Bernard Hopkins defends his lineal light heavyweight crown against Winky Wright who last fought as a middleweight. This fight takes place at a catch weight of 170 pounds.
Winky Wright was the Eddie Perkins of his generation. Fought everyone, wasn't scared to fight them in their backyards, held his own with everyone, and ends up getting forgotten. Real boxing fans will know how good he was though.
I remember him, I figured he was fed to Vargas as a way to make Fernando look good before the Quartey fight and it almost and to some shoulda back fired. Vargas is known better than Winky but thats Vargas best win even tho controversial. Wright was the cherry pick and he turned out to be the better fighter
Benjamin Maynard first ballet hall of famer his tactics we absolutely rule bending but his ability to drain other fighters of there strength time and time again was underrated in my view if it was as simple as head butting all night a lot more boxers would be hall of famers..... there a methodical method to his madness
@@kontisubskayahiligmanira7478 so what about an undefeated Felix Trinidad and an undefeated Kelly Pavlic and Antonio Tarver after he beat Roy Jones and Hopkins went up two weight classes
X showed his pedigree in this fight. Needed all those tricks to win, not an easy style but handled his biz in a very effective manner. Won from the outside using mobility and pivoting around using timed attacks. Strength negated winks inside game, grabbing is part of the sport. Tyson Fury, Hopkins, Ali, Andre ward all employ grappling tactics to smother attacks. It’s bending the rules not breaking them.Gruelling fight, both guys exceptional fighting when tired. That’s the name of game. Best sport ever despite all the bs
@@edgarcamacho9567 I can understand that point of view. It was a close fight. I just think Hopkins edged him out down the stretch. The Vargas and Taylor fights were close as well.
Winky was a problem for any fighter he met and I haven't seen anybody even coming close to solving this problem. Bernard solved it with his extra dirtiness in this fight ...
That was a professionally delivered, well timed and placed head butt by Hopkins. He gained momentum coming off the ropes as Wright was going in to punch. When you look at in slow mo, it's quite telling.
he low key dirty fighter af😩 this is one of those fights when a ref loves hugging. when you allow holding to dictate the fight, it'll be boring all night long and never worth you paying for it
@@nassiglutt6587 Example, Haney v. Kambosos. Haney did what he had to do to win, but he held excessively. I thought this to be a very boring fight because Haney fought inside rarely...controlling the offense with a consistent jab, and Kambosos' inside offense was non-existent.
This fight could have gone either way...had Winky fought like Winky. B-Hop made him chase and then hit him when he wasn't ready. Hopkins won ALL the inside battles. Winky threw a lot of wild punches....outta frustration. Regardless if he was holding too much or not, Hopkins landed the harder, cleaner shots. Punch & grab is a true boxing technique, clearly Winky didn't prepare for at least one of B-Hop's strengths...
Eh casi todos a los guantes los golpes de Bernard vamos hasta rel round 10 triunfo cómodo de winky ,que seas fans de Hopkins no significa que haya ganado ,una de las virtudes de Bernard es su piel dura y su asimilación pero claramente gano winky
@@CharlesHitmanStone I miss that era of boxing so much. When the best fought the best. Even Floyd fought the best before he started really making money.
@@hmpro5423Floyd did not 😂 cap cap cap. Dodged Erik morales in the lighter weight classes him and faced Arturo after all the wars not in FW. Ducked Paq 😂 foh you dont know nothing he is a genius at cherry picking tho
I actually don't think they have a ton in common to be honest. They are both defensive, but that is about where it stops. Hopkins employs lateral movement, head movement inside, and counterpunching to limit opposition punch output to one punch at a time. On the other hand, Wright stands stationary, puts his guard up, blocks as many punches as his opponent can throw, and then counters with his jab. Hopkins showed superiority here, but I don't think either is a poor man's version of the other.
Facts. Winky originally used to fight a little more like Hopkins (without the inside fighting) on the backfoot, using the jab but over time experimented with the high guard and developed his high guard defense.
That was fascinating!both boxers did their best and the judges have done their jobs too.well done!thank you for allowing us to view this video.more power to you all
No... he's not. The man was an artist. Look at Hopkins vs. Trinidad, vs. Antwun Echols in both fights, vs. Robert Allen in all three of those fights, vs. William Joppy, vs. Winky Wright, and vs. Kelly Pavlik. Pure pugilistic artistry.
