Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205
Honestly...it kills me that people think Winky's boring.

I've never understood it. I wonder what fights people gravitate towards when they make that decision.

Saying that Winky is a low risk fighter? That one's for me to grasp too.

Wright went toe to toe with Vargas, Shane, Taylor, Simon, & basically everyone else that he has fought. The only persons that Wright used a full on peek a boo for the duration was against Trinidad & Soliman. As amazing as I thought that show was...he caught the most flack for those two match ups.

Tactically, Wright is legitamately the best in his weight class...I still say that Wright's weight class is 154.

This hop up against Hopkins...I got a feeling he just shot himself in the foot...but I plan on being ringside to see it...win, lose, or draw.
Hey Wacko , what do you make of this ?




Bernard Hopkins has nearly reached a deal to train under Freddie Roach
for his upcoming fight against Winky Wright, the longtime middleweight boxing champion said Saturday.

Hopkins, who's coming out of a brief retirement at 42,
hopes to work with Roach in Los Angeles during the next 11 weeks in preparation
for his 77-kilo (170-pound) bout against Wright on July 21 in Las Vegas.

Roach trained Oscar De La Hoya, Hopkins' business partner in Golden Boy Promotions,
for his megafight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

"We don't have a deal yet, but I'm 99 percent sure we'll have a deal." Hopkins said.

Nazim Richardson, Hopkins' trainer for the last 18 months after his acrimonious split
rom longtime trainer Bouie Fisher, recently had a stroke that left him unable to work full-time with Hopkins.

Roach also has trained Manny Pacquiao
and Mike Tyson, but he rarely devotes himself full time to one fighter,
preferring to work daily with several boxers at his Hollywood gym.
Roach missed Pacquiao's last title defense against Jorge Solis last month
while working exclusively with De La Hoya.

If negotiations with Roach fall through,
Hopkins plans to go with Pat Burns, the former trainer of Jermain Taylor.

Hopkins briefly retired after his upset victory over light heavyweight Antonio Tarver in June,
but couldn't pass up a fight against Wright, who hasn't lost since 1999.
Hopkins went 12 years between defeats before Taylor won a split decision in July 2005