documentary. Whenever you can get around to it, can you do one on Michael Olajide? He seemed like an interesting fighter

Another splendid doc on a much forgotten, yet classic and awesome fighter. Well done, Rich! You are still the best on all of youtube. Keep the "hits" coming!

Williams broke my heart one Saturday afternoon when he crushed my favorite fighter coming up..Smokin Bert Cooper. He was The Truth that day. Masterful.

Another great video

Carl 'The Truth' Williams and Tommy 'The Duke' Morrison both died in the same year (2013). R.I.P. to both of them.

It was a wild ride being a fan of the Truth. Lots of ups and downs. Seemed a little unlucky at the time to lose to Holmes, though looking back I can't really fault the decision. Seemed OK to continue against Tyson. And then the Weaver KO just as he seemed to be on the verge of winning. And after all that, to see him running shots on Morrison like that when he was past his best just further attested to his skill. Not a good chin and not the best ring IQ, but when that offense got on track, it poured out like fine wine.

Williams needed a trainer like Stewart to show him how to fight tall and shield a suspect chin like he did Lewis and Klitz brothers

Thanks for the Fantastic Video. Williams had alot of heart and talent.

The Truth had a tremendous jab! I personally thought he beat Holmes

My favorite memory of the Truth was when he upset the Bert Cooper apple cart in 87 or 88. Big upset victory for Carl over a rising legitimate contender.

Man!! Carl had all the attributes to be one of the great’s! Why he didn’t attack more to the body puzzles me.

Thanks for the video Rich

I remember watching some of his fight late 80s and early 90s. He was old school tough. Always got up and always tried to look unhurt like it was a personal insult that he got knocked down. Would have been good against these modern heavyweights

Wow I didn’t know he had passed away at such a young age, RIP

It’s so funny to hear Keith Jackson and Marv Alberts doing boxing!!😂🤣

Fantastic content as usual Rich!.. "The truth" had the tools to go very far except he had a weak chin which as we all know will eventually find you out with the big heavyweights.

What a great man, and an excellent boxer. He was special, no doubt about that. It's a shame he was never a champion in the pro ranks. He came very very close to accomplishing that goal, and nobody can take that away from the man. He was one of the best contenders of his era. It's crazy to see such a big guy being able to move like he did. It must have been strange for Larry Holmes going up against Carl Williams. It probably made Larry feel like he was looking at the mirror image of his younger self.

Thank you for posting. I learned a lot. What a physical specimen this guy was. And what toughness the guys from that era exhibited. Wow. He was so close to reaching the top , and had it all. Couple of bad breaks can change it all. Thank you

Thank you so much for doing a documentary on Carl " The Truth " Williams

Man... dude was a MAGNET for a left hook!

I thought Williams beat Holmes, and only one of the judges scorecards (143-142 for Holmes) made sense.

thanks for your hard work rich, i appreciate this stuff very much.

Great documentary but so many of these awesome boxer's live's end so tragically.

Putting Williams in against Weaver after the Ferguson fight was like putting Bruno in against Smith after the Cummings fight. What the hell were his handlers thinking?

Great fighter..

As always, quality stuff!

I thought after the Holmes fight, Carl was the future with his size, jab, speed, etc. In the end it wasn’t to be as he lacked the ruggedness the great ones possess. I wasn’t aware of how things turned out for him. Like so many who make it into the spotlight, another depressing ending. Needless to say, it’s a tough way to make a living. Thanks for the insight Rich..another job well done.

Hell of a fighter! Love your channel!

Hey Rich👍this is the first notification I've had for this channel I didn't know you had one mate, I've seen your comments on other channels so I've subbed immediately and will watch when I get home later buddy,looking forward to this one,cheers✌️🥊

Tommy's "one dimension" is the ONE punch this dude TRUTHFULLY gets hit with!

Thanks!

Great documentary as always champ rich the world's undisputed documentary champion

Saving this for after work nice one Richie 👍

Small request: Can you make an ezzard charles video next?

Rich still doing the Lords Work on these. So many of my favorite fighters who didn't always get those big belts or next-level and elite-level but were still great, fun and entertaining fighters. 'Truth Williams' easily one of my favorite HW contenders. The thing is, I did not know he passed away so young (relatively speaking) and then I was sad to hear his daughter passed away very very young. One thing that has bothered me over the years is how often he was made a Tyson 'highlight reel KO' and I didn't even like how early that was stopped either. Williams took Larry Holmes to a razor thin full distance and THAT, if anything, that should be the 'Image' the video clip, the thing he was remembered for. It's also another frustrating story of fighters who made significant wealth and then you're shocked to find the guy is broke broke.. like can't buy food broke. To a degree, give him some special thanks for guarding 911 site like that.

A very talented boxer ….

And people ( who dont know boxing) say that Tyson fought 'nobodies '

When Holmes fought the Truth , when they were in the certain of the ring it was like he was looking at a young version of himself and his jab was just as good and Larry's jab .may be the greatest jab ever but I bet Larry was thinking it's like I am fight a young version of myself

Carl is another fighter that Holmes should have rematched but didn't. Holmes was notorious for cherry picking his fights and not trying to unify all the heavyweight belts.

Thanks! Williams had a trouble with the lead hooks. He never fixed that.

Carl "The Truth" Williams had the tools. Great height, and reach. Superior hand, and foot speed. Great jab. Very intelligent. Lots of charisma. But the only thing that really held him back....was his chin.

The newspaper story shown at 50:47 describes Williams as a "former heavyweight champion making a comeback." Like the author did no research at all, or thought "former heavyweight champion" just sounded better than "former top contender."

