Best Prime Middleweight Felix Trinidad Would Defeat?

zadfrak · Nov 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM

Tin_Ribs said: ↑

Aye,

Having given it a bit of thought John, I could easily see Roldan running Tito over early to mid fight, frantically bobbing his way in and bulling him into a stoppage. Like you said, hugely physical and hard hitting. When you look at how he was able to charge at and back up Hagler (who Tito hit no harder than, was less durable and certainly couldn't box like on the slow retreat) while timing him and breaking through with those loaded up/telegraphed, winging but deceptive bombs from a well judged distance.....Trinidad being on the end of that makes me grimace quite a bit.

Roldan was notably better than Vargas imo apart from heart and guts, and Tito didn't have the speed, power or skill of Hearns despite still throwing those beautifully formed and pleasing hard punches and combos. That said, Roldan was a flat track bully and frontrunner with questionable determination and poise if he couldn't put you away, capable of not reacting well to adversity a bit like the Tonnas of the division. When his eye closed up a bit unluckily against Marv, he unravelled too easily for my liking and did the same against Nunn.

Trinidad was better especially above 147 against slower, more methodical upright pressure at ring centre that he could counter with left hooks, than against the sort of fast, bobbing, unpredictable pressure that Roldan brought to the table. But if he could land some hard counters or combis early doors when Roldan is telegraphing, or is still in there throwing hard after 8-10 rounds, it might swing things his way. I mean more towards him losing though I think. A lot rate him highly at 154 especially and above, but he wasn't the same fighter he was at welter imo.

I think I agree re Hamsho as well. Less of an offensive force than Roldan and an absolute slop machine, but with a better chin and far more resilience under fire.
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Nice well thought out post.

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