Pay-per-view? No thanks! I think I'll pass on this one. I wouldn't mind seeing this fight for free, but I don't want to shell out a nickel to see this one. Trinidad is a 9-5 favorite going into this bout.
I guess I still haven't forgiven Felix "Tito" Trinidad for the Oscar de la Hoya fight. I can't blame him for the terrible judges decision that robbed de la Hoya and awarded him the fight, but I am bothered that since then Tito has been pretending that he actually won. It's not just Tito's trash-talking and bragging that bothers me, it's the fact he kept bragging all the while he was running from de la Hoya to the junior middleweight division, then to middleweight, and then into retirement without giving Oscar a rematch.
That's not how a champion acts, and surely it's not the way someone acts when they believe they really won the fight. Oscar de la Hoya may have run from Trinidad for the last three rounds, but Trinidad has been running from de la Hoya for six years.
Since his whoopin' at the hands of Bernard Hopkins, the "great" Felix Trinidad has fought Hassine Cherifi, a 37 year-old fighter with 11 losses who is currently ranked 76 in the world, and Ricardo Mayorga, the smaller and wreckless welterweight making his middleweight debut. So much for competitive bouts!
Now, Felix Trinidad will fight Ronald "Winky" Wright. Why Wright you might ask? Because it's a low risk fight for Trinidad. Winky Wright didn't have the punching at 154 pounds, and he certainly isn't going to suddenly develop punching power as he steps into the middleweight division. And, Wright has a history of fading late in his fights.
There is no likelihood that Wright will KO Trinidad; he simply doesn't have the punching power. Then, there's the Don King factor. If Winky Wright does manage to out-box Trinidad over the distance of the fight, which is entirely possible, the question still remains, will Ronald "Winky" Wright get a fair decision? Just ask Oscar de la Hoya.
--The Mighty Moe
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