Thread: how to break through winky wrights defence ??

just watched tito vs wright amazing performance by wright tito didnt land one clean punch so i was wondering how hell do you get through that excellent defence do you go to the body ?? but isnt that leaving yourself open for wrights quick counter thoughts please on what type of fighter + what kind of strategy to get through that amazing defence

I'd say jab,hook,straight hand to the midsection.If you time it right it just may work.He holds his hands in a "peek a boo" type way, so he is gonna block the jab and the hook but won't be able to react fast enough for the straight mid-section punch.If you land it...I'd say switch it up to maybe jab,hook,hook,etc...just my opinion.

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

just watched tito vs wright amazing performance by wright tito didnt land one clean punch so i was wondering how hell do you get through that excellent defence do you go to the body ?? but isnt that leaving yourself open for wrights quick counter thoughts please on what type of fighter + what kind of strategy to get through that amazing defence

That fight flattered Winky cuz Tito was so rusty but yeah he looked so comfortable in that fight the way his hands covered his face and you could count on 1 hand how many times he got hit in the entire fight .

You can break through his defence though . Look at the fights with Simon and Vasquez. Taylor did a pretty good job aswel and even a washed up Ike Quartey found teh target clean afew times but he didnt have power up at middleweight . A fighter like Joe I reckon could get through his defence cuz he throws so many fast flurries that Winky would have to open up if he wanted to throw back or he'd be getting outworked all night

Originally Posted by GAME

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

just watched tito vs wright amazing performance by wright tito didnt land one clean punch so i was wondering how hell do you get through that excellent defence do you go to the body ?? but isnt that leaving yourself open for wrights quick counter thoughts please on what type of fighter + what kind of strategy to get through that amazing defence

That fight flattered Winky cuz Tito was so rusty but yeah he looked so comfortable in that fight the way his hands covered his face and you could count on 1 hand how many times he got hit in the entire fight .

You can break through his defence though . Look at the fights with Simon and Vasquez. Taylor did a pretty good job aswel and even a washed up Ike Quartey found teh target clean afew times but he didnt have power up at middleweight . A fighter like Joe I reckon could get through his defence cuz he throws so many fast flurries that Winky would have to open up if he wanted to throw back or he'd be getting outworked all night

cant get any footage of them fights sadly game

The Simon & Vasquez fights are bad examples because Wright hadn't perfected his defensive style at that time.

The best fight to look at is the Taylor fight...but that performance is more aiken to the Simon fight & the Vasquez fight because Wright fought trying to show out & gain some fans.

Wright needs to stick to his defensive posture. His gloves up & his elbows locked at his waist...it's damned near impossible to get through unless he fights a different fight.

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

Originally Posted by GAME

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

just watched tito vs wright amazing performance by wright tito didnt land one clean punch so i was wondering how hell do you get through that excellent defence do you go to the body ?? but isnt that leaving yourself open for wrights quick counter thoughts please on what type of fighter + what kind of strategy to get through that amazing defence

That fight flattered Winky cuz Tito was so rusty but yeah he looked so comfortable in that fight the way his hands covered his face and you could count on 1 hand how many times he got hit in the entire fight .

You can break through his defence though . Look at the fights with Simon and Vasquez. Taylor did a pretty good job aswel and even a washed up Ike Quartey found teh target clean afew times but he didnt have power up at middleweight . A fighter like Joe I reckon could get through his defence cuz he throws so many fast flurries that Winky would have to open up if he wanted to throw back or he'd be getting outworked all night

cant get any footage of them fights sadly game

Sorry I cant return the favour like you did with those heavyweight vids a while back cuz my stuff is on video not on my comp

Against Vasquez he was floored 5 times enroute to getting beaten but that was a long time ago and isnt really relevant anymore . Against Simon though he kept switching from head to body and Wright couldnt block all those. The commentators didnt think Simon could keep up the workrate but he could. Wright was knocked out his rythm and had to fight out his skin just to be on even terms with Simon . He took many shots that night but the question is who is out there now that fights like Simon who can do that to Winky . Vargas hit him often enough to convince the judges atleast

The simon fight was wierd.Simon fights in a akward way and throws punches from odd angles...but i thought winky adapted well and won just about all of the rounds.The Vasquez fight...I thought without all of the "slips" could have maybe been a split decision for Vasquez(But a close one).A lot of fighters can land punches on Winky ie:Taylor,Ike,etc....but for every punch landed he normally counters with 2-3 that are right on target.The flurries really dont score b/c they are landing dead on the gloves.

Dont try and break it down touch it.

Originally Posted by GAME

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

just watched tito vs wright amazing performance by wright tito didnt land one clean punch so i was wondering how hell do you get through that excellent defence do you go to the body ?? but isnt that leaving yourself open for wrights quick counter thoughts please on what type of fighter + what kind of strategy to get through that amazing defence

That fight flattered Winky cuz Tito was so rusty but yeah he looked so comfortable in that fight the way his hands covered his face and you could count on 1 hand how many times he got hit in the entire fight .

You can break through his defence though . Look at the fights with Simon and Vasquez. Taylor did a pretty good job aswel and even a washed up Ike Quartey found teh target clean afew times but he didnt have power up at middleweight . A fighter like Joe I reckon could get through his defence cuz he throws so many fast flurries that Winky would have to open up if he wanted to throw back or he'd be getting outworked all night

I agree. Its always gonna be a numbers game against someone with a tight defence.

There are two ways to beat Winky

#1 the most difficult, if you're a power puncher and you have stamina you pull a Rocky Marciano and beat the shit out of his arms so he can't hold them up.....but you have to get past his counter 1-2

#2 The smart way....make him chase you, make him lead, and counter him and you have to be very quick and switch the angles up very fast

Originally Posted by Lyle

There are two ways to beat Winky

#1 the most difficult, if you're a power puncher and you have stamina you pull a Rocky Marciano and beat the S*** out of his arms so he can't hold them up.....but you have to get past his counter 1-2

#2 The smart way....make him chase you, make him lead, and counter him and you have to be very quick and switch the angles up very fast

Id say #2 is the most difficult as he's in your face all the time anyway. If you could draw his lead that would work, provided you had a tight defence yourself.

Cotto back punches should make him think twice about his cover-up

I don't know, conventially, and uppercut between the forearms up the middle is the best way to split a guard, but Winky's is so tight and fighters hate to do that because he is such a sharp counter puncher.

Well Winky stands up so straight I doubt you could land an uppercut on him.


I think it's all angles...you have to move to one side and hope you can throw a hook inbetween the guard and land a cross behind it as he tightens up to block the hook.

Going to the body is hard because his elbows are down there, but it's where you would figure to draw attention away from his guard up top.

Soliman got through a number of times and nearly stole the show!
I know Soliman is unorthodox but maybe that's what you have to be to break down Winky's defence.