Winky Wright vs. Joe Calzaghe -- better career & resumé?

I didn't forget them :hi:

I liked you until it said 'ultimate Offense vs ultimate Defense'. Winky don't throw a lot and is a counter-puncher... then we have an offensive, ultra-high work-rate boxer in Joe Calzaghe (admittedly lacking power hence why I don't like 'ultimate'). & while Winky's defense is great for him soaking up shots against boxer-punchers leaving him unscathed..., he can be touched plenty by someone like Joe Calzaghe (who like PW is a Southpaw.. and a high work-rate one throwing shots from all angles). That Shell is still legendary though, I just wish Winky had been more active & not so avoided. In his prime, he had the potential to hold almost every title from 154 through 160 to 168 (anything Calzaghe wasn't holding).

Winky wouldn't be half as banged up... but he would lose a competitive points-decision, even at his prime. That's reality, here.



Take Joe Calzaghe, though... & put him up against a PRIME Roy Jones.
Now that's interesting.. to see if Joe can touch Roy in a meaningful way...

or Joe Calzaghe vs. an enlarged prime-Pernell Whittaker! Could any of Calzaghe's 110 punches per round catch Sweet Pea in an effective manner? (This while ofcourse Joe has to deal with a classy counter-fighter himself!)


Even a prime-Toney vs. Calzaghe 10 years ago is bloody interesting (I would actually pick Calzaghe in this one... though I do wonder how eastside views Toney as far as greats of this closing generation go?)

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Anyhow, as far as Careers go... in decoration: they're equal. Both were undisputed at their stomping-ground weights. So it comes down to the resumé... and I think Winky wins that (close but clear given the context of when he fought the fighters on his record).

Joe's saving grace is that he was UNDEFEATED & a p4p t3 once Floyd retired & he had beaten Bernard (albeit a 44-year old! by split-D).

 

"well above". lol.

if he was so 'well-above'... why did he fight Oscar there in their re-match?
If he felt SO weaker than everyone else.. why did he fight Winky after Oscar?

Mosley says it himself, he's a BIG 147-pounder. He's struggling to make 147 now due to age (even Roach knows & said this when asked about fight possibilities waaay before the Hatton fight).... SSM can't cut weight so easily anymore & he's gotten all the 'man-strength' he's gonna get now. Vernon Forrest -- whooped Mosley...when he was considered p4p no1... and now Forrest is arguably the single-best fighter @ 154 (since no-one wants to fight Winky & Paul Williams, like Winky now, seems set on staying at 160 where no weight has to be cut).

Also, I suggest you look at the way they fought. Winky took Mosley's best shots. Not because Mosley doesn't hit hard (hell, he's a welter who hits like a good middleweight!) but because he has a great shell-defense & a great chin!

Winky's a counter-fighter, slick & intelligent.. he plays chess! He aint a pressure-fighter or a bully who will use roughouse tactics... like a Vargas or Mayorga... (B-Hop @ 170-175). Weights barely any issue for Winky when fighting people who are what.. 5lbs smaller??
Funny actually, didn't Mosley layeth the smackdown on Vargas @ 154 TWICE. KO'ing him?
This AFTER getting picked apart by Winky. Yes, 154 was 'so uncomfortable' for Mosley his whole career.