Stinky Wright

So I turned off HBO's telecast after four rounds of this debacle. Two weeks in a row of lousy fights. First, there was Jermaine Taylor's bore-a-thon against Bernard Hopkins. Now Winky Wright's stinkeroo against Australia's Sam Soliman.

Admittedly, I did not watch this entire broadcast.
Soliman stunk. Plain and simple. A fighter of this low technique and schooling should not be on television. Even Emanuel Stewart commented "This guy doesn't look he's had five pro or AMATEUR fights."

Please don't tell me he should be admired for his "determination". A fighter must have both will and skill. Even Gatti, who has made his entire reputation on his guts, has some semblance of boxing skill when up against "C-level fighters" in the words of Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Wright, on the other hand, is the opposite side of the coin. He has never attained popularity because he is dreadful bore. A skilled fighter. But damn boring. Mosley and Trinidad can't beat him. But I'd rather watch either of those two against Joe Nobody than Winky Wright against anybody.

Wright versus Soliman did not belong on HBO if the network is advertising itself as the premier boxing network.

Showtime is really kicking HBO's ass when it comes to boxing. And for anyone who has been watching their new series "Sleeper Cell" they are kicking their ass when it comes to original programming as well.