Abraham....The Upgraded Version of Winky Wright.

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  1. waldoesj

    waldoesj Active Member Full Member

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    I know his style is strange but he fights similar to Winky using his jab and tight defense. The only notable difference is Abraham's power to KO with one punch.

    Thoughts?
     
  2. luciuslim

    luciuslim Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i agree, king arthur a much harder punching and i think a tougher version of winky
     
  3. Ripple633

    Ripple633 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Abraham's peek-a-boo guard is good, but not as good as Winkys or Eddie Chambers.
     
  4. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not really. Both use the "turtle guard", and that's about it. Winky operates popping out the jab from the guard and follows up with the straight left (and in more exciting fights, with combos), then quickly back to the shell. Abraham jabs (very effectively) here and there, but most of the time he EXPLODES with huge power shots without caring to set the offense up, he's very aggressive for moments, then returns to the guard, which is something you never see from Winky. Other times he holds his hands low and counters when opponents try to catch him. Abraham is far from being the great technician Winky Wright is, but does many different things and with power. His way of fighting is very different.

    If anything, his defense is Ottkeesque not Wrightesque.
     
  5. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    Winky Jabs

    AA doesnt
     
  6. PBC

    PBC Active Member Full Member

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    hahah noo. Winky is a technician. Abrahams a bruiser.
     
  7. clyde

    clyde Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Abraham is Sven Ottke and Mike Tyson's lovechild!
     
  8. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    It's only the defence that is similar. Offensively they are polar opposites, Winky-Wright is more about the jab and is a volume fighter. Abraham sacrifices volume for punching as hard as he's physically capable of.
     
  9. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Winky is a much better technician that Abraham. What Abraham has is skull crushing power. Aside form holding their hands high, they don't fight very similarly at all.
     
  10. RightCross

    RightCross Grandmaster of Boxing Full Member

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    He let his hands down quite a bit last night. His defense isnt as tight as a Prime Winky, but he more than makes up for that with his punching ability.
     
  11. EpsilonAxis

    EpsilonAxis HNIC Full Member

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    Similar but with different strengths.
     
  12. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    They fight NOTHING alike. Winky was a southpaw with a consistent jab, and a high workrate, yet no power. AA is a puncher with a hard, yet inconstent jab, and an erractic workrate. TERRIBLE comparison.
     
  13. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Aside from their general defensive posture, I don't see many similarities, or any at all really.
     
  14. lw1982

    lw1982 New Member Full Member

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    well stated... it's like comparing apples and oranges. i think we should just appreciate these two talents for what they are.
     
  15. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    when I watched last night I too thought of winky