En realidad le permitían usar toda su enmarañada red de juego sucio para mi winky ganó cómodo saco ventaja hasta el 10 y fue uno de picis que domino claramente a Bernard quien repito golpeó mucho en los guantes de winky ,engaña mucho Hopkins pq la zo ráfagas pero así todas a la guantes de winky
I miss Emanuel Steward's voice, HBO boxing just isn't the same w/out him idc about Larry Merchant but Steward was the only unbiased commentator in that panel
Crazy to believe that Hopkins was 42 years old in this fight. Damn 2007 Hopkins with this movement, inside fighting, and counter punching ability would give 2010's and 2020's (today's) MIddleWeight/SuperMiddleWeights nightmares. ;/ Only 2021-2022 Bivol and Canelo would make it a fight against this version of BHOP. Canelo would struggle with the defense and Bernard would potshot Bivol on the inside to limit his mobility.
One thing I didn’t like about this fight was Hopkin’s excessive holding. He usually likes to tie up his opponent and fight the insight game, (which I appreciate), but I only saw that in the last 3 rounds. And maybe even the 1st round, but for the most part there was a lot of holding. I thoughts the fight was a lot closer as well, but Wright did seem to lose quite a bit of steam the last five rounds. Which only led to more holding from Hopkins. Two great fighters, but not their best work.
Fight was close..bhop dirty tactics helped bhop for sure..fight was a draw..also fight should of been few yrs earlier and at 160lb..winky never was a light heavyweight..winky one of the all time greats
Pure art, is that what you call constant defence. To think people critisise Floyd Mayweather for being defensive, Floyd boxes and defends and also fights when he has to, Bernard spoils and fouls an opponent. He makes great fighters look terrible, I'm glad Calzaghe never gave him a rematch, he didn't deserve it.
winky Wright was a more aggressive crowd pleasing fighter towards the end of his career, if he had fought more reserved and defensive I think he would've won. He was overreaching too much
@@adrianswanigan8332 Yea that's a tough one. Lennox Lewis tells a story how he once went down to where Holyfield was training and he had a tire hanging by ropes that he would practice headbutting on. Holyfield and Hopkins were so sneaky with it. As soon as an opponent would complain to the ref Evander would hit you with like a 3 piece combo so that you had to move past it quickly. Hopkins was such a horribly dirty fighter in every way. In his rematch with Roy he desperately tried to get Roy DQ'd by hitting Roy behind the head, and when Roy would retaliate, Hopkins would drop to the ground like he'd just been shot. In his first fight against Chad Dawson he realized he couldh't win so he faked an injury to have the fight stopped,later called a NC
Hate’em or love’em, Hopkins’ a legend. He stole that one that night. I would of hated to fight a guy like this, Winky needed to shoulder shrug him off like Dawson did!?!? 😂..
Como le ayuda la promotora a Bernard hopkins, era el privilegiado por la promotora de de la hoya. Wright ganó esa pelea a pesar de muchas infracciones de Hopkins.
I think I saw this fight as well.. WINKY WIRGHT was my favourite fighter back in this time.. WINKY travelled the world to fight ppl before making it big in the sport in the 1990's and on.. He was a top top operator. I loved his picaboo style of fighting.. He was a really skillful & great champiob ib his time.. Did Winky make big money in the end with his big fights.. WINKY beat VARGAS that night too btw. He won that fight. Vargas was a good fighter but his movement was bad at times.. Hopkins was one of the cleverest fighters of his Era I have to say.. HOPKINS was still fighting at 46 years of age, wasn't he??
I really think the cut affected Wright tremendously but it's a fight he had to make the correct adjustments & unfortunately he didn't so Hopkins did what he had to do
You have to be a true fight fan to understand what bhop did to winky!!! Incredible amount of skill to nullify winky s ultra boring turtle defense style.Bernard is super slick in there.Fans sometimes don't appreciate what he's really employing in the Ring.Its not necessarily how many punches your throw,but damage done.
@@michaelconner1771 No he isn’t a gladiator, he’s more like a scammer in that there is something admirable to winning yes, but his tactics were awful. Nothing really amazing about Bernard when you take his dirty style into account.
every time hopkins attack expected followed by his head to headbutting the opponent,a lot of fights by Hopkins is using a dirty tactics,GOOD FIGHT winky you gived your best you are real fighter...
Never been a winky fan i like the way he fought this fight I love watching B-hop but this fight I didn't like all the head using by Hopkins did alot of y'all guys see how Hopkins kept scraping his head on winky's cut every time they clinched from rounds 9 all the way thru not when Bernard was attacking iM talking about during the holding smh I got annoyed seeing that i wanted to see b-hop win but with a better way much like the earlier rounds when caught winky with that good punch in round 2
I wonder if Winky developed his style in part with the thought of defeating his Florida rival Roy Jones. Its a style designed to pressure and rush his opponent by way of coming in with a shelled up high gaurd, to take away the distance, and unload volume from there. I've been studying Roy Jones lately, and it struck me that Winky employs an almost opposite style to Roy. Both fighters were great in their own way.
