***The Winky Wright Returns to Glory Express!!***

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  1. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    ALL ABOARD!

    It's almost Winky Time!

    :smoke
     
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  2. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    I'm in.
     
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  3. Rumsfeld

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    I was never even a big fan of Winky, but I always respected his tactical prowess.
     
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  4. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sure why not im in. Winkys "D" is insane!
     
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  5. andyZOR

    andyZOR Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Im in.

    Wright pwns

    He was always one of my favorite American fighters. Cept I kinda lost interest in him ever scince he never came back from the Hopkins fight.. But now hes back so hell yea im on the Wright train.

    Good boxer.

    Man, I still remember that ownage he put on Trinidad... LOL

    Sorry Tito fans but man Wright put a ownage in that fight :lol:
     
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  6. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    I'm on board, but my tickett says I got to get off as soon as we cross the border into the Pavlik Nation:yep
     
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  7. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    na not me he shouldve taken a tune before walking in against da punisher. williams takes this by a dull wide ud
     
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  8. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hey, I'd love to see Winky come off of a two year layoff to school a stylistic nightmare.

    Don't think it will happen, but should be a very interesting fight.
     
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  9. DAGOBOY

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    i'm cheering for wright on this one even though i'm a williams fan. i was a wright fan first.
     
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  10. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    We should just rename this thread "Max Kellerman Suicide Watch".
     
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  11. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    How is Paul Williams a stylistic nightmare? He is relatively light-hitting at the top level, open to get hit from the counter, throws relatively sloppy punches, is questionable at best against southpaw boxers and likes to fight short, negating his most obvious and significant advantage.

    How does this NOT play into Winky's hands?
     
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  12. Rumsfeld

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    Precisely.

    If Winky can take the best shots Taylor had to offer, I can't see him being overly bothered by what Williams brings to the table.

    Winky is going to be the stronger man inside the ring, and that will become apparent very early on.
     
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  13. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You beat Winky by outworking him. Williams is a volume punching machine with ridiculous stamina. And he sure wasn't "questionable" in the Quintana rematch.

    Fight short? I guess you could say that, but fighting short with an 80 inch wingspan at 6'2 still makes the guy pretty damned long in my book. Landing that jab is going to be tricky for the Winkster going against these kinds of dimensions. All I'm saying.
     
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  14. Rumsfeld

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    Wrong.

    You beat Winky by roughing him up and taking him out of his rhythm exactly as Hopkins did.

    The Quintana rematch, while impressive, never really proved that Williams could outbox Quintana's limited style over a duration of rounds.

    And are we forgetting that Winky's work rate isn't too shabby, either?

    If Paul's jab gives Winky problems--if he can manage to keep Winky at the end of his punches--you are correct.

    However, Winky's defensive shell is perfect for someone like Williams who likes to throw straight punches. Winky will block those and counter, and I suspect Winky's punches are gonna hurt Paul a lot more than his will hurt Winky.

    Back to your original claim, I strongly disagree. Outworking Winky isn't enough. You need to disrupt him and throw him off his game. No easy feat.

    Elite talents like Mosley were unable to do so, and Mosley is a lot more versatile than Williams.
     
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  15. Boxing Girl

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    Rummy is quite sure of a Winky Wirght victory, so much so that he says he will explain in great detail on my radio show Monday about how this man can come back after being inactive for 18 months and go right into a fight with a guy who is in most peoples top 10 P4P and and fighter that has shown he is even better at higher weights and has shown good power 154+ and a good activity rate, but still beat him....I think Wright has bit off more then he can chew and will end up losing a a slightly wide decision scores 117-111 117-111 116-112
     
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