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Caption: WINKY WINS BIG BOUT: Winky Wright celebrates his stunning defeat over Felix Trinidad in their middleweight showdown at Las Vegas' MGM Grand hotel-casino. Wright, of St. Petersburg, FL, dominated the fight so much that Trinidad won only one round on two ringside scorecards, and none on a third. "All the critics, you must hush and give me your praise," said Wright (49-3, 25 knockouts), who after 10 years of big-name challengers avoiding him, made a name for himself last year by beating "Sugar" Shane Mosley twice to unify the 154-pound title. Fighting at middleweight for the first time, Wright's unanimous decision win earned him his biggest payday ever, $4 million. Trinidad (42-2), who was in the second fight of his comeback after a 29-month retirement, took home $8 million. "I think he underestimated me a little bit. He didn't think I was that strong," Wright said.

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