Felix Trinidad is Overrated...Especially his Punching Power....You agree?

^You're entitled to your opinion even if you're wrong.

 

Nicely said, Zaryu:good

 

20-0 (KO 16) in his first 20 title fights dethroning champions 147-154-160, it was no title defense bum feast either :nono

 

Trinidad was overrated by a lot of people when he fought, mainly during his 00-01 run when people just went overboard. Now a lot of people seem to underrate him.

 

Trinidad was knocking people out cold combining power, speed, and precision. He lost to Hopkins cause of the size and Hopkins s ability to box well. In no way shape or form does Trinidad lose to a smaller fighter. Not with the Thunder he brought

 

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His opposition during his title run at 147 wasn't especially good either.

1995-98 were sort of wasted years, with Tito trying to get bigger fights but Don King wasn't getting them for Tito.

 

Trinidad knocked out a younger more dangerous less shop worn version of Mayorga .

 

Unlike SRL, Tito ran an undefeated 16-0 title reign in Welterweight and undefeated as a Welterweight

SRR is the only Welterweight in history to can be clearly ahead of Tito in ATG ranking

GOAT Welterweight is SRR
#2 spot is a debate between
Tito via Precise bombing, Armstrong via Aggressive Volume & SRL via Accurate Speed

 

His opposition was too soft for much of his reign, and the number of title defenses have to be taken in context when there were 3 titles to choose from, and Whitaker/DLH were the lineal champs for most of his reign.

Leonard was simply a better fighter than Trinidad and defeated much better opposition.

 

Armstrong reign was the weakest Welterweight era of all time
SRR and Tito faced better opposition
SRL faced the best, but very short and includes a loss

 

Quality over quantity.

Undefeated prime Wilfred Benitez, 72-1 Roberto Duran, undefeated prime Thomas Hearns, and some solid contenders like Pete Ranzany & Andy Price.

WAY better than Trinidad's opposition, except for DLH, whom deserved a draw at worst. Trinidad's opposition from 1995-98 was pretty dreadful, actually, for someone of his caliber.

 

atsch

 

You get over it. Tito lost to Oscar. Tito was owned by Hopkins, wright, and Jones..

 

I agree about the one-punch KO thing. However, he could change the momentum of the fight with one shot. When Trinidad landed that left hook in the 7th against Reid, that was pretty much it. Tito dominated from there on.

Also against Vargas, he countered a jab in the first round with a left hook that sent Vargas reeling back, and led to 2 knockdowns in that round.

When Vargas had a great 5th round, Tito turned it back in his favor with one right hand late in the 6th round. It was the shot that Merchant said landed on the neck, and Foreman noted that Vargas was clinching.

That changed the momentum.

Him being one-dimensional gets overstated at times. He did start to fall in love with his power too much later on, but it wasn't like he was some plodder who lacked skills.

He showed better boxing skills I thought earlier in his reign. The Oba Carr fight in 1994, when he methodically broke him down.

Tito's main weaknesses were adapting when a fighter used the right tactics and movement on him, and also with footwork. He was a decent ring-cutter, but too flat-footed and you saw DLH & Hopkins take advantage of this. And he kept circling in the wrong direction against Winky.