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DARWIN PRICE DISCUSSES HYLON WILLIAMS CLASH; VOWS TO MAKE HIM "PAY THE PRICE"

By Percy Crawford | February 20, 2017
DARWIN PRICE DISCUSSES HYLON WILLIAMS CLASH; VOWS TO MAKE HIM

"I'm ready for any style and any type of fight. I'm ready to go in there and fight smart. I'm feeling real strong. He may have fought those opponents, but he never fought Darwin Price...I have to show people that I can really fight. I gotta go in there and go all the way, go hard, and don't show any mercy. There are some guys that have moved on from the 140-pound division and I feel like I'm ready to fill those voids," stated jr. welterweight contender Darwin Price, who talked about his upcoming clash with Hylon Williams. Check it out!

PC: Tuesday night, you're facing Hylon Williams as the co-main event. How did training for this fight go?

DP: Ah man, camp has been great. I'm feeling strong. I've always had a great camp. Ronnie is one of the top coaches in the game and I feel like I'm ready. I feel like I've done everything I need to do and I'm focused.

PC: Williams has been in with some good guys in the lower weight classes, like Rances Barthelemy and Yuriorkis Gamboa, and yet he's never been stopped. With that being said, I'm sure you're preparing for a tough fight.

DP: Yes, most definitely! Every fight is an important fight to me. Every fight is a big fight to me. But I'm ready. I make sure I do what's necessary and that I train the way I'm supposed to train. I'm ready for any style and any type of fight. I'm ready to go in there and fight smart. I'm feeling real strong. He may have fought those opponents, but he never fought Darwin Price.

PC: In most of your fights at 140 pounds, you will enjoy a height and reach advantage. You will definitely have those advantages against Williams. How important is it for you to establish that long jab that you have?

DP: The jab is important. I like to play chess. I'm not a checkers player at all. Boxing is an art. Im 5'11" and he's 5'7". I'm going to use my jab. I know he likes to throw a lot of overhand rights and hooks, so I'm watching out for that stuff. He only has 3 knockouts, but he's fast and smart in there, but I'm prepared mentally and physically for whatever he brings to the table.

PC: I think this is great timing for this fight. Semajay Thomas was a young undefeated lion, Javontae Starks was a nice step up fight against a guy who had been in tough, and Hylon Williams represents your most experienced opponent to date. Is this the progression you had hoped for?

DP: Yes sir. Most definitely! I feel like I'm on the right path. God has a plan for everybody and I feel the doors are starting to open for me. He is putting the right people in front of me. Like you said, he is the most experienced guy. I don't take anything from any fighter. I'm appreciative of the path that I'm taking right now and I'm ready to show everybody what I'm capable of and step up.

PC: Did you break Williams down on tape a lot or just took some peeks?

DP: I watched a couple of fights and broke him down a little bit, but I don't go off of peoples' fight tapes to be honest because they can change something, make adjustments, or come in a different way. I learn how to make quick adjustments in the ring. That's what I train for and that's what I keep the mind sharp for, to be able to make the necessary adjustments. But I did break him down a little bit. But you never know what fighters are going to bring to the ring, so you gotta be ready for whatever.

PC: Houston, Texas is now your adopted home. It's gotta feel good to fight there this week.

DP: This win would mean everything to me. I know I got a lot of people watching me, my sponsors believing in me, and my family and friends believing in me. I feel like this will be a good opportunity to get my name out there in my own city. It's a private event, so the tickets are already bought out by an organization. The outside public wasn't able to buy tickets, but I would have been able to bring a lot of people out; my Grambling University people and my Alpha brothers. It's a black tie event and I feel it's a great opportunity to showcase my talents in front of wealthy people. I'm just ready to make a statement in the ring Tuesday night.

PC: Did you have to make any adjustments fighting on a Tuesday night?

DP: I'm ready for anything. I train to fight on any day because I train every day anyway. It's just another day of the week and it doesn't matter what day it is, I'm coming to fight and I'm coming ready.

PC: We spoke a lot last year and you said you wanted this to be the year people really got to hear the name Darwin Price. What are some of the things you feel you have to do to make that statement true?

DP: I have to win impressively. I have to stay grounded, stay strong, and stay ready. I think I have to just win impressively and just showcase my skills and let people know what I'm really about. I have to show people that I can really fight. I gotta go in there and go all the way, go hard, and don't show any mercy. There are some guys that have moved on from the 140-pound division and I feel like I'm ready to fill those voids. Whoever I gotta fight to take a spot or get a belt, I'm ready. I'm ready for anyone at 140 in order to get in that spot. I'm the type of person that is going to fight them all in order to get where I need to be.

PC: I appreciate the time, best of luck, and we will speak afterwards. Is there anything else you want to add?

DP: I just want to thank God, my family, my friends, my sponsors, and my supporters. Tuesday night, I will have 3 words to say to everybody and that's, "Pay the Price!"



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