De La Hoya Speaks On Trinidad-Wright Negotiations:

[baya]

Tito-De La Hoya was much closer then people make it out be, there is no way Oscar won 9 rounds of that fight. If I recall, even HBO had it a draw and Oscar was their knight in shining armor. Mosley-De La Hoya 2 was a fight where a case can be made that Oscar won 9 rounds and that fight was much bigger robbery then Oscar-Tito will ever be.

Winky has not beaten anyone other then a juiced up welterweight in Mosley. I like Wright but he has no where else to go, Trinidad can fight plenty of other guys, he doesnt need Winky. The second Winky-Mosley did lower ratings then the first, what does that tell you about Winky's market value?

Winky's belt doesnt mean **** at 160 pounds and Winky will never make the kind of money he is being offered with anyone else. Wright will not move down to 147 and every big name at 154 has bloted either up or down in weight. Maybe Winky should fight Daniel Santos and see how much he makes.

exxxxactly ....

[Mr. Untouchable]

De La Hoya Speaks On Trinidad-Wright Negotiations:

December 23, 2004 - Here's what former six division champion Oscar De La Hoya had to say regarding the ongoing Felix Trinidad-Winky Wright negotiations. "In my opinion, if I were Winky Wright, I would obviously take the most money possible and if Winky Wright wants $5M then he shouldn't go lower than $5M. Why? Because the money is there. Why is Trinidad going to receive $10M guarantee when Winky Wright is the world champion? He just beat Mosley again, and that's not fair," said De La Hoya

In my opinion betaing Shane Mosley 2 times doesn't mean as much today as it would have a few yrs ago. Wright is good, but he really isn't a draw in the sport. I think he should unify thge titles and get is marketability up before getting busted by Trinidad for far less than 5 million. He won't ever get 5 mil for a fight unledd he knocks trinidad out in the early rounds...

[borikua]

Yo, what the **** is wrong with you *****! you were the one to bring up tito-dlh when you said: "That ***** is still hurt from his fight with Tito...pendejo mamón..." Thats what the *** it has to do with it. Dont you how to say anything other than pendejo, pinche maricon de mierda!

Yep I also know, maricon, pendejo, lambebicho, cabron, etc...But back to the topic *****, Winky is not the champ at 160 and Tito is the draw...but *** it, it seems that Winky doesn't have the balls to fight Tito...happy new year...Maricón.

[Mr. Ryan]

***in *****...How much Nard get compared to DLH on their fight...and who was the undisputed champion....plus Winkys titles don't even matter cuz it at 160, even if he loss he won't loose the ***in titles...That ***** is still hurt from his fight with Tito...pendejo mamón...

Yes, but who the **** is Bernard Hopkins. Hopkins doesn't put asses in seats, De La Hoya doesn.

[borikua]

Yes, but who the **** is Bernard Hopkins. Hopkins doesn't put asses in seats, De La Hoya doesn.

that's what I mean, Tito is the draw, not Winky, So why Winky should get the same amount of money as Tito, Plus he won't loose his belts at 160...

[Mr. Ryan]

that's what I mean, Tito is the draw, not Winky, So why Winky should get the same amount of money as Tito, Plus he won't loose his belts at 160...

Who the hell does Winky think he is? If I was Don King I would tell him to take the 3 mil to fight Tito, or $250,000 to fight a fifth fight with Bronco McKart. I'm sure Cory Spinks would take the money.

[Mr. Ryan]

Tito-De La Hoya was much closer then people make it out be, there is no way Oscar won 9 rounds of that fight. If I recall, even HBO had it a draw and Oscar was their knight in shining armor. Mosley-De La Hoya 2 was a fight where a case can be made that Oscar won 9 rounds and that fight was much bigger robbery then Oscar-Tito will ever be.

If the judges hadn't given the 9th round to Tito out of mercy, DLH would've won.

[borikua]

If the judges hadn't given the 9th round to Tito out of mercy, DLH would've won.

"Tito is the best pound-for-pound, best boxer in the world. I would love to fight him again and I will even move up in weight to 154. This time it will be different I will not run like I did in our first fight. I ran because I thought I had it won and, of course, because Tito hits very hard and I didn't want to get hit by him, but next time I will fight smarter." said De La Hoya.

