Felix Trinidad: "Juanma Could Become My Successor"

[geokis88]

toooooooo late

How can Lopez be Tito's succesor if Miguel Cotto already took over? Maybe Lopez can become Cotto's succesor if Cotto fails to redeem himself in a Margarito rematch. COTTO in 2009 = success

[ACHlLLES]

Felix Trinidad hates Cotto because people have said in many occasions that Trinidad is not better then Cotto. Trinidad is a jealous brat and an overrated one at that. I'm shocked he is supporting Juanma and not jealous of him since I think Juanma looks a hell alot more talented then Trinidad at this point in Juanma's career compared to Trinidad back when he first started out.

I hate cheato-trinidad.

[anonymousboxing]

lol why u getting mad for? that's the gist of what was translated.

PRicans have an inferiority issue because they are a defacto colony for most of their history so they have cling onto successful PRicans to make themselves feel better.

It's not Cotto and Santos' fault that they are a protectorate

HEY PULL, I'm not even puerto rican, and see the borderline your brushing against. Read the post carefully. It says PR's are VIEWED a certain way - not meaning they ARE a certain way. Don't say they have ISSUES or they're trying to make themselves FEEL BETTER just because they're patriotic!!

They don't "HAVE" to cling on to anything - they love their country and choose to route for it. Leave it at that.

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[The Surgeon]

HEY PULL, I'm not even puerto rican, and see the borderline your brushing against. Read the post carefully. It says PR's are VIEWED a certain way - not meaning they ARE a certain way. Don't say they have ISSUES or they're trying to make themselves FEEL BETTER just because they're patriotic!!

They don't "HAVE" to cling on to anything - they love their country and choose to route for it. Leave it at that.

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Good post sir!
Also thats an article by 1 guy alot of peeps from PR may disagree

[mellow_mood]

Good post sir!
Also thats an article by 1 guy alot of peeps from PR may disagree

and a lot... will also agree.... its a matter of opinions... but some facts...



Cotto has never sold out any of his fights here in PR.


Juanma did it 3 fights ago....


that speaks for it self!!

either way.. i love to watch them both...

[Fearless BONG]

I think Cotto is still the best out there coming from PR, because Cotto is now fighting those high caliber fighters out there, while Lopez has nothing to prove yet because his convincing fight that I see was the fight against DPD a real crashing fight that night....

He should fight Marques, Vasquez, and other high caliber fighter out there...

[HML88]

I kept telling many people over here (family and friends). As soon as Cotto lost, some wrote him off as a loser, a nobody, a sucker. Truth was, while Tito didn't get as battered as Cotto whenever he lost (Hopkins, Wright, Jones), whenver Tito lost a fight, he lost it convincingly.Tito's first loss was worse than Cotto's. Trinidad was embarrassed (and I bet surprised) by Hopkins' boxing ability, and it wasn't like De la Hoya where it was just boxing and light flurries, Hopkins throughout the course of the fight got in some monster punches and hurt Tito on a few occasions...but here's the thing: the fight was boring (pretty lopsided) and Tito never EVER gave us the impression that he could win this fight as it was being carried out (save for his money punch) but after 5 or 6 rounds I think many gave up hope. Then, as if the embarrassment wasn't enough, Tito was sent to the canvas in the final round in a monsterous knockdown. He got up, but he was out of it and his corner stopped the fight. He was embarrassed, got a TKO loss (on top of the fact that he would've lost it REGARDLESS of a knockdown or no knockdown) and the man who beat him...was a guy...who went to his country in San Juan...and threw the Puertorrican flag on the floor. It was like having your bike stolen, sending your big brother out to beat him up, and then your brother being beat up in the process...the bully got the last laugh.

The Cotto/Margarito fight, while I am Puertorrican, was an entertaining fight. Not as pointless action hiding incompetence, BOTH fighters in the fight had their moments, it was a boxer/puncher match-up, but the boxer could actually punch. What we got for 11 rounds was back-and-forth, give-and-take candidate for fight of the year. Cotto actually gave us the sense that he would win this fight, even if Margarito was closing in during the later rounds. Cotto landed big shots, which was why everyone was talking about Antonio's chin the next day...at work, at school, in the University, everywhere. Margarito got in piercing uppercuts to the body that was subtlely hurting Cotto and the Puertorrican star fought until there was nothing else to give. The only bad aspect about this fight would probably be that Cotto's first loss was in TKO fasion in a fight with nationalistic implications...which is why, looking back in history, Gómez's first loss was painfully upsetting, given the style of the loss, the nationality of his opponent and the surprise of it all considering Gómez had 32 straight knockouts when he fought him.

Bottom line: Tito was a tremendous champion and I respect him for it, he was a big sensation back when I was still junior high, but his whenever he loses he doesn't even seem to put up a fight and I cringe at the fact that he probably did more numbers (pay-per-view) here in Puerto Rico for his fight with Jones compared to Cotto's fight with Mosley 2 months earlier.
Cotto lost his last fight, but anyone would be ignorant to say that he didn't put up a great fight and gave a concerted effort to win it. What puertorricans and mexicans got was en entertaining fight, great two way action and a match that definitely lived up to the hype surrounding it.

I agree with everything homie. its nothing personal with tito. Being a NuYorkrican im proud of men that represent me.

All cotto was i wana write my own history. he had his time. its mine now. thats selfish? No its the truth.

the only with i dont agree with you is the gomez. Gomez came to the weighin 4lbs over and gave everyone the impression that he didnt care. even through he had his moments, gomez-sanchez wasnt even close and was put on the ropes and mat motionless.

I dont think Puerto Rico hasnt forgave gomez for that.

[gibo]

hmmm
better check out his hand wraps next time he fights

chicano no question

[gibo]

Wow, really? Where did you hear this ****? The Puerto Rican Inquirer?

it's not MEDIA NEWS!!! it's local my man!!!!

[gibo]

I've had the opportunity to meet both Cotto and Lopez. Cotto is very serious, and his treatment can be considered a bit dry. Lopez on the other hand is very out going and willing to take pics and sign autographs, similar to "Tito". PR has embraced Lopez because of his humbleness and carisma. PR respects Cotto for his boxing abilities.

I do see Juanma becoming a superstar if they take him at the right pace. They should try to get him in there with some experienced fighters before putting him in there with the "capo's" of the division.

AMEN TO YOUR POST!!! NO ONE COULD OF SAID IT BETTER!!!