Erislandy Lara vs Felix Trinidad 154lbs primes

Yep faded Whitaker was also tagging Trinidad with good shots and causing him issues with his defense. Lara has the style that has always given Tito problems. If Tito doesn't stop him, I can see Lara winning on points given fair judging.

 

Whitaker, even in faded form, is Whitaker. One of the greatest fighters of all time. Lara had none of Whitaker's IQ, chin and mental toughness. The last part is especially important. Lara is a mental midget. He was very skilled and talented in his prime, but there was a lot missing in terms of intangibles. If he had intangibles, he would have shut out Canelo. I still think he won the Canelo fight, but really its his own fault for the loss. He coasted too much in that, whereas a great -- like Crawford or Floyd -- showed you how limited Canelo could look when you can consistently outclass him for all 12 rounds. Lara lacked that in his game, and youre not winning against Trinidad like that.

Lara has never exhibited the type of chin and stamina to pick him over Trinidad. And for some odd reason, this form criminally underrates Trinidad's skill level.

You would think Trinidad was David Tua the way some guys on here talk about him.

From an attention seeker with no boxing knowledge like No Neck, I expect it. But most guys should be remembering here that Tito was once considered P4P #1 in an era with Jones, Oscar, Mosley, Floyd, and Hopkins.

Even in a WEAK era, Lara never cracked the top 10 P4P.

 

Whitaker was trash when he fought Tito.

 

The point is Lara is not in a Whitaker class.