Quote Originally Posted by CFH
Winky Wright is one of my favorite fighters, but I think this fight is a pick 'em, it could go either way. I think Winky has the talent and execution to defeat B-Hop, but the same could be said about Hopkins. Winky's workrate could win the fight for him, but the weight class jumping could have an adverse effect on him and he's probably never been hit as hard as B-Hop can, Taylor is probably the only real comprable. I have no clue who takes this one, I'm leaning towards Winky, based on his work rate and his defensive mastery, and the fact that I like him better than Hopkins, but it's far from a lock in my mind.
I agree with this fight being a very tough 1 to call. We now have 5 votes for B-Hop & 6 for Winky.
My vote was for B-Hop via dec.

I think that B-Hop will be something physically @170 that Winky has yet to have experienced. If he chooses to press straight ahead with his hands high as he has done in some of his latest fights, that will be a mistake IMO. As great as his defense is I don't see this strategy as a good one against Hop. But it's possible that Winky will just throw more punches & out hustle Bernard.

It's a good match but I'm counting on Hop's strength at a weight that Winky has never seen to be one of the deciding factors. We'll see in 2 weeks.