Prime Trinidad vs Prime Mosley who wins?

[IMDAZED]

Lets get 1 thing clear right now, Forrest was a far better technical fighter & more fundamentaly sound that Tito, period. That's a horrible comparison. Tito isn't hard to hit either & angles bothered him greatly. Plus his shaky chin isn't helping anything. Tito wasn't doing anything better than a prime Oscar did to Mosley.

Prime Tito was a very, very underrated boxer. And his chin was very sturdy as well - insanely so. Don't let the knockdowns fool you.

[The Surgeon]

Mosley don't like a good jab. If you decent/good jabber with good boxing skillz, he in trouble. I say Tito wins KO at 14th rd in a 15th rd bout. I am using 15th rd bout since this is fantasy match up.

Trinidad was one of the few modern fighters i think would have actually prefered and excelled at in 15 rounders now that u mention it - nice curve ball

[The Surgeon]

Prime Tito was a very, very underrated boxer. And his chin was very sturdy as well - insanely so. Don't let the knockdowns fool you.

People forget this because when he was destroying a guy like Joppy up at MW he looked lethal and people would assume thats prime but in truth he had, as is the case with many great punchers already fallen in love with his own power and his basics suffered for it, he used to be a fine technician, tasty jab, good lateral movement, nice body movement, quality body punching, the works. Never THE Greatest pure boxer but no slouch

[IMDAZED]

People forget this because when he was destroying a guy like Joppy up at MW he looked lethal and people would assume thats prime but in truth he had as with many great punchers already fallen in love with his own power and his basics suffered for it, he used to be a fine technician, tasty jab, good lateral movement, nice body movement, quality body punching, the works. Never THE Greatest pure boxer but no slouch

Agreed. At welter, he was a machine. Would feint and circle during the first couple rounds, barely throwing punches. Had a nice jab and beautiful straight right. Worked the body well and his defense got better and better as the fight progressed. Incredible stamina and the best left hook this side of Roy Jones.

[Hex-One]

@147 it would be close, @154 Tito for sure!

[The Surgeon]

Agreed. At welter, he was a machine. Would feint and circle during the first couple rounds, barely throwing punches. Had a nice jab and beautiful straight right. Worked the body well and his defense got better and better as the fight progressed. Incredible stamina and the best left hook this side of Roy Jones.

Now there's a man who knew the Tito I remember! ^^^^^^^


Id go as far to say the best left hook BOTH sides of His Royness....

[ts33]

I do not believe Mosley would have been able to deal with the power or pressure of Tito at that time. He had a very hard time with Forrest's length and height. Mosley isnt hard to hit and would have had numerous left hooks and right hands landed on him.

I mean Mosley didnt even believe in his own power which is why he needed to take steroids to match the bigger guys.

Power and pressure is not the way to beat Shane... just no.

At 147 this is a war that could go either way

@147 it would be close, @154 Tito for sure!

Agreed! At 154 i'd heavily favour Trinidad

[northstar]

People forget this because when he was destroying a guy like Joppy up at MW he looked lethal and people would assume thats prime but in truth he had as with many great punchers already fallen in love with his own power and his basics suffered for it, he used to be a fine technician, tasty jab, good lateral movement, nice body movement, quality body punching, the works. Never THE Greatest pure boxer but no slouch

It's funny how have punching power can be a plus as well as a hindrance to a boxer. I am convinced that part of the reason why the technical abilities of fighters like mayweather, hopkins et al. have developed to such a degree is due to the fact that they know they're not big punchers and don't have the luxury of relying on their power; especially against tough comp.

[Abraham Reyes]

I would say tito simply for the fact that while yes shane can box very well he doesn't like to, and I think that he would try to slug it out with tito. I think that there would be a lot of ups and down on both sides but in the end tito would of won by KO in the 7th or 8th round.

[spyvsspy]

I'd have to go with Trinidad...his reach and power would neutralize Mosley trying to come close. Mosley's only chance would be to counter Trinidad with body shots.