10 years ago

How was this fight viewed back then?

 

It was an easy to sell fight for two shot fighters, since both were former elite champions and were still well known. Trinidad was coming off an almost 3 year layoff and Jones couldn't compete at the top level anymore. For what it was it wasn't a bad fight.

 

It was sad watching Roy too gun shy, to sit down on punches and KO a washed up Trinidad. Roy was no longer a power puncher post heavyweight.

 

It was a big event but everyone knew Tito was way past his best and at a weight he had not fought in, and RJJ was also way past his best but clearly the favorite.

The way I remember it Tito was the fan favorite but was expected to lose and pretty much lost every round with his punches having no effect on RJJ.

 

Just a money grab between two faded legends

 

My uncle was a huge Trinidad fan and he didn't even watch it. IIRC it was above SMW and Trinidad hadn't fought in almost 3 years

 

It had no value, but it had a nice build up and nobody got hurt.

You just had to take it for what it was.

From what I recall, Tito couldn't even make the agreed upon C-W.

 

strange that Roy is still fighting. Back then I was sure he would retire after the Calzaghe fight and that't more than 9 years ago now

 

it's not like he has fought at top level for the last 6+ years though.

 

Tito put up a good fight! I ordered the PPV and thought about ring magazine hyping up Jones vs De la hoya/Trinidad as potential opponents someday back in the late 90's, and always felt Jones and Trinidad would fight someday, so it was a big fight for me.

 

Not necessarily rummy. Jones was looked at as a completely shot fighter going up against a fighter who was looked at as a career KO artist, despite the 10 pound weight jump, it was still highly anticipated at that time, and many didn't know what was going to happen.

 

i legit forgot this fight even happened