Best of Winky Wright: Top 10 Fights
Winky Wright had 58 fights with 25 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these have been against Shane Mosley, Félix Trinidad, Bernard Hopkins, Jason Papillion, and Fernando Vargas. The following are Wright's top 10 fights.
Winky Wright defeats Shane Mosley in their 2nd fight
On Winky Wright defeated Shane Mosley in the rematch via 12 round majority decision. Wright was 32 years old with a record of 48-3 (25 KOs). Mosley was 33 years old with a record of 39-3 (35 KOs). Wright successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring Magazine super-welterweight titles. The performance in this fight is the number one among all of Wright's fights.
Winky Wright defeats Félix Trinidad
On Winky Wright defeated Puerto Rican boxer Félix Trinidad via 12 round unanimous decision. Wright was 33 years old with a record of 49-3 (25 KOs). Trinidad was 32 years old with a record of 42-1 (35 KOs). This fight is the second best performance in Wright's career.
Winky Wright defeats Shane Mosley
On Winky Wright defeated Shane Mosley via 12 round unanimous decision. Wright was 32 years old with a record of 47-3 (25 KOs). Mosley was 32 years old with a record of 39-2 (35 KOs). Wright successfully defended his IBF super-welterweight title, and won the WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring Magazine super-welterweight titles.
Winky Wright loses to Bernard Hopkins
On Winky Wright lost to Bernard Hopkins via 12 round unanimous decision. Wright was 35 years old with a record of 51-4-1 (25 KOs). Hopkins was 42 years old with a record of 47-4-1 (32 KOs). Despite the loss, Wright put on a good fight.
Winky Wright defeats Jason Papillion
On Winky Wright defeated Jason Papillion via 5th round TKO. Wright was 30 years old with a record of 43-3 (25 KOs). Wright successfully defended his IBF super-welterweight title.
Winky Wright loses to Fernando Vargas
On Winky Wright lost to Fernando Vargas via 12 round majority decision. Wright was 28 years old with a record of 39-3 (24 KOs). Vargas was 21 years old with an undefeated record of 17-0 (17 KOs). Despite the loss, Wright put on a good fight.
Winky Wright defeats Adrian Dodson
On Winky Wright defeated Adrian Dodson via 6th round TKO. Wright was 26 years old with a record of 38-1 (23 KOs). Wright successfully defended his WBO super-welterweight title.
Winky Wright defeats Sam Soliman
On Winky Wright defeated Sam Soliman via 12 round unanimous decision. Wright was 34 years old with a record of 50-3 (25 KOs).
Winky Wright defeats Ike Quartey
On Winky Wright defeated Ghanaian boxer Ike Quartey via 12 round unanimous decision. Wright was 35 years old with a record of 51-3-1 (25 KOs). Quartey was 37 years old with a record of 37-3-1 (31 KOs).
Winky Wright loses to Paul Williams
On Winky Wright lost to Paul Williams via 12 round unanimous decision. Wright was 37 years old with a record of 51-5-1 (25 KOs). Williams was 27 years old with a record of 36-1 (27 KOs). Despite the loss, Wright put on a good fight.