I see Winky got outta that "FlatFoot, in the Pocket Style" Real Quick for THIS fight. Can't fight that Style against Hopkins. Winky movin like a "Cheetah" Tonite, Neva seen him move THIS fast, Hopkins makin him Work, lol🤣🤣
Господи помилуй! До сих пор, спорят насчёт этого поединка! Мне грешнику, чуть больше понравился в этом бою, Хопкинс, чуть хитрее дрался! Не всегда правда, строго придерживаясь правил! Спасибо!
This wasn’t a bad fight despite how ugly it was. Probably one of the most hideous fights I’ve ever seen. But both guys worked very hard this whole fight and relied mostly on power punches on the inside, which is the exact opposite of what I expected. Here’s how I scored it: Round 1: 10/9 Hopkins Round 2: 9/10 Wright (19-19) Round 3: 9/10 Wright (28-29) Round 4: 9/10 Wright (37-39) Round 5: 10/9 Hopkins (47-48) Round 6: 10/9 Hopkins (57-57) Round 7: 10/9 Hopkins (67-66) Round 8: 10/9 Hopkins (77-75) Round 9: 10/9 Hopkins (87-84) Round 10: 10/9 Hopkins (97-93) Round 11: 10/9 Hopkins (107-102) Round 12: 10/9 Hopkins (117-111) I ended up with a 117-111 scorecard for Bernard Hopkins, and had him completely sweeping the last 8 rounds of the fight. Most of the rounds were tough to score, but I saw Hopkins using his size advantage on the inside and landing the harder punches, and Wright just looked sloppy to me in rounds 10-12.
Eh Hopkins peleó todo el tiempo salvó creo lis últimos 2 rounds de contra y usando un boxeo enmarañado y sucio ,siempre el control lo llevaba winky con su jab y Enel cuerpo a cuerpo siempre winky respondió a pesar de estar cansado los 2 ultimos rounds ,cómprate lentes y observa mejor
@@ignaciolopez3748 I don’t need glasses fool. Hopkins clearly won the fight, and that’s how the judges saw it. Why don’t you get glasses, you need them.
Oh, not even close... This fight was not super exciting, but it can't hold a candle to fights like Andre Dirrell vs. Curtis Stevens, Jermain Taylor vs. Cory Spinks, or Randall Bailey vs. Mike Jones.
I met winky in 2005 he paid for my meal after we had a conversation i was tellin him be carful cuzz he was close to my hood. But winky a well intelligent cool guy he mad humble too
One problem with Winky is lack of power. He's landing shots, but even his "clean" shots aren't moving Hopkins backwards. There's no real pop. Both fighters.... Man boxing is hard. But Hopkins SHOULD OF BEEN penalized multiple times for holding. That's how Winky should of won.
They didn't even try to cover up they already decided Hopkins would win this fight before they got in the ring and you could realize that by the fact it was a unanimous decision. Wasn't nothing unanimous about that except Hopkins was exposed and not just for his lack in boxing ability at that age. Hopkins was proven to be part of boxing raphia cheating syndicate. BIYOW! Winky won that fight. It was more a fight than boxing.
hopkins doesnt make it look pretty but he gets the job done...its odd cause hes always on the receiving end of bad decisions, but they got it right i had it 115-113hopkins, it was actually a good fight for two defensive guys, i just like that fact bernard can make it rough
winky is def the poor mans hopkins, he employed more of a shell defense, his footwork wasnt as good as hopkins but he was a very crafty veteran but i knew hopkins was going to win this fight hes a bit more dynamic...there both hall of famers
Benard The Professor Hopkins -- he takes you to school when he gets in the ring. If you are more than just an average boxing fan -- you see his brilliance.
I always liked Winky and he never got his due. He was a great fighter without a huge punch. That said he beat a lot of great ones. I didn’t care for Hopkins style, especially later in his career. He would throw a couple and clinch and he would hold and hit. Those that said Winky won this fight have a point.
Me acuerdo que Vasquez lo tiró 5 veces en su primer pelea titular ,después de eso fue una máquina de ganar resaltando su jab y su cerrada defensa ,muy inteligente y buen boxeo ortodoxo pero de mucha técnica ,un grande winky ,me dolió su derrota con Williams ,julio Ernesto Vila un gran comentarista argentino lo llamo el trotamundos del boxeo y en esta pelea aún cansado en el epílogo pese al cansino estilo de Hopkins de enmarañar la pelea y usar su cabeza cómo tercer puño ,iba adelante muy cómodo no me acuerdo el resultado de los jueces pero cómodo ganador winky,lederman un ladrón pago pq no se entiende su tarjeta,el resultado un ROBO
I miss boxing on HBO. Great and historic fights, great atmosphere, and great commentary by great commentators.
