17th of June, 2006...............FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, USA WBC middleweight title WBO middleweight title
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Wasn't much a of a winky fan but the more of his fights I watch man hes got my respect. Absolutely fought like a man. he was very often the smaller man in the middle weight division but he didn't run he stood his ground and boxed. REPECT
@isaacespapa15 жыл бұрын
Winky is one of my all time favorite fighters. He consistently went after the best figjters in the world that would fight him and gave every single one of them absolute hell! He was almost always outgunned in the physical talent aspect, but through phenomenal skill, always staying in peak condition, sheer will and determination was able to compete with everyone. Winky was an old school beast of a fighter who never really got the recognition he bled for and deserved.
@mikimiyazaki6 жыл бұрын
Amen
@thenameofthegame40372 жыл бұрын
I agree
@thenameofthegame40372 жыл бұрын
100 %
@thenameofthegame40372 жыл бұрын
The stronger you are the less recognition you get in this fallen world. Especially as a men. They only want to show the masses weakass es
@thenameofthegame40372 жыл бұрын
He was a very difficult fighter to fight and very dangerous. That’s why the top guys didn’t fight him for a very long time they all knew he was tough.
@sergiosanchez6927 Жыл бұрын
Don't know why but this is one of my favorite fights ever. Best draw I've ever seen.
@KidMoon2310 жыл бұрын
Chuukese song.
@mariakaneki32759 жыл бұрын
I agree
@MAMII-ks2qg3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best fights in middleweight history. At least to me
@CuervoBoxingTalk4 жыл бұрын
I was at this fight. It was a closely contested bout but I recall having Wright as the winner. I never saw Oscar or Trinidad fight live but I'm comfortable with the fact I saw the 2 best fighters at this time in the sport. I also remember seeing Lennox Lewis and Floyd from my seat.
@davew359 Жыл бұрын
Steve Kim said something about Winky Wright being a great example of what an underappreciated fighter can accomplish, if he stays active & fights the best available competition. Winky's dedication & activity early in his career turned him into a star, & provided the platform for him to land many big fights later on.
@kufujitsu Жыл бұрын
Winky always was true boxer with ferocity..forward on relentless pursue of action.. Top fighter of my picks..warrior
@spectadonis2 жыл бұрын
Winky will forever be my favorite boxer, much like Artuo Gatti. They will ALWAYS have my respect. Winkys defense is amazing, and he calculated with them jabs.
@jesterthemad97082 жыл бұрын
I always forget what a great fight this was. Beautiful boxing by Winky, and great athleticism by Taylor. I was rooting for Winky when it happened, but I think a draw is fair here. I've seen far worse decisions. Great fight!
@mattysquizzato70947 жыл бұрын
Matty Squizzato perfectly told my friend. Winky= pure skill. Jermain= pure talent.
@mikimiyazaki6 жыл бұрын
Winky,es más técnico, más boxeador.El ganador a impresionado,golpeando desordenadamente.Gracias Lima-Peru
@angeldepaulaapolayaflores76212 жыл бұрын
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@lutherboykin15842 жыл бұрын
@@lutherboykin1584 wtf are you even talking about? Jeez
@shanksmcnasty6650 Жыл бұрын
Taylor was a shooting star!! Beating the great elusive Bernard Hopkins twice, when Hopkins was at his peak..but Hopkins stole The great Jermaine's soul, and he was never the same.
@jamiemcmahon30494 жыл бұрын
Nah. Kelly Pavlik is the one who took his soul.
@cheekclapper3960 Жыл бұрын
Yea Pavlik is the one who set him up to his path of self destruction. Jermain Taylor was mere seconds away from finishing Pavlik in that first fight too he had him hurt bad! Had he won that fight and not been brutally knocked out there wouldn’t have been a rematch and Taylor would have moved on with his belt, who knows how his career would have turned out then. More importantly who knows how his life would have turned out not being KO’d so badly ultimately leading to his mental decline. Probably wouldn’t be sitting in Pulaski County correctional facility right now, where he seems to spend the majority of his time over the last several years
@shanksmcnasty6650 Жыл бұрын
Great fight-I miss them both, great fighters.
@blackchang198111 жыл бұрын
This guy is one of the realest boxers to ever do it.
@Jump7Off2 жыл бұрын
Winky?
@thenameofthegame40372 жыл бұрын
Remember staying up to watch this here in the UK... we all couldn't believe Winky didn't get the win but what a fight!
@Marcelo83uk Жыл бұрын
This was a total robbery,Winky controlled this fight💯
@terrencemills92072 жыл бұрын
Winky got robbed so many times, he should sue the freaking boxing industry. Winky is a legend.
@willalva96676 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt
@thegreatestfinesser2338 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite fights.
@Newescapentertainmen10 жыл бұрын
This fight still tilts me, 11 years later. Winky won this fight, clear as day.
@rexfuckincharger5 жыл бұрын
No sir he didn't it was a close fight
@SLIMZD3 жыл бұрын
It was a close fight…it’s not “clear as day.”
