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Originally posted by IwatchBoxing
Trinidad was only beginning to warm up, and midway through the round, a picture perfect lead right hand found Whitaker's chin and sent him back onto the seat of his pants. Whitaker shook his head and was not hurt.
For the rest of the second, and the next four consecutive rounds, Trinidad began firing with more frequency. His punches were straight, sharp and found their target with an amazing degree of accuracy. Whitaker's defense remained his biggest strength. At times he would make Trinidad miss three consecutive attempts, while at other he would take all three on the chin.
Even though Trinidad was sweeping round after round through six, Whitaker was the one pressing the action. Whitaker was showing the heart of a champion in the ring, hoping it would pay dividends in the second half of the bout.
Felix fought back at the end of the round, and after a one minute break, proceeded to repay Whitaker for his efforts. Coming out fast, Trinidad's quick hands wobbled the veteran across the ring. With both hands, Trinidad fired and landed with rage. Pea, taking sustained punishment. The only thing more surprising than seeing Whitaker's head snap.
In the ninth, Whitaker again hurt Trinidad to the body, but could not follow up. Trinidad was swinging confidently, landing close to 50% of his punches. As much as Whitaker pressed the tempo, tried to brawl, and bullied and shoved his way to the inside, it wasn't enough. Looking tired but determined, Trinidad matched punch for punch, with more starch in fists than his opponent.
Clearly leading, Trinidad rested in the tenth and finally boxed in the eleventh to kill some time. Whitaker was the unlikely pursuer, and won the 11th on Trinidad's passivity, but it was not enough. Down by more than half a dozen rounds, Lou Duva matter of factly told Whitaker that he needed a knockout to win. But by the 12th, Trinidad was actually on his toes, moving around the ring, jabbing and landing at will, while Whitaker fruitlessly sought to begin one more final exchange. It didn't happen, and we went to the cards.
The unanimous decision was announced as 118-109 (twice) and 117-110 for Trinidad in the kind of lopsided decision victory that Whitaker himself had built his illustrious career on.
For the rest of the second, and the next four consecutive rounds, Trinidad began firing with more frequency. His punches were straight, sharp and found their target with an amazing degree of accuracy. Whitaker's defense remained his biggest strength. At times he would make Trinidad miss three consecutive attempts, while at other he would take all three on the chin.
Even though Trinidad was sweeping round after round through six, Whitaker was the one pressing the action. Whitaker was showing the heart of a champion in the ring, hoping it would pay dividends in the second half of the bout.
Felix fought back at the end of the round, and after a one minute break, proceeded to repay Whitaker for his efforts. Coming out fast, Trinidad's quick hands wobbled the veteran across the ring. With both hands, Trinidad fired and landed with rage. Pea, taking sustained punishment. The only thing more surprising than seeing Whitaker's head snap.
In the ninth, Whitaker again hurt Trinidad to the body, but could not follow up. Trinidad was swinging confidently, landing close to 50% of his punches. As much as Whitaker pressed the tempo, tried to brawl, and bullied and shoved his way to the inside, it wasn't enough. Looking tired but determined, Trinidad matched punch for punch, with more starch in fists than his opponent.
Clearly leading, Trinidad rested in the tenth and finally boxed in the eleventh to kill some time. Whitaker was the unlikely pursuer, and won the 11th on Trinidad's passivity, but it was not enough. Down by more than half a dozen rounds, Lou Duva matter of factly told Whitaker that he needed a knockout to win. But by the 12th, Trinidad was actually on his toes, moving around the ring, jabbing and landing at will, while Whitaker fruitlessly sought to begin one more final exchange. It didn't happen, and we went to the cards.
The unanimous decision was announced as 118-109 (twice) and 117-110 for Trinidad in the kind of lopsided decision victory that Whitaker himself had built his illustrious career on.
*slap*
Hurts doesn't it, No stop crying go back and actually watch some fight films so you can form your own opinion and stop cutting and pasting other peoples articles and trying to pass them off as yours.
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