Winky Wright and Grady Brewer hype it up
by Scott Christ on Nov 19, 2009 8:42 PM EST
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A press release hyping the fight between Grady Brewer and Winky Wright warns of an impending war in Puerto Rico on December 11. The two will meet in a main event fight available on budget pay-per-view in the United States.
From Winky:
"Just like Columbus discovered Puerto Rico hundreds of years ago, December 11 will be the day that I discover victory once again and show the world that I am still one of the best fighters in the sport today," said Wright. "I feel great, and I'm ready for a hard fight. Brewer is coming in with high hopes. I'm preparing to deflate those hopes on fight night."
From Grady:
"When I meet Winky, it's going to be a battle," said Brewer. "Unlike Columbus who took Puerto Rico without a fight, Winky should expect a war on fight night."
The last time I saw Grady Brewer, he stunk out the joint against Cornelius Bundrage in one of the most mind-numbingly boring televised fights of 2008. Since then, he's won a couple of fights by quick knockout, so who knows? Maybe he's gotten more aggressive. At 38, the former "Contender" champ is probably getting his last chance at romance with this fight.
I like looking over a record like Grady's. He has losses to Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor, and he actually lost to Pavlik before he lost to Taylor. But he also hasn't lost since May 2005. Boxing is weird, even considering the level of competition he's been beating (mostly "iffy' at best).
Then again, Winky hasn't won a fight since December 2006. Can you believe it's been three years since Winky Wright has won a fight? Three years!
This PPV is bananas.
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I’ve wrote this before but for my money Grady Brewer is one of the best stories in the sport. An 11 loss veteran that had been a hardened opponent his whole career that was brought in to be an easy out for one of the “stars” of Contender (Forbes, Stewart, Wright) that just refused to lose and went against the script.
Its too bad injuries didn’t allow him to take advantage of the name recognition he worked too hard for.
I don’t give him any chance of beating Wright but that doesn’t mean I won’t be rooting for him.
“This PPV is bananas” And the question is…..will SC be making the purchase? Me thinks he will.
I won’t
"I swear to God, I'll take this ******* ball and shove it down your ******* throat" - Serena Williams
Still better than the Zab Judah card
The Velasquez twins are fighting on the undercard, albeit against the almighty TBA
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
haha
I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘’Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'’ (Bernard Hopkins)
will winky be the old winky or just an old man! Didnt realize it was three years since his last fight!
Not 3 years since his last fight, just since his last win.
His last fight was a few months ago against Paul Williams, who pretty much shut him out.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
And before that, a loss to Hopkins, and before that a draw to Taylor
There were a few fights he’s had scheduled in the middle, but they’ve all falled through for one reason or another.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
The Taylor draw came before Winky’s scintillating win over Ike Quartey, a fight notable for one guy in the crowd repeatedly shouting, “buhhhhhhh-ZOOKAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!”
Bad Left Hook
"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 7:45 AM EST up reply actions
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