@richardcollins262210 ай бұрын
I agree. Those were hard, clean jabs. Winky had a hard, snappy jab. His guard was impenetrable. Jermaine threw a lot of combinations that looked good but only hit his guard. I have used Winky's style alot in the amateurs and have lost a few fights to guys that threw alot of punches that sounded good on the gloves, and I threw good hard jabs that had them leaking from their nose or a puffy eye and still lost. It's hard to convince the layman that punches are being blocked. I had to adjust my style a bit to make them miss completely, so it's more obvious that punches are missing.
@simonhernandez26788 ай бұрын
This was an excellent fight, I still score it the same as I did when I first seen it! 116-112 Winky Wright.... No doubt he won this fight, he outboxed Taylor and landed more punches! Taylor did land the harder shots tho!.........Winky didn't really want the rematch, cause he wanted a 50/50 in the money and challengers don't get that unless your the bigger name!
@timothyrouse91649 жыл бұрын
Yea Winky wasn't very smart when it came to business. He should have taken the rematch and beaten Taylor again. He messed his own career up at the end.
@anthonyanderson93039 жыл бұрын
The only fight I remember Winky Wright clearly losing was Paul Williams. Such a great defensive fighter.
@steveyoung4584 Жыл бұрын
This is probably one of the hardest fights to score in boxing history....but that 12th round really is what it landed on pardon the pun
@wavyamar9 жыл бұрын
I couldn't pick a winner either. This was a GREAT fight.
@REPUBLICANSAREBEYONDSTUPID9 жыл бұрын
Wright edged this in my book good fight, wright one of the most avoided fighters ever.
@WardogBoxingFan10 жыл бұрын
A
@THUYLE-yt1ll4 жыл бұрын
Facts
@XxlilqhostxX3 жыл бұрын
basically
@irvingjones65222 жыл бұрын
What a great Fight, Taylors power was phenomenal I'm surprised there wasn't a KO Wright is a warrior!!
@68majortom2 жыл бұрын
Now that I watched this fight twice I can see why they called it a draw,winky landed more shots to me but I think Taylor was winning the judges over with all them power shots. Plus some rounds he would try to win with bunches of punches and we all know that does win rounds. But I was team winky no matter what
@PIRUSQUAD6 жыл бұрын
The commentators spoke of a eye contusion that wasnt even there on Winky, meanwhile the whole fight past with Jermaine T eye closed and they never said anything about it.
@lindseykeene54944 жыл бұрын
Love Winkys style so much!!
@stephonjames10383 жыл бұрын
Me too. I think if he had a little more bounce in his feet and used more angles; he would of been even more tough to beat. He was a little too flat footed at times. But overall a great fighter.
@MAMII-ks2qg3 жыл бұрын
@@MAMII-ks2qg yeah
@thenameofthegame40372 жыл бұрын
Everytime I hear these announcers I always have to mute.
@Ugly_Creep7 жыл бұрын
yup the boxing IQ is a little low with these 2
@MOJOverseManny4 жыл бұрын
Agreed 👍🏽
@byrdman35873 жыл бұрын
HBO needs to do throwbacks and interviews for this fight. Absolutely epic when looking back on it
@ShakaZ3D Жыл бұрын
Wow. What a fight. This just came on auto play and i was half paying attention the first couple of rounds then it got so good i had to restart it so i could fully pay attention to the whole thing.Thanks for sharing.
@xmachodonkeywrestler4 жыл бұрын
You have to look at the fight closer because Winky was blocking a lot of those shots that the commentator was praising coming from Taylor that why Emanuel said you probably gave him the fight ....Winky Wright all day...but great fight.
@deannmylove7 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@BoxingMMAkdt18944 жыл бұрын
exactly Winky had great defense Taylor was throwing that right hand with alot of FUNK on it but he was hitting mostly leather and air
@MOJOverseManny4 жыл бұрын
Fax
@lex12164 жыл бұрын
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@jamaluddinjamal36734 жыл бұрын
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@jamaluddinjamal36734 жыл бұрын
thought winky won 5 of the final 6 rounds- 7,8,9, 11 and 12. Gave 10 to Taylor. One thing I don't understand is the announcers talking about the hard shots from Taylor but most are blocked. The cleaner hits were from winky. They never talk (until finally in round 12) about Taylor's eye damn near closed from being tattooed by Winky's jab all night long. Winky won in my opinion.
@keithban90306 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this with my family in a packed house.. we were torn on who we wanted to win. personaly I loved taylor when he was doin his thing
@boxinggeek10110 жыл бұрын
For some reason this has always been one of my favorite fights, even though there wasn't a "winner" (Winky won this one). I'm about to watch again. haha
@boyzbad19789 жыл бұрын
So
@jonarddwaynecallutongabion2612 жыл бұрын
T
@jonarddwaynecallutongabion2612 жыл бұрын
Winkie won this fight hands down....look at the face of Jermain compared to Winkie's....I don't think Jermain hit Winkie as much as the fight said....Winkie's defense is top notch, man
@mcentepede7 жыл бұрын
mcentepede he came close but no cigar winky got that strong ass tank defence.
