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WINKY WRIGHT vs. Barreto
vs. Ensley Binham
vs. Bovie
vs. JC Candelo
vs. Robert Frazier
vs. Eric Holland
vs. Bernard Hopkins
vs. Major
vs. Bronco McKart I
vs. Bronco McKart II
vs. Bronco McKart III
vs. Shane Mosley I
vs. Shane Mosley II
vs. Keith Mullings
vs. Harry Simon
vs. Sam Solimon
vs. Tiger
vs. Jermain Taylor
vs. Felix Trinidad
vs. Fernando Vargas
vs. Julio Cesar Vasquez
vs. Ensley Binham
vs. Bovie
vs. JC Candelo
vs. Robert Frazier
vs. Eric Holland
vs. Bernard Hopkins
vs. Major
vs. Bronco McKart I
vs. Bronco McKart II
vs. Bronco McKart III
vs. Shane Mosley I
vs. Shane Mosley II
vs. Keith Mullings
vs. Harry Simon
vs. Sam Solimon
vs. Tiger
vs. Jermain Taylor
vs. Felix Trinidad
vs. Fernando Vargas
vs. Julio Cesar Vasquez
Winky Wright Fights on DVD
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Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright (born November 26, 1971, in Washington, D.C.) is an American boxer, the former
undisputed light middleweight world champion and a current middleweight contender.
In addition to Bernard Hopkins, Paul Williams, "Sugar" Shane Mosley, Angel Hernandez, Felix Trinidad, and Jermain
Taylor, Wright has fought former world champions Bronco McKart three times, Keith Mullings, Fernando Vargas, Harry
Simon and Julio Cesar Vazquez.
Though born in DC, he grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida, which he continues to call home.
Professional career
Early years
After his second-round knockout of Carlos Santana on July 30, 1992, in St. Petersburg, Florida, the ring announcer
called him "Winky" Wright, the name given to him by his grandmother when he was 18 months old. The nickname stuck
for the rest of his career.
Big time promoters like Don King and Lou Duva would not promote Wright in the early part of his career. His first big
time promoters were the French based Acaries brothers, who struck a deal for Wright to fight Darryl Lattimore in
Luxembourg on January 1, 1993. Wright knocked Lattimore down three times, and the fight was stopped. Wright went
on a tear during his tour of Europe, winning 8 straight in France, Germany, Monte Carlo, only fighting in the United States
once over the next year.
First step up in class
On August 21, 1994, Wright received his first title match against WBA Light Middleweight titleholder Julio César
Vásquez in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France. Although he was 25–0 at the time, Wright had not fought in a match that had
gone more than 8 rounds. His inexperience showed as Winky lost a unanimous decision, with Vasquez knocking down
Wright in the second, seventh, ninth, and twice in the round 12.
On February 4, 1995, Wright defeated Tony Marshall by unanimous decision, winning the NABF Middleweight
Championship.
Ongoing world tour and winning the WBO title
Wright continued fighting in Europe, only fighting in the United States once, until his unanimous decision victory against
Andrew Council on March 5, 1996. His impressive win opened the door to fight WBO Light Middleweight champion
Bronco McKart, a fight Wright won by split decision. He continued to tour the world, fighting and winning fights in South
Africa and England.
Coming to America
After breaking with the Acaries brothers in 1999, citing that he was tired of all the travel, Wright knocked out Derrick
Graham in the third round in Miami, Florida. This set the stage for his first major fight against IBF Jr. Middleweight
Champion Fernando Vargas. Although some ringside fans and members of the media felt Wright won the fight, Vargas
won a controversial majority decision.
Wright continued to defend the NABF and won the USBA light middleweight title in another decision over Bronco
McKart.
First major payday
Félix Trinidad's jump to the middleweight division left the IBF junior middleweight title vacant. Wright scored a unanimous
decision over Robert Frazier on October 12, 2001, to win his first major boxing championship. In his first defense on
February 2, 2002, Wright stopped Jason Papillion in the fifth round. He took a third fight against Bronco McKart, which
ended in controversy as the referee disqualified McKart for repeated low blows in the 8th round.
