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Ronald Wright

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Record 51 (25 ko's) + 5 + 1 = 57
Nick Winky
Weight division Middleweight (160 lbs)
Positions in ratings 15 - WBC Middleweight (January 2010)
4 - WBA Middleweight (June 2007)
8 - IBF Middleweight (July 2008)
4 - WBO Middleweight (April 2008)
Nationality USA   USA
Lives & trains USA   USA, St.Petersburg
Born USA   USA, Washington
Profdebut16 Oct 1990
Birthday26 Nov 1971
Stance Southpaw
Boxrec ID 003600

Records list

# Date Opponent Record Location Result
811.04.2009 USA Paul Williams[36-1-0, 27]USA  USA, Las VegasL UD 12 (12)more...
721.07.2007 USA Bernard Hopkins[47-4-1, 32]USA  USA, Las VegasL UD 12 (12)more...
602.12.2006 Ghana Ike Quartey[37-3-1, 30]USA  USA, TampaW UD 12 (12)more...
517.06.2006 USA Jermain Taylor[25-0-0, 17]USA  USA, MemphisD PTS 12 (12)more...
410.12.2005 Australia Sam Soliman[31-7-0, 12]USA  USA, UncasvilleW UD 12 (12)more...
314.05.2005 Puerto Rico Felix Trinidad[42-1-0, 35]USA  USA, Las VegasW UD 12 (12)more...
220.11.2004 USA Shane Mosley[39-3-0, 35]USA  USA, Las VegasW MD 12 (12)more...
113.03.2004 USA Shane Mosley[39-4-0, 35]USA  USA, Las VegasW UD 12 (12)more...







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Winky Wright: If Macklin Wins, Maybe Its Time To Retire 24 Jan 2011 17:31

Winky Wright: If Macklin Wins, Maybe Its Time To Retire

Closing in on the end of his career, middleweight contender Ronald Winky Wright (51-5, 25KOs) returns for the first time in two years when he faces EBU champion Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19KOs) on April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The former undisputed junior middleweight champion spoke with Suge Green of OnTheGrind Boxing Radio and gave his reason for accepting a fight with Macklin after two years of being inactive, and explained why he turned Macklin down last year read more ...
WINKY MAKING THE WRIGHT MOVE TO TOP RANK 15 Feb 2010 10:22

WINKY MAKING THE WRIGHT MOVE TO TOP RANK

Sources close to the information have informed us that former jr. middleweight champion Winky Wright is considering leaving Golden Boy Promotions in order to sign with Top Rank Promotions. Wright, who last fought in April of 2009, is apparently unhappy with the inability of Golden Boy Promotions to secure him a fight and has decided to take his career in a different direction read more ...
Winky Wright To Return on December 11, Puerto Rico 13 Oct 2009 14:22

Winky Wright To Return on December 11, Puerto Rico

According to adviser Damien Ramirez, middleweight contender Winky Wright will return to action on December 11 in Puerto Rico. Wright will see action for the first time since the April loss to Paul Williams. Wright turns 37 in November and has only fought twice since 2007. "Winky has always liked Puerto Rico, and has a close relationship with (Felix) Tito Trinidad and wants to make a fight on the island," said Ramirez to Primera Hora read more ...
Williams, Wright Speak! 13 Apr 2009 13:07

Williams, Wright Speak!

In an interesting post-fight press conference, two-division champ Paul “The Punisher” Williams says Winky Wright brought out his best, Wright gave Williams his due and stated that he’s not retiring, Williams’ promoter Dan Goossen commented that Williams will seek a matchup with WBA welterweight champ Shane Mosley, and heavyweight Chris Arreola, who was impressive in the co-feature, says just bring it on! read more ...
Williams punishes Wright! 12 Apr 2009 07:25

Williams punishes Wright!

In a battle of two boxers billed as boxing’s most avoided fighters, two-division world champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) punished former unified junior middleweight world champion Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) on over twelve one-sided rounds Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Williams’ punch output and pressure easily overwhelmed the defensive skills of Wright from the opening bell. Scores were 119-109, 119-109, 120-108 read more ...
Winky Wright Wants To Dominate Paul Williams in Vegas 12 Mar 2009 14:49

Winky Wright Wants To Dominate Paul Williams in Vegas

Following the lead of Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins, another veteran of the game, Winky Wright, wants to dominate his younger opponent. Hopkins dominated Kelly Pavlik last October. Mosley dominated Antonio Margarito in January, and Wright wants to put on a dominating, career-defining performance against Paul Williams on April 11 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. read more ...
Winky Wright Claims Most Fighters Avoid Him 20 Feb 2009 13:15

Winky Wright Claims Most Fighters Avoid Him

Ronald 'Winky' Wright just turned 37 years old, hasn't won a fight in over two years, is returning from a sound thrashing at the hands of Bernard Hopkins and is now sporting braces on his teeth. While a lot has changed with Wright there is still one thing that hasn't - he's still singing the same old song about being the most avoided man in the sport of boxing read more ...
WRIGHT-WILLIAMS ON HBO IN MID-APRIL 30 Dec 2008 13:46

WRIGHT-WILLIAMS ON HBO IN MID-APRIL

Boxingtalk has been informed that negotiations for a potential rematch between former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor and middleweight Winky Wright have it a major snag and it now appears that Wright will mix it up with WBO interim junior middleweight champion, and one of the most avoided men in boxing, Paul Williams. If a deal is solidified, the bout would take place at the middleweight read more ...
CompuBox: 132 Clinches During Hopkins-Wright 23 Jul 2007 20:08

CompuBox: 132 Clinches During Hopkins-Wright

It was a fight that had very little flow as Wright attempted to play the aggressor behind his jab and Hopkins relied on quick counterpunches and lots of holding and roughhousing. Wright, bothered by a severe gash over his left eye from a head butt in the third round and obviously not comfortable at the catch weight of 170 pounds, slowed over the final few rounds and Hopkins emerged with a unanimous decision read more ...
Winky Wright: 23 Jul 2007 15:47

Winky Wright: "I Told You Hopkins Was Dirty"

Wright suffered a nasty cut above his left eye after a clash of heads in the third round. He says Hopkins used his head often, hit him with low blows and held often. He received twelve stitches for the cut and bruises that he claims were a direct result of Hopkins' using his head. He doesn't place all the blame on Hopkins, he felt referee Robert Byrd let Hopkins do read more ...
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