Arthur "King" James Williams (born November 12, 1964) is a professional boxer

Boxing

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 (188 cm height).

Williams became professional in 1989 and fell short in his first shot at a major championship

Championship

Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :...

 title, a 1994 split-decision loss to Orlin Norris

Orlin Norris

Orlin Levance Norris, born October 4, 1965 in Lubbock, TX, is an American boxer who held the WBA cruiserweight title and fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980s and 1990s...

 for the World Boxing Association

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

 Cruiserweight Title. Williams was knocked out

Knockout

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 in the third round in a rematch with Norris later that year. It was not until 1998 that Williams got another shot at a title belt

Championship belt

A championship belt is a large, extravagantly designed belt used primarily in combat sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling to signify the champions of the promotion or company, much like a cup or trophy in other sports...

, a 1998 bout with Imamu Mayfield

Imamu Mayfield

Imamu Amiri Mayfield is an American professional boxer.-Career:Mayfield turned pro in 1994 and was a popular local fighter known for being on boxing cards in various New Jersey venues. He won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a win over Uriah Grant in 1997...

 for the International Boxing Federation

International Boxing Federation

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 Cruiserweight Title. Williams lost the belt in his first defense to cruiserweight phenom Vassiliy Jirov

Vassiliy Jirov

Vassiliy "The Tiger" Jirov is a professional Kazakh boxer and former IBF cruiserweight champion, currently fighting out of Las Vegas under Thell Torrence...

 in a seventh-round knockout. Williams has since become more of a journeyman than a contender, and has lost in bouts against O'Neil Bell

O'Neil Bell

O'Neil "Super Nova" Bell is a boxer who is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles.- Professional career :...

 and Kelvin Davis

Kelvin Davis (boxer)

Kelvin Davis is an American boxer. He is a former IBF-champion in the Cruiserweight weight class.Known as "Concrete", Davis, a compact pressure fighter, turned pro in 1999...

. His current record is 47-17-1 with 30 KO's.
In 2010, Williams defeated unbeaten Valente Tinajero (8-0, 4 kayos), beating him clearly on points, on the Holyfield-Botha Undercard. In December 2010, Williams, 46, lost a ten round decision to Carl Davis (boxer)

Carl Davis (boxer)

Carl Davis is a cruiserweight and former heavyweight. Davis was formerly trained by renowned American sports and fitness trainer John Schaeffer. He is managed by Chicago boxing manager Wasfi Tolaymat....

 for the vacant USBO Cruiserweight title in Chicago, Illinois, in perhaps his last major bout.

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