Former two-time welterweight boxing champion Paul Williams has been paralyzed following a motorcycle accident in Atlanta.
His trainer and manager, George Peterson, who confirmed the accident took place on Sunday, May 27, 2012, says doctors have given Williams a grim prognosis.
‘They’re saying he won’t walk again
or box again. Paul is in denial right now. It’s been that way with him.
You tell him he can’t or won’t do something, and he wants to prove you
different. So whatever the doctors say, he’s not listening. But they say
that (walking and boxing) is not going to happen‘.
According to Peterson, Williams had
ridden his motorcycle from his home to Atlanta to attend one of his
brothers’ wedding. The accident occurred around 8am as Williams was
riding to another brother’s home to get ready for the wedding, which was
taking place later in the day.
Going by reports, Williams, who was
wearing his helmet, rode out of his lane to avoid a car that was moving
into his lane, but another car was coming toward him in the other
direction.
Peterson said Williams swerved to avoid
the oncoming car, wound up riding up a steep embankment and lost control
of the motorcycle before flying several feet in the air and landing on
his back.
The 30 year old is scheduled to have
surgery on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, to stabilize the portion of his
spinal cord that is intact and allow him to move his hands, arms, torso
and head.
‘The other part of his spinal cord is damaged and has eliminated his lower body movement‘, said one of his doctors.
If Wednesday’s surgery goes well, Williams will remain hospitalized for a few weeks before moving to a rehabilitation centre.
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