Dazn broadcasts are so cheap looking in comparison
Winky Wright was the Eddie Perkins of his generation. Fought everyone, wasn't scared to fight them in their backyards, held his own with everyone, and ends up getting forgotten. Real boxing fans will know how good he was though.
growing up gatti and winky were my fav fighters as a kid. Strong contrast
One of my all time favourites; undisputed champion at 154 and arguably deserved the nod against Taylor for the titles at 160!
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@@SeductionUnleashed nah, stylistically not close.
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People don’t remember winky Wright. It’s a shame.
yeah a big shame loved Winky
Yeah. But so many people avoided him. Thats probably why.
Nothing shame, if you lived too long the block
My Dad told me about him when I was growing up , he always thought he was one of the best
I remember him, I figured he was fed to Vargas as a way to make Fernando look good before the Quartey fight and it almost and to some shoulda back fired. Vargas is known better than Winky but thats Vargas best win even tho controversial. Wright was the cherry pick and he turned out to be the better fighter
Facing Winky Wright is like trying to hit an armored car.
Hopkins makes things so difficult for other fighters i love it
Technician at work
Benjamin Maynard first ballet hall of famer his tactics we absolutely rule bending but his ability to drain other fighters of there strength time and time again was underrated in my view if it was as simple as head butting all night a lot more boxers would be hall of famers..... there a methodical method to his madness
Thats why Dawson & Kovalev nailed him
@@kontisubskayahiligmanira7478 so what about an undefeated Felix Trinidad and an undefeated Kelly Pavlic and Antonio Tarver after he beat Roy Jones and Hopkins went up two weight classes
Clinching and hitting on the break is an old school tactic 🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️
Winky was my favourite fighter in this era he fought everybody and I think all the other fighters he faced would say he was there toughest fight
X showed his pedigree in this fight. Needed all those tricks to win, not an easy style but handled his biz in a very effective manner. Won from the outside using mobility and pivoting around using timed attacks. Strength negated winks inside game, grabbing is part of the sport. Tyson Fury, Hopkins, Ali, Andre ward all employ grappling tactics to smother attacks. It’s bending the rules not breaking them.Gruelling fight, both guys exceptional fighting when tired. That’s the name of game. Best sport ever despite all the bs
Bird and his wife were to of the worse refs in the sport. Bernard, used his head and held repeatedly.
Well explained
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You definitely understand boxing. No complaining about tactics or smart fighting.. just a great understanding of tactics.
@genghiskhan1836 Oh OK well my bad for the compliments then
Winky Wright WANTED ALL THE SMOKE. One of my favorite boxers.
And he lost.
WeFreestyleForever I personally think he won this fight. Winky actually was robbed on more than one occasion.
@@edgarcamacho9567 I can understand that point of view. It was a close fight. I just think Hopkins edged him out down the stretch. The Vargas and Taylor fights were close as well.
@@WeFreestyleForever i dont give a fuck what shady ass judges ....say winky won this shit
CT Design Hopkins landed more punches. Wright never won this fight
Winky was a problem for any fighter he met and I haven't seen anybody even coming close to solving this problem. Bernard solved it with his extra dirtiness in this fight ...
That was a professionally delivered, well timed and placed head butt by Hopkins. He gained momentum coming off the ropes as Wright was going in to punch. When you look at in slow mo, it's quite telling.
He’s so good at it.
Or jab right hand head or shoulder bam
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he low key dirty fighter af😩 this is one of those fights when a ref loves hugging. when you allow holding to dictate the fight, it'll be boring all night long and never worth you paying for it
@@nassiglutt6587 Example, Haney v. Kambosos. Haney did what he had to do to win, but he held excessively. I thought this to be a very boring fight because Haney fought inside rarely...controlling the offense with a consistent jab, and Kambosos' inside offense was non-existent.
Headbutt in boxing is sucka shit. If you can't win straight up...than go fight outside boxing. Judges should be all over that like they do low blows.
This fight could have gone either way...had Winky fought like Winky. B-Hop made him chase and then hit him when he wasn't ready. Hopkins won ALL the inside battles. Winky threw a lot of wild punches....outta frustration. Regardless if he was holding too much or not, Hopkins landed the harder, cleaner shots. Punch & grab is a true boxing technique, clearly Winky didn't prepare for at least one of B-Hop's strengths...
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Eh casi todos a los guantes los golpes de Bernard vamos hasta rel round 10 triunfo cómodo de winky ,que seas fans de Hopkins no significa que haya ganado ,una de las virtudes de Bernard es su piel dura y su asimilación pero claramente gano winky
Facts. It's what's effective that matters
B Hop is my favorite of all time but Winky is a legit legend!