@ryohazuki30717 жыл бұрын
Not at all. I remember thus fight like it was yesterday. Underrated fight and these two deserved a ppv rematch. One of the most closest evened out fight I have seen. A draw most certainly deserved by both.
@brianticas69097 жыл бұрын
BRIAN TICAS you must have been drunk..... it was not close, not even remotely....taylor was absolutely DOMINATED 10 of 12 rounds.
@keithqueen3527 жыл бұрын
Winky had a close eye idiot. He also stopped fighting last 2 rds
@brianticas69097 жыл бұрын
BRIAN TICAS my ass moron! you need to look again
@keithqueen3527 жыл бұрын
I fully understand how it was a draw. An absolute amazing fight
@kingmwila Жыл бұрын
The best thing Winky did was leave DC when he did, a lot of brothas from his neighborhood in DC got caught up in the mix.
@mrstanbmw5 жыл бұрын
I never knew that Winky was from DC & how old was he when he left for Florida
@chalkyblack75824 жыл бұрын
@@chalkyblack7582 he left in 10th grade but he didn't grow in height until he got to Florida
@nealgreg13 жыл бұрын
I thought Winky one this fight. Best fight Ive seen on ppv know doubt. 👍
@cazromant68613 жыл бұрын
Great middleweight title fight - reminded me of the 1st & 2nd GGG vs Canelo title fights with the ebb & flow, & it's quick pace.
@kufujitsu Жыл бұрын
Can't believe Winky had a reputation for being a boring fighter. I loved watching him fight and he should get alot of credit for moving to 160 and taking the fight to Taylor here.
@sob19942 жыл бұрын
Winky is one tough sob. He never should have fought at 160, he was too small. But he did and was a beast. The only man I have ever seen with no power...but always putting the pressure on...
@jamesjohnson15224 жыл бұрын
Kakav mec... Odusevili su... :)
@felixttz110 жыл бұрын
I was rooting for Bad Intentions at the time. But I am a fan for both of them for sure now.
@angusbeef97186 жыл бұрын
This was some bias commentating....look at how skillfully Jermain blocked with his face and returned with a stumble into the corner.
@briansutton82465 жыл бұрын
Yo, I'm thinking the same shit. They on dogfood
@bernardtyler28354 жыл бұрын
Winky got tagged pretty good in this fight!
@DJaySplitSecond8 жыл бұрын
+dave jackson then why is his face marked up with bruises? Nah bro, Taylor exposed Winky, I say it's a draw! They both tagged each other pretty good!
@DJaySplitSecond8 жыл бұрын
A wise man once said the toughest style of opponent to fight is a counterpuncher who comes forward. GGG Mike Tyson Saul Alvarez Joe Frazier and many more including Ronald Winky Wright. Winky has lost a few in his career but none have ever had an easy time doing it.
@Gitfiddle7 жыл бұрын
A pressure fighter with impeccable defensive skills. Very odd mix and supremely difficult to deal with as such. Guys that come forward and cut you off are _supposed_ to be easy to hit, but that was SO not the case with Winky. I hope history gives Wright his just due. He never got the credit he deserved.
@donjohnson38887 жыл бұрын
Don Johnson one other reason that made windy wright hard to hit was because of that right-handed jab. It's one of the best jabs in the business. His style reminds me of a pikeman. A big shield on his left hand and a pike on his right hand.
@AgentJ20076 жыл бұрын
Great fighters!!
@paullambert34916 ай бұрын
This was the fight of that year!
@ericlaw99743 жыл бұрын
Taylor deserved to keep his belts. Absolute classic tho.
@mattysweetwater16698 жыл бұрын
Jermain Taylor is universally regarded as one of the worst Middleweight Champions of all time that was a star boxer during his generation....Let's be real here....he somehow won alot of decisions, like this one in particular and got some kind of medal in Arkansas or wherever. Pavlik beat him up, he went to supersix tourney and got beat up again, he came back and won the title again and got beat up again.
@mcentepede7 жыл бұрын
mcentepede I don't think that is quite true. Taylor was talented but lacked heart. He beat bhop due to his youth and athletic ability. That's why he beat bhop. His footwork and initiative was a lot faster. Now back to what you said, Taylor won a title again two years ago. He was in the tourney but was damaged goods by then man. He was always exciting and gave everyone hell. I do think he would have beat Abraham before that time. Jermaine was good but not great. Thanks Taylor for some great fights.
@brianticas69097 жыл бұрын
winky won that fight hands down i dont know what they talking bout a draw yeah right winky wright was one of the best fighter in the world people didnt give his credit for real
@luckystreetshawdy8511 жыл бұрын
High-Level Boxing right here💯
@MrMikelew29292 жыл бұрын
Strong defense
@JavierGarcia-ib1lp2 жыл бұрын
Winky won that only gave Taylor 5 rounds if that.
@raheemsalaam91176 жыл бұрын
No way JT clearly took it
@bensons10903 жыл бұрын
Winky was stronger
@thenameofthegame40372 жыл бұрын
But I like winky so I can can judge it properly
@thenameofthegame40372 жыл бұрын
I would have to agree with the majority of the below comments. Winky was an incredible fighter, who was often ranked high in the pound 4 pound rankings. He got robbed here, as did Corey Spinks when he fought Taylor. Pavlik didn't give the guy the opportunity to rob him. Taylor was no doubt a good fighter, but his approach to certain fights always bothered me. Unfortunately Winky never got a rematch. Though he was for a few years after this fight ranked at the top of the division.
