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By Sammy Rozenberg - It sure wasn't pretty, but Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Ronald "Winky" Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The scores were 116-112, 117-111 and 117-111.
The event was called "Coming To Fight," yet the two fighters involved did more clinching than fighting. Hopkins did the majority of the holding and the crowd was restless. The referee Robert Byrd never penalized either man in a fight that appeared to be much closer than the official scorecards.
The fight lived up to the expectations of a conflict fought by two technicians who were simply trying to pile up points to win a decision. It was no surprise, most insiders expected the fight to lack action because of the conflicting styles in the ring.
Wright suffered a bad cut above his left eye after a clash of heads in the third round. That was the extent of the damage suffered by either man. Hopkins threw the bigger and stronger punches, Wright was coming forward and throwing more punches. Hopkins, 42 and Wright, 35, began to show signs of their age as the two of them were visibly tired in the second half of the fight. [details]
The event was called "Coming To Fight," yet the two fighters involved did more clinching than fighting. Hopkins did the majority of the holding and the crowd was restless. The referee Robert Byrd never penalized either man in a fight that appeared to be much closer than the official scorecards.
The fight lived up to the expectations of a conflict fought by two technicians who were simply trying to pile up points to win a decision. It was no surprise, most insiders expected the fight to lack action because of the conflicting styles in the ring.
Wright suffered a bad cut above his left eye after a clash of heads in the third round. That was the extent of the damage suffered by either man. Hopkins threw the bigger and stronger punches, Wright was coming forward and throwing more punches. Hopkins, 42 and Wright, 35, began to show signs of their age as the two of them were visibly tired in the second half of the fight. [details]
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