Tito and Hopkins maybe in September

[oldgringo]

If anything, people who say we think Tito is invincble make Hopkins to be too.

He ain't invincible, but with the crop of fighters in/around his weight class, he looks damn close.

If this fight happens...Tito will definitely look better and will land some nicer punches. He'll give a spirited effort until Nard starts putting that nasty, technical beating on him in the mid rounds. I'd say Hopkins by comfortable decision or by TKO in 10 or less.

[Tha Greatest]

ya

tito is a good fighter

but mayorga? hes a natural 147 that slugs only n cant use his brain and only lets tito hit hiim

i watched that dlh fight, he beat him by movin side to side n tito couldnt land ****

[whdempsey]

[QUOTE=Hurlex]...lso tito is still the same.. [=QUOTE]
I disagree. He used more lateral movement and threw more right hands in both of his post-bernard fights than in almost any of his pre-bernard fights. Plus he was tighter and not as inclined to get wild as before. But of course, neither Cherifi nor Mayorga were ever fit to lick the mud off of Bernard's shoes, so whether Tito can do the same things in a rematch with Hopkins is highly questionable.

[truefan]

Tito Vs Wright, good fight. Hopkins Vs Tito, waste of our time, we saw this fight and in retrospect realizing Hopkins was so effected by the change of date due to 9/11, i think Hopkins will perform so much better next time out, he`ll have a bit more juice on the jab and probably stop the Pueto Rican in 8rds. Then Hopkins could target the winner of the Tarver Johnson rematch or maybe the light middleweights. The one thing that has upset me is that Hopkins is forced into these rematches with fighters who he gave one sided beatings to ( Echols, Allien, Trinidad etc) I want a fresh challenge for Nard, he has earned it!

No, Hopkins chooses to fight his mandatories and rematches. From his 40 some odd fights, the only credible opponents he beat were William Joppy, De la Hoya, and Trinidad. Echols, Allen three times, are mandatories. In the division, you are allowed to fight one fight before your mandatory, something like what Klitchko did with fighting Williams instead of Rahman. You can do that if you want to. Jermain Taylor or Trinidad will beat him. Eastman has a good chance as well.

[Mr. Violence]

I have to see this on paper before I believe it. Last i heard Don King was reluctant to sign the fight.

[Sir_Jose]

Tito KO 11, after the Hopkins fight, I'll bet the house (everything on forum) on it.

I'll take that bet everday of the week.

Fact is Tito is just not as good as Hopkins plain and simple. Tito can look amazing when he has the right guy in front of him. In his two biggest fights against the two best fighters he fought he wasn't even competative.

[jabsRstiff]

I'll take that bet everday of the week.

Fact is Tito is just not as good as Hopkins plain and simple. Tito can look amazing when he has the right guy in front of him. In his two biggest fights against the two best fighters he fought he wasn't even competative.

Tito was mildly competitive against Hopkins. There at least was the air of Tito landing a turnaround shot throughout.

Who is this other guy Trinidad wasn't competetive against ?

[borikua]

I'll take that bet everday of the week.

Fact is Tito is just not as good as Hopkins plain and simple. Tito can look amazing when he has the right guy in front of him. In his two biggest fights against the two best fighters he fought he wasn't even competative.

You always say the same **** about Tito...Not as good as Hopkins? I hope that you mean that just as a middleweight fighter...he wasn't even competitive against who? DLH? Is not his fault that DLH turn into a ***** and RUN the last 4 rounds of their fight scared of being hit by Tito...Against Nard I believe that Tito didn't or wasn't able to perform at his full potencial...IMO Tito underestimated Nard and went to the fight just looking for the KO...but to say that he wasn't even competitive?...not competitive but he went the full 12rds?

[jack_the_rippuh]

Tito is a ***** for retiring. If he wanted to face Hopkins in a rematch he should have became a mandatory. I don't see why a fighter like Trinidad would refuse to take the road towards becoming a mandatory opponent. Think about it, one, you make millions in your comeback fights, two, you rebuild your reputation, and three you probably would end up standing a better chance in a rematch (at least in people's opinion, anyway). The thing what I don't get is why do you people think he will stand a better chance, just because he beat Mayorga. What did Trinidad do to Mayorga (who isn't even a credible 160 pounder, let alone a good fighter.) what will lead you Tito fans to think this??

[jack_the_rippuh]

You always say the same **** about Tito...Not as good as Hopkins? I hope that you mean that just as a middleweight fighter...he wasn't even competitive against who? DLH? Is not his fault that DLH turn into a ***** and RUN the last 4 rounds of their fight scared of being hit by Tito...Against Nard I believe that Tito didn't or wasn't able to perform at his full potencial...IMO Tito underestimated Nard and went to the fight just looking for the KO...but to say that he wasn't even competitive?...not competitive but he went the full 12rds?

Eleven and a half..