@carlitothecoloredkid10 жыл бұрын
Well said
@TheHueFilms11 жыл бұрын
I partially agree. I think these commentators were just wowed by Taylor's punching power. Although I'm not fond of the HBO commentators, I think they did a better job of calling it how they seen it. The only flaw was when punches didn't land, Jim Lampley said they did. A lot of Taylors punches bounced off Wrights gloves but Lampley gave Taylor credit anyway. I felt they gave Taylor a pretty fair shake it's just that Winky showed his experience & fought a smart fight & earned more of their favor.
@MyNameAintRicky4Real10 жыл бұрын
A hell of a good fight
@gilbertvega40124 жыл бұрын
yeah from what I saw winky picked off the majority of those punches, and he was landing hard clean shots especially when he whipped that right hook to the body. Jermaine is flashy but isn't really landing anything clean.
@jaredcramer54766 жыл бұрын
Damn shame we never got a rematch.
@91untilinfinity913 жыл бұрын
really giving Taylor 5 was being generous really probably only 4
@raheemsalaam91176 жыл бұрын
114-114 Taylor won rounds 1, 4, 6, 9-10, and 12 Wright won rounds 2-3, 5, 7-8, and 11 6-6 in rounds
@victorianicolau9431 Жыл бұрын
I don't care what anybody says, Wright won this close fight. He should've fought harder in the 12th Round (because of those stupid Judges), but he won. Taylor is unique. He has all of the tangibles to be a great fighter, but none of the intangibles. Not even the great trainer Manny Steward could fix him.
@JamesASharp2 жыл бұрын
This is not the same Jermain Taylor that I saw fight Sam Soliman last year. Now I know why they called him "Bad Intentions"
@rsuriyop8 жыл бұрын
I forgot how Great this fight was.
@1969nyc4 жыл бұрын
great great fight
@tariqcampbell10 жыл бұрын
It's a split if not unanimous decision win for Taylor. A draw is good for Winky. That's the best he could get.
@ricardodomingo21923 жыл бұрын
Winky blocks 1-2 with high guard at 10.28. 4.24 Wright jabs to the body. Taylor short with a jab at 4:33. Jabs should be key here as it`s interesting to see someone use longer reach vs a good high guard type fighter and Winky`s key punch is the jab also.
@markant95346 жыл бұрын
Winky fukced it up for himself in the 12 round, he gave the judges a chance to rob him. hesould of put on everything on the line.
@parracatau8 жыл бұрын
great fight!
@rockabye_baby187 Жыл бұрын
Jermain taylor right hand deadly punch very strong
@newera33324 жыл бұрын
Good close fight
@craigmyers2667 жыл бұрын
Very good fight
@killuminatimaccabee8114 жыл бұрын
5:16 No counter jab from the longer Taylor, you have to deal with Winky`s jab it was his main weapon and the counter from a longer reach is perfect against a high guard fighter with a sharp jab.
@markant95346 жыл бұрын
And good power counter punches
@JavierGarcia-ib1lp2 жыл бұрын
When they talk about boxers who can fight his name should be mentioned Winky
@fredviser6248 Жыл бұрын
Jemaine Taylor looked defeated at the end.
@outrightpainting22034 жыл бұрын
Cuz he knew he lost
@humblehugh233 жыл бұрын
I give the edge to wright.
@josephjohnson33614 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@thenameofthegame40372 жыл бұрын
Effective punching ...so what if the weaker puncher is the tougher guy???
@heemthatsmrc83075 жыл бұрын
I have winky by 2 points.
@Aeronlisud10 жыл бұрын
His hands are so high it's hard to generate any power
@pete8012 жыл бұрын
Good movement after punching
@JavierGarcia-ib1lp2 жыл бұрын
Taylor Clearly Won . Winky Had Heart and Excellent Defense But , Lacked in Shots Landed and , Agression .
@amenentuet Жыл бұрын
Wright obviously won. A shitload of Tayor's punches landend on the gloves
@DinamiteBarese6 жыл бұрын
Winky gotta build stamina defense,and whatch out for power shots
@JavierGarcia-ib1lp2 жыл бұрын
Interesting fight
@robertg3055 жыл бұрын
Draw was a fair result. Very good fight
@James-th7wb3 жыл бұрын
I think Winky edged it out. Most of those shots by Taylor were blocked. Winky landed the cleaner shots and walked Taylor down most of the fight. But can't argue about the draw. Great fucking fight.
@MAMII-ks2qg3 жыл бұрын
Announcers are terrible. Taylors power shots were clearing being blocked during the early rounds but they was giving the rounds to taylor.
