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TalkingBoxing.com Interview

August 8, 2003
Inteview with "Slick" Willie Stewart

"I want to fight guys like Omar Sheika.. then move on to fight the champions"

by Julius Stecker
PHOTO CREDIT: Willie Stewart
      Undefeated super middleweight prospect, "Slick" Willie Stewart puts his "0" on the line on the Brian Halquist fight card next week on ESPN2 FNF's. Stewart takes on James Lubwama, 15-0, who will provide Stewart with a stern test. Stewart, who is 19-0 with 11 KO's, is looking for bigger fights along with bigger names. "That is the main reason I took the fight, after this I will be looking to fight the top super middleweights," said Stewart. TalkingBoxing's Julius Stecker caught up with Stewart to talk about his upcoming fight.

      Willie Stewart

Julius Stecker: How is training going?

Willie Stewart: Training is going pretty good, I feel myself getting more and more skillful, right now I am giving 110% to training.

Julius Stecker: What do you know about your next opponent?

Willie Stewart: I watched tape, and he is not a very accurate puncher but he is very active, I have good defense so I think his punches won't effect me.

Julius Stecker: Tell me about your amateur career?

Willie Stewart: I had a good amateur career, I did not get some decisions that I should have gotten, but I did win a national title and a lot of other tournaments.

Julius Stecker: If you win do you think you will be ready for a title shot?

Willie Stewart: That is the main reason I took the fight, after this I will looking to fight the top Super Middleweights

Julius Stecker: If you had a choice of a champion to fight, who would you like to fight and why?

Willie Stewart: I would like to fight them all, but if I had to pick I would like to fight Joe Calzaghe, I was supposed to fight before, I was out in England and everything, but the fight fell through

Julius Stecker: What do you think your greatest assets are as a fighter?

Willie Stewart: Speed and Defense

Julius Stecker: Who are your favorite fighters to watch?

Willie Stewart: James Toney, Roy Jones Jr, and Shane Mosley, but I really like to watch James Toney, I like the way he fights.

Julius Stecker: How did you get the nickname "Slick"?

Willie Stewart: I got it while training in the gym everybody would say, "This guy is slick." My good friend Montell Griffin would always call me slick so it stuck ever since.

Julius Stecker: What can the boxing world expect from "Slick" Willie Stewart?

Willie Stewart: They can look forward to this upcoming fight and me taking on top ten guys, I want to fight guys like Omar Sheika, all the top guys, then move on to fight the champions.

TalkingBoxing.com would like to thank Willie Stewart for taking time out of his busy schedule to talk with us and we will be rooting for a big win in his next fight.