does anyone have a link to this fight? i just read that vargas beat wright back in '99. i wasnt a boxing fan back then as im only 17 but damn, i just cant believe that.
i had Wright winning that fight but it was a close fight and a very good one too very underrated fight.
Winky obviously didn't have as much experience then as he does today, but he had still faced more world class fighters at the time than Vargas had.
If you're only 17, it's probably hard to believe.. but at one time Vargas was actually an excellent fighter. People say Winky might've had an edge over Vargas, but it's highly debatable. A good arguement can be made for Vargas as well as Winky regarding who won this fight. Some will say " Winky got robbed " but that's utter rubbish, as the fight was very close.
Winky should've got the nod. Vargas was the hype job at the time. Good fight, they both worked hard, but Winky was the better boxer.
Good fight the first time round I thought Vargas got the nod the last round sealed it for Vargas IMO, then again the second time around I could see Winky winning it as well. Tuff fight to score really.
you have to realise that a prime vargas was actually really, really good. there was a reason he was a p4p fighter in 1999, there was a reason that trinidad and him fought an epic battle.... Vargas in his prime could do it all really..... his jab wasnt that great but besides that, he could box when needed, he could box going forward, box going backwards, he could work around your defence or go threw your defence, he mixed up boxing and power punching beautifully, could set up traps and also had that great fire in him... his spirit, which helped him rally in fights and to always get the last edge in rounds. He could set up his powerful right hand (which though he was known for his left hook i always thought this was his best punch) with his jab, he used it great as a lead weapon, he could effectively left hook up top or down below and had a lethal body attack when applied. he had NO chin issues at this point (pre tito) and NO stamina problems, no back problems, no weight issues... trust me when i say todays feroz is a GHOST of what he was.... he put on a fast, high pace, and threw in combinations, and threw punches at all angles, uppercuts, hooks, right hands, ect. he used all this in combination to pull out a close victory against wright.... its a very underated fight by the mainstream and if you can get it its worth the watch.
it amazes me when boxing fans dont know what a prime vargas was all about......i remember hearing about him when he was a ammeature
It was close, but if Winky had been the up and comer that Vargas was a the time...he would have won. I think he had to overcome the idea that he wasn't supposed to win the fight...so if it takes the judges a few rounds to start giving a guy his props and then Vargas wins the last few rounds, these things can happen.
i had vargas winning the fight wright was outhustled in the end ... the fight was about even going into the championship rounds and vargas took those rounds