@ejwill1223 Жыл бұрын
Emanuel said keep him in the center of the ring, hes only beating you when you're on the tops. Taylor was on the rops in every round. Winky landed the cleaner shots and he walked Taylor down although Taylor was throwing the more powerful shots alot only hit Winky gloves. Great fight I thought Winky edged the bout. Ijs
@outrightpainting22034 жыл бұрын
I thought Wright beat Taylor that night. My uncle and I were thinking Wright had the decision but you never know.
@alexroyster1824 жыл бұрын
Will Grello I am from Florida and my best friend is from Arkansas. I remember watching this fight with him and his cousin who is also from Arkansas. When the final bell rung they was both super quiet. They knew Taylor had lost that fight. Soon as they ruled it a draw they was cheering. Taylor was an olympic medalist and just came off 2 decision wins off of Hopkins. I thought he lost the first Hopkins fight too.
@humblehugh234 жыл бұрын
Nah
@betochipistube6543 Жыл бұрын
Wright didn't get the regonition like that, but I do like his style, he left the boxing scene too early
@adjones85804 жыл бұрын
i dont know what these commentators or judges were seeing winky spanked taylor. Not only did winky land more punches but he came forward the whole fight. Also when taylor was throwing combos only 2 or 3 out of 8 would land winky landed the much cleaner punches. They screamed all night about taylors power, but who were they powerful too winky was never hurt stood in on the flurries and he moved forward the entire fight winky obviously didnt think or feel like taylor was as powerful as these commentators thought. Winky clearly outboxed him and ate all his punches easy. And lets not forget winky was the much smaller fighter.
@MrPlus-lo1gx Жыл бұрын
more combinations from winky
@JavierGarcia-lg9kv7 жыл бұрын
The announcers were the worst part of this. They made it like winky did nothing. Taylor's eye was shut afterwards. He hit winky with bricks the whole fight. Watch it with the commentary off. Both fighters are underrated on defense. Great fight by both.
@a-station-4 жыл бұрын
Se la robaron a Winky ! Taylor got his ass kicked that night.
@01larana4 жыл бұрын
There is NOTHING worse than biased announcers singing the praises of one fighter, while downplaying the effectiveness of the other fighter. If Jermain Taylor's right hand was SO powerful, and SO consistently connecting, then WHY wasn't Winky Wright hurt or at least his face show visible signs of such devasting blows that were allegedly hitting their mark since the first round? Much of those "hard shots" by Taylor were on the arms and gloves of Winky Wright and granted, some got through. AND although Winky did not appear to be hurting Taylor, Wright was walking his opponent down, cornering him effectively, and connecting with good combinations and solid punches. AND the toll of those punches WAS VISIBLE on Taylor's face, namely with his left being eye closed. Nevertheless, it was a VERY close, hard-fought bout, with a lot of close rounds, and I thought the decision of the judges correctly reflected that.
@bryanburrage90419 ай бұрын
240p good quality
@carlosdinero669210 ай бұрын
Wright I think lost the first round bad and he danced to much in the last round but it was a hell of a fight hard to pick a winner the draw was fair!
@davidmidkiff51054 жыл бұрын
5:27 They are not in punching range, Taylor should have constantly stayed in punching range and pumped the jab because his reach was longer so he would still be out of Winky`s range. Hearns v Wright would have been like this to a degree because he would have a reach advantage also. Counter left landed on Winky at 5:56.
@markant95346 жыл бұрын
Winky was robbed...very worst a draw
@marrerolouisiana82858 жыл бұрын
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@simonseraphin68497 жыл бұрын
hell no winky won this fight clearly
@panchotheaddict4206 жыл бұрын
Winky won
@alidaygo6195 жыл бұрын
this was the single WORST decision i have ever witnessed with my own two eyes.... Taylor MIGHT have won two rounds....
Wasn't much a of a winky fan but the more of his fights I watch man hes got my respect. Absolutely fought like a man. he was very often the smaller man in the middle weight division but he didn't run he stood his ground and boxed. REPECT
Winky is one of my all time favorite fighters. He consistently went after the best figjters in the world that would fight him and gave every single one of them absolute hell! He was almost always outgunned in the physical talent aspect, but through phenomenal skill, always staying in peak condition, sheer will and determination was able to compete with everyone. Winky was an old school beast of a fighter who never really got the recognition he bled for and deserved.
Amen
I agree
100 %
The stronger you are the less recognition you get in this fallen world. Especially as a men. They only want to show the masses weakass es
He was a very difficult fighter to fight and very dangerous. That’s why the top guys didn’t fight him for a very long time they all knew he was tough.
Don't know why but this is one of my favorite fights ever. Best draw I've ever seen.
Chuukese song.
I agree
This is one of the best fights in middleweight history. At least to me
I was at this fight. It was a closely contested bout but I recall having Wright as the winner. I never saw Oscar or Trinidad fight live but I'm comfortable with the fact I saw the 2 best fighters at this time in the sport. I also remember seeing Lennox Lewis and Floyd from my seat.
Steve Kim said something about Winky Wright being a great example of what an underappreciated fighter can accomplish, if he stays active & fights the best available competition. Winky's dedication & activity early in his career turned him into a star, & provided the platform for him to land many big fights later on.
