Williams wants rematch with Tyson

DANNY WILLIAMS will put his world title dreams on hold to seek a lucrative rematch with Mike Tyson.

The 31-year-old Englishman gatecrashed the world heavyweight elite by crushing former world champion Tyson in four rounds in Louisville on Friday night.

He is desperate to fulfil a lifelong ambition and claim a version of the crown once held by his vanquished opponent.

But first Williams will pursue the arguably more lucrative option of persuading Tyson back into the ring.

Williams said: "I think people may doubt my victory so I would like to give Mike another beating.

"I'd like to fight him one more time to show it wasn't a fluke and I can still perform a lot better than this.

"I'd love for the fight to be in London and it would be nice to give the British fans something by beating him up even worse next time."

Williams expects to be left $175,000 light of his purse after a last-minute dispute with the local promoter.

He was placated with a paper bag with $80,000 US dollars in cash straight from the box office and was urged by his promoter Frank Warren to forget the shortfall to chase the win which would secure his future.

Warren said: "I said to Danny, you aren't going to get any more money out of this but this is a fight you can win. Now Danny is in the driving seat. It is all about securing the right financial future for him and his family."

Despite Tyson's painful fall from grace, Williams's win will rank as one of the greatest heavyweight shocks.

He refused to be bullied by his opponent and after surviving a torrid first round, when he was wobbled by a booming left hook, he visibly grew in confidence.

Williams began to confidently trade in the second and by the third, Tyson was visibly tiring and apparently hampered by a left knee injury.

The underdog was deducted two points by referee Dennis Alfred for butting then punching low but he would not be denied.

Nine seconds from the end of the fourth round, Williams finished off Tyson with a series of 26 unanswered blows which left him lounging dazed against the bottom rope.

Williams, a Muslim, proposed to his partner in the ring afterwards. They are already effectively married under Islamic law but intend to stage a public ceremony in September.

And after beating the so-called "Baddest Man on the Planet" he cradled his two young children - Nubiah, five, and seven-week old Maliajh - in his arms and claimed nothing would change.

He said: "The next thing on my mind is to start looking after my family. I will go home and change nappies and look after my daughters."

Tyson's future is much less rosy but it seems inevitable that the fading 38-year-old will fight on.

His defeat cost him a lucrative $80 million deal with promoter Bob Arum for future options which would have gone some way towards erasing his massive debts.