Taylor vs. Wright Tonight

This is, in my opinion, the most interesting fight to date this year. De La Hoya - Mayorga had some interesting storylines, but Oscar's win was never really in doubt. Hopkins - Tarver was a trash talking dream, but it was still a 37 year old versus a 41 year old. Corales - Castillo never got to the ring. But Jermain Taylor - Winky Wright , ah this fight has it all (with one possible exception). JT is one of the rising stars of boxing, young (27), personable, very talented, and most importantly he fights in the upper part of the scale. Winky is one of the great stories in sports, a good guy that never got any respect and even less press untill he persevered and pushed himself to the forefront of the sport. Neither fighter talks much trash, but both are very talented and well rounded. It's the classic matchup; the cagey veteran against the big punching youngster. The counter-puncher versus the banger. Both have a very good shot at winning, and for once it's a real title up for grabs. Now the bad news. Neither of the Taylor - Hopkins bouts were particularly interesting from a viewership perspective, and Winky just tends to make dull fights. That doesn't mean these guys can't have an entertaining fight, both fighters have had great bouts in the past, but it doesn't scream 'all action, nothing but razzle dazzle' to me. An important fight, yes. Exciting? We shall see.

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