Quote Originally Posted by albsur2006
Quote Originally Posted by spekterscript
I think Wright will go into this fight with his newly adopted or Pre-Vasquez offensive style. I think Hopkins will be able to counter Wright and will be too big and physically strong for Wright. If Wright goes in as a counter puncher I expect Hopkins to take the fight to a clinch fest, hold and hit, and use his rough house tactics in order to get Wright to unload. I pick Hopkins by UD. Whoever wins this fight will be further adding to his legacy as both fighters are top 5 pound for pound in my eyes.
Winky does not get countered, that's the whole point. JT is an excellent counter puncher and he barely got any clean punches on Winky. A lot of the punches he landed were in between the gloves and partially blocked. B-Hop is bigger but B-Hop doesn't throw enough punches to make a difference. The punches that B-Hop will throw will be blocked and he won't outwork Winky, this will equal to a UD12 for Winky.
Eh, you and I must have seen a completely different Wright vs. Quartey fight because I saw him getting hit cleanly several times by short left hooks counters by Quartey. Those were counter punches by Quartey and Ike has lost a decent amount of hand speed since his prime. Are we going by prime Wright ( Wright vs. Mosley Wright) or by most recent Wright here? Explain the bruising and swelling on Wright's face against Quartey? Explain the fact that according to compubox "Quartey landed 174 of 642 total punches (27%)- 11 more punches landed than Jermain Taylor in his draw with Wright last June. " You're right. JT is a good counter puncher but Quartey is not. Explain those numbers.