By Rick Reeno
Later tonight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, live on HBO Pay-Per-View, Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (47-4-1, 32 KOs) returns to the ring against Ronald "Winky" Wright (51-3-1, 25 KOs), who moves up nearly two-weight divisions to make the fight at an agreed upon weight limit of 170-pounds.
The event is called "Coming To Fight," and fight they almost did at the official weigh-in. Hopkins must be trying really hard to sell this fight because the last time he's used these kinds of antics is when he fought Felix Trinidad in 2001.
After they both weighed in at the contract limit of 170-pounds, the traditional pre-fight stare-down began. It was during that stare-down that hundreds of fans and media members in attendence witnessed Hopkins put his hand on Wright's face and use it to push his head back. Immediately Wright tried to retaliate as both camps began to scuffle on stage. The pre-fight rumble was quickly broken up.
While the fight began at the weigh-in, there are serious doubts of a fight breaking out in the ring.
Can a fight actually erupt between two of the best technical fighters in the sport? Will Hopkins, 42, finally turn old in the ring? Will Wright be the same kind of fighter at 170-pounds? In a few hours, all of the questions will be answered.
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