Quote Originally Posted by OumaFan
I don't think this is a good matchup for Winky.

Winky as he's gotten older has gotten more and more flat footed. He edges forward with that peekaboo and I've gotten the feeling more and more that Winky would have trouble with a true stick and move fighter because he's become pretty flat footed. He really hasn't faced many stick and move guys. Shane's fast but never really been a true boxer mover, Taylor probably could do it but all he does is back straight up into the ropes.

I think Ray would win a close decision. Power on either side wouldn't matter, nobodies getting knocked out in this fight. I think Ray would move a lot, turn Winky and throw flashy combos, they might not really land that much but I think he'd end up edging it out.
It's a good analysis, but I think that Winky still has very fast hands, and he still has good reflexes. Nobody can jab against him which is a key weapon for Ray on the outside, and if he can't win that war he can't win the fight because Winky would keep Ray on the outside for most of the fight, and unlike younger Leonard, the middleweight Leonard IMO couldn't run away all night, and on the inside at first his quick combinations would work, but his lack of power and defense while throwing combinations would allow Wright to walk him backwards and land the straight punches which eventually dictate the fight. I think he is a better schooled, and stronger man who is fast enough to hit any version of Leonard let alone old Leonard who was being tagged quite a bit by an old Hagler.