Felix Trinidad - Championship Profile (Video)

Rummy, I absolutely loved this and the Sanchez videos. You’ve covered two of my all-time boxing heroes there. Would there be a chance of you doing a Carlos Zarate one in the future? If you need certain footage I could probably help. I can also make sure that Carlos sees it as I know he likes these tributes.

 

Tito was awesome. I think he set such a high standard that he’s become vastly underrated because of how he lost. Against Hopkins he simply jumped up too much too soon and against a much bigger fighter who’s also an all-time great and for Wright he was shot. The long career then the layoff. Tito used to be a fighter who’d put pressure on and punch for openings by then he’d became a fighter waiting for openings.

His worst performance was also a win against De La Hoya. If De la Hoya gets so much credit (and yeah I agree I had it a draw) then Tito was at his worst and it was at the very least close. I wish Showtime didn’t flag fights on YouTube. I tried uploading the Reid fight but they always take it down. That was Tito at his patient, destructive best. He really peaked that year with three devastating wins and fighter of the year and topped it off with the Joppy win. He unified welterweight in 1999 then took out the unbeaten #1 & 2 at 154 in 2000 then went right for #1 and 2 at 160 in 2001.

What a fighter.

 

His left hook to the body was his primary weapon, I'd forgotten how good it was. I'd have loved to have seen him in with Pipino Cuevas.

 

I find myself with a mediocre track record at predicting high profile fights through the years...like yourself I have gotten a few right (law of averages I guess lol) along the way. I would guess the majority of us fall in this category although I am sure many are illustrious in their own minds. But this makes me think of hypothetical h2h fights between 2 greats. We are all so confident that our take on these imaginary fights is correct...and we forget our mediocre real life level of prowess lol. I can’t help but wonder how often I/We are not imagining what would really happen properly. I would probably be right just as often if I picked the guy I thought would lose, to win instead lol.

 

Absolutely, and those attributes were brilliant. I think Tito's counter-punching game is vastly underrated. Even his hook to the body could be used as a counter.

And yeah, that fight more or less comes down to two swing rounds. Which means it could be a draw, or a De La Hoya win. Although IIRC @Jel had it a Tito win, which I'd like to see.

 

I recently treated myself to the Trinidad-Vargas fight and thought again that one of the really great things about him was how despite his obvious power he never went all Julian Jackson, throwing one huge shot at a time assuming his opponent would drop. Tito was schooled very well, always throwing bombs in seamless combinations, each shot perfectly delivered.

 

Yeah, I saw that one. I'm pretty sure I had it the same as you two, when I watched it on the FOTW awhile back.

And I agree re: Lederman. He may have a few cards I don't like, but don't we all. I thought he usually has it right, and he doesn't shy away from scoring it how he likes.