Winky always was true boxer with ferocity..forward on relentless pursue of action.. Top fighter of my picks..warrior
Winky will forever be my favorite boxer, much like Artuo Gatti. They will ALWAYS have my respect. Winkys defense is amazing, and he calculated with them jabs.
I always forget what a great fight this was. Beautiful boxing by Winky, and great athleticism by Taylor. I was rooting for Winky when it happened, but I think a draw is fair here. I've seen far worse decisions. Great fight!
Matty Squizzato perfectly told my friend. Winky= pure skill. Jermain= pure talent.
Winky,es más técnico, más boxeador.El ganador a impresionado,golpeando desordenadamente.Gracias Lima-Peru
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Taylor was a shooting star!! Beating the great elusive Bernard Hopkins twice, when Hopkins was at his peak..but Hopkins stole The great Jermaine's soul, and he was never the same.
Nah. Kelly Pavlik is the one who took his soul.
Yea Pavlik is the one who set him up to his path of self destruction. Jermain Taylor was mere seconds away from finishing Pavlik in that first fight too he had him hurt bad! Had he won that fight and not been brutally knocked out there wouldn’t have been a rematch and Taylor would have moved on with his belt, who knows how his career would have turned out then. More importantly who knows how his life would have turned out not being KO’d so badly ultimately leading to his mental decline. Probably wouldn’t be sitting in Pulaski County correctional facility right now, where he seems to spend the majority of his time over the last several years
Great fight-I miss them both, great fighters.
This guy is one of the realest boxers to ever do it.
Winky?
Remember staying up to watch this here in the UK... we all couldn't believe Winky didn't get the win but what a fight!
This was a total robbery,Winky controlled this fight💯
Winky got robbed so many times, he should sue the freaking boxing industry. Winky is a legend.
Without a doubt
One of my favorite fights.
This fight still tilts me, 11 years later. Winky won this fight, clear as day.
No sir he didn't it was a close fight
It was a close fight…it’s not “clear as day.”
I agree. Those were hard, clean jabs. Winky had a hard, snappy jab. His guard was impenetrable. Jermaine threw a lot of combinations that looked good but only hit his guard. I have used Winky's style alot in the amateurs and have lost a few fights to guys that threw alot of punches that sounded good on the gloves, and I threw good hard jabs that had them leaking from their nose or a puffy eye and still lost. It's hard to convince the layman that punches are being blocked. I had to adjust my style a bit to make them miss completely, so it's more obvious that punches are missing.
This was an excellent fight, I still score it the same as I did when I first seen it! 116-112 Winky Wright.... No doubt he won this fight, he outboxed Taylor and landed more punches! Taylor did land the harder shots tho!.........Winky didn't really want the rematch, cause he wanted a 50/50 in the money and challengers don't get that unless your the bigger name!
Yea Winky wasn't very smart when it came to business. He should have taken the rematch and beaten Taylor again. He messed his own career up at the end.
The only fight I remember Winky Wright clearly losing was Paul Williams. Such a great defensive fighter.
This is probably one of the hardest fights to score in boxing history....but that 12th round really is what it landed on pardon the pun
I couldn't pick a winner either. This was a GREAT fight.
Wright edged this in my book good fight, wright one of the most avoided fighters ever.
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What a great Fight, Taylors power was phenomenal I'm surprised there wasn't a KO Wright is a warrior!!
Now that I watched this fight twice I can see why they called it a draw,winky landed more shots to me but I think Taylor was winning the judges over with all them power shots. Plus some rounds he would try to win with bunches of punches and we all know that does win rounds. But I was team winky no matter what
The commentators spoke of a eye contusion that wasnt even there on Winky, meanwhile the whole fight past with Jermaine T eye closed and they never said anything about it.
Love Winkys style so much!!
Me too. I think if he had a little more bounce in his feet and used more angles; he would of been even more tough to beat. He was a little too flat footed at times. But overall a great fighter.
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Everytime I hear these announcers I always have to mute.
yup the boxing IQ is a little low with these 2
Agreed 👍🏽
HBO needs to do throwbacks and interviews for this fight. Absolutely epic when looking back on it
Wow. What a fight. This just came on auto play and i was half paying attention the first couple of rounds then it got so good i had to restart it so i could fully pay attention to the whole thing.Thanks for sharing.
You have to look at the fight closer because Winky was blocking a lot of those shots that the commentator was praising coming from Taylor that why Emanuel said you probably gave him the fight ....Winky Wright all day...but great fight.
Agreed
exactly Winky had great defense Taylor was throwing that right hand with alot of FUNK on it but he was hitting mostly leather and air
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thought winky won 5 of the final 6 rounds- 7,8,9, 11 and 12. Gave 10 to Taylor. One thing I don't understand is the announcers talking about the hard shots from Taylor but most are blocked. The cleaner hits were from winky. They never talk (until finally in round 12) about Taylor's eye damn near closed from being tattooed by Winky's jab all night long. Winky won in my opinion.
