Felix Trinidad vTommy Hearns At Light Middle?

[cyril layman]

I don't think Oscar felt he would have lost a decision to anyone in Las Vegas

There is good reasoning behind that thinking.I think Las Vagas did lean towards favouring Oscar a little bit.Lets not knock Oscar to much atleast he fought the best of his era Trinidad-Quartey-Mosely-Hopkins-Vargas etc.With the exception of Hopkins (who defied old age) everyone else was in their prime unlike some boxers not to mention (Floyd) who only fought big named boxers when they are close to collecting old age pension.

[Anthony342]

It's not to put Trinidad down,he was a great champion defended his IBF WW belt 14 Consecutive times,had power in both hands.At 5'11 he was no small WW.Then he moves up to 154 wins two more belts there against Olympic Gold medalist in Vargas & Reid (both undefeated when he fought them) 4003 KO at 154.Then makes the big move up to 160 & beats the **** out of Joppy 5th rd TKO to win WBA middle weight title belt.Then he fights Hopkins 6'1 who schools him big time & then stops him round 12.Hearns was quicker than Hopkins & hit way harder & his jab would have kept Trinidad at bay.I think Trinidad is the second hardest WW puncher of all time & is the reason i gave him a punchers chance against Hearns.I have him the second greatest Porto Rican boxer of all time (says a lot) only behind Gomez.When Trinidad fought Oscar I was a huge Oscar fan but knowing what i know today had Oscar sat & fought Trinidad,Oscar would have been knocked out.If Oscar had moved & boxed it would have been different but he just ran,Champions don't do that.

Exactly they don't. And fighters don't do that. They finish strong. It's what I liked about Mosley. A week later on HBO, I remember he was ahead, had a guy beat and still fought hard. Did the same thing later in his career when he was well ahead of Margarito. And in both cases, Mosley actually got the late stoppage. If at all possible, you wanna try not to leave it in the hands of the judges because you never know what idiots are judging the fight. But if you have to, you close the show strong.

[kara]

There is good reasoning behind that thinking.I think Las Vagas did lean towards favouring Oscar a little bit.Lets not knock Oscar to much atleast he fought the best of his era Trinidad-Quartey-Mosely-Hopkins-Vargas etc.With the exception of Hopkins (who defied old age) everyone else was in their prime unlike some boxers not to mention (Floyd) who only fought big named boxers when they are close to collecting old age pension.

I remember the HBO crew mentioning that aspect, regarding Oscar and Las Vegas, throughout the event

[mrbig1]

I'm a Tito fan myself. better than some people think. Hearns has only one weakness and that's his chin. Only a great fighter can expose that weakness. Tito is not that man. I know someone will bring up Barkley. Barkley got lucky.

[Hustle]

Tito can't dodge a jab. So hitman by annihilation

[Hustle]

There is good reasoning behind that thinking.I think Las Vagas did lean towards favouring Oscar a little bit.Lets not knock Oscar to much atleast he fought the best of his era Trinidad-Quartey-Mosely-Hopkins-Vargas etc.With the exception of Hopkins (who defied old age) everyone else was in their prime unlike some boxers not to mention (Floyd) who only fought big named boxers when they are close to collecting old age pension.

Like who?

Floyd was older than everybody he fought. Except the 2 who ducked him for years. Oscar and Mosley.

Mosley turned the fight down in 2006 live on hbo.

And oscar was the face of boxing. You dont choose oscar. Oscar chooses you. Oscar was in control of when the Mayweather fight happened. So it happening when oscar was older ain't nobody fault but oscar. He could have chose Floyd years prior. Oscar was the ppv king, not floyd.

[QueensburyRules]

It's not to put Trinidad down,he was a great champion defended his IBF WW belt 14 Consecutive times,had power in both hands.At 5'11 he was no small WW.Then he moves up to 154 wins two more belts there against Olympic Gold medalist in Vargas & Reid (both undefeated when he fought them) 4003 KO at 154.Then makes the big move up to 160 & beats the **** out of Joppy 5th rd TKO to win WBA middle weight title belt.Then he fights Hopkins 6'1 who schools him big time & then stops him round 12.Hearns was quicker than Hopkins & hit way harder & his jab would have kept Trinidad at bay.I think Trinidad is the second hardest WW puncher of all time & is the reason i gave him a punchers chance against Hearns.I have him the second greatest Porto Rican boxer of all time (says a lot) only behind Gomez.When Trinidad fought Oscar I was a huge Oscar fan but knowing what i know today had Oscar sat & fought Trinidad,Oscar would have been knocked out.If Oscar had moved & boxed it would have been different but he just ran,Champions don't do that.

- - They fought and Oscar schooled him easily. He went defensive the last rounds that were basically even because Trini still couldn't do a damn thing to him. Easy Oscar win he don't get credit because Mexicans not allowed to run in boxing.

Trini a decent boxer when he had to be against Mayorga for example, but slow hands and feet with the mentality of a slugger is gonna lose vs Oscar in any honest scorecard 365 days a year.

l'l floydy spent all of his last years MGM Vegas running like a chicken with his noggin lopped off knowing the commish was in Haymon's pocket.

[Ivich]

I'm a Tito fan myself. better than some people think. Hearns has only one weakness and that's his chin. Only a great fighter can expose that weakness. Tito is not that man. I know someone will bring up Barkley. Barkley got lucky.

Twice.

[Ivich]

Tito can't dodge a jab. So hitman by annihilation

Winky exposed him on that score.

[Hustle]

Winky exposed him on that score.

I made $50 on Winky that night