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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. :o :o :o :o :o
Someone didnt get hugs as a child.....just making up for lost time.
Interesting..Quote:
Originally Posted by El Gamo
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!!
CC 200Quote:
Originally Posted by dasamm
letterman was acting like hopkins was the only one holding. fuckin cunt
RE: 41 of 53 clinches by Winky between rds 8-12.Quote:
Originally Posted by dasamm
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
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.