Should Winky retire?

[Me La Pelan]

NO
he was rusty but put up a decent fight
his Defense held it down for him, i hope his next fight he throws more punches

I think his D kept PWill from killing him, but towards the end it did start to crack around the 9th. All I know is Winky's hands are gonna be purple for a month after all those shots he blocked with'em.

[-Swizzy-]

Should Winky Wright retire and save himself another beating for nothing? Your thoughts?

winky is the same as he has been for the last couple of fights. he was just in with a really good fighter tonight.

160 is a really good division so I don't think he would do well against any of the top guys there but I can still see winky doing well against a lot of the top fighters at 154(other than p-will of course).

His fighting style isn't very physically demanding so I can see him fighting for another 5-6 years if he wanted to.

[ACHlLLES]

I think he should, he took some vicious uppercuts in that fight. And he got pretty beat up, his face tells the whole story. I gave Winky Wright the first round and thought he was going to school Williams, but then Williams started to take over after the first round and basically schooled Williams.

[Sutekh uvdabrix]

winky is the same as he has been for the last couple of fights. he was just in with a really good fighter tonight.

160 is a really good division so I don't think he would do well against any of the top guys there but I can still see winky doing well against a lot of the top fighters at 154(other than p-will of course).

His fighting style isn't very physically demanding so I can see him fighting for another 5-6 years if he wanted to.

real talk

been sayin that for a while

[Don Johnson]

I think he should take a fight against a contender at 160, maybe marco antonio rubio? Enrique Ornelas? someone to help him gain his confidence back with and then try and take a crack at someone like sturm, pavlik, or abraham. I say he beats sturm even in the state he's in.

[TintaBoricua]

to me, yes he should retire, he showed glimpses of his brilliant defense, but his timing was off and his legs are not under him anymore....i dont want him to lose anymore, he did well for himself, he aint getting big fights, **** it........i ddint even want him to return but i have to support my idol........

He's a great fighter, it's just that Williams was on par that night. Constant activity, stamina, good chin, plus it didn't help that Winky doesn't have knockout power.

I heard the HBO crew say that going into the fight, Winky was 1-1-1 in his last fights, I was rather surprised.

[Southpaw16BF]

He should consider it i guess. He's never been beaten that badley in his career and been dominated like that.

But after 21 months out, he came back and fought the most avoided fighter in boxing. A man who is in the prime of his career, and throws non stop punching and has great stamina and a great chin in Paul Williams.

So that was a very hard comeback fight for Wright. I still think he very well could beat most Middlweight contenders etc Mora, Rubio, Griffin, and Duddy. But the worry is when he beat's those contenders he will get showdown fights with the elite again, but next time he fights a elite fighter he will be a lot less rusty and may put up a better performance.

Lets wait and see.

[Baracka Flocka]

He's a great fighter, it's just that Williams was on par that night. Constant activity, stamina, good chin, plus it didn't help that Winky doesn't have knockout power.

I heard the HBO crew say that going into the fight, Winky was 1-1-1 in his last fights, I was rather surprised.

Yeah I Really Think He Won That Jermain Taylor fight which was a Draw.

The Hopkins Fight was Bad Showing, Boring altogether. Styles made it boring. I don't Think Winky Lost the Fight, He Just didn't win it.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

i've seen signs of slippage since the Soliman fight when Winky, at times, looked befuddled with the volume punching that Sam brought...i knew it was gonna be a nightmare when he fought someone that brought that same volume but with more accuracy


i'm not sure if he should retire, quite frankly, coming back from 2 years off to fight Paul Williams isn't the best career move