Bernard Hopkins-Winky Wright Agree For July 21 Clash At 170-Pounds

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

It was reported by the John C. Cotey of the St. Petersburg Times that Bernard Hopkins and Winky Wright have come agreed to fight at a catch-weight of 170-pounds, on July 21, on HBO pay-per-view. [details]

[go0dfella]

this should be interesting.

[brownpimp88]

If b-hop wins, this will further cement his legacy.

[Animal Squabbs]

weird fight really. Niether is at their best weight and the fight has no outcome on any thing except their own legacy. Which makes sense I guess.


I would have rather had Jones vs Hopkins 2 and Wright vs Taylor 2, but this is good I guess. Its gonna be hard to Wright to drop back down to fight Oscar though.

[oldgringo]

This is a good match up. People have been wondering the outcome of this fantasy fight for a long time now...this will answer their questions.

Both guys have something to gain from this fight. Wright was looking for a Calzaghe fight at 168 so this isn't that bad for him. Hopkins gets to fight another great veteran fighter. I think this will be better than people think. I got Hopkins on a slim UD based on styles and size, but who knows....Wright could pull it out too.

[Easy-E]

Why is Hop ducking Jones?

[Larry Merchant]

Hopkins UD boring fight

[GEOFFHAYES]

Hopkins KO.

[SHB]

Wright UD. It'll be both boring as hell and quite interesting though.

Nice to see Hopkins, Wright, Calzaghe and Taylor all operating around the same weight. Could mean some good matchups over the next year or two.

[Verstyle]

here comes borefest 07