Danny Williams insists he still has a future in boxing after overcoming all the odds to beat Konstantin Airich in Bilbao last week.
Heavyweight seeks BBBC backing over Spain farce
Danny Williams is hoping British boxing authorities will take action over the circumstances surrounding his victory over Konstantin Airich in Bilbao on Friday night.
The British heavyweight climbed off the canvas three times to stop the German in the seventh round, overcoming three deductions by the referee for unclear offences.
The Kazakh-born Airich was in trouble in the sixth round when the bell sounded - with almost half the three minutes still remaining.
It is the latest chapter in the extraordinary career of the Brixton Bomber, who is trying to claw his way back into world title contention almost four years after losing to then-champion Vitali Klitschko.
Williams will speak with the British Boxing Board of Control over his latest contest, which was the latest in a long line of curious events involving German-based boxers.
Complaint
"It was incredible - there were rounds ending early and I lost count of the number of points I had taken away," said the 34-year-old. "I knew I had absolutely no chance of winning the fight unless I stopped the guy.
"The whole situation is ridiculous. It also happened in my last fight against Oleg Platov in December, when they knew I was going to win so they stopped the fight on an injury and got a no-decision.
"I've got to urge the British Board of Control to put in a complaint because things have got to change. I had even been warned beforehand by friends not to take the fight because I couldn't win it.
"But I thought boxing was supposed to be about how good you are, not about where you are fighting or who you are fighting for. I need to stand up over this to make sure other British fighters don't have the same problems I have had."
Williams will have his third fight in four months on July 17 when he tackles 'Big' John McDermott, who recently stopped the glass-jawed Pele Reid to bag the English title.
Mental
Williams, who will defend the British belt for the first time since beating Scott Gammer in March of last year, insists the best is still ahead of him despite a career that has seen many ups and downs.
"My career is far from over," he insisted. "I'm sure my best is yet to come. I just never know when it's going to come. That's the problem.
"I never know how I'm going to perform in a fight. It doesn't matter how my preparations have gone. I can go into the ring feeling like I'm in the best shape of my life, or I can go in after having a bad camp. But until the bell goes I never know how I'm going to react.
"People ask me all the time about why I fight better in adversity, or why I sometimes don't seem to raise my game against lesser opponents. But the truth is I don't know. It's a mental game, and my mind decides if I'll win the fight."
