Why didn't Winky Wright want a rematch against Jermain Taylor?

[SERVILEV]

i still think he won the fight.. imo i believe it was a combo of frustration
and his age...

[Ringlife]

I posted that a couple of days ago he could've made a lot of money it was a classic fight both fighters in their prime I did think Winky won but he should've fought him anyway but he didn't he fought B Hop and both these guys were old school at the time and B Hop took him to collage that nite and B hop graduated with top honors winky sat out for while and let his best years pass him by and fought P Will and got whipped and now he's on a milk carton missing in action.

[jrosales13]

Taylor/DiBella never offered 50-50. And i'm a Taylor fan and a critic of Winky's decisions.


Just talking out of your ass, nothing new.

Yea, you right.

[Kagami Taiga]

It is false that he wanted more than 50-50. He actually wanted 50-50 because Taylor got the bigger share in the first fight, so since it was a draw, Winky felt it should be 50-50 the second time. But Team Taylor/DiBella wanted the Lion's share again. Which basically was too much, because Taylor was The Ring/WBC/WBO champion while Winky was bringing: Nothing.

Winky Wright: "50-50 Or No Rematch"

http://www.boxingscene.com/winky-wright-50-50-no-taylor-rematch--6458

Even with getting the lesser split, Winky Wright turned down a guaranteed $5 Million dollars for the rematch. Which is a big guarantee nowadays, and was even bigger in 2007.

this. with that said, im the biggest winky fan but he makes some of the ******est business decisions ever. to turn down a 5million dollar guarantee, esp one that would have been the biggest payday in your career, is pretty astounding. only guy who was getting paid a good deal more than that at the time was oscar.

[JDezi4]

Literally every comment after the TS's original said the same thing lmfao

[$tate of Mind]

I posted that a couple of days ago he could've made a lot of money it was a classic fight both fighters in their prime I did think Winky won but he should've fought him anyway but he didn't he fought B Hop and both these guys were old school at the time and B Hop took him to collage that nite and B hop graduated with top honors winky sat out for while and let his best years pass him by and fought P Will and got whipped and now he's on a milk carton missing in action.

After the fight Winky seemed completely indifferent. His demeanor seemed like he didn't want another fight to me. I didn't follow the negotiations but I vividly remember Winky saying, "I don't want no rematch" right after the fight. Anyway, on the front page I saw a headline that said Winky is going to make a comeback.

[Rip Chudd]

this. with that said, im the biggest winky fan but he makes some of the ******est business decisions ever. to turn down a 5million dollar guarantee, esp one that would have been the biggest payday in your career, is pretty astounding. only guy who was getting paid a good deal more than that at the time was oscar.

Exactly. 5 mil!? when has Winky ever made that much? He could of took that, beat Taylor, and had a trilogy where he got the lions share. SMH I liked watching Winky but his business decisions were ridiculous!