Why Hopkins will beat Wright

[Mr. Ryan]

Look at it like this. The guys that Wright has dominated were smaller welterweights like Tito and Mosley who came straight in. Hopkins has been comfortable at his natural weight of 170-175 for a little while now and doesn't stand right in front of you where Winky can tee off on a stationary target. It's about angles, and if you give a guy with a peekaboo defense angles, you will negate a lot of what he does.

I have strayed away from the definitiveness of my initial prediction some, which TRUTH reminded me as stating "Hopkins by a landslide". I tend to think of the fight being more competitive as it draws closer, if only because Winky is difficult for anyone at this stage and Hopkins is much less active, throwing about 30 punches a round to Winky's 50+.

If I have to pick who has the intangibles going in, it's Wright. He is still very motivated, whereas Hopkins has shown in recent years that if you want it bad enough, he might just give it to you (See Jermain Taylor).

[IronFistKilla]

Look at it like this. The guys that Wright has dominated were smaller welterweights like Tito and Mosley who came straight in. Hopkins has been comfortable at his natural weight of 170-175 for a little while now and doesn't stand right in front of you where Winky can tee off on a stationary target. It's about angles, and if you give a guy with a peekaboo defense angles, you will negate a lot of what he does.

I have strayed away from the definitiveness of my initial prediction some, which TRUTH reminded me as stating "Hopkins by a landslide". I tend to think of the fight being more competitive as it draws closer, if only because Winky is difficult for anyone at this stage and Hopkins is much less active, throwing about 30 punches a round to Winky's 50+.

If I have to pick who has the intangibles going in, it's Wright. He is still very motivated, whereas Hopkins has shown in recent years that if you want it bad enough, he might just give it to you (See Jermain Taylor).

I'm gonna have to disagree man. You talk about winky fighting smaller fighters but hopkins has done the same thing, his most notable wins being Tito and DLH. Hopkins and wright have two common opponents (Tito and Jermain Taylor), and Wright dominated them. Yeah, I know the WW vs JT was scored a draw but most people believe wright won 8-4. Winky is the only man to stand infront of trinidad and win. He didn't even break a sweat.
I doubted Winky many times before, but not this time. Winky by Split decision.

[Addison]

The guy who beats Winky will need to be patient and intelligent.

Bernard knows this..

You can't beat Winky by outworking him.. That's his game.


If anyone can solve the puzzle it's Bernard.

[RAESAAD]

Winky has become a bit more aggresive his past couple of fights and stood in there and IMO beat Taylor that night and he is not a smaller guy by any means......Wright will beat Hopkins IMO by outworking him much like he did Taylor.He has even less to be afarid of than he did against Taylor too since Hopkins does not hit as hard as Taylor.....Winky wins 116-112 on Raes card.

[Mick Hucknall]

Calzaghe UD Lacy

[ml2niceguy]

it's gonna be a very tactical fight...we all know that...but i don't think winkys gonna lose this one

[Gatti9783]

The guy who beats Winky will need to be patient and intelligent.

Bernard knows this..

You can't beat Winky by outworking him.. That's his game.


If anyone can solve the puzzle it's Bernard.

Very good point. Should be interesting how BH approaches this fight to say the least.

[GEOFFHAYES]

Wright will win.


JACK

[Technical_Skill]

I'd fancy a volume puncher against both Hopkins and Winky,

Someone who doesnt give them time to set up and punch will give them problems.

Winky Was given problems by Mosely in their second fight, i would love to know people's scoring for that fight, i think a few of the judges had it 115-113 to wright, which is a one round difference, i actually think that fight was alot closer than people realise.

[-EX-]

B-Hop by close decision.