Michael Anthony Williams (born June 16, 1962) is an American actor and former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2000. In the 1990 film Rocky V, he played the role of boxer Union Cane.
Boxing career Known as "Mercury", Williams turned professional in 1984 and was considered a rising prospect after winning his first 13 fights, including a win over James Tillis. In 1987, he stepped up and lost a split decision to the former champion Tim Witherspoon. The following year, he lost by TKO to Buster Douglas. In the 1990s, he lost to other notable heavyweights Alex Garcia and Corrie Sanders and retired in 2000 after a TKO loss to Lawrence Clay Bey, having won 22 and lost 6 with 14 KO.
Acting career Williams portrayed the fictional heavyweight champion of the world Union Cane in Rocky V. In the movie, he was soundly defeated in one round by Tommy Gunn.- Williams also played background characters in various other films, such as A Soldier's Story, Full Metal Jacket, Another 48 Hrs., Ali, Losing Isaiah, Soldier Boyz, The Boys Club, The Replacements, A Sense of Entitlement and The Brave One. He also appeared in some TV shows, such as Homicide: Life on the Street and The F.B.I. Files.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes28Loss22–6Lawrence Clay-BeyTKO6 (10), Sep 17, 200027Loss22–5Albert StewartSD8Sep 7, 199926Win22–4Gary ButlerTKO4 (6)Dec 9, 199525Loss21–4Corrie SandersKO1 (10), Mar 19, 199424Win21–3Rick HoardKO2Aug 5, 199323Loss20–3Alex GarcíaTKO5 (12), Feb 16, 199322Win20–2Jimmy BillsUD8Dec 16, 199221Win19–2Elvin EvansUD6Nov 3, 199220Win18–2Juan Ramon PerezUD4Feb 25, 199219Win17–2Russell RiersonKO2Nov 19, 199118Loss16–2Buster DouglasTKO7Jun 27, 198817Win16–1Dorcey GaymonTKO2 (10), Mar 4, 198816Win15–1Art TerryUD10Feb 3, 198815Win14–1Leon DixonTKO2 (10), Jan 6, 198814Loss13–1Tim Witherspoon10Oct 14, 198713Win13–0Rufus HadleyPTS10May 22, 198712Win12–0Ken ElliottTKO3 (10), Apr 9, 198711Win11–0Billy Joe ThomasTKO7 (10), Feb 12, 198710Win10–0James TillisTKO8 (10), Jan 8, 19879Win9–0Robert ObeyKO4Dec 14, 19868Win8–0Tommy Taylor5 (6), Oct 17, 19867Win7–0Terry Armstrong6Jul 5, 19866Win6–0John BarbierKO2May 2, 19865Win5–0Carl DorseyTKO3Feb 12, 19864Win4–0Ronald TurnerUD4Aug 23, 19853Win3–0Lorenzo BoydKO3 (6)Mar 18, 19852Win2–0Guy Ramsey4Mar 8, 19851Win1–0Walter Morris3Sep 13, 1984
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