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GEORGE PREDICTS KNOCKOUT
By Jesse Kelley
January 25th, 2010

The stage has been set for this Friday night at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, Ill. Phil "The Drill" Williams meets Donovan "Da Bomb" George in a midwest showdown between two confident sluggers. Minnesotaboxing.com spoke with Williams days ago about the match and recently had the chance to ask George a few questions as well.
George became the first man to stop the ultra tough Canadian Jason Naugler in his last outing and predicts the same outcome this Friday. George shared some background information on himself as well as his bold predictions for his clash with Williams. Here is what Donovan had to say...

As an introduction to the Minnesota boxing fans, can you talk briefly about how you got into boxing and also your amateur career highlights?
My father bought me my first pair of boxing gloves when Iwas 5 or 6 years old. My dad hung a punching bag in our garage and it was a normal thing for me and my brothers to punch the bag practically everyday. I always remember that hitting that bag in the garage just made me feel so good.

As an Amateur fighter i have won the;

2001 Chicago Park District Champion Novice (147lbs).

2001 Chicago Golden Gloves Champion Novice (147lbs).

2002 Chicago Golden Gloves Champion Novice (178lbs).

2003 Chicago Golden Gloves Champion Open (165lbs).

I really feel proud of wining my amateur titles because I have a professional style that is not really made for Amateur boxing and I still won titles. And in Chicago, to win titles is a big thing with the tough Amateur circuit that it has. So I am really happy that I did good in the amateurs with the boxing style that I have.

One thing that stands out after watching youtube video of you besides the boxing skills is the athleticism. Post victory back flips and such, did you participate in other sports growing up besides boxing?
I like different sports. Football, Baseball, Softball, Track & Field and I play a little bit socially; but I am a full time fighter and that's what I do. My victory back flip is something that just happens without me realizing that I am doing it. I beleive that I have pretty good athleticism and that's because I train constantly and try to improve my body in every way possible. I beleive that I have to sacrifice a lot of things, to be able to get my body to do the things that I want it to do; so I sacrifice.

You rarely see two exciting local knockout artists looking to break out to the national scene fight each other. In a way, Chicago and Minnesota can be considered backyard stuff when looking at it on a midwestern level. Talk about how the fight with Phil Willams came about and your decision to take the fight.
Cestus Management, who is my manager likes to fight me as much as it possibly can and my promoters Warriors Boxing & 8 Count Productions are all working together to put events on to keep me fighting. I had my last fight on November 6th 2009 where I destroyed Jason Naugler who had never been knocked out before and had been gone the distance with the likes of Light-Heavyweight World Champion Chad Dawson. My manager and promoters selected Williams and I said to them that I would fight anyone they wanted. That's how the fight with Williams was made.

How familiar are you with Phil Williams? Have you seen him fight, and if so what are your thoughts on him as a fighter?
I have seen Williams fight and to be honest I am not impressed. There is nothing to even study with this fighter, he is just plain old Phil from Minnesota who loses every time he gets stepped up a little bit.....well this time he is getting stepped up more than just a little bit....he is getting stepped up a lot.

 

This question might belong as part of the prior one but Phil's last fight against Matt Vanda was televised to the mid-west on Fox Sports. Assuming you watched the fight, can you share your thoughts on his performance?
Matt Vanda is not really a Super Middleweight, he is a 154lb fighter. That's where he had most of his fights and success when he was solid and in his prime. Williams boxed a blown up Matt Vanda at Super-Middleweight and still got beat and blew the fight. Like I said earlier Williams can't step it up and his record proves that.

Is Vanda somebody you would like to face in the future?
After I beat Williams I would love to fight Matt Vanda. He is an experienced veteran who is very cagey and knows all the tricks that veterans use. If my management wants me to fight him then I will. Like I said, I will fight anyone. All I want to do is fight.

On paper Phil Williams looks to have the edge in opponent competition. However, you have faced some tough guys as well and taken them out early. Do you believe this will be the biggest test of both of your careers?
I don't see Williams as a test for me. This will be an easy fight. I have trained hard like I train for all of my fights. I will give Williams a beating which will be brutally painful and remind him that he can't be compared to me and that he made the wrong decision when he agreed to fight me. As far as comparing his career to mine, he has lost 2 times in 13 fights and got brutally knocked out in one of his loses. I am undefeated in 18 fights and destroyed every opponent that has been put in front of me.

You have talked about Phil Williams. Can you describe yourself as a boxer and what you bring that will negate what he brings on the 29th?
I am the total package. I don't have to negate what Williams will bring on the 29th, because he brings absolutely nothing that can stop me.

I asked Phil to make a prediction on this fight recently in an interview and before I could finish the question, he said "Knockout". You seem like a very confident fighter as well. What are your thoughts on Phil coming into your hometown and boldly predicting a knockout victory?
Williams will be punished, dissected and brutally broken down. The longer the fight lasts, the more Williams will be punished and asking me to knock him out........so I will have put him out of his misery and knock him out.

It seems that with your ring walks, interviews, and of course fights, the one word used most often to describe you would be "entertainer". Most Minnesota fans making the trip are curious what to expect from you when January 29th rolls around. Can you talk a little about the showmanship side of what you have brought to the ring in the past and what we can expect from you when fight time comes?
The fans love entertainment and I think that me and the fans have a great relationship because I give them what they want, which is true hardcore fighting and personality. I am always ready to speak with whoever approaches me and I really like talking to people, so I feel that I have an obligation to give everyone the best show that I can. And I promise that I will put on a show and be at my best and take care of business on January 29th.

I want to thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to answer these questions. Is there anything you would like to add in closing?
I would like to thank everyone that has supported me and stuck by me in my career and the loyal fans that keep coming to see me fight and on January 29th, I will give everybody a sweet victory.

To check out Phil Williams interview and thoughts on the fight visit the following link...
http://minnesotaboxing.com/Interviews/2010/williams_phil_george_jan29_2010.html

For more information about Don "DA BOMB" George please visit www.cestusmanagement.com

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