RIP Carl the Truth Williams

to this day i still wonder what fight the judges were watching....CARL WON THIS FIGHT HANDS DOWN...I STILL RESPECT HOLMES

Can you please do a documentary on Rocky graziano ❤

Two great referees in this video, Larry Hazzard, boy could he dance, and Mills Lane.

Carl Williams when he boxed and used his left jab was as good as most any Heavyweight. Carl, however just had some bad habits inside the ring. He would often dropped that right hand when he would throw combinations and he would be Straight up and there for the left hook counter. His defensive tactics got him in trouble. He rushed in against Weaver and got caught. Same with Morrison he had taken control of the fight and he didn’t use his jab enough. He allowed Morrison to get in close. His fight with Larry Holmes was his finest performance despite losing the decision. I don’t know how two judges had Holmes winning by 7 points ? That fight could have went either way. Carl was so close to being a really good fighter, just needed to hone his skills and keep opponents more at a distance. R.I.P. Carl Williams

For the al gore rhythm

Hi rich got a requests. Im scottish and was wondering if you could cover more scottish fighters. A great start would be for willie limond who sadly past away the other day im sure his friend's family and fans would love a video in remembrance to him

Have you done a documentary on Buck Smith? Would be very interesting… guy fought like twice a week for years

Sorry to hear that “the Truth “ passed away in 2015. I didn’t know. Rich the fight Historian tells very engaging stories. Narrated and edited so well , but this is the fight game. Most of the stories never end well. A sad reality. Carl Williams was a talented fighter. He was Larry Holmes second biggest mistake after Tim Witherspoon. He trained in that lineage style of 1970’s Ali and then to Holmes, John Tate, to Tyrell Biggs and ultimately Riddick Bowe and Deontay Wilder. Williams was somewhere in the middle of that arc. But he arrived at a time when Mike Tyson was crushing the division with a style not seen since Joe Frazier and Rocky Marciano. But he was doing it with unbelievably destructive hand speed and controlled aggression unlike Marciano and Frazier. Riddick Bowe would ascend once Tyson was off scene, but Williams was a contender during Tyson’s reign of terror. Tyson’s style, for the moment, made Carl Williams obsolete. Add to that “the Truth “ never had the best jaw. An unfortunate fact that hung over his career. Not sure Deontay Wilder does either. We just don’t have a Tyson at the moment to test the theory.

Like alot of Heavyweights from this era, Williams was unfortunately short sighted when he discarded his handlers for a too soon shot at the title.

Larry Holmes 2.0 he could’ve been unbelievable

Dropping that right hand was a terrible flaw that probably cost The Truth a lot Great job Rich

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Truth was a really hard luck fighter with incredible physical gifts . He lost a dodgy decision against Holmes and was the victim of a quick stoppage against Tyson . He had difficulties taking punches , I believe,because his massive, chiseled upper body sat on top of two comparatively skinny legs The Truth was top heavy.

Could you do a documentary on Ezzard Charles, i’d love to see that.

He got knocked tfo by Tyson and that’s the truth!

Man... EVERYONE wanted to be Ali in promos!

he said he gave mike tyson a hiding in sparring...

He deserved the championship when he fought Holmes

Holmes was da truth

Rich, I do appreciate these bios very much, but I must point out that you used to include more personal information. Was he ever married? He had how many children? Was he divorced? It's not only about the boxing.

He was a guy who could have been great. Could have been the HW champion. If only he had a better chin or was better at protecting that chin. Wladimir Klitschko had a glass jaw, but Manny Stuart taught him how to protect it.

I thought Carl clearly won the fight against Holmes.

I like the Truth but he really seemed vulnerable to the left hook.

He had tremendous skill but he was betrayed by his chin and his stamina. I believe had he been able to fight at a more energetic level against Holmes through the 15 rounds, he might have knocked Larry out. He was very much like Larry in style and technique in addition to being faster and bigger. But give the old man credit. He had more in the tank than his younger opponent when it counted.

33:44 Weaver is hurt 33:47 Then this happens

one of the last of ali imitators who started to show up as Ali was phasing out of the sport. Good fighter, good skills just couldn't handle the left hook (Ali's enemy too). Had some real mystique and charisma too. So, his early manager thought the Holmes fight was too early, the gamble paid off even though he lost, most people thought he won and realized Holmes' reign was nearing the end.

Mike weaver destroyed two boxers potential destiny, Carl and big John tate and both with a devastating left hook.

Larry Holmes fought alot of upcoming guys before they where quite ready .Snipes ,Witherspoon ,Williams,Bey,?Berbik ,Cooney watched this fight live when it happened I really thought Williams was going to get the decision .Far to close a fight for me to judge ,but Williams did not hit hard alot of light ,touch the glove to face amature boxing from the truth .I think thats why he didnt get the decision.

Williams was a great talent but when Tillis put him down twice you knew he had glass in that jaw. Tillis was far from a hard hitter. If you want info on a fighter this is the channel you want to watch. Rich is great at researching everything about the boxers who are the subject of his videos. I hope Rivh does a video about former middleweight champion Hugo Corro.Corro's history is a real mystery to me.

It amasses me that in the US so easily the name and adres of a suspect is published in the papers. I've seen it here in videos before. It might have real consequences while the suspect may turn out completely innocent.

Great jab but Carl never had head movement, that’s why he would get caught and dropped

I I thought he did enough to take the belt from Holmes , and he could've been the next Larry Holmes , he was a young version but he didn't have it upstairs and he had all the tools but not the brain and he was his own worst enemy and I think he didn't train has hard as he could've if he had the mental game to train like a enemy he could've be the Buster Douglas

Admitting Larry won is a MAN!!

I thought he beat Larry Holmes. It was close, but Carl won.