HM Pro Winky was a beast!! Fought everyone!
Vargas
Mosley
Trinidad
Taylor
Hopkins
Paul Williams
Peter Quillin
@@CharlesHitmanStone I miss that era of boxing so much. When the best fought the best. Even Floyd fought the best before he started really making money.
I can’t recall his fight with Paul Williams at all. I’ve definitely seen it but have to search for it now
@@hmpro5423Floyd did not 😂 cap cap cap. Dodged Erik morales in the lighter weight classes him and faced Arturo after all the wars not in FW. Ducked Paq 😂 foh you dont know nothing he is a genius at cherry picking tho
@fabolousjada5070 instead of being a hater just go do some real research. Also recognize I'm talking about the Pretty Boy era and not Money.
Great interview by Hopkins, I think he won the fight but it was a close fight and he gave winky credit for being good!
I wish my boyfriend would hug me as much as these two guys hugged throughout the whole fight.
I want my money back.
How long have you two been dating? Just curious. And no, i’m not flirting. i live in Las Vegas. Anyone that knows Las Vegas will know why i say that.
@Isabella Renzi, after the 2:45 in the second round...I'd rather go to the beach. Its boring!
🤣 🤣 🤣 Older fighters usually do that. Watch Hopkins earlier fights and he was more of a seek and destroy fighter.
Lol
Jim lampley one of the best commentators in my era Jim we love you man.
Love that Bernard Hopkins had John David Jackson in his corner
I think a few of Winky Wright’s Losses could’ve been Wins. This one I would’ve been happy with a Draw
Vargas fight should had been a draw too.
I actually don't think they have a ton in common to be honest. They are both defensive, but that is about where it stops. Hopkins employs lateral movement, head movement inside, and counterpunching to limit opposition punch output to one punch at a time. On the other hand, Wright stands stationary, puts his guard up, blocks as many punches as his opponent can throw, and then counters with his jab. Hopkins showed superiority here, but I don't think either is a poor man's version of the other.
Exactly.
Mmm, I do see the similarities but I agree
Facts. Winky originally used to fight a little more like Hopkins (without the inside fighting) on the backfoot, using the jab but over time experimented with the high guard and developed his high guard defense.
That was fascinating!both boxers did their best and the judges have done their jobs too.well done!thank you for allowing us to view this video.more power to you all
South side 2️⃣🅾️2️⃣
Bernard Hop= technician and great footwork
Winky W= Defensive Genuis+Goalkeeper type boxer can block the shots.
Hopkins is a master of his craft. What he does in the ring is pure art.
Uriel Zinn huh? You gotta be joking. & I'm a Hopkins fan.
No... he's not. The man was an artist. Look at Hopkins vs. Trinidad, vs. Antwun Echols in both fights, vs. Robert Allen in all three of those fights, vs. William Joppy, vs. Winky Wright, and vs. Kelly Pavlik. Pure pugilistic artistry.
Its a boxing ring not a wrestling ring
Master of headbutt lol
En realidad le permitían usar toda su enmarañada red de juego sucio para mi winky ganó cómodo saco ventaja hasta el 10 y fue uno de picis que domino claramente a Bernard quien repito golpeó mucho en los guantes de winky ,engaña mucho Hopkins pq la zo ráfagas pero así todas a la guantes de winky
I miss Emanuel Steward's voice, HBO boxing just isn't the same w/out him idc about Larry Merchant but Steward was the only unbiased commentator in that panel
I think paulie is doing a good job
@@johngawronski5819 was doing good....
@@UnKnown-nq5hj He was fired yesterday
@@jordancooke5980 good because like I stated he WAS doing good but not anymore 😂
@@UnKnown-nq5hj Lol what didn't you like about him?
I'm glad Whinky fought him back, and was clean the whole fight.
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best thing Winky did was leave DC when he did. a lot of guys from his neighborhood got caught up in the mix
Underrated fight, even tho they were both passed their primes still a classic in my opinion.
This was one of the worst fights I’ve ever seen.
It takes a special person not to get frustrated with head hop.
The thing that pissed me off was Winky didn’t stay busy after this fight he waited years.
Underated fight
Crazy to believe that Hopkins was 42 years old in this fight.
Damn 2007 Hopkins with this movement, inside fighting, and counter punching ability would give 2010's and 2020's (today's) MIddleWeight/SuperMiddleWeights nightmares. ;/
Only 2021-2022 Bivol and Canelo would make it a fight against this version of BHOP. Canelo would struggle with the defense and Bernard would potshot Bivol on the inside to limit his mobility.
