Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Felix Trinidad at 147.

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Can Floyd outbox Trinidad, or does Trinidad stop him?
     
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  2. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Tough one ....50/50
     
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  3. HellSpawn86

    HellSpawn86 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So I loved Trinidad, but if ODLH could outbox him I would think Mayweather could too.
     
  4. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tito UD's him. Would Floyd dance like Oscar did? Doubtful. Floyd at WW doesn't move like that. Tito had a very good jab and put together very good combos. Not to mention, he was definitely one of the best finishers in boxing. When he had you hurt, he pounced!
     
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  5. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Trinidad UD, or possibly KO. Prime Trinidad was a beast at that weight.
     
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  6. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    You cant beat de la hoya, you cant beat floyd. Easy as that.
     
  7. GolovKing

    GolovKing ESB Since 2006 Full Member

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    This is definitely not a close one, in my opinion. Floyd wins this one rather easily.
     
  8. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    This is a tough one.

    Right now I'll agree with my pal @Dance84, even though we don't eye eye to eye in everything I think he's spot on with the 50/50.

    Both fighters have advantages over each other.

    One of Mayweather's best assets is his stamina, he can look as fresh as round one in round 12, most fighters slow considerably by round 12, but Trinidad was one of those fighters who like Floyd fought with the same energy until the end, so that advantage would be nullified for each fighter.

    Tito Trinidad is almost 6ft tall, and had a considerable size advantage. Tito fought extremely well midrange, that may pose problems for Floyd. especially with Floyd's lack fo experience fighting tall fighers. Mayweather's usual reach advantage would also be nullified in this fight since both fighters had a similar reach..

    Trinidad was a dirty fighter, and would be throwing elbows, and low blows if necessary, we seen that Mayweather can be distracted and thrown off his games with tactics like that.

    Tito was a bit clumsy on his feet, and the way to beat him was by moving around and using angles. ODLH, Hopkins, and RJJ used that blue print. The only fighter to stand in front of him and beat him was Winky. Winky was a very physically strong fighter with a tight defense, not many fighters could fight Tito the way Wright did....

    Mayweather's best chance to beat Tito would be to pot shot his way to victory. Against certain aggressive fighters Mayweather had a lot of success using his pot shot style. If Floyd can execute that game plan for 12 rounds without getting caught he would likely win a decision.

    Its a tough fight and would have been a mega fight. Unfortunately they never fought in the same division.
     
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  9. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Exactly isal its a tough one its up for the imagination.
     
  10. Carpe Diem

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    Tito was there to be hit. As good as he was, Floyd would’ve boxed circles around him
     
  11. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    Floyd beats TriniDUD.
     
  12. Devon

    Devon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They said said Mosley would beat him, they said Pacquiao would beat him, they said De La Hoya would beat him, they said Maidana would beat him, they said Judah would beat him none of them did, now my question is where does it stop?
    People hate Mayweather and always pick him to lose in matchups because they would love nothing more than to see him lose
    Funny how Mayweather always loses fantasy matchups, yet wins all of his fights
     
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  13. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Pbf gets ktfo he loses all fantasy fights this one is no different.
     
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  14. Eel87

    Eel87 Active Member Full Member

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    Mayweather by about 8-4. Tito's size and pressure should win a few rounds.
    The reason Hopkins' performance against Tito was so impressive, was because Tito was so good. The dude kept coming all night.
     
  15. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    I favor Tito in a close one.