on may 27, 2012, williams was severely injured when he crashed his motorcycle in georgia. he swerved to avoid hitting a car while traveling at about 75 mph on the motorcycle and was launched sixty feet. witnesses say he landed on his head and his body "folded like a suitcase." the accident left him with a part of his spinal cord severely bruised, paralyzing him from the waist down. since it was bruised and not severed, it gives him a chance to regain sensation. the doctors told williams the swelling could go down in a year or two, potentially giving him a chance of walking again. the accident came as williams was preparing for his ppv main event against canelo alvarez on september 15. "i'm just chilling in a wheelchair because i got tired of walking," williams said in an interview with jim gray on "showtime championship boxing" on the day he was supposed to fight. "whether i am walking or not walking, my game ain't over until the lord takes my life."