Calzaghe and Wright are certainly hall of famers.
People forget that the HOF in Boxing isn't like the HOF in Baseball. It's much easier to get in.
and that's because you can get away with fighting 2 40 year old shot fighters and retire in boxing.
not sure...remember Soliman swinging like a drunk baboon for 12 rounds against Winky, that gave him problems
Vargas beat him with volume.
Simon beat him with volume.
Candelo gave him problems with volume.
Hernandez gave him problems with volume.
You are right, Soliman gave him problems with volume.
Williams destroyed him with volume on a night when Wright looks like he still has it, other than his legs.
Wright just isn't very good against volume punching fighters.
Calzaghe's best win is a old Hopkins. Winky's is a prime Mosley...Shane has showed he can win at 154.
Wright- Mosley, Quartey, washed up Trinidad
Calzaghe- past prime Hopkins, washed up Jones Jr, Kessler, washed up Eubank
Its somewat close but Joe gets the nod since he was a champ for a long time, I shudda voted for him...
I'm sorry, but Shane Mosley sucks at 154.
NC against Raul Marquez.
Bad decision win against Oscar De La Hoya.
2 fairly wide decision losses to Winky Wright.
Pathetic showing in the first fight against Vargas... I've never seen someone look like they are throwing lighter punches than Mosley did in this fight.
Shut out a completely shot Vargas for a TKO win in the rematch.
Mosley is a terrible 154 pounder.
winky is a shoe in.
glen johnson, tarver and calzaghe could go eighter way. if it was up to me i would incluse the road warrior and forget about joe and antonio.
joppy? hell no.
winky
trinidad , mosley , vargas , taylor , hopkins.......
he's fought some good guys especially considering how people ducked him.
And had a chance to beat them all. I thought he beat taylor and vargas he hopkins akwardness just go the best of winky.
what a stupid poll, calzaghe is miles better than everyone on this list.
Calzaghe is the best fighter out of them all but he isn't far superior to them all.
Winky Wright is a pretty good fighter as well.
bunch of winky haters....... :nonono:
fuck you all!
I've got a right to dislike fighters if I want to. Winky Wright and Chad Dawson are the cause of HBO's boxing budget being f#cked for the rest of this year because their fights against Tarver and Williams respectively did shit. Chad and Winky are overpaid fighters who don't give you any bang for your buck. I don't really care for Calzaghe's style either. I want to make that clear too since he is part of this thread.
Even though I don't like Calzaghe I've gotta say I think he's the most deserving of the hall of fame on that list. Winky Wright seems like a border-line case to me. He came up short against the best opponents he fought like Fernando Vargas, Julio Caeser Vasquez, Jermaine Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, and Paul Williams. The two wins over Shane Mosley were great, but I don't put too much stock in his win over Tito because he had already been ruined by B-Hop, he hadn't been that active since then, and he didn't do anything meaningful after that either. I don't think I'd vote Winky into the Hall. It's got nothing to do with his technical style. Although that technical style is what cost him that fight with Taylor by taking the 12th round off.
Prime Calzaghe beats Prime Winky at 160/168 if u ask me.
Calzaghe's slick and throws a lot and his reflexes help his defense. It wouldn't be a no contest but I think Joe would clearly win on the cards.