Wright's Las Vegas debut was against Juan Carlos Candelo on March 1, 2003. Wright won a unanimous decision. He
followed that up with another blowout victory over Angel Hernandez 8 months later.
Wright vs. Mosley I & II
To the surprise of many including Wright, Shane Mosley challenged Winky to a junior middleweight unification fight on
March 13, 2004. Mosley was a celebrated fighter coming off his second win against Oscar De La Hoya. Wright beat
Mosley soundly with his effective jabbing and defense, winning a lopsided unanimous decision, winning the Ring's light
middleweight championship of the world and became the division's first undisputed champion in 29 years, and the first
man to hold the IBF, WBA, and WBC junior Middlweight titles simultaneously. The rematch took place on November
20, 2004. This fight was much closer, with one judge scoring the bout a draw. However, the other two judges scored
115–113 and gave the majority decision to Wright. Wright would soon vacate his titles to move up to the middleweight
division to challenge Felix Trinidad.[1][2][3]
Winky dominates Félix Trinidad
On May 14, 2005, he defeated Félix Trinidad by unanimous decision. Trinidad was a fan favorite and a feared power
puncher, and many figured he would be able to knock Wright out. Instead, Wright's jab and defense once again
prevailed, and Wright won a unanimous decision (120–107 and 119–108 on two scorecards)[4] to establish himself as a
top contender to challenge for the WBC middleweight championship. Wright's dominance over such a highly regarded
opponent led to many placing him among the top two pound-for-pound boxers in the world, just behind Floyd
Mayweather Jr. Wright's victory sent Trinidad into his second and 3 year retirement.
Taylor-Wright
After winning a unanimous decision over Sam Soliman in December 2005, Wright faced off against undisputed
middleweight champion Jermain Taylor on June 17, 2006, at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee for the WBA,
WBC, and WBO titles. In a close fight, the match was ruled a draw. Two judges scored the bout 115–113 for each
fighter, while the final judge scored it a 114–114 draw.[5] Once the decision was announced, Winky stormed out of the
ring, upset that he was not awarded the decision. When interviewed later, he refused a rematch with Taylor, stating that
he was going to get the same result.
Both camps attempted at negotiating a rematch, but talks failed after neither side could agree on how to split the money—
a problem attributed to Wright's insistence on parity and Taylor's reluctance to give 50 percent to a non-champion.
Hopkins-Wright
Wright's next fight came against Bernard Hopkins. They fought at 170 pounds on July 21, 2007. The bout aired on HBO
pay-per-view. A head butt (ruled unintentional) by Hopkins left a deep gash over Wright's eyebrow from the 3rd round.
Hopkins seemed content to out-box Wright with well-timed jabs and combinations on the outside, although Wright did
cause Hopkins trouble in the middle rounds. Hopkins won on the judges' score cards 116–112, 117–111, 117–111.[6]
It was Winky's first loss in more than 8 years.
Wright-Williams
Winky Wright ended a 21-month layoff when he faced Paul Williams on April 11, 2009 on HBO. The fight took place at
the middleweight limit of 160 pounds. The site of the fight was the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Wright lost. Two judges scored the bout 119-109 for Williams while the 3rd judge scored the bout 120-108 for
Williams. Wright won only the 5th round on two judges cards, while the 3rd judge scored all the rounds for Paul Williams.
Winky Wright vs Grady Brewer
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Winky Wright was set to do battle against the contender champion, Grady "Bad Boy" Brewer
on December 11, 2009, until the fight was cancelled due to poor ticket sales.[7]
Life outside the ring
Wright has appeared in music videos for Busta Rhymes' "Touch It Remix" ( feat. Mary J Blige, Missy, Rah Digga, Lloyd
Banks, Papoose, DMX) 50 Cent's "Outta Control Remix" (feat. Mobb Deep) Jamie Foxx's "DJ Play a Love Song" (feat.
