Hopkins vs Trinidad

**THE REAL NINJA** · 01-27-2007, 01:54 PM

Pretty sure Tito never really wanted the rematch

**Del Coqui** · 01-27-2007, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by THE REAL NINJA

Pretty sure Tito never really wanted the rematch

Tito never got to choose any of his opponents, his father and DK made those decisions and I heard they wanted the fight.

**K-DOGG** · 01-27-2007, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by gerardofpr

Man I just saw this fight all over and I couldn't believe how sluggish, out of shape and unprepared Trinidad looked. I heard Don King and Trinidad tried to get a rematch after Tito's fight with Cherifi, but instead of taking the much bigger money, Hopkins fought guys like Carl Daniels, Morrade Hakkar and William Joppy. I heard Hopkins had "legal problems" with DK and therefore never made the fight because of that reason.
Turned down a huge pay day for "legal problems"? Does anyone know what really happened? I mean, a guy as smart as Hopkins is doesn't seem to pass up on that opportunity for ****** reasons.

**THE REAL NINJA** · 01-27-2007, 02:01 PM

Originally posted by gerardofpr

Tito never got to choose any of his opponents, his father and DK made those decisions and I heard they wanted the fight.

I can't remember how it went down put Tito was done with boxing after his next fight so he must not have wanted it all that bad.

**Del Coqui** · 01-27-2007, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by THE REAL NINJA

I can't remember how it went down put Tito was done with boxing after his next fight so he must not have wanted it all that bad.

Didn't he retired because he couldn't get the fight?

**K-DOGG** · 01-27-2007, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by gerardofpr

Didn't he retired because he couldn't get the fight?

So why didn't he just beat everybody else and force the issue of him deserving one?

**THE REAL NINJA** · 01-27-2007, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by gerardofpr

Didn't he retired because he couldn't get the fight?

don't know , There were a lot of people he could have fought at the time . Oscar was after him for a rematch for years so there were other matches for him . I thought he just said he fell out of love with the sport but like I said I don't remember what went down, Hope someone can answer.

**Del Coqui** · 01-27-2007, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by K-DOGG

So why didn't he just beat everybody else and force the issue of him deserving one?

Who else was out there in the MW div worth fighting?

**THE REAL NINJA** · 01-27-2007, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by gerardofpr

Who else was out there in the MW div worth fighting?

Tito is one of my favorite fighters but he never should have been a Mid in the first place . I have a hard time even seeing him beat Taylor let alone winning a Hopkins rematch.

Hopkins vs Trinidad