Thread: An interesting stat regarding the B Hop Winky fight....

A post-fight CompuBox count found 132 combined clinches in the fight. Hopkins initiated 74, Wright 53, with five mutual clinches. Of Wright’s 53 clinches, 41 occurred between rounds 8 and 12, with 19 occurring in the last minute of each round.

Someone didnt get hugs as a child.....just making up for lost time.

Originally Posted by El Gamo

A post-fight CompuBox count found 132 combined clinches in the fight. Hopkins initiated 74, Wright 53, with five mutual clinches. Of Wright’s 53 clinches, 41 occurred between rounds 8 and 12, with 19 occurring in the last minute of each round.

Interesting..

Winky's clinches were a result of fatigue...hopkins came out with clinching a major part of his game plan. Winky came to fight!

The way some people are going on about B-Hop you would think the numbers would be drastic in comparison. 74 to 53 is 21 difference, he held about 1.5 more than Winky per round. Cry me a river WAAA!! WAAAA!! WAAA!!

Originally Posted by dasamm

Originally Posted by El Gamo

A post-fight CompuBox count found 132 combined clinches in the fight. Hopkins initiated 74, Wright 53, with five mutual clinches. Of Wright’s 53 clinches, 41 occurred between rounds 8 and 12, with 19 occurring in the last minute of each round.

Interesting..

Winky's clinches were a result of fatigue...hopkins came out with clinching a major part of his game plan. Winky came to fight!

CC 200

letterman was acting like hopkins was the only one holding. fuckin cunt

Originally Posted by dasamm

Originally Posted by El Gamo

A post-fight CompuBox count found 132 combined clinches in the fight. Hopkins initiated 74, Wright 53, with five mutual clinches. Of Wright’s 53 clinches, 41 occurred between rounds 8 and 12, with 19 occurring in the last minute of each round.

Interesting..

Winky's clinches were a result of fatigue...hopkins came out with clinching a major part of his game plan. Winky came to fight!

RE: 41 of 53 clinches by Winky between rds 8-12.

Winky is a great fighter but anyone that is around a natural JMW is sure to feel the effects of the fighting the bigger/stronger guys if they keep goin up in weight to fight. Especicially if alot of roughhousing is involved in the fight.

He can make alot of noise @ JMW (if he wants to make weight), @ MW (where I would like to see him), & probably @ SMW (real close to his limit & probably not where he should go IMO). Over SMW (& probably not there) is not in Wink's best interest IMO.

It will be interesting to see what's next. He deserves the big $$$ & big fights IMO. He has paid his dues.

There was way too much clinching in the fight. Fans pay good money to watch a fight and its up to the referee to ensure that a good fight is delivered. Both fighters were guilty and I think more points should be docked for hugging in big fights. Boxing is 12 3 minute rounds its not as arduous as in previous years. There is no excuse for excessive hugging and it shouldnt be tolerated as a strategy for trying to win.

Originally Posted by miles

There was way too much clinching in the fight. Fans pay good money to watch a fight and its up to the referee to ensure that a good fight is delivered. Both fighters were guilty and I think more points should be docked for hugging in big fights. Boxing is 12 3 minute rounds its not as arduous as in previous years. There is no excuse for excessive hugging and it shouldnt be tolerated as a strategy for trying to win.

U make some good points. But IMO the key word in ur post was "referee". It's his job to control the action. If a fighter can get away with something that they beleive will help them win then they will do it. I don't blame them one bit. And the fans do deserve some action. But all fights are not going to be toe 2 toe barnburners. There are no guarantees in this game & fans should watch the fights for their love/dedication/support of the sport.

I'm not an ambassador for any kind of clinching but there are different types of clinching. There's the clinch & hold on for ur life. And different variations of the clinch & work. Personally it's hard for me to stomach clinch & hold on & I definitely think that penalties should be executed in these cases. But the clinch & work is a part of the game & an art in it's own right.

I'd rather see the ref give the guys some time to work out of the clinch than to jump in & involve himself as soon as it happens. Just my opinion.

As much as i dislike Jay Nady, he is one of the best at controlling holding.