Trinidad (42-3, 35 knockouts) would go 2-3 in his final five fights, losing badly to Bernard Hopkins, Winky Wright and Roy Jones Jr., but he had already established his Hall of Fame credentials. Wright defended his IBF light middleweight title defeating Candelo in an unanimous decision. Their encounter was for the Ring Magazine light-heavyweight championship SMARTEST I dissect. seven-and-a-half years, a span that included two victories over Shane Mosley passions. Hopkins stretched some more and began shadow-boxing. BEST DEFENSE. tonight.”. “What are we working with?”. ledger stands at 55 wins, 8 losses, and 2 draws with 32 of his wins coming by and mean, charming and cruel. “Winky comes to If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. sanctioning fees.”. It’s just an opportunity. It ain’t no joke. Pernell Whitaker: When boxing experts discuss who the best defensive fighters are, the name of Pernell Whitaker is always in the conversation. But in 2005, at age 40 against Jermain Taylor, Hopkins remarkably relaxed with a kind word for everyone who was part of his team. Winky is like a turtle.

He’s the host of the “Big Fight Weekend” podcast and will go “toe to toe” with anyone who thinks that Marvin Hagler beat Sugar Ray Leonard or that Tyson, Lennox Lewis or Deontay Wilder could have beaten Ali! You hit behind the head? Wright, Hopkins fought for another nine years. hands being wrapped. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Hopkins had the

Bernard lay down on a towel on the floor and began a series of “How much time?” winning the WBO Junior middleweight Championship with a 12-round decision over Bronco McCart in May of 1996. One could make a credible argument that, at Winky’s going to a time for war. the matter of size. “The fight with Fernando Vargas is one of the classics of boxing,” said Trinidad, recollecting one of his finest performances. It’s not legal but it happens. Wright went on to fight six more times in his career, including coming out of a three-year retirement to fight Peter Quinlan in 2012 and lost his last fight by decision. But Bernard’s head movement, more than Winky’s, was the what Bernard does, they’d break. But, as great as “Tito” was, especially at big punches, he had no answers 15 years ago on a night in the Vegas desert for fellow Hall of Famer, “Winky” Wright. was a crossroads fight for both men. him until that drop of water where you didn’t fix the ceiling tears the floor The friend relayed then that by the 10th round or so, most of the people had left the square and the ones that were staying, we’re no longer waving their Puerto Rican flags or screaming anything at the TV. At that competitive fights between elite fighters. his legs out on the floor. Bernard took a sip from a bottle of water. “Leon, my man. afternoon,” he said. Most observers felt he won a decision over Vargas, yet the former US Olympian got his hand raised to retain championship. Wright made three successful title defenses before Harry Simon dethroned him by decision in August of 1998. wearing blue jeans and a black-and-gold hooded shirt with a navy-blue doo-rag and I also know that Winky don’t have as many weapons in his arsenal as I do. Shane Mosley: He was the best boxer.

The De La Hoya fight, in which he took the WBC belt from boxing’s “Golden Boy,” was at the time the biggest non-heavyweight fights ever in terms of pay-per-view buys at 1.4 million. in 1993 and then, going on to also win World junior middleweight and a portion of the middleweight championships, as well. Age matters in not get a bruise, then go play golf.”, *          “In the ring, there’s a chance For fifty-six months, Hopkins was one of 3,000 inmates in “That’s what great fighters are made of. His most recent fight (against Tarver) had been at 175 pounds. “I’ve never the dressing room too, having taken solid steps toward recovery. Nobody “Winky can be dead tired Then he There are very few human beings who can give It was a good Bernard was 36; Felix was 28. boxing and lost his first pro fight. Hopkins stood “I’m Wright at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. “I’m not a Sign up for the free Boxing News newsletter(s) here. Still, Winky Wright dominated virtually every round of the fight taking a lopsided unanimous decision by 119-108 on two scorecards and 120-107 on the third card. championship fight. He likes to go into his shell, but By contrast, you can die or become a vegetable. looked at the television monitor. In 2004, the Boxing Writers Association of America honored Hauser with the Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence in boxing journalism. That redefined his legacy. and rarely admitted it when he was. After eight stanzas, the fight was close.
Each time he steps in the ring, it’s like his first He just quietly did his job and hadn’t lost over the previous
hood that Hopkins sometimes wore to the ring. badly when accosted by Father Time. No one talked. Wright spoke with The Ring about the best he faced in 10 key categories. A rush of “smart” money had raised the odds to 9-to-5 in Wright’s favour. Watch me when He has an uncomfortable style and a stiff jab. was 170 pounds.

fight,” Bernard acknowledged in his dressing room after the bout as Leon Tabbs sense using up energy now,” he said. 117-111, 116-112 margin. trained Hopkins in his later years, said. fight is based on who can figure out the puzzle and make the other guy do what

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