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There are only a handful of fights that I can recall off the top of my head where a fighter's level of skill just blew me away, this past Saturday's performance by Winky Wright was one of those occasions.
I remember when Felix Trinidad was seeking a bout with Winky Wright there were two thoughts that popped in head;
1. When is Trinidad going to stop picking on these smaller guys and fight a legit middleweight.
2. Wright is crazy to face Trinidad at 160 pounds.
This was a fight that the Trinidad camp pursued, they chased Winky for this fight and not the other way around. At one point this fight almost fell apart because Winky wanted more money, rather then find a new opponent, Don King came up with more cash in order to secure Winky. The Trinidad camp thought Tito would just power right through Winky Wright and probably got that idea the same way I did, by watching Wright's two battles with Shane Mosley. Who would think that Wright, coming off a close rematch win over Shane Mosley where he won seven of twelve rounds, would dominate all twelve rounds against Felix Trinidad in his next fight. The same Shane Mosley that moved back down to 147 pounds was never close to going down against Wright or ever seriously hurt by any of Wright's punches. I am positive that Trinidad's camp watched those fights and felt that Wright had no chance against what they perceived to be the much bigger and stronger Tito.
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I remember when Felix Trinidad was seeking a bout with Winky Wright there were two thoughts that popped in head;
1. When is Trinidad going to stop picking on these smaller guys and fight a legit middleweight.
2. Wright is crazy to face Trinidad at 160 pounds.
This was a fight that the Trinidad camp pursued, they chased Winky for this fight and not the other way around. At one point this fight almost fell apart because Winky wanted more money, rather then find a new opponent, Don King came up with more cash in order to secure Winky. The Trinidad camp thought Tito would just power right through Winky Wright and probably got that idea the same way I did, by watching Wright's two battles with Shane Mosley. Who would think that Wright, coming off a close rematch win over Shane Mosley where he won seven of twelve rounds, would dominate all twelve rounds against Felix Trinidad in his next fight. The same Shane Mosley that moved back down to 147 pounds was never close to going down against Wright or ever seriously hurt by any of Wright's punches. I am positive that Trinidad's camp watched those fights and felt that Wright had no chance against what they perceived to be the much bigger and stronger Tito.
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