Thoughts on Felix Trinidad???

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  1. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    And, De La Hoya.
     
  2. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great hitter.
     
  3. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Granted a 15 round format he is arguably the 2nd best welterweight H2H in the last 25 years, limited as he was.
     
  4. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    I don't think Tito was an ATG fighter, but HOF yes. Against Oscar and Hopkins he looked a little outclassed, yet against lesser guys likes Blocker and Campas and Joppy he looked great..
     
  5. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Tito had some boxing skills. He had a good jab and he could hook off of it. His punching technique was nice. He was a slugger/boxer. His footwork was predictable and that's where Hopkins took advantage.

    Hopkins outclassed him but I don't think Oscar did. DelaHoya`s performance was overated. They both looked like **** in that fight. Neither guy really deserved to win.
     
  6. Robbi

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    Come again, pal? :good
     
  7. MMJoe

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    unbeaten in ten years of fighting pro. undefeated as welterweight and jr. middle. 15 successful welter title defenses.
     
  8. bigtime-skills

    bigtime-skills Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hall of Famer - obviously
    ATG - Yes, but lower-tiered I'd say...

    You don't win your first 40 fights, 20 of them Championship fights and NOT be an ATG....

    It took a Top 5 Middleweight Champion of ALL TIME(Hopkins) to tame him, no shame there.......

    He wouldn't have beaten Robinson, Leonard, Hearns, but after that I'd put him up with the rest....
     
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    A cheater, 1st and 4most
     
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  11. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    between hof and atg!!!!
     
  12. TheSouthpaw

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    Love Tito!...In my top 10 all time favorites, although DLH did do him a favor
     
  13. China_hand_Joe

    China_hand_Joe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They are all the same kind of level (except Whitaker if you take his prime)

    Despite their marketing none were ever upper end elite level fighters, none were ever top 5 P4P type fighters, despite what RING magazine might have claimed back then.

    Not in the same class as your Mayweather, Roy Jones and Ronald Wrights. Comfortably below that.
     
  14. China_hand_Joe

    China_hand_Joe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Basically I think Tszyu would have out classed all three and you feel those three would all have outclassed Tszyu.

    Strong difference of opinion on that generation of WWs I guess, to the extent you don't even believe my views are serious!
     
  15. nikrj

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    Very good, but not ATG.