Wright Wants De La Hoya

April 25th, 2008   Tags: Winky Wright, Oscar De La Hoya  

By Scott Gilfoid: In the latest boxing news, former light middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) is reportedly highly interested in a bout with Oscar De La Hoya, whom he feels has been avoiding him for some time. This comes to no surprise to me that De La Hoya, or any other top […]

Winky Wright - Is Inactivity Hurting Wright’s Career?

January 28th, 2008   Tags: Winky Wright  

By Chris Thomas: So far, it’s been six months since former light middleweight & middleweight champion Winky Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) last fought, losing a disappointing 12-round unanimous decision to Bernard Hopkins in July 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, instead of accepting the defeat and moving on, […]

Winky Wright: Why Hasn’t He Received The Fame Like Other Boxers?

January 18th, 2008   Tags: Winky Wright  

During this past week with all the news on the old timers bout between Felix Trinidad and Roy Jones, I took another look at Trinidad’s bout with Winky Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs), which turned out to be a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision victory for Wright in May 2005. I wondered why, a fighter with as […]

Observations on Hopkins-Wright

July 30th, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Winky Wright  

By Brian Blackwell: On Saturday night, I watched the replay of the Bernard Hopkin vs. Winky Wright boxing fight, and once again it has proven amazing to me how different a fight can be when you get the opportunity to see it for a second time. After watching it the first time, I saw […]

Hopkins-Wright Replay

July 23rd, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Winky Wright  

It’s a special edition of HBO BOXING AFTER DARK when HBO Sports presents the exclusive replay of the light heavyweight showdown BERNARD HOPKINS VS. WINKY WRIGHT SATURDAY, JULY 28 at 10:15 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO. The HBO Sports team, which was ringside for the live event at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, […]

Hopkins vs Wright: Predictions

July 21st, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Winky Wright  

“Wright has waited a long time for a shot at Hopkins and this belt, and his hunger and strong right hook will prevail against the experienced “Executioner.” I’m picking Winky Wright by unanimous decision.” - Nancy Gay, The San Francisco Chronicle
“Wright in a Split decision (115-113, 116-112, 113-115) that is not nearly as boring as […]