While it may not have come as a surprise that Winky Wright notched another win into his belt against former roommate and friend Ike Quartey tonight in Tampa Bay, the real surprise was seeing Wright's boxing alter ego: the agressive, less defensive, punching Winky Wright.
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BOXING IS HARD WORK: WINKY WRIGHT
Hard days and long hours. Boxing is hard work. A quick glimpse into Winky's world.
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FIGHT WEEK SLIDESHOW
Check out images from the media workouts and the final press conference.
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DECISIONS, DECISIONS
If there was a support group for victims of controversial decisions, Winky Wright and Ike Quartey would be charter members.
Wright and Quartey, both former world champions, each have three losses and a draw on their records, and incredibly, all eight of those fights were labeled controversial the minute the ring announcer announced the decision.
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WHEN A LOSS IS AS GOOD AS A WIN
The curious thing about Ike Quartey's fight against Winky Wright, which will air on HBO World Championship Boxing on December 2, is that, going strictly on etiquette, Quartey shouldn't be there. He lost his last fight, albeit controversially, to Vernon Forrest and the rule says, in general, that when you lose you go to the bottom of the ladder and work your way back up. Read more
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WRIGHT VS. QUARTEY: NOW OR NEVER
ke Quartey and Winky Wright will be facing each other Dec. 2 because they have no other choice. For boxing fans, that's usually the best of reasons.
Quartey is coming off a controversial loss to Vernon Forrest earlier this year while Wright is in with the 36-year-old former welterweight champion in part because of an equally debatable draw with middleweight champion Jermain Taylor in his last outing.
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