Felix "TITO" Trinidad? DOES DON KING GO TO PLAN B?

[jack_the_rippuh]

What you smokin? DLH will never beat Tito. Especially with them lame ass touch face combo. Tito will knock him out by 7. You know he's not going to run the second time around. Tito will also beat Hopkins in the rematch, maybe not by KO, but Hopkins will be hurt by the end of the fight.

Well from what I can tell in the first fight, Hopkins did make Tito miss alot of his shots, but the ones what did land seemed to have no effect on Hopkins.

[kborges]

Well from what I can tell in the first fight, Hopkins did make Tito miss alot of his shots, but the ones what did land seemed to have no effect on Hopkins.

Tito will land more punches the second time around. Tito will throw more punches. He will not be boxing the same way like he did in the first fight (trying just to get a knockout). Tito learned from his mistake and will not do it again.

[truefan]

I have yet to see what credible opponent Tito has faced to even possibly think about Bernard Hopkins, I also haven't seen a fight following the Trinidad fight where Bernard Hopkins look any weaker, if you ask me he just keeps getting better and better.. Don't believe me?The ask one boxing fan can they tell you when was Bernard Hopkins in his prime?

As for De La Hoya goes, I know my word has no weight, but I'm no longer interested in that match up. It's old news...it should have happened centuries ago...If the fight did happen it would be Trinidad by KO or De La Hoya by decision.

Bernard Hopkins has fought nobodies for years. Hakkar, Robert Allen not once but THREE TIMES. As far as I am concerned, 3 of his championship fights were against worthy opponents. They were Tito, Joppy, and a smaller De la Hoya (which he should have beat). He gained nothing by that win but would have lost everything if would have lost. The early rounds of that fight, he was definitely losing. Now, he is going to be Eastman, which he is alright but Hopkins should win that fight. Should he fight Tito, Sturm, or Jermain Taylor, he loses terribly to one of those fighters!!!! He preys off of smaller fighters, but Taylor is stronger, and taller than he is and has a definite advantage. Tito, has a bigger punch and can hurt him at any given moment. Sturm is a mystery but everyone has seen his power and tremendous jab.

[jack_the_rippuh]

Bernard Hopkins has fought nobodies for years. Hakkar, Robert Allen not once but THREE TIMES. As far as I am concerned, 3 of his championship fights were against worthy opponents. They were Tito, Joppy, and a smaller De la Hoya (which he should have beat). He gained nothing by that win but would have lost everything if would have lost. The early rounds of that fight, he was definitely losing. Now, he is going to be Eastman, which he is alright but Hopkins should win that fight. Should he fight Tito, Sturm, or Jermain Taylor, he loses terribly to one of those fighters!!!! He preys off of smaller fighters, but Taylor is stronger, and taller than he is and has a definite advantage. Tito, has a bigger punch and can hurt him at any given moment. Sturm is a mystery but everyone has seen his power and tremendous jab.

You're failing to see that most of the "bums" (as you people call them) Bernard Hopkins has faced were mandatories and that's because he doesn't want to be stripped of any of his belts. Bernard Hopkins fought Robert Allen the third time, because that was his mandatory, he fought him the second time, because the first fight had to come to an early end as a result of the referee's mistake. The Middleweight division isn't a deep division to begin anyway. Bernard Hopkins fought everyone there is to fight in that division, except Sturm and Taylor, but I can tell you that Taylor's people don't want a fight with Bernard Hopkins, they're more interested in beating up washed up vets. As far as you saying Tito can hurt Bernard Hopkins at any given moment. Can you point out any point in their first fight where Bernard Hopkins showed he couldn't take a Trinidad punch. If I remember correctly it was Trinidad who was shook up in the 8th, hurt bad in the 10th, and put to sleep in the 12th..

Your only reasonable argument is that he hasn't fought Sturm, and we'll just see what 2005 may bring..

[Truth]

You're failing to see that most of the "bums" (as you people call them) Bernard Hopkins has faced were mandatories and that's because he doesn't want to be stripped of any of his belts. Bernard Hopkins fought Robert Allen the third time, because that was his mandatory, he fought him the second time, because the first fight had to come to an early end as a result of the referee's mistake. The Middleweight division isn't a deep division to begin anyway. Bernard Hopkins fought everyone there is to fight in that division, except Sturm and Taylor, but I can tell you that Taylor's people don't want a fight with Bernard Hopkins, they're more interested in beating up washed up vets. As far as you saying Tito can hurt Bernard Hopkins at any given moment. Can you point out any point in their first fight where Bernard Hopkins showed he couldn't take a Trinidad punch. If I remember correctly it was Trinidad who was shook up in the 8th, hurt bad in the 10th, and put to sleep in the 12th..

Your only reasonable argument is that he hasn't fought Sturm, and we'll just see what 2005 may bring..

Exactly, Hopkins fought the mandatories to keep his belts otherwise he wouldn't have bothered with those fighters.

[borikua]

Trinidad date moved!

Felix Trinidad will not be fighting on March 19 as originally planned according to El Nuevo Dia. Team Trinidad had planned to face 154lb champion Winky Wright on that date, but negotiations for that bout have stalled, prompting Tito to tentatively move his next fight to April 9. Top Rank is now poised to grab the March 19 HBO date for Miguel Cotto to likely face DeMarcus Corley. The paper also reported that Diobelys Hurtado will appear on the January 22 Mayweather-Bruseles card and Zahir Raheem will be on the February 26 Pacquiao-Marquez card.
Wednesday, January 5 2005

[Mr. Ryan]

rematch with Oscar would be best IMO.

How about Roy Jones-Bernard Hopkins rematch? Oscar is finished and I fear for his safety against Trinidad.

[brickhouse187]

I believe if Tito was to face DLHYA he would win ,but if he were to face Hopkins he would be knocked out again but much earlier.

[Mr. Ryan]

I believe if Tito was to face DLHYA he would win ,but if he were to face Hopkins he would be knocked out again but much earlier.

I think Hopkins should fight Mosley. We all saw Hopkins beat a couple of welterweights, but how would he fair against a lightweight?

[borikua]

Sturm to fight on March 5!

By Alessandro Ferrarini
While fellow top middleweights Jermain Taylor and Tito Trinidad are still without official date and site for their next outing, German contender Felix Sturm (22-1; 10KOs) has a booked engagement on March 5 at the Wilhelm Dopatka Halle in Leverkusen, Germany. The soon-to-be 26 Sturm will defend his WBO I/C crown at 160 lbs against an opponent to be announced later. His fight will be aired live on German terrestrial network ZDF and will be promoted by Universum.
Wednesday, January 5 2005