Bernard is huge

As he showed against Tarver, Hopkins feels a lot better at this weight and it shows

 

He might have made it a bit too late, yeah, but better late than never. I think he feels refreshed at this weight. He's like a legit 6'1, isn't he?

 

I've actually met Nard. He's a legit 6'1 and solidly built. Winky is gonna get his ass kicked tonight. Props to Winky for being a real man and agreeing to take on such a tough challenge. However, by the end of the night he'll regret the decision.

 

hopkins , even as a middleweight was the size of a super middle in frame and 6.1 in height.

to me wright just looks what he is a light middle who has moved up the diviisons.

he never used size and strenght to win his fightes even at light middle and used his technique, which he has continued to practise.

just because wright is 170 tonight, just means he is a blown up fighter , fighting out of his weightclass, whereas hopkins is very comfertable with the bit of extra bulk on his always superfit frame.

he looked anorexic sometimes making weight even if he made it very comfertably, imo that was due to very good diet and training in between fights and he never ballooned.

 

would still like to see jones fight hopkins

 

i think wright has to clearly establish the jab from the get go , if he doesnt he is giving hopkins the chance to establish his bully type style and if hopkins does this its gonna be a long night for winky.... on the flip side if hopkins dont land the lead right which is what you need to do to get in a southpaws head it will be a winky show with the jab.... i honestly think this is going to be a better fight than most think

 

Totally agrre with all of this, B.R. :good

 

winky looked big but next to hopkins he looks small. bhop is gonna use tricks on the inside and bully him around when winky puts his ear muffs on.

 

the only affective way to beat someone with wrights style is to bully them around. when they go on defense, attack all angles and hold afterwards. only problem will be if winky goes on the defensive too much, hes gonna have to keep his jab in bhops face and not fall for the feints.

 

Truth! :yep

 

The trouble for Winky is that he can not, can not, outslick Bernard. If he stops opening up, he's going to lose rounds. You know by my avatar who I want to see win, but I'll give Winky a ton of credit if he makes this close or wins.