Floyd @154 vs Winky Wright (Prime)

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I remember watching Floyd fight Oscar and noticing how unusually inaccurate Floyd was (by his own standards) and how Oscar was able to validate his game plan of walking Floyd down, hands high, taking Floyds pot-shoting off the gloves... I was thinking that Winky - who is naturally bigger than Oscar, has a better defence, a much better jab and is a SOUTHPAW - would have implemented Oscars game plan superbly.

[captainanddew]

winky's jab would have controlled the fight.

[DavilaJones]

I think winky would win because he's just larger and floyd, even though he has fought at 154, isn't a natrual jr middleweight and that makes all the difference when you're fighting one who is.

An ugly close UD by winky.

[Beanflicker]

Floyd by very boring but clear cut decision.

Winky had a great jab but Floyd's speed would be the difference. Neither would come close to doing actual damage to the other.

[Hulk]

I remember watching Floyd fight Oscar and noticing how unusually inaccurate Floyd was (by his own standards) and how Oscar was able to validate his game plan of walking Floyd down, hands high, taking Floyds pot-shoting off the gloves... I was thinking that Winky - who is naturally bigger than Oscar, has a better defence, a much better jab and is a SOUTHPAW - would have implemented Oscars game plan superbly.

Excellent post.

Floyd was very weary of Oscar and fought him scared, but still outpointed him 8-4 on my card. Some had it 7-5.

Its conceivable that a 154 lb Wright could walk Floyd down and beat him for a decision, but he also may have simply been too slow to catch him.

[p4pking]

Agreed, Floyd also had to be weary because at that point Oscar still had a great left hook. Against Winky he could have engaged more readily without the chance of getting seriously hurt by one shot.

[Master]

Winky beats Floyd at this weight like he beat Shane twice. Winky would be bigger stronger and better than Floyd whose best bet would be to use his speed. This also shows how good the light middle was when it had a prime Vargas, Winky and Tito there. Those guys would beat the current crop Saul, Cotto etc.

[15rounder]

What?...o, sorry. I was imagining what this fight would be like and I fell asleep. Watching golf would have been more exciting than watching this fight.