[borikua]

Round Nine:

Trinidad starts to cut of the ring more. De La Hoya flurried with a quick four-punch combo to the head and body that forced Trinidad to step back. Seconds later, De La Hoya stepped back inside and scored with another fast flurry of punches. With 1:42 to go in the 9th, Trinidad caught De La Hoya on the ropes long enough to land a sharp right hand over the top. The blow tagged De La Hoya above the left ear and he starts dancing around the ring. Trinidad is getting more momentum and connect with some good power punches. Trinidad sank a sharp hook into De La Hoya ribs and then followed with a chopping right hand up top. De La Hoya attempted to fight back and with 32-seconds remaining in the 9th, caught Trinidad with a straight right hand down the middle. Just before the bell, De La Hoya throws another flurry of punches, but not as effective. De La Hoya is slowing down.

Round Ten:

Trinidad looks strong and goes after De La Hoya. He catches De La Hoya with a left hook to the side of the head followed by an overhand right to the face, and yet another hook to the jaw. De La Hoya put it in reverse and Trinidad continues to attack. De La Hoya began getting lazy with his left and Trinidad started firing counter right hands over the top. With under 36-seconds remaining in the 10th, Trinidad scored with another long right as De La Hoya bounced up and down along the ropes. Trinidad connects with some power punches and the De La Hoya is running backwards.
De La Hoya's returned fire with wide looping punches that lacked steam and accuracy. Trinidad is aggressive and now is in control of the fight. De La Hoya left eye is swollen and he seems winded as he returns to his corner.

Round Eleven:

De La Hoya's trainers are heard saying that he was in front and not to make mistakes over the last two rounds. That conservative strategy would prove to be the turning point in the fight and set the stage for Trinidad's victory. Both men traded jabs to open the eleventh but De La Hoya kept his pawing left out in front and Trinidad quickly countered over the top with a sizzling right hand to the jaw. With De La Hoya maneuvering along the ropes, Trinidad walked his man down and scored with two more sharp right hands. De La Hoya lacked the stick to keep Trinidad away and the IBF king kept up the pressure with two digging left hooks. At the 1:47 mark of the 11th, Trinidad scored with a shooting right hand lead and sweat cascaded off De La Hoya's head. For the first time in the fight, De La Hoya grabs Trinidad around the neck and the referee Halpern was forced to break the fighters. Halpern issued a brief warning to break clean and the action resumed. Trinidad was relentless as he continued to chase De La Hoya around the ring. As De La Hoya danced along the ropes, Trinidad faked with his left and then tattooed De La Hoya with a straight right hand square on the mouth. At the bell, De La Hoya slowly returned to his corner while Trinidad raised his right hand to the cheers of the fans.

Round Twelve:

Trinidad opened the final round by scoring with another lead right and then followed
up with two more shots to the head. De La Hoya's feet did a quick two-step and the undefeated champion looked weary. With 2:06 to go in the bout, Trinidad connected with a long right hand to the head. De La Hoya tried to slip the blow and ended up looking out at the crowd. Seconds later, Trinidad fired another lead right that missed but gave the impression that De La Hoya had been tagged. De La Hoya's lead continued to evaporate as Trinidad connected with a stiff left hand up top. Halfway through the round the crowd began voicing their displeasure by booing De La Hoya. The confident WBC champ dropped his gloves to his sides and dances around the ring as Trinidad continues to unload power punches. At the 10-second mark, Trinidad finally landed a swift one-two, as De La Hoya tries to return blows with a weak flurry.

At the bell De La Hoya raised his gloves in triumph. Trinidad responds in kind with the same mannerism. Both athletes were quickly lifted on the shoulders of their seconds and paraded around the ring as the fans cheered

[Mr. Ryan]

Round Nine:

Trinidad starts to cut of the ring more. De La Hoya flurried with a quick four-punch combo to the head and body that forced Trinidad to step back. Seconds later, De La Hoya stepped back inside and scored with another fast flurry of punches. With 1:42 to go in the 9th, Trinidad caught De La Hoya on the ropes long enough to land a sharp right hand over the top. The blow tagged De La Hoya above the left ear and he starts dancing around the ring. Trinidad is getting more momentum and connect with some good power punches. Trinidad sank a sharp hook into De La Hoya ribs and then followed with a chopping right hand up top. De La Hoya attempted to fight back and with 32-seconds remaining in the 9th, caught Trinidad with a straight right hand down the middle. Just before the bell, De La Hoya throws another flurry of punches, but not as effective. De La Hoya is slowing down.

You write this youself? Trinidad was throwing a sort of right cross-jab thing looking to load up on one hook that never seemed to land.
"Outclass is too great a word for whats happening here, but it's merging on that." -Jim Lampley, round 9.