When he did, he took advantage.
Wright, who turned pro in 1990, spent much of his career fighting in Europe because the big American promoters didn't think his style would generate big money paydays. He was 25-0 when he got his first title shot in France in 1994 against Julio Cesar Vasquez.
Wright lost that title in South Africa to Harry Simon. The fight originally was ruled a draw but then changed to a win for Simon because of a scoring error.
In 1999, Wright took a step up in class by fighting undefeated Fernando Vargas for the IBF light-middleweight title. In another fight where most thought Wright won, the judges gave the decision to Vargas.
Finally, in 2001, Wright started to get some breaks. When Felix Trinidad moved to middleweight, it opened up the IBF light-middleweight title, which Wright won from Robert Frzier. A potential fight against Oscar De La Hoya fell through, but in 2004 Sugar Shane Mosley challenged him to a light-middleweight unification match.
Many considered the fight a tuneup for Mosley, who was coming off two straight wins over De La Hoya and eyeing a super fight with Trinidad. Instead, Wright won a lopsided decision. Knowing Mosley gave him the break he'd needed, Wright granted an immediate rematch and won a majority decision.
Wright vacated his titles to take on Trinidad, who had lost just once in his career and was considered by many to be one of the top two or three pound-for-pound fighters in the world. The fight was Wright's Mona Lisa. He dominated from the opening bell, winning 119-108 on two cards and 120-107 on the third.
Wright was flying high and took on Jermain Taylor in a bid to unify all the belts. In another fight Wright thought he won, Taylor was given a draw. Wright then fought a series of high profile fighters - Ike Quartey, Bernard Hopkins and Paul Williams - in non-title fights. He beat Quartey but lost decisively to Hopkins and Williams. He tried again in 2012 to get back into the title mix, but he lost to undefeated Peter Quillin.
| Ronald "Winky" Wright | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significant Fights | |||||||
| Opponent | Result | Fight Points |
Title Points |
HOF Points |
Total | x Win % | Final Total |
| Julio Cesar Vasquez | UD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Marshall | UD-W | 90 | 20 | 110 | 89.19% | 98.1 | |
| Anthony Ivory | UD-W | 90 | 20 | 110 | 42.11% | 46.3 | |
| Andrew Council | UD-W | 90 | 20 | 110 | 89.29% | 98.2 | |
| Bronco McKart | SD-W | 75 | 40 | 115 | 96.55% | 111.0 | |
| Ensley Bingham | UD-W | 90 | 40 | 130 | 72.73% | 94.5 | |
| Steve Foster | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 59.38% | 83.1 | |
| Adrian Dodson | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 100.00% | 140.0 | |
| Harry Simon | SD-L | 25 | 10 | 35 | 100.00% | 35.0 | |
| Fernando Vargas | SD-L | 25 | 10 | 35 | 100.00% | 35.0 | |
| Bronco McKart | UD-W | 90 | 20 | 110 | 95.45% | 105.0 | |
| Keith Mullings | UD-W | 90 | 20 | 110 | 72.73% | 80.0 | |
| Robert Frazier | UD-W | 90 | 40 | 130 | 85.19% | 110.7 | |
| Jason Papillion | KO | 100 | 40 | 140 | 85.00% | 119.0 | |
| Bronco McKart | UD-W | 90 | 40 | 130 | 93.75% | 121.9 | |
| Juan Carlos Candelo | UD-W | 90 | 40 | 130 | 86.21% | 112.1 | |
| Angel Hernandez | UD-W | 90 | 40 | 130 | 86.67% | 112.7 | |
| Sugar Shane Mosley | UD-W | 90 | 80 | 100 | 270 | 95.12% | 256.8 |
| Sugar Shane Mosley | SD-W | 75 | 60 | 100 | 235 | 92.86% | 218.2 |
| Felix Trinidad | UD-W | 90 | 100 | 190 | 97.67% | 185.6 | |
| Jermain Taylor | Draw | 50 | 30 | 80 | 100.00% | 80.0 | |
| Bernard Hopkins | UD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total (17-3-1, 3 KO, 2 SD, 2 SD-L) | 2,243.3 | ||||||
| Record in non-significant fights | |||||||
| 34-3-0, 22 KOs | 3,280 | ||||||
| % of fights toward 50 (78.4%) | 2,568.24 | 64.57% | 1,658.3 | ||||
| PEAK 5 Fights | |||||||
| Sugar Shane Mosley | 256.8 | ||||||
| Sugar Shane Mosley | 218.2 | ||||||
| Felix Trinidad | 185.6 | ||||||
| Adrian Dodson | 140.0 | ||||||
| Bronco McKart | 121.9 | ||||||
| PEAK 5 Total | 922.5 | ||||||
| Final totals (significant, non-significant, PEAK 5) | 4,824.1 | ||||||
| Boxing's 100 Countdown | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Fighter | Significant Fights |
Non-Significant Fights |
Peak 5 | Final Total |
| 86. | Ronald "Winky" Wright | 2,243.3 | 1,658.3 | 922.5 | 4,824.1 |
| 87. | Fighting Harada | 1,259.6 | 2,409.2 | 1,105.9 | 4,774.7 |
| 88. | Humberto Gonzalez | 1,866.7 | 1,952.3 | 907.3 | 4,726.4 |
| 89. | Ricardo Lopez | 2,830.5 | 1,188.1 | 702.7 | 4,721.3 |
| 90. | Carmen Basilio | 1,723.3 | 1,804.7 | 1,184.1 | 4,712.2 |
| 91. | Orlando Canizales | 2,529.3 | 1,510.3 | 669.3 | 4,708.9 |
| 92. | Jeff Fenech | 2,103.9 | 1,728.7 | 844.8 | 4,677.4 |
| 93. | Michael Carbajal | 2,333.7 | 1,519.2 | 817.0 | 4,669.9 |
| 94. | Marcel Thil | 2,579.8 | 1,170.9 | 900.9 | 4,651.6 |
| 95. | Nicolino Locche | 1,858.0 | 1,946.8 | 820.3 | 4,625.1 |
| 96. | Ricky Hatton | 3,458.8 | 449.1 | 708.9 | 4,616.8 |
| 97. | Ismael Laguna | 1,059.5 | 2,659.4 | 889.9 | 4,608.7 |
| 98. | Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez | 2,187.1 | 1,771.9 | 638.6 | 4,597.5 |
| 99. | Wilfredo Benitez | 1,439.4 | 2,223.0 | 914.4 | 4,586.8 |
| 100. | Carlos Zarate | 1,124.2 | 2,707.1 | 751.5 | 4,582.8 |
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