So many fighters that fight Bernard get big gashes from his head
That's cuz he's got horns
Bernard "Triple H" Hopkins! Holding, Hugging, Headbutting
😂😂😂
Kenneth Lloyd 💯
Hopkins is a legend that fought till he was 50. Champion at all levels.
This is boxing not golf or bowling. Shit happens.
@Kenneth Lloyd No doubt and had 20 successful title defenses.
Hopkins used his head as an Effective weapon during this fight. Bernard was worried about Losing to Winky so he had to get a little Dirty👎🖓
that sob is one of the dirtiest fighters i've ever seen....
@Andrew Dunn well by that logic he should kick em in the nuts then ....rules for a reason bro
Andrew Dunn it's boxing not a bar fight
😠Cheatting hopking😡even nockout TRINIDAD cause he punched with the hook and after pushing Trinidad back😡😠😡😠😠😡🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
"HeadButt Hopkins"... 🤔
Lmao
Hopkins all head butts
One thing I didn’t like about this fight was Hopkin’s excessive holding. He usually likes to tie up his opponent and fight the insight game, (which I appreciate), but I only saw that in the last 3 rounds. And maybe even the 1st round, but for the most part there was a lot of holding. I thoughts the fight was a lot closer as well, but Wright did seem to lose quite a bit of steam the last five rounds. Which only led to more holding from Hopkins.
Two great fighters, but not their best work.
Hopkins was never a favourite boxer of mine
Fight was close..bhop dirty tactics helped bhop for sure..fight was a draw..also fight should of been few yrs earlier and at 160lb..winky never was a light heavyweight..winky one of the all time greats
How could anybody watch this and think hopkins won?
Pure art, is that what you call constant defence. To think people critisise Floyd Mayweather for being defensive, Floyd boxes and defends and also fights when he has to, Bernard spoils and fouls an opponent. He makes great fighters look terrible, I'm glad Calzaghe never gave him a rematch, he didn't deserve it.
DEXTER941 Hoo you taking Roy Jones or mayweather
You can criticize both. I can't stand Hopkins
winky Wright was a more aggressive crowd pleasing fighter towards the end of his career, if he had fought more reserved and defensive I think he would've won. He was overreaching too much
Hopkins had the best head-but in the business.
Evander Holyfield?
How funny. Very true but i think that Evander Hollyfield successfully utilized plenty of headbutt as well.
Hopkins literally lands about 5 clean headbutts per round, in every fight. For some reason he always got away with it
Lol you ain't lying I don't know who worst him or holyfield
@@adrianswanigan8332 Yea that's a tough one. Lennox Lewis tells a story how he once went down to where Holyfield was training and he had a tire hanging by ropes that he would practice headbutting on. Holyfield and Hopkins were so sneaky with it. As soon as an opponent would complain to the ref Evander would hit you with like a 3 piece combo so that you had to move past it quickly. Hopkins was such a horribly dirty fighter in every way. In his rematch with Roy he desperately tried to get Roy DQ'd by hitting Roy behind the head, and when Roy would retaliate, Hopkins would drop to the ground like he'd just been shot. In his first fight against Chad Dawson he realized he couldh't win so he faked an injury to have the fight stopped,later called a NC
Hate’em or love’em, Hopkins’ a legend. He stole that one that night. I would of hated to fight a guy like this, Winky needed to shoulder shrug him off like Dawson did!?!? 😂..
I'on't think I ever had a conflict with the way emanual commentates
That's because he knows boxing inside and out
The fight was stolen from Winky.
It was a draw
Winky won this fight 115-113 download fight score app and view the average score most of us had winky winning.
that ref aint a good one he should have taking like 4 points from hopkins he been head butting and holding true the entire fight
Когда явно идет, намеренно головой, надо останавливать бой и засчитывать поражение таким боксёрам как Хопкинс.
Como le ayuda la promotora a Bernard hopkins, era el privilegiado por la promotora de de la hoya.
Wright ganó esa pelea a pesar de muchas infracciones de Hopkins.
I think I saw this fight as well.. WINKY WIRGHT was my favourite fighter back in this time.. WINKY travelled the world to fight ppl before making it big in the sport in the 1990's and on.. He was a top top operator. I loved his picaboo style of fighting.. He was a really skillful & great champiob ib his time.. Did Winky make big money in the end with his big fights..
WINKY beat VARGAS that night too btw. He won that fight. Vargas was a good fighter but his movement was bad at times.. Hopkins was one of the cleverest fighters of his Era I have to say.. HOPKINS was still fighting at 46 years of age, wasn't he??
Vargas beat winky calm that down
nazim Richardson, Freddie Roach and John David Jackson one corner. Not bad
Rajni Kanth classic corner right the dream team of corner men💯💯💯
Did somthing happen to freddie roach? He sounds as if he had a stroke.Its hard to understand him.
