Winky Really Lost....

[masterdirector]

Wright didn't do more harm than good by winning, that's silly. He'd look a hell of a lot worse off had he lost that fight. I don't care who you are, it is always better to have the win than the loss.

Say he'd have lost. He'd maybe have gotten fights against better opposition, but for worse money. Then, had he lost to f'n Trinidad, that'd probably mean he'd lose again, further hurting his marketability.

Wright is better off with the win, trust me. He might have to force the mandatory thing to get titles, then turn around and defend those titles. Its a long road that way, but it may be his only option.

Really besides Trinidad, who is Winky going to fight anyhow, if you really want to get real. Hopkins isn't big money. He's possibly the biggest money fight for Wright, but that doesn't make Hopkins big money. If Hopkins isn't fighting DLH or Trinidad, he isn't going to draw those huge crowds that he imagines he can draw.

Need proof? Look at all the disrespect Hopkins gets for being a "boring" fighter. Its hard to market that.

Vargas may be the biggest potential draw of the three. Probably is. Vargas vs. Hopkins is a much easier sell than Wright vs. Vargas or Wright vs. Hopkins.

But Wright vs. Hopkins can sell some. It'd do better now than it would, say Wright had lost, and they have Wright vs. Hopkins 2 years from now or something. Right now, Wright is the superstar stopper. Back to back, he's virtually ended the careers of Mosley and Trinidad. Hopkins ended DLH. That's how they'd have to market Hopkins vs. Wright, which is the best way to market it.

Executioner vs. The Career Killer. Hopkins took out both Trinidad and DLH. Only man to stop either, let alone both. Wright sabotaged Mosley's career by beating him twice, then stopped Trinidad's comeback by stopping him, shutting Tito down completely. 12 rounds, Tito couldn't land 60 punches. Tito couldn't land even 5 punches a round on Wright. Both Hopkins and Wright were seen as stepping stones. Now they've thwarted that image. What happens when two the warriors meet face to face?

That's how you market that ****.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

They should call this fight Jibber Jabber.

LOL!... Jibber Jabber... LOL!...

Watch one jab and watch one run,
Jab jab jab and run run run,
But what's this - a big over hand left?
Bernard's flat on his back - gasping for breath!

He tries to get up but his legs are like jelly,
He get's to his knees arms out like a fairy,
He stands on one foot, trying to get back his stance,
And does the ****** Zab Judah F**king CHICKEN DANCE!!!

... LOL!...

[splittingatoms]

well a win is better off anyday than a loss.but i think this fight has hurt winky in getting big money fights.his boring style of jabbing all night isnt going to get him paid.not many people is gonna pay to see him as a main event.its just a boring style.its not his fault that is the style that he has mastered but it is hurting him when it comes to getting big money fights.and the guy that compared winky to byrd is right.nobody wants to see byrd fight .he just isnt interesting enough to draw crowds and that is whats going to happen with winky.the jab,jab,jab,jab,ect. isnt going to get him paid.i said already once,that we will prolly never again see winky as a main event on a PPV card again.

[Floydmayweather]

Winky well get the big fights now with King is his corner. I hate Don King but he does get fighters big fights and the public well demand fights like Winky Vs Hopkins/Taylor or Winky Vs Vargas.

[Zn1]

vargas will never get a shot at winky unless winky loses
again convincingly. also vargas would get massacred.hes done

[Truth]

He actually did more damage to his future although no fault of his own. Beating the overhyped Trinidad the way he did, NONE of the top guys will want to go anywhere near him. He will become the next Chris Byrd in that there will be WAAAy to much risk vs reward in fighting him. The following line sums it up the best:



Accordingly, guys like Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor or Fernando Vargas, who could make equal (or more) money fighting less dangerous opponents, will probably opt to pass on fighting the new pound-for-pound candidate. Let’s be realistic for a moment. Without the promise of huge money, what is the incentive for them to risk looking like Trinidad did earlier tonight?

Exactly. Fighting Winky Wright equals the risk pf PUBLIC HUMILIATION. And that's something NO boxer wants to go thru!

I don't know if thats necessarily true and I think thats a negative way to look ar the biggest win of his career.

[adeelr]

thats is very true, Winky will have to become more exciting to be able to make crazy money, good fighter might be hesitent in fighting him because of his very very defensive style.

[deuce_drop]

He actually did more damage to his future although no fault of his own. Beating the overhyped Trinidad the way he did, NONE of the top guys will want to go anywhere near him. He will become the next Chris Byrd in that there will be WAAAy to much risk vs reward in fighting him. The following line sums it up the best:



Accordingly, guys like Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor or Fernando Vargas, who could make equal (or more) money fighting less dangerous opponents, will probably opt to pass on fighting the new pound-for-pound candidate. Let’s be realistic for a moment. Without the promise of huge money, what is the incentive for them to risk looking like Trinidad did earlier tonight?

Exactly. Fighting Winky Wright equals the risk pf PUBLIC HUMILIATION. And that's something NO boxer wants to go thru!

it's been that way his whole career. why risk losing and looking bad, when you can fight someone who is easier to hit and beat, and make more money.....Vargas didn't want a rematch....

[STEELHEAD]

there's plenty of fights out there for winky. he has the belt.they got to go thru him to get it. look at the level of competion hopkins has fought the last several fights. he hardly threw any combos his last fight .just single punches. after taylor schools hopkins hopefully winky will fight hopkins even tho theres no belts invoved. taylor is just too much bigger and faster than winky. i think taylors skills and his intelligents and he listens to his corner will negate his lack of expeirence.imo winky will stay away from taylor.