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Corner #32

Winky Wright
Welterweight Champ
5 (25 KO)
International Boxing Hall of Fame

2008 21 :30
On this episode Co Smitty down w R 'Winky' Wright was undisputed Super
Welterweight Champion of the World. His path to greatness was not typical nor was it easy. he fought 20 times
overseas and it took him over ten years to gain his first title. Winky patience and work ethic paid off as he became one
of the best fighters in the world scoring wins against Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad and Ike Quartey.

Winky was a tremendous defensive boxer and he showed Smitty a lot of the skills that made
him one of the most avoided fighters at the top of the sport of Boxing

In This Corner premiered on April 1 2004 on the Empire Sports Network broadcasting in Upstate New
York and Nationally on DirecTV and Dish Network. Since that first airing, In This Corner has been on the
air every week and is in its 15th year of featuring one on one interviews and in ring demonstrations with
the biggest names in the sport of Boxing.

There has never been another show that has chronicled the stories of this many World Champions.