He is grateful for their support and he says he hopes to have his next fight in Connecticut to repay them. вЂњMy fans mean a lot to meвЂќ says Williams, вЂњthey know my story and understand my pain, they are the stormвЂќ. His following that includes former college teammates and friends and family comprises what is one of the loudest and most loyal fan bases at this level. One canвЂ™t help but notice the army of fans that follow him to his fights. Since signing with Burchfield, Williams has fought on NBC, ESPN and has picked up two titles. This was the catalyst that took his career to the next level, вЂњCES has been doing a great job with my careerвЂќ he says. In 2013, he signed with Jimmy Burchfield and Classic Entertainment Sports. He moved quickly through the ranks, having 6 fights in his first 10 months as a pro. He went back to the gym and had three amateur fights before he turned pro, вЂњI channeled all the anger and pain into the ringвЂќ he says, вЂњboxing gives me hopeвЂќ. Inspired by his motherвЂ™s death, Williams returned to the sport, вЂњshe always told me I would be a boxerвЂќ he says. He was in a football meeting at Southern Connecticut when his sister called to give him the devastating news. In 2008, tragedy struck when his mother was murdered. After a great collegiate career, Williams began to eye the big leagues and had several workouts with NFL teams. His accomplishments on the football field earned him a scholarship to Connecticut State University where he played cornerback. However, boxing was replaced when Williams discovered is talent for football in high school. His uncle first introduced him to boxing at age 9. WilliamsвЂ™ story is as inspiring as it is unique. However, Williams had asserted his dominance and over the next 9 rounds he puts on an exhibition to win a unanimous decision, in the process taking the WBC and USNBC national titles. Somehow, Delomba survives the first round. The crowd gets excitedly louder as they sense that a stoppage is imminent. In the opening salvos of the fight, a fierce combination by Williams knocks Delomba to the canvas. However, the boisterous army of loyal fans that have made the trip to support Williams eliminate any advantage that Delomba holds. His opponent, Nick Delomba hails from Cranston, Rhode Island, just a 20 minute drive from the Twin River event center. The man from Conneticut is on enemy turf. There is a WBC national welterweight title to be decided. Jimmy BurchfieldвЂ™s Classic Entertainment Sports has put on an enthralling undercard that has provided the hungry fans with the knockouts and drama that they craved. I recoil from the whole idea of rules.There is a palpable anticipatory buzz that reverberates around the Twin River casino in Providence, Rhode Island. ItвЂ™s funny-whenever someone talks about rules, I just want to break them. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable is also one of the most attractive things you can do. When you layer a lot of black youвЂ™re like a walking Louise Nevelson sculpture, and thatвЂ™s pretty attractive. With layering, sometimes the more the better. IsnвЂ™t it more chic to be free? Every jacket I make has interior pockets big enough to store a book and a sandwich and a passport. IвЂ™m not a fan of man bags, or girl bags either-or even sunglasses. He knew himself and is a wonderful example of restraint and extravagance. Jean-Michel Frank, the thirties interior and furniture designer, supposedly had 40 identical double-breasted gray flannel suits.

Right now I want black, for its sharpness and punctuation. ThereвЂ™s something a little too chatterboxy about color. Trying to talk with your clothes is passive-aggressive.

Everything in between is forgivable as long as you keep it simple. When a suit gets middle-of-the-road it kind of loses me-it has to be sharp and classic and almost forties. I look at it as a challenge-itвЂ™s something to react against. Sometimes you just want to say вЂњStop destroying the landscape with your outfit.вЂќ Still, from a design standpoint, IвЂ™m tempted to redo the fanny pack. IвЂ™ve lived in Paris for six years, and IвЂ™m sorry to say that the Ugly American syndrome still exists. Buy less clothing and go to the gym instead. No outfit is going to make you look or feel as good as having a fit body. If youвЂ™re not going to be discreet and quiet, then just go all the way and have the balls to shave off your eyebrows, bleach your hair, and put on some big bracelets.

A quiet storm