winky wright appreciation thread

[IronDanHamza]

Man the guy was an idiot! Of course Tito was gonna make that much money, he was a real draw unlike Winky who spent most of his early career fighting over seas. And a few years ago he also didn't want to fight Abraham, a fighter highly regarded at the time that he could have easily whooped. Dude was a moron when it came to making fights happen. The guy had a very effective style and great defense, but he was one of the most boring fighters I have ever seen.

lol Funny how it's the Winky Appreciation Thread and everybody has decided to bash him.

No one's really bashing him so to speak.

Just exposing common myths that have arose in recent years.

[Larry the boss]

post videos people

[Visceral]

Great, underappreciated fighter. Awesome technical skills and gutsy too. Hall of fame worthy imo.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

wasn't a fan...was actually rooting for Paul Williams in their fight...glad he's out of the game

[IronDanHamza]

wasn't a fan...was actually rooting for Paul Williams in their fight...glad he's out of the game

I'm with you on this one.

I have become less of a fan in the last 2-3 years due to this 'avoided fighter' persona that has been given to him for some strane reason.

I also don't see how he gets into the HOF.

He's a good fighter but he's not HOF calibur, IMO.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

I'm with you on this one.

I have become less of a fan in the last 2-3 years due to this 'avoided fighter' persona that has been given to him for some strane reason.

I also don't see how he gets into the HOF.

He's a good fighter but he's not HOF calibur, IMO.

yup...he was a good fighter but nothing spectacular...terrible work ethics...i'd also hesitate putting him in the hall


that 'avoided fighter' crap also irritates me...there are two types of avoidance in Winky's life


1. his inability to avoid partying in Vegas every night
2. his avoidance of a boxing gym

[choelzle]

I'm with you on this one.

I have become less of a fan in the last 2-3 years due to this 'avoided fighter' persona that has been given to him for some strane reason.

I also don't see how he gets into the HOF.

He's a good fighter but he's not HOF calibur, IMO.

If winky isnt hof caliber in your opinion than no one should take your opinion seriously, he is one of the best of his generation, way better than marquez

[IronDanHamza]

yup...he was a good fighter but nothing spectacular...terrible work ethics...i'd also hesitate putting him in the hall


that 'avoided fighter' crap also irritates me...there are two types of avoidance in Winky's life


1. his inability to avoid partying in Vegas every night
2. his avoidance of a boxing gym

I would absolutely hesitiate.

If you look across his resume it's pretty light. I mean his only extraordinary wins at 154 are his wins against Mosley. Which by all means are good wins but Mosley is an average Jr Middleweight.

Other than that he has solid wins during his reign but nothing remotely special.

Above that weight, pretty much the only decent win he has is his win over Tito.

I really struggle to see him in the HOF to be honest.

[IronDanHamza]

If winky isnt hof caliber in your opinion than no one should take your opinion seriously, he is one of the best of his generation, way better than marquez

He is argubaly HOF calibur.

We have fighters like Pone Kingpetch who aren't in the HOF along with many others who are catergorically more deserving than Winky Wright who haven't and most likely will never be inducted.

I would have to disagree he is more deserving than Juan Manuel Marquez.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

If winky isnt hof caliber in your opinion than no one should take your opinion seriously, he is one of the best of his generation, way better than marquez

me and IronDan dont get along on all topics...we've butted heads on more than a few occasions but i value his opinion MUCH higher than yours...i would hesitate putting him in the Hall