Winky is Better than Hopkins

Winky Wright couldn't hold a candle to Bernard Hopkins at middleweight. Winky has gone 2-0-1 at middleweight and never won a title belt. Hopkins won all 4 and racked up 20 title defenses.

Bernard would have still beat Winky at 160. His footwork, ability to produce angles, and dominance against southpaws would be the deciding factors.

Bernard Hopkins=ATG+Future 1st Ballot HOFer
Winky Wright=Future HOFer

 

Well said, Brooklyn. :good

 

At 170 I'll admit Wright didn't look his best. But did he looks his best against Taylor? Not really!

Winky's legs have been shot for a WHILE. The fight taking place at 160 wouldn't have made a difference I think. Even in the Tito fight, it was clear Wright wasn't as mobile anymore.

The HBO guys say he changed his style after the BS with Vargas, but even if he did consciously change his style, its clear that Wright has not aged as well as Hopkins.

He just looked so OLD in his last fight. Great fighter, and it was great to see him finally get a big fight and WIN it (when he fought Shane in '04, but come one, that Winky, or even the Winky that fought Tito, is no more!

Also I don't see WEIGHT as a factor in this fight at all. At any fight Hopkins would be stronger than Winky. And besides, Winky walks around at much higher than 154.. Like so many other fighters, Winky gains weight in between fights then has to drain to make weight. I realize a lot of people do this and are successful, but to do this and be in your mid-late 30s... I just think thats not a good thing for Wright.