Comments Thread For: Sonny Bill Williams vs. Botha Could Head To New Zealand

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SONNY Bill Williams will get home ground advantage in his fight against Francois ''White Buffalo" Botha if the tournament promoter cannot get local TV coverage.

Thinus Strydom, who has clinched the deal for the star All Blacks centre to meet 43-year-old Botha, said he hopes to stage the fight in Durban on November 17. If he cannot get a sponsor to back the tournament, or local television to broadcast it, he will stage it in New Zealand.

The 27-year-old Williams holds the New Zealand Boxing Association heavyweight title and is undefeated after five fights.

"[Williams] signed a deal with me to fight in South Africa once a year. It's a good deal for all of us," said Strydom.

Williams played for the All Blacks against Australia on Saturday in the opening match of the new Four Nations. [Click Here To Read More]

[Dazzaman]

Noooooooo!!!!

Boxing Scene!!! Don't sully New Zealand's good name by giving this....abomination of a "fight" any air.

It's bad enough that Botha is ready to lower himself this far for a payday let alone breathing life into the exceedingly lacklustre boxing "career" of that camera hogging show pony Sonny Bill Williams.

I know Fran's hasn't had a win for a while but...shouldn't he have retired like....ten years ago?

For the Americans who may be interested (don't worry, I know you won't be...and for good reason, he can't really box that well), Sonny Bill Williams is a top New Zealand rugby/rugby league player, yes it's big in New Zealand & South Africa, who has aspirations to be a champion boxer. He's a brilliant athlete but so far a novice professional boxer & is probably more well known for sporting an enviable set of guns, abs & shoulders than he is for any outstanding ability as a boxer.

Kiwi, Aussie & Saffa girls love him...he loves publicity & being a servant to the highest paying footie club or promoter, hence the nickname "Money" Bill Williams.

I don't think he's KO'ed anyone yet, not a proper KO anyway, so I don't believe the Klitschko's will be shaking in their boots.

[Malius]

**** SBW /thread

[Earl-Hickey]

Williams looked in his 40's back in the 70's

he's got to be like 70 these days WTF?

[gingeralbino]

Boxing Scene!!! Don't sully New Zealand's good name by giving this....abomination of a "fight" any air.

It's bad enough that Botha is ready to lower himself this far for a payday let alone breathing life into the exceedingly lacklustre boxing "career" of that camera hogging show pony Sonny Bill Williams.

I know Fran's hasn't had a win for a while but...shouldn't he have retired like....ten years ago?

For the Americans who may be interested (don't worry, I know you won't be...and for good reason, he can't really box that well), Sonny Bill Williams is a top New Zealand rugby/rugby league player, yes it's big in New Zealand & South Africa, who has aspirations to be a champion boxer. He's a brilliant athlete but so far a novice professional boxer & is probably more well known for sporting an enviable set of guns, abs & shoulders than he is for any outstanding ability as a boxer.

Kiwi, Aussie & Saffa girls love him...he loves publicity & being a servant to the highest paying footie club or promoter, hence the nickname "Money" Bill Williams.

I don't think he's KO'ed anyone yet, not a proper KO anyway, so I don't believe the Klitschko's will be shaking in their boots.

**** weight classes.

Mundine v Sunny Bill. Aussie v Kiwi rugby players wannabe boxers. Make it happen

[Capaedia]

**** SBW /thread

Very much this.

Idiots either going to get himself injured, or not do anything worth watching.

[BostonGuy]

Botha is slated to face Francesco Pianeta on Sept 7. I don't know why they're running this story with no reference to the Pianeta fight.

[nycsmooth]

far away New Zelands a good place, Anartica would b better, what a joke of a bout [B]etween 2 washed up ex-pugs.

[richardt]

Washed Up? Botha is not washed up! He was washed up 10 layers of washed up ago! They don't have a name for how washed up that is.

[Dazzaman]

**** weight classes.

Mundine v Sunny Bill. Aussie v Kiwi rugby players wannabe boxers. Make it happen

Haha, as much as I hate Mundines big mouth, I believe he'd beat SBW up....and I'd like that!