I remember watching this with my family in a packed house.. we were torn on who we wanted to win. personaly I loved taylor when he was doin his thing
For some reason this has always been one of my favorite fights, even though there wasn't a "winner" (Winky won this one). I'm about to watch again. haha
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Winkie won this fight hands down....look at the face of Jermain compared to Winkie's....I don't think Jermain hit Winkie as much as the fight said....Winkie's defense is top notch, man
mcentepede he came close but no cigar winky got that strong ass tank defence.
Not at all. I remember thus fight like it was yesterday. Underrated fight and these two deserved a ppv rematch. One of the most closest evened out fight I have seen. A draw most certainly deserved by both.
BRIAN TICAS you must have been drunk..... it was not close, not even remotely....taylor was absolutely DOMINATED 10 of 12 rounds.
Winky had a close eye idiot. He also stopped fighting last 2 rds
BRIAN TICAS my ass moron! you need to look again
I fully understand how it was a draw. An absolute amazing fight
The best thing Winky did was leave DC when he did, a lot of brothas from his neighborhood in DC got caught up in the mix.
I never knew that Winky was from DC & how old was he when he left for Florida
@@chalkyblack7582 he left in 10th grade but he didn't grow in height until he got to Florida
I thought Winky one this fight. Best fight Ive seen on ppv know doubt. 👍
Great middleweight title fight - reminded me of the 1st & 2nd GGG vs Canelo title fights with the ebb & flow, & it's quick pace.
Can't believe Winky had a reputation for being a boring fighter. I loved watching him fight and he should get alot of credit for moving to 160 and taking the fight to Taylor here.
Winky is one tough sob. He never should have fought at 160, he was too small. But he did and was a beast. The only man I have ever seen with no power...but always putting the pressure on...
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I was rooting for Bad Intentions at the time. But I am a fan for both of them for sure now.
This was some bias commentating....look at how skillfully Jermain blocked with his face and returned with a stumble into the corner.
Yo, I'm thinking the same shit. They on dogfood
Winky got tagged pretty good in this fight!
+dave jackson then why is his face marked up with bruises? Nah bro, Taylor exposed Winky, I say it's a draw! They both tagged each other pretty good!
A wise man once said the toughest style of opponent to fight is a counterpuncher who comes forward. GGG Mike Tyson Saul Alvarez Joe Frazier and many more including Ronald Winky Wright. Winky has lost a few in his career but none have ever had an easy time doing it.
A pressure fighter with impeccable defensive skills. Very odd mix and supremely difficult to deal with as such. Guys that come forward and cut you off are _supposed_ to be easy to hit, but that was SO not the case with Winky. I hope history gives Wright his just due. He never got the credit he deserved.
Don Johnson one other reason that made windy wright hard to hit was because of that right-handed jab. It's one of the best jabs in the business. His style reminds me of a pikeman. A big shield on his left hand and a pike on his right hand.
Great fighters!!
This was the fight of that year!
Taylor deserved to keep his belts. Absolute classic tho.
Jermain Taylor is universally regarded as one of the worst Middleweight Champions of all time that was a star boxer during his generation....Let's be real here....he somehow won alot of decisions, like this one in particular and got some kind of medal in Arkansas or wherever. Pavlik beat him up, he went to supersix tourney and got beat up again, he came back and won the title again and got beat up again.
mcentepede I don't think that is quite true. Taylor was talented but lacked heart. He beat bhop due to his youth and athletic ability. That's why he beat bhop. His footwork and initiative was a lot faster. Now back to what you said, Taylor won a title again two years ago. He was in the tourney but was damaged goods by then man. He was always exciting and gave everyone hell. I do think he would have beat Abraham before that time. Jermaine was good but not great. Thanks Taylor for some great fights.
winky won that fight hands down i dont know what they talking bout a draw yeah right winky wright was one of the best fighter in the world people didnt give his credit for real
High-Level Boxing right here💯
Strong defense
Winky won that only gave Taylor 5 rounds if that.
No way JT clearly took it
Winky was stronger
But I like winky so I can can judge it properly
I would have to agree with the majority of the below comments. Winky was an incredible fighter, who was often ranked high in the pound 4 pound rankings. He got robbed here, as did Corey Spinks when he fought Taylor. Pavlik didn't give the guy the opportunity to rob him. Taylor was no doubt a good fighter, but his approach to certain fights always bothered me. Unfortunately Winky never got a rematch. Though he was for a few years after this fight ranked at the top of the division.
Well said
I partially agree. I think these commentators were just wowed by Taylor's punching power. Although I'm not fond of the HBO commentators, I think they did a better job of calling it how they seen it. The only flaw was when punches didn't land, Jim Lampley said they did. A lot of Taylors punches bounced off Wrights gloves but Lampley gave Taylor credit anyway. I felt they gave Taylor a pretty fair shake it's just that Winky showed his experience & fought a smart fight & earned more of their favor.
A hell of a good fight
yeah from what I saw winky picked off the majority of those punches, and he was landing hard clean shots especially when he whipped that right hook to the body. Jermaine is flashy but isn't really landing anything clean.