He has Parkinsons Disease. Unfortunately it's worse now.
I agree , Corner strength .
Yes Sir
Andre Ward vs. Bernard Hopkins should've happened. CompuBox would've needed an extra category for "Amount of headbutts landed"
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I really think the cut affected Wright tremendously but it's a fight he had to make the correct adjustments & unfortunately he didn't so Hopkins did what he had to do
i agree, but i've been able to find a couple of good entertaining fights involving winky: his fights against vargas and taylor
Hopkins footwork Is classic.
this is so 2000s this is so 2007
You have to be a true fight fan to understand what bhop did to winky!!! Incredible amount of skill to nullify winky s ultra boring turtle defense style.Bernard is super slick in there.Fans sometimes don't appreciate what he's really employing in the Ring.Its not necessarily how many punches your throw,but damage done.
He is a dirty Boxer....
@@lefthook95 That's a man who utilizes his physical gifts AND prisoner mentality to survive, and to win at all costs. Hopkins is a true gladiator.
You nailed it and obviously most wont see it!
You nailed it and obviously most wont see it!
@@michaelconner1771 No he isn’t a gladiator, he’s more like a scammer in that there is something admirable to winning yes, but his tactics were awful. Nothing really amazing about Bernard when you take his dirty style into account.
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Winky. So many greats, it's hard to say who your favorite top 10 of all time are.
There's somethings psychologically brilliant about Hopkins and his trainer❣🥳🥰👑✌🏆🤣🤝
Hopkins should've had multiple points deducted. Lots of head butts.
every time hopkins attack expected followed by his head to headbutting the opponent,a lot of fights by Hopkins is using a dirty tactics,GOOD FIGHT winky you gived your best you are real fighter...
For me the best former i have never seen
Never been a winky fan i like the way he fought this fight I love watching B-hop but this fight I didn't like all the head using by Hopkins did alot of y'all guys see how Hopkins kept scraping his head on winky's cut every time they clinched from rounds 9 all the way thru not when Bernard was attacking iM talking about during the holding smh I got annoyed seeing that i wanted to see b-hop win but with a better way much like the earlier rounds when caught winky with that good punch in round 2
I wonder if Winky developed his style in part with the thought of defeating his Florida rival Roy Jones. Its a style designed to pressure and rush his opponent by way of coming in with a shelled up high gaurd, to take away the distance, and unload volume from there. I've been studying Roy Jones lately, and it struck me that Winky employs an almost opposite style to Roy. Both fighters were great in their own way.
Winky was at super welterweight in his prime and Roy was at light heavyweight, so it’s unlikely, but I agree it would be an interesting style match up
Hopkins is going to smother with his left shoulder-Stewart.
I see Winky got outta that "FlatFoot, in the Pocket Style" Real Quick for THIS fight. Can't fight that Style against Hopkins. Winky movin like a "Cheetah" Tonite, Neva seen him move THIS fast, Hopkins makin him Work, lol🤣🤣
When two defensive boxers collides on the ring expect that more people will boo them.
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This wasn’t a bad fight despite how ugly it was. Probably one of the most hideous fights I’ve ever seen. But both guys worked very hard this whole fight and relied mostly on power punches on the inside, which is the exact opposite of what I expected. Here’s how I scored it:
Round 1: 10/9 Hopkins
Round 2: 9/10 Wright (19-19)
Round 3: 9/10 Wright (28-29)
Round 4: 9/10 Wright (37-39)
Round 5: 10/9 Hopkins (47-48)
Round 6: 10/9 Hopkins (57-57)
Round 7: 10/9 Hopkins (67-66)
Round 8: 10/9 Hopkins (77-75)
Round 9: 10/9 Hopkins (87-84)
Round 10: 10/9 Hopkins (97-93)
Round 11: 10/9 Hopkins (107-102)
Round 12: 10/9 Hopkins (117-111)
I ended up with a 117-111 scorecard for Bernard Hopkins, and had him completely sweeping the last 8 rounds of the fight. Most of the rounds were tough to score, but I saw Hopkins using his size advantage on the inside and landing the harder punches, and Wright just looked sloppy to me in rounds 10-12.
Eh Hopkins peleó todo el tiempo salvó creo lis últimos 2 rounds de contra y usando un boxeo enmarañado y sucio ,siempre el control lo llevaba winky con su jab y Enel cuerpo a cuerpo siempre winky respondió a pesar de estar cansado los 2 ultimos rounds ,cómprate lentes y observa mejor
@@ignaciolopez3748 I don’t need glasses fool. Hopkins clearly won the fight, and that’s how the judges saw it. Why don’t you get glasses, you need them.
This is a snooze fest yet one of my favorite fights to analyze as a boxer.
