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Gabriel Montoya: Why come out of retirement after such a long layoff?
Felix Trinidad: I’m here because I love my sport. I have passion for it. I’m came back to show the people that there is still a lot to show from Tito Trinidad.
GM: Why not take a tune-up?
FT: We don’t believe in tune up fights. There is no sparring partner or fighter that can prepare you for a fighter like Roy Jones or any big fight. So we are going straight to the fights, show respect to the people and do a great shows fighting top competition.
GM: You’ve had trouble with mobile, defensive fighters in the past. Why will it be different with Roy Jones?
FT: It’s true against defensive fighters but also I beat a lot of them. I beat Camacho who was a very tough fighter. Pernell Whitaker and Oscar De La Hoya came not to fight but to run and I beat him. So I will be prepared for Roy Jones and whatever he brings to the ring.
GM: Is this retirement a one-fight deal or are you looking to avenge your losses?
FT: This is not a one-fight deal. I’m back. First of all I have to keep all my focus on Roy Jones. And then after that of course I would love the opportunity to avenge my defeats.
GM: How did you convince your father it was time to fight again?
FT: It was very easy. My whole career I have always been with my Dad. We support each other. He’s been my manager, my trainer. At this moment of my life, when I came to him and expressed my desire to come out of retirement and return to the ring, it’s the same thing. We always support each other. He’s my father. As my father he is now supporting me like I supported him when we were together as fighter and manager. So it was pretty easy. We’ve always been a family together.
GM: When you came out of retirement the last time, you made offers to both Hopkins and De La Hoya. Why did they say no?
FT: (smiles) Very simple. They are afraid. Very simple.
GM: Why do you feel De La Hoya ran from you in the last four rounds?
FT: He knew that the only way he had any opportunity was running away from me. He did it from the very first round. It wasn’t just the last four. He did it for twelve rounds. Just running away from me. He knows that fighting any other way would only bring defeat as well. That’s why he will never have the courage to come back into the ring and fight me again.
GM: If you could describe your come back in one word, what would it be?
FT: Victory.
GM: If you could rematch only one fighter who would it be?
FT: Whichever one is available to me. I cannot obligate them to fight me. They’ve shown they don’t want to rematch me.
GM: What is your prediction for the fight?
FT: No matter what I am going to win.
GM: Thank you, Tito.
FT: Thank you. PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:19 pm
Felix Trinidad: I’m here because I love my sport. I have passion for it. I’m came back to show the people that there is still a lot to show from Tito Trinidad.
GM: Why not take a tune-up?
FT: We don’t believe in tune up fights. There is no sparring partner or fighter that can prepare you for a fighter like Roy Jones or any big fight. So we are going straight to the fights, show respect to the people and do a great shows fighting top competition.
GM: You’ve had trouble with mobile, defensive fighters in the past. Why will it be different with Roy Jones?
FT: It’s true against defensive fighters but also I beat a lot of them. I beat Camacho who was a very tough fighter. Pernell Whitaker and Oscar De La Hoya came not to fight but to run and I beat him. So I will be prepared for Roy Jones and whatever he brings to the ring.
GM: Is this retirement a one-fight deal or are you looking to avenge your losses?
FT: This is not a one-fight deal. I’m back. First of all I have to keep all my focus on Roy Jones. And then after that of course I would love the opportunity to avenge my defeats.
GM: How did you convince your father it was time to fight again?
FT: It was very easy. My whole career I have always been with my Dad. We support each other. He’s been my manager, my trainer. At this moment of my life, when I came to him and expressed my desire to come out of retirement and return to the ring, it’s the same thing. We always support each other. He’s my father. As my father he is now supporting me like I supported him when we were together as fighter and manager. So it was pretty easy. We’ve always been a family together.
GM: When you came out of retirement the last time, you made offers to both Hopkins and De La Hoya. Why did they say no?
FT: (smiles) Very simple. They are afraid. Very simple.
GM: Why do you feel De La Hoya ran from you in the last four rounds?
FT: He knew that the only way he had any opportunity was running away from me. He did it from the very first round. It wasn’t just the last four. He did it for twelve rounds. Just running away from me. He knows that fighting any other way would only bring defeat as well. That’s why he will never have the courage to come back into the ring and fight me again.
GM: If you could describe your come back in one word, what would it be?
FT: Victory.
GM: If you could rematch only one fighter who would it be?
FT: Whichever one is available to me. I cannot obligate them to fight me. They’ve shown they don’t want to rematch me.
GM: What is your prediction for the fight?
FT: No matter what I am going to win.
GM: Thank you, Tito.
FT: Thank you. PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:19 pm
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