Damn shame we never got a rematch.
really giving Taylor 5 was being generous really probably only 4
114-114 Taylor won rounds 1, 4, 6, 9-10, and 12 Wright won rounds 2-3, 5, 7-8, and 11 6-6 in rounds
I don't care what anybody says, Wright won this close fight. He should've fought harder in the 12th Round (because of those stupid Judges), but he won. Taylor is unique. He has all of the tangibles to be a great fighter, but none of the intangibles. Not even the great trainer Manny Steward could fix him.
This is not the same Jermain Taylor that I saw fight Sam Soliman last year. Now I know why they called him "Bad Intentions"
I forgot how Great this fight was.
great great fight
It's a split if not unanimous decision win for Taylor. A draw is good for Winky. That's the best he could get.
Winky blocks 1-2 with high guard at 10.28. 4.24 Wright jabs to the body. Taylor short with a jab at 4:33. Jabs should be key here as it`s interesting to see someone use longer reach vs a good high guard type fighter and Winky`s key punch is the jab also.
Winky fukced it up for himself in the 12 round, he gave the judges a chance to rob him. hesould of put on everything on the line.
great fight!
Jermain taylor right hand deadly punch very strong
Good close fight
Very good fight
5:16 No counter jab from the longer Taylor, you have to deal with Winky`s jab it was his main weapon and the counter from a longer reach is perfect against a high guard fighter with a sharp jab.
And good power counter punches
When they talk about boxers who can fight his name should be mentioned Winky
Jemaine Taylor looked defeated at the end.
Cuz he knew he lost
I give the edge to wright.
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Effective punching ...so what if the weaker puncher is the tougher guy???
I have winky by 2 points.
His hands are so high it's hard to generate any power
Good movement after punching
Taylor Clearly Won . Winky Had Heart and Excellent Defense But , Lacked in Shots Landed and , Agression .
Wright obviously won. A shitload of Tayor's punches landend on the gloves
Winky gotta build stamina defense,and whatch out for power shots
Interesting fight
Draw was a fair result. Very good fight
I think Winky edged it out. Most of those shots by Taylor were blocked. Winky landed the cleaner shots and walked Taylor down most of the fight. But can't argue about the draw. Great fucking fight.
Announcers are terrible. Taylors power shots were clearing being blocked during the early rounds but they was giving the rounds to taylor.
Emanuel said keep him in the center of the ring, hes only beating you when you're on the tops. Taylor was on the rops in every round. Winky landed the cleaner shots and he walked Taylor down although Taylor was throwing the more powerful shots alot only hit Winky gloves. Great fight I thought Winky edged the bout. Ijs
I thought Wright beat Taylor that night. My uncle and I were thinking Wright had the decision but you never know.
Will Grello I am from Florida and my best friend is from Arkansas. I remember watching this fight with him and his cousin who is also from Arkansas. When the final bell rung they was both super quiet. They knew Taylor had lost that fight. Soon as they ruled it a draw they was cheering. Taylor was an olympic medalist and just came off 2 decision wins off of Hopkins. I thought he lost the first Hopkins fight too.
Nah
Wright didn't get the regonition like that, but I do like his style, he left the boxing scene too early
i dont know what these commentators or judges were seeing winky spanked taylor. Not only did winky land more punches but he came forward the whole fight. Also when taylor was throwing combos only 2 or 3 out of 8 would land winky landed the much cleaner punches. They screamed all night about taylors power, but who were they powerful too winky was never hurt stood in on the flurries and he moved forward the entire fight winky obviously didnt think or feel like taylor was as powerful as these commentators thought. Winky clearly outboxed him and ate all his punches easy. And lets not forget winky was the much smaller fighter.
more combinations from winky
The announcers were the worst part of this. They made it like winky did nothing. Taylor's eye was shut afterwards. He hit winky with bricks the whole fight. Watch it with the commentary off. Both fighters are underrated on defense. Great fight by both.
Se la robaron a Winky ! Taylor got his ass kicked that night.
There is NOTHING worse than biased announcers singing the praises of one fighter, while downplaying the effectiveness of the other fighter. If Jermain Taylor's right hand was SO powerful, and SO consistently connecting, then WHY wasn't Winky Wright hurt or at least his face show visible signs of such devasting blows that were allegedly hitting their mark since the first round? Much of those "hard shots" by Taylor were on the arms and gloves of Winky Wright and granted, some got through. AND although Winky did not appear to be hurting Taylor, Wright was walking his opponent down, cornering him effectively, and connecting with good combinations and solid punches. AND the toll of those punches WAS VISIBLE on Taylor's face, namely with his left being eye closed. Nevertheless, it was a VERY close, hard-fought bout, with a lot of close rounds, and I thought the decision of the judges correctly reflected that.
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Wright I think lost the first round bad and he danced to much in the last round but it was a hell of a fight hard to pick a winner the draw was fair!
5:27 They are not in punching range, Taylor should have constantly stayed in punching range and pumped the jab because his reach was longer so he would still be out of Winky`s range. Hearns v Wright would have been like this to a degree because he would have a reach advantage also. Counter left landed on Winky at 5:56.
Winky was robbed...very worst a draw
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hell no winky won this fight clearly
Winky won
this was the single WORST decision i have ever witnessed with my own two eyes.... Taylor MIGHT have won two rounds....
Winky best!!!! Krasava!!!!!