Terrel Williams’ Facebook posts disappeared after years of abuse and threats in connection with his fight with Prichard Colón.

The disappearance removes the only public portal through which fans can indirectly reach Williams.

World Boxing News has been documenting the inactive page for years, and the same Facebook account repeatedly became a breeding ground for abuse, threats and calls for punishment after a 2015 fight that left Colón with indefinite injuries.

It is unclear whether Williams deleted the posts himself, whether Facebook took action due to the scale of the abuse, or whether other moderation or visibility issues caused the material to disappear. What’s clear is that the site became the only place Colón’s furious supporters believed they could still find Williams online.

Williams does not have an busy presence on social media. This absence has turned the Facebook page into little more than just an aged profile. It has become an archive of blame and, for many, the only place to express their views on one of the most damaging evenings in up-to-date boxing.

Facebook posts disappear

Over the years, WBN reported that Williams’ page attracted comments from Colón supporters who never accepted the outcome of the fight in Fairfax, Virginia.

Messages ranged from direct threats and demands for prison to revenge or worse.

WBN first documented the abuse in 2021, with the comments section already being used as a vent by fans enraged over Williams’ role in the fight.

The hostility has not abated. In 2024, WBN reported on further threats against Williams, including calls for punishment and accusations that he had never been properly held accountable.

The situation escalated in 2025. WBN later described how Williams was told to “heal in hell” and then reported a murder threat against Williams and his family as the site remained evident but unused by Williams.

Now, after years of being an obvious site of this hostility, the posts are no longer displayed.

Only the portal remains

Whatever caused the disappearance, the result is the same: the one outlet that Colón’s fans needed to get to Williams is no longer evident in the same way.

Williams remained out of the public eye for years, retiring from boxing in 2019 and failing to rebuild any public profile around the tragedy. WBN has previously tried to track down people associated with Williams and reported how tough it was to find him after the Colón fight.

Without interviews, novel statements or an busy platform from Williams, Colón’s supporters rallied around a social media channel still associated with him.

Some of that anger crossed the line, turning into harsh insults from people who saw no punishment, no resolution, no answer to what had happened to a juvenile fighter who was once tipped for world title success.

Pity Williams

The entries also included Williams’ remorse.

WBN documented how Williams later expressed sadness, with the player stating that he couldn’t enjoy the victory and was worried about Colón as his condition became critical.

Williams said after the fight that there was never any intention to employ soiled tactics and that the events surrounding the fight were not born out of malice or hatred. He also said he was praying for Colón and had been advised not to visit the hospital out of respect for the family’s privacy.

Although WBN documents its sadness over the incident and Williams’ apology, the nature of Colón’s injuries leaves enraged fans little room to maneuver.

There is no compensation for them, whether Williams apologizes or not, that would erase those shots to the back of the head that proved so significant.

An apology may exist, but it will not restore what was taken from Colón. It doesn’t give Puerto Rico the world title many believe it was destined for. It doesn’t undo the night that ruined the family.

A fight that never healed

The October 2015 fight remains one of boxing’s deepest wounds.

Colón was an emerging fighter from Puerto Rico with charisma, talent and an edge that made people believe he was heading towards a world title. Instead, the Williams fight became a nightmare of fouls, confusion, rabbit-bashing accusations and regulatory errors.

Williams was deducted a point for blows to the back of the head. Colón was docked for a low blow. Colón’s corner mistakenly believed the fight was over after the ninth round and removed his gloves, resulting in a disqualification defeat.

Shortly thereafter, Colón collapsed and was diagnosed with severe brain damage. He remained in a coma for many months and has since required long-term care.

The lasting damage suffered by Colón and his family is too profound for many to ever forgive the course of this fight, in which Puerto Rico was robbed of a certain world champion and his family was devastated in the process.

This pain is why fans have never fully let go. Williams’ regret doesn’t cancel out the punches. His absence from the public eye doesn’t make up for the damage, and the disappearance of aged posts doesn’t end the anger that has built up there.

Years of guilt

If the updates disappear for good, the public record has changed.

Over the years, the site showed what the Colón fight continued to do to people. It showed threats, language of revenge, regret and at times a level of violence that became disturbing in itself.

This apparent hostility may have disappeared from Facebook, but its cause remains.

Colón still lives with the consequences of the fight. His family continues to bear the costs. Williams is still associated with the night that changed both men’s lives.

Facebook posts may have disappeared. There was no reaction to the Prichard Colón fight – she simply lost her platform.

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“That’s right [fight]. Tonight I came in weighing 202 pounds and I only gained two pounds! I’m just very ecstatic and very grateful. God is good.”

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“He will definitely have to come to me after this fight [Michael Eifert]. All these belts will go with David Benavidez.”

$20 million road blockade

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For Bivol, the risk/reward ratio of fighting Benavidez doesn’t make any sense right now. The third fight with Beterbiev is a guaranteed atmospheric payday, probably another check for over $10 million.

If Bivol fights Benavidez and loses, the interest in Beterbiev’s trilogy and the huge budget will evaporate immediately.

Bivol easily defeated Zurdo Ramirez many years ago. According to Bivol, Benavidez has just cleared the hurdle Bivol jumped in 2022, but he hasn’t broken any modern ground.

Division in the holding structure

Benavidez talks as if Bivol was a target in a vacuum. In fact, the 35-year-old champion has a strict calendar.

To retain the IBF belt, Bivol must face Michael Eifert on May 30. He is coming back from major spine surgery for a herniated disc. At the age of 35, the recovery time is not what it used to be.

Before Benavidez can realistically get Bivol into the ring, which is likely in 2027, he will fight a 36-year-old veteran with a surgically repaired back and the wear and tear typical of Beterbiev’s trilogy.

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