Prime Tito vs Floyd @ 147

[IMDAZED]

Felix is a great champion but just looking at the ODH fight tells me all I need to know. ODH made him look amatuerish for most of that fight. Least Tito kept fighting. Floyd aint doing what ODH did.

Oscar didn't do anything we couldn't do. Except he's a professional boxer so it took him longer to get tired. He basically ran. Floyd would NEVER, EVER do that. Plus, at that point Tito was pretty drained. There's no question Floyd is the greater fighter. But at that weight...against one of the greatest welters ever...in his prime? No way.

[ELHURACAN58]

Trinidad wins by ko

Not even Floyds defense would prevent him from getting tagged at will by Tito.

Only a Withaker style defense would get him somewhere.

[Franco2012]

Tito by early KO for sure!

[Derranged]

Having said what I said, I am undecided.

[bojangles1987]

I don't think Floyd throws often enough or hits hard enough to win convincingly against the best 147 pound Tito. Tito's power would keep the fight close, but I think Floyd pulls it off. Very close fight.

[ELHURACAN58]

People forget that all the guys who have outboxed Tito are at least 5'10 1/2.

Floyd is 5'8 with shoes on.

[edgarg]

I agree with your assessment, Trinidad was fighting both the opponent and the scales towards the end of his 147 lb career. Oscar received a few very hefty body shots in the middle rounds and in my opinion, having watched the fight when it happenes as well a a dozen or more times since, he began running in about the 7th round, getting progressively up to speed as the rounds progressed, until in the last 2-3 he was almost "lapping" Trinidad. Oscar's excuse, blaming his team, was weak, when ever did he "coast" in any of the many other fights he'd had up until then, when he really WAS winning by a "mile"??? NEVER.

Trinidad won the fight, and deserved to.

[IMDAZED]

I agree with your assessment, Trinidad was fighting both the opponent and the scales towards the end of his 147 lb career. Oscar received a few very hefty body shots in the middle rounds and in my opinion, having watched the fight when it happenes as well a a dozen or more times since, he began running in about the 7th round, getting progressively up to speed as the rounds progressed, until in the last 2-3 he was almost "lapping" Trinidad. Oscar's excuse, blaming his team, was weak, when ever did he "coast" in any of the many other fights he'd had up until then, when he really WAS winning by a "mile"??? NEVER.

Trinidad won the fight, and deserved to.

Excellent post.

[Calilloyd]

I agree with your assessment, Trinidad was fighting both the opponent and the scales towards the end of his 147 lb career. Oscar received a few very hefty body shots in the middle rounds and in my opinion, having watched the fight when it happenes as well a a dozen or more times since, he began running in about the 7th round, getting progressively up to speed as the rounds progressed, until in the last 2-3 he was almost "lapping" Trinidad. Oscar's excuse, blaming his team, was weak, when ever did he "coast" in any of the many other fights he'd had up until then, when he really WAS winning by a "mile"??? NEVER.

Trinidad won the fight, and deserved to.

That's exactly how I saw that fight.

[joelab75]

Tito by a close decision. 7-5

now Welterweight is not Floyds best weight huh? do i hear another excuse to duck Manny?