Hopkins vs Dawson: John Scully, Winky Wright to Train Bad Chad
by Scott Christ on Sep 13, 2011 3:21 PM EDT
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Emanuel Steward is out, and "Iceman" John Scully is back in for light heavyweight contender Chad Dawson. Scully, who is one of the many trainers Dawson has gone through over the years, will train Dawson for his upcoming October 15 fight against 46-year-old light heavyweight world champion Bernard Hopkins.
And Scully will bring along Winky Wright to assist him. Wright, of course, is a former opponent of Hopkins.
Dawson is happy with the situation, or at least says he is:
"Everything is going great. I couldn't ask for anything better. I'm in a great position right now. Not only to fight with Bernard, but to work with John Scully, who is very underrated as a trainer, and Winky, who I think beat Hopkins when they fought and is still a great fighter to this day."
Dawson's take on Hopkins vs Wright is a little interesting (to put it one way), but it's good that he's finally getting in camp with the Hopkins bout a month away. What's not good is that Dawson is having an abbreviated camp in the first place, and he's giving himself less of a chance to win. Scully is a really good trainer, and Dawson is absolutely correct that he's one of the most underrated in the game today, but we're still talking about a short camp to fight one of the craftiest, smartest guys in the game.
As for Wright, he says he's not going into training full-time, and says he's still considering himself an active fighter even though he hasn't fought in over two years and has fought just once in the last four years.
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I believe Dan rafael(I’m sure I misspell the last name) says winky has his own biz school.
He knows the guy with the bandage on his ass is going no were. Were you going fucking no were
by Elstriko on Sep 13, 2011 3:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don’t know how good a trainer Scully is, but he was the best boxing commentator I ever heard, so it’s just good to see his name again.
I wish some network would bring him back.
TO DrRck...
I REALLY do appreciate the nice words about my commentating, thank you very much for the vote of confidence!!!
ICE
by Ice-John Scully on Sep 22, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Iceman! If this is really you (forgive my hesitation, but this is the internet, after all) I’m honored.
I’ve been watching boxing since Liston-Clay I, and you were hands-down the best boxing commentator I’ve ever heard. I’ve watched innumerable fights for which you gave the most interesting, insightful, and substantive commentary of anyone.
Why aren’t you still doing this?
by DrRck on Sep 23, 2011 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah… Winky wasn’t even close to winning vs Hopkins and if he going to take advise from him he is going to lose.
Lets be honest… who has looked the best vs Hopkins?
Love him or hate him… Taylor.
He pressured the old man, made him look old with his herky jerkness that everyone hated, and out worked him.
I thought Hopkins won vs Calazage but in that fight he lost due to Calazage just throwing meaningless punches and outworking him.
Dawson isn’t that type of fighter… he is way too relaxed to really bother Hopkins in my opinion.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
whoever finally ends up working his corner
better have a cattle prod
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
by pakinpower on Sep 14, 2011 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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