Twista) and 2 Pistols's "She Got It" (feat. T-Pain).He also appeared briefly in the cult hit State Property 2 along with
Dame Dash and Beanie Sigel
Wright has previously entered into ventures and endorsements with brands such as Reebok, Vitamin Water, Rocawear
and 2(x)ist men's underwear among many others[citation needed]. Through these partnerships, Wright has appeared in
television commercials, ad campaigns around New York City, and in Men's Fitness, Men's Health, VIBE and VIBE
VixeN magazines.
He currently owns an independent record label, Pound 4 Pound Records, also based in St. Petersburg. The label consists
of a talent roster which covers genres of music from rock & roll to hip hop.
undisputed light middleweight world champion and a current middleweight contender.
In addition to Bernard Hopkins, Paul Williams, "Sugar" Shane Mosley, Angel Hernandez, Felix Trinidad, and Jermain
Taylor, Wright has fought former world champions Bronco McKart three times, Keith Mullings, Fernando Vargas, Harry
Simon and Julio Cesar Vazquez.
Though born in DC, he grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida, which he continues to call home.
Professional career
Early years
After his second-round knockout of Carlos Santana on July 30, 1992, in St. Petersburg, Florida, the ring announcer
called him "Winky" Wright, the name given to him by his grandmother when he was 18 months old. The nickname stuck
for the rest of his career.
Big time promoters like Don King and Lou Duva would not promote Wright in the early part of his career. His first big
time promoters were the French based Acaries brothers, who struck a deal for Wright to fight Darryl Lattimore in
Luxembourg on January 1, 1993. Wright knocked Lattimore down three times, and the fight was stopped. Wright went
on a tear during his tour of Europe, winning 8 straight in France, Germany, Monte Carlo, only fighting in the United States
once over the next year.
First step up in class
On August 21, 1994, Wright received his first title match against WBA Light Middleweight titleholder Julio César
Vásquez in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France. Although he was 25–0 at the time, Wright had not fought in a match that had
gone more than 8 rounds. His inexperience showed as Winky lost a unanimous decision, with Vasquez knocking down
Wright in the second, seventh, ninth, and twice in the round 12.
On February 4, 1995, Wright defeated Tony Marshall by unanimous decision, winning the NABF Middleweight
Championship.
Ongoing world tour and winning the WBO title
Wright continued fighting in Europe, only fighting in the United States once, until his unanimous decision victory against
Andrew Council on March 5, 1996. His impressive win opened the door to fight WBO Light Middleweight champion
Bronco McKart, a fight Wright won by split decision. He continued to tour the world, fighting and winning fights in South
Africa and England.
Coming to America
After breaking with the Acaries brothers in 1999, citing that he was tired of all the travel, Wright knocked out Derrick
Graham in the third round in Miami, Florida. This set the stage for his first major fight against IBF Jr. Middleweight
Champion Fernando Vargas. Although some ringside fans and members of the media felt Wright won the fight, Vargas
won a controversial majority decision.
Wright continued to defend the NABF and won the USBA light middleweight title in another decision over Bronco
McKart.
First major payday
Félix Trinidad's jump to the middleweight division left the IBF junior middleweight title vacant. Wright scored a unanimous
decision over Robert Frazier on October 12, 2001, to win his first major boxing championship. In his first defense on
February 2, 2002, Wright stopped Jason Papillion in the fifth round. He took a third fight against Bronco McKart, which
ended in controversy as the referee disqualified McKart for repeated low blows in the 8th round.
Wright's Las Vegas debut was against Juan Carlos Candelo on March 1, 2003. Wright won a unanimous decision. He
followed that up with another blowout victory over Angel Hernandez 8 months later.
