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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - This week was supposed to go a bit differently for Winky Wright.
Come Tuesday morning, the multi-division veteran was supposed to be in the final stages of preparation for a perceived comeback bout with rugged gatekeeper and reality TV alumnus Grady Brewer.
But now, rather than fleeting hours on the road at the fight venue in Puerto Rico, Wright is back home in Florida and again pondering the next step in a successful last run at big-stage relevance.
“Yes, I still think I have it in me to be a champion again. Or else I wouldn’t be doing this,” said Wright, who celebrated birthday No. 38 in late November, within days of the announcement that his match with Brewer had been scrubbed.
“I’m not one of these guys who’ll be there just to be an opponent or a line on someone else’s record. I think I can still win fights. And if I can get into position to have another big fight with a good payday, I’ll do it. If not, it’ll be time to stop.”
Winless since a wide decision over Ike Quartey in 2006 and largely inactive since, Wright had hoped a win over Brewer would be a springboard back into the lucrative financial picture now focused at 147 pounds, just below his comfort zone.
He dropped a 170-pound catch-weight verdict to Bernard Hopkins in a pay-per-view showdown in 2007, then spent two years on the shelf due to injury before returning for a one-sided middleweight loss to Paul Williams in Las Vegas on April 11.
The Williams result was the first decisive “L” of a career often marked by dubious verdicts and other reed-thin controversies – with Wright winning just two of a possible 36 rounds on three scorecards against a freakishly tall and uniquely busy foe. [Click Here To Read More]
Come Tuesday morning, the multi-division veteran was supposed to be in the final stages of preparation for a perceived comeback bout with rugged gatekeeper and reality TV alumnus Grady Brewer.
But now, rather than fleeting hours on the road at the fight venue in Puerto Rico, Wright is back home in Florida and again pondering the next step in a successful last run at big-stage relevance.
“Yes, I still think I have it in me to be a champion again. Or else I wouldn’t be doing this,” said Wright, who celebrated birthday No. 38 in late November, within days of the announcement that his match with Brewer had been scrubbed.
“I’m not one of these guys who’ll be there just to be an opponent or a line on someone else’s record. I think I can still win fights. And if I can get into position to have another big fight with a good payday, I’ll do it. If not, it’ll be time to stop.”
Winless since a wide decision over Ike Quartey in 2006 and largely inactive since, Wright had hoped a win over Brewer would be a springboard back into the lucrative financial picture now focused at 147 pounds, just below his comfort zone.
He dropped a 170-pound catch-weight verdict to Bernard Hopkins in a pay-per-view showdown in 2007, then spent two years on the shelf due to injury before returning for a one-sided middleweight loss to Paul Williams in Las Vegas on April 11.
The Williams result was the first decisive “L” of a career often marked by dubious verdicts and other reed-thin controversies – with Wright winning just two of a possible 36 rounds on three scorecards against a freakishly tall and uniquely busy foe. [Click Here To Read More]
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