Winky Wright Vs Joe Calzaghe

[No Contest]

This woulb be a great technician fight, I dont see it ending early. I would give the edge to Joe, because I think he has a little more power than Winky, the question would be can he get through that defense. The question for Winky would be can he score enough and make Joe look bad with his d. Too close to call, would be another great fight. Calzaghe definately needs to get a few fights over here in the U.S. how can you be so unknown with a 42-0 record, would help his image alot.

[Taeth]

Jermain Taylor is as big as Calzaghe, and he didn't stop Winky or even hurt him... I don't think Calzaghe will either... Winky's jab will be very effective, and, yes, he can match Calzaghe's output... he nearly threw 1200 punches in his last fight against a better defensive fighter... Calzaghe doesn't throw as much against better opposition.

[Violent Demise]

Wright would take Calzaghe to school. It'll be a shut out points win for Wright.

[armin]

I mean calzaghe is awesome but I'm gettin kind of sick of him, manfredo uuuugh. I like winky but I think going to smw be to much for the guy, and I'd take calzaghe by ud, I don't see winky gettin knocked out.

[Swashbuckling Gordy]

Joe Calzaghe is too big and has an output that Winky cannot match....Calzaghe would decision Winky handily and maybe even stop him late on IMO....

I don't know if he would stop Winky but I agree,JC has the style to beat Winky,the speed,awesomely fast hands,and power. JC looks average against average opponents,I think he is energised by the big fights. Whether anyone likes it or not,ALOT of people thought Jeff Lacy would hurt JC,would expose this "over rated " boxer,yet JC put on one of the finest boxing performances I have ever seen. He just needs to ride the momentum more,which,for whatever reason is not happening but he needs to get B Hop,JT,Winky,one of these guys in the ring and make another statement otherwise,the critics will remain. He beats all 3 imo,and I am not his biggest fan at all,I just appreciate awesome boxing skills when I see them and hehas them. That fight against Lacy was the complete boxing performance imo,showing offence AND (often forgotten by viewers) defence. He was elusive. Lacy didnt' land anything noteworthy.1006 punches? WTF!!!! 7 hit combos in round 10?!?!Awesome!

El Gamo , truly you are the king of men !!

I've never seen Wright turn in a performence like that against anyone he is effective technically correct but Joe is an another leauge alltogether !!

People forget that Lacy was RED HOT but now he is a complete shadow of the man that stepped into the ring !!

It was a great performence it had everything you could want from an offensive masterclass and as El Gamo rightly points out great defence .

Joe was focused that night and for the 1st 6 rounds his balance was spot on he threw his punches without leaning over as sometimes does when he is'int focused ala Mittchell.

Wright is a good fighter but simply put not even on the same page as Joe in any department , temprement, skill , speed , effective aggression and self belief.

Joes greatest attribute is his utter self belief i use to think he was cocky but since i met him i just came to realise he is incredibly self confident and just believes ij himself .

He is the Jewel of British sport and in my opinion the best fighter in the world .

[Poom]

Calzaghe TKO or UD, too busy for Winky !

Winky has great great defence, but can he defend for 1000 punches and 12 rounds while still doing enough to win?

unlikely I reckon

[BIG H]

Quite possible that Calzaghe would break his hand on Wright's arms or elbows and the fight would either be stopped or Joe would get outboxed

[boozeboxer]

This is the grossest misjudgement of a boxer I have ever witnessed:

"Wright is a good fighter but simply put not even on the same page as Joe in any department , temprement, skill , speed , effective aggression and self belief."

[Gandalf]

This is the grossest misjudgement of a boxer I have ever witnessed:

"Wright is a good fighter but simply put not even on the same page as Joe in any department , temprement, skill , speed , effective aggression and self belief."

You are correct in that assumption, Boozeboxer

[ono]

calzaghe would win. winky can't keep up with the pace that joe sets and i can see calzaghe stopping him. winky is good defencivley but i dont think he would have an answer to some of the shots joe would throw at him.
i cant remember the name of the fighter but there was another southpaw that dropped winky about 4 or 5 times on the way to the final bell. i can see calzaghe being way to big, strong and busy for winky.

One needs to take into account Joe's brittle hands though.

Calzaghe only has an inch in height and an inch of reach on Wright.
I would love to see this fight brilliant offense vs. brilliant defense.
For me this would be a pick'em.

I believe you're right about Joe's brilliant offense and Winky's brilliant defence but the way Winky just covers up when his opponent is firing shots will give Calzaghe too much encouragement. Winky tends to not throw back until his opponent has finished his combination and i just feel Calzaghe would have too much of an output for Winky to gain any sort of control in the fight. Plus i think Calzaghe is a bit too big with him being tight at super middle.

[El Gamo]

Joe Calzaghe is too big and has an output that Winky cannot match....Calzaghe would decision Winky handily and maybe even stop him late on IMO....

I don't know if he would stop Winky but I agree,JC has the style to beat Winky,the speed,awesomely fast hands,and power. JC looks average against average opponents,I think he is energised by the big fights. Whether anyone likes it or not,ALOT of people thought Jeff Lacy would hurt JC,would expose this "over rated " boxer,yet JC put on one of the finest boxing performances I have ever seen. He just needs to ride the momentum more,which,for whatever reason is not happening but he needs to get B Hop,JT,Winky,one of these guys in the ring and make another statement otherwise,the critics will remain. He beats all 3 imo,and I am not his biggest fan at all,I just appreciate awesome boxing skills when I see them and hehas them. That fight against Lacy was the complete boxing performance imo,showing offence AND (often forgotten by viewers) defence. He was elusive. Lacy didnt' land anything noteworthy.1006 punches? WTF!!!! 7 hit combos in round 10?!?!Awesome!

