TITO-WINKY HAS CLASSIC POTENTIAL SPORTS FINAL Edition

"We'll be implementing very specific things to counter [TITO]," said Dan Birmingham, Wright's trainer. "If [Winky Wright] executes the game plan, there is nothing Tito can do to stop it. Nothing. I have watched and broken down tapes of many of Tito's fights. All you hav...

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Published inDaily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920)
Main Author TIM SMITH DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 14.05.2005
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Corrales-Castillo
Dan Birmingham, Wright
Judah, Zab
Trinidad, GETTY Felix
Wright, Winky
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Summary:"We'll be implementing very specific things to counter [TITO]," said Dan Birmingham, Wright's trainer. "If [Winky Wright] executes the game plan, there is nothing Tito can do to stop it. Nothing. I have watched and broken down tapes of many of Tito's fights. All you have to do is study the first six rounds of De La Hoya-[GETTY Felix Trinidad] and the last six rounds of Hopkins-Trinidad to get a blueprint on how to defeat Tito." Wright said he doesn't have to knock out Trinidad to look good or even win. Wright didn't KO Shane Mosley, but looked good enough to entice Trinidad into fighting him. One of the biggest questions is whether Wright, who has fought primarily at 154 pounds most of his career, is ready for the leap to middleweight. Wright said it doesn't matter. If Trinidad can crack Wright's typically impenetrable defense, it won't take long to find out. Wright isn't planning on giving Trinidad any free shots.