By: John Novosalec at ringside for DoghouseBoxing.com

Both Winky Wright and Paul Williams have had hard times finding opponents. Tonight in Las Vegas they found each other in a bout which held crossroads implications for Winky and potential career elevating status for the weight shifting Williams.

Ticket sales were slim for a fight held in a venue that was totally inappropriate for the fighters involved. This fight should have been in LA or the South, but it landed in a Vegas casino. Oh well, we have a fight that, though without a title at stake, still holds division significant division meaning. A win for Winky would reestablish himself, while a Williams victory would show that he truly can compete at a very high level in multiple weight classes.

Williams entered first, followed by Winky, who was more well received than was P Dub. The difference in speed is initially apparent as Williams flicks jab after jab and out hustles Winky to start the fight, though the cagey vet picked off his fair share of shots and landed some hard ones of his own. The Punisher opened up in round 2, and a hard right uppercut with 15 seconds left punctuated a round that saw him dominate with fluid combinations to the head and body.

By the 3rd round Winky