El Gamo , truly you are the king of men !!

I've never seen Wright turn in a performence like that against anyone he is effective technically correct but Joe is an another leauge alltogether !!

People forget that Lacy was RED HOT but now he is a complete shadow of the man that stepped into the ring !!

It was a great performence it had everything you could want from an offensive masterclass and as El Gamo rightly points out great defence .

Joe was focused that night and for the 1st 6 rounds his balance was spot on he threw his punches without leaning over as sometimes does when he is'int focused ala Mittchell.

Wright is a good fighter but simply put not even on the same page as Joe in any department , temprement, skill , speed , effective aggression and self belief.

Joes greatest attribute is his utter self belief i use to think he was cocky but since i met him i just came to realise he is incredibly self confident and just believes ij himself .

He is the Jewel of British sport and in my opinion the best fighter in the world .

LMAO,thanks bro! I say tit how I see it regardless of whether I like the fighter or not. I'm more of a Winky fan than a JC fan but Winkys style can only get him so far as he moves up in weight and JC is under rated in the strenght department,he managed to tie Lacy up easily in their fight and Jeff is a monster!

Calzaghe TKO or UD, too busy for Winky !

Winky has great great defence, but can he defend for 1000 punches and 12 rounds while still doing enough to win?

unlikely I reckon

Well said. And those pnches have power whereas Winky does not,imo have the power to keep JC off.

[ono]

Joe Calzaghe is too big and has an output that Winky cannot match....Calzaghe would decision Winky handily and maybe even stop him late on IMO....

I don't know if he would stop Winky but I agree,JC has the style to beat Winky,the speed,awesomely fast hands,and power. JC looks average against average opponents,I think he is energised by the big fights. Whether anyone likes it or not,ALOT of people thought Jeff Lacy would hurt JC,would expose this "over rated " boxer,yet JC put on one of the finest boxing performances I have ever seen. He just needs to ride the momentum more,which,for whatever reason is not happening but he needs to get B Hop,JT,Winky,one of these guys in the ring and make another statement otherwise,the critics will remain. He beats all 3 imo,and I am not his biggest fan at all,I just appreciate awesome boxing skills when I see them and hehas them. That fight against Lacy was the complete boxing performance imo,showing offence AND (often forgotten by viewers) defence. He was elusive. Lacy didnt' land anything noteworthy.1006 punches? WTF!!!! 7 hit combos in round 10?!?!Awesome!

El Gamo , truly you are the king of men !!

I've never seen Wright turn in a performence like that against anyone he is effective technically correct but Joe is an another leauge alltogether !!

People forget that Lacy was RED HOT but now he is a complete shadow of the man that stepped into the ring !!

It was a great performence it had everything you could want from an offensive masterclass and as El Gamo rightly points out great defence .

Joe was focused that night and for the 1st 6 rounds his balance was spot on he threw his punches without leaning over as sometimes does when he is'int focused ala Mittchell.

Wright is a good fighter but simply put not even on the same page as Joe in any department , temprement, skill , speed , effective aggression and self belief.

Joes greatest attribute is his utter self belief i use to think he was cocky but since i met him i just came to realise he is incredibly self confident and just believes ij himself .

He is the Jewel of British sport and in my opinion the best fighter in the world .

LMAO,thanks bro! I say tit how I see it regardless of whether I like the fighter or not. I'm more of a Winky fan than a JC fan but Winkys style can only get him so far as he moves up in weight and JC is under rated in the strenght department,he managed to tie Lacy up easily in their fight and Jeff is a monster!

Calzaghe TKO or UD, too busy for Winky !

Winky has great great defence, but can he defend for 1000 punches and 12 rounds while still doing enough to win?

unlikely I reckon

Well said. And those pnches have power whereas Winky does not,imo have the power to keep JC off.

Also take into consideration the trouble Winky had dealing with Soliman's punch output. Then add Calzaghe's size, speed and power advantage. Style wise its a bad fight for Winky and Calzaghe is probably too big for Winky anyway.

[No Contest]

Winky could be getting a fight with B-Hop, that would be huge. I dont even know where to begin, I wonder what weight they would agree on, and how that would factor in the fight.

[Purist]

Calzaghe TKO or UD, too busy for Winky !

Winky has great great defence, but can he defend for 1000 punches and 12 rounds while still doing enough to win?

unlikely I reckon

Yeah because he would catch Joe with a jab and a straight left in between those "100 punch flurries"

[GAME]

Quite possible that Calzaghe would break his hand on Wright's arms or elbows and the fight would either be stopped or Joe would get outboxed

I can see that happening . I duno about Winky outboxing Calzaghe though . Joe has a very highworkrate and is much the much bigger man . He is strong at supermiddle and I think he'd make a strong light heavy . Winky was beaten at light middle by guys like Vasquez Vargas a Simon so he may have trouble imposing his style on Joe like he did against Taylor .

I think Soliman fight was a good indication on how Winky would try to fight Joe .