Wright vs. Mosley I & II
To the surprise of many including Wright, Shane Mosley challenged Winky to a junior middleweight unification fight on
March 13, 2004. Mosley was a celebrated fighter coming off his second win against Oscar De La Hoya. Wright beat
Mosley soundly with his effective jabbing and defense, winning a lopsided unanimous decision, winning the Ring's light
middleweight championship of the world and became the division's first undisputed champion in 29 years, and the first
man to hold the IBF, WBA, and WBC junior Middlweight titles simultaneously. The rematch took place on November
20, 2004. This fight was much closer, with one judge scoring the bout a draw. However, the other two judges scored
115–113 and gave the majority decision to Wright. Wright would soon vacate his titles to move up to the middleweight
division to challenge Felix Trinidad.[1][2][3]
Winky dominates Félix Trinidad
On May 14, 2005, he defeated Félix Trinidad by unanimous decision. Trinidad was a fan favorite and a feared power
puncher, and many figured he would be able to knock Wright out. Instead, Wright's jab and defense once again
prevailed, and Wright won a unanimous decision (120–107 and 119–108 on two scorecards)[4] to establish himself as a
top contender to challenge for the WBC middleweight championship. Wright's dominance over such a highly regarded
opponent led to many placing him among the top two pound-for-pound boxers in the world, just behind Floyd
Mayweather Jr. Wright's victory sent Trinidad into his second and 3 year retirement.
Taylor-Wright
After winning a unanimous decision over Sam Soliman in December 2005, Wright faced off against undisputed
middleweight champion Jermain Taylor on June 17, 2006, at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee for the WBA,
WBC, and WBO titles. In a close fight, the match was ruled a draw. Two judges scored the bout 115–113 for each
fighter, while the final judge scored it a 114–114 draw.[5] Once the decision was announced, Winky stormed out of the
ring, upset that he was not awarded the decision. When interviewed later, he refused a rematch with Taylor, stating that
he was going to get the same result.
Both camps attempted at negotiating a rematch, but talks failed after neither side could agree on how to split the money—
a problem attributed to Wright's insistence on parity and Taylor's reluctance to give 50 percent to a non-champion.
Hopkins-Wright
Wright's next fight came against Bernard Hopkins. They fought at 170 pounds on July 21, 2007. The bout aired on HBO
pay-per-view. A head butt (ruled unintentional) by Hopkins left a deep gash over Wright's eyebrow from the 3rd round.
Hopkins seemed content to out-box Wright with well-timed jabs and combinations on the outside, although Wright did
cause Hopkins trouble in the middle rounds. Hopkins won on the judges' score cards 116–112, 117–111, 117–111.[6]
It was Winky's first loss in more than 8 years.
Wright-Williams
Winky Wright ended a 21-month layoff when he faced Paul Williams on April 11, 2009 on HBO. The fight took place at
the middleweight limit of 160 pounds. The site of the fight was the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Wright lost. Two judges scored the bout 119-109 for Williams while the 3rd judge scored the bout 120-108 for
Williams. Wright won only the 5th round on two judges cards, while the 3rd judge scored all the rounds for Paul Williams.
Winky Wright vs Grady Brewer
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Winky Wright was set to do battle against the contender champion, Grady "Bad Boy" Brewer
on December 11, 2009, until the fight was cancelled due to poor ticket sales.[7]
Life outside the ring
Wright has appeared in music videos for Busta Rhymes' "Touch It Remix" ( feat. Mary J Blige, Missy, Rah Digga, Lloyd
Banks, Papoose, DMX) 50 Cent's "Outta Control Remix" (feat. Mobb Deep) Jamie Foxx's "DJ Play a Love Song" (feat.
Twista) and 2 Pistols's "She Got It" (feat. T-Pain).He also appeared briefly in the cult hit State Property 2 along with
Dame Dash and Beanie Sigel
Wright has previously entered into ventures and endorsements with brands such as Reebok, Vitamin Water, Rocawear
and 2(x)ist men's underwear among many others[citation needed]. Through these partnerships, Wright has appeared in
television commercials, ad campaigns around New York City, and in Men's Fitness, Men's Health, VIBE and VIBE
VixeN magazines.
He currently owns an independent record label, Pound 4 Pound Records, also based in St. Petersburg. The label consists
of a talent roster which covers genres of music from rock & roll to hip hop.