Nah this isn't a snoozefest,your taste in boxing is just not here yet
@@strawberryh7652 no he’s right. As a boxer trying to study this it has a lot of gems. But as a boxing fan I’m falling asleep very quick no cap 😂
@@strawberryh7652 you’re just a “fan” not a competitor. you don’t understand real boxer talk.
It was close but like the great Emmanuel said, I had hopkins winning by a couple 2, 3 points. 2 all time greats.
Yeah winky won that shit we ordered that shit I was pissed off cause he always get robbed tho
I want my money back!!
Bernard had 3 future hall fame coaches in his corner at the same time in Richardson, Roach, and Jackson.
hop should ask winky to marry him...hugs & hold him all the time
Hopkins keep on hold all the match lo
Buffer is at 15:49
Oh, not even close... This fight was not super exciting, but it can't hold a candle to fights like Andre Dirrell vs. Curtis Stevens, Jermain Taylor vs. Cory Spinks, or Randall Bailey vs. Mike Jones.
How'd that whole Calzaghe call-out work out for ya, Bernie? Oopsies! 😂
Nasty fighter!
Winky Wright was wearing those sweatpant shorts you only see at flee markets lol
That's funny, but true
Hopkins,farfullero,y cuando te dan un cabezazo a ti lloras como una nena.Mirad la película con Roy Jones Jr
I met winky in 2005 he paid for my meal after we had a conversation i was tellin him be carful cuzz he was close to my hood. But winky a well intelligent cool guy he mad humble too
Chess-match of boxing.
One problem with Winky is lack of power. He's landing shots, but even his "clean" shots aren't moving Hopkins backwards. There's no real pop. Both fighters.... Man boxing is hard. But Hopkins SHOULD OF BEEN penalized multiple times for holding. That's how Winky should of won.
They didn't even try to cover up they already decided Hopkins would win this fight before they got in the ring and you could realize that by the fact it was a unanimous decision. Wasn't nothing unanimous about that except Hopkins was exposed and not just for his lack in boxing ability at that age. Hopkins was proven to be part of boxing raphia cheating syndicate. BIYOW! Winky won that fight. It was more a fight than boxing.
Bernard BOPkins. Damn! bop...bop....bop... He uses his head like a freaking jab.
hopkins doesnt make it look pretty but he gets the job done...its odd cause hes always on the receiving end of bad decisions, but they got it right i had it 115-113hopkins, it was actually a good fight for two defensive guys, i just like that fact bernard can make it rough
Hopskins is one of the MOST OVERRATED FIGHTERS OF ALL TIME. Get off it.
@@kingofpendragon bro stop
Lol. "A poor man hopkins"
Winky was really that dude. And Bernard is one of the greatest ever
It hurts having to listen to Max for an hour. Truly painful
What a snoozer
Hopkins,LOST BY HOLDING ON THE ENTIRE"WRESTLING", EVENT. ELEMENTARY KID PEACE OUT 🇱🇷
winky is def the poor mans hopkins, he employed more of a shell defense, his footwork wasnt as good as hopkins but he was a very crafty veteran but i knew hopkins was going to win this fight hes a bit more dynamic...there both hall of famers
No dought look at the age difference bernard look great over winky all day bernard play chess
Also winky loss that fight to jermain taylor good comeback by winky but it wasnt enough
Back when Winky was apart of the Roc
I saw winky won the fight
My man Winky looked a lil old this fight.
Benard The Professor Hopkins -- he takes you to school when he gets in the ring. If you are more than just an average boxing fan -- you see his brilliance.
some ppl really think wonky won that fight though lolol
Stop it
In any other fight,I would agree. But on this fight, the decision should have been to wright. just keeping real.
I always liked Winky and he never got his due. He was a great fighter without a huge punch. That said he beat a lot of great ones. I didn’t care for Hopkins style, especially later in his career. He would throw a couple and clinch and he would hold and hit. Those that said Winky won this fight have a point.
Freddy Roach GOAT corner man.
Me acuerdo que Vasquez lo tiró 5 veces en su primer pelea titular ,después de eso fue una máquina de ganar resaltando su jab y su cerrada defensa ,muy inteligente y buen boxeo ortodoxo pero de mucha técnica ,un grande winky ,me dolió su derrota con Williams ,julio Ernesto Vila un gran comentarista argentino lo llamo el trotamundos del boxeo y en esta pelea aún cansado en el epílogo pese al cansino estilo de Hopkins de enmarañar la pelea y usar su cabeza cómo tercer puño ,iba adelante muy cómodo no me acuerdo el resultado de los jueces pero cómodo ganador winky,lederman un ladrón pago pq no se entiende su tarjeta,el resultado un ROBO