Thread: Can Someone Tell Me If Illegal Handwrap Accusation Towards Tito Is True

I heard about this while ago just wanted to know if this was true and im not tito hater at all just heard this wanted to know if it was true

I don't know a whole lot about it, but everytime somebody brings it up nobody argues against it saying that it is/was an unfounded accusation. So in my mind the accusation has some merit.

There was a guy that came on here a while back with quotes from interviews (though no links were provided ) and had posted it all here....

Not sure if you've read it all or seen, just incase here it is..... It's defenitely a good and entertaining read BUT as I said without any links to where those comments were made I wouldn't put too much credibility in the thread....

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing_fo...-t14148.0.html

Originally Posted by CutMeMicK

There was a guy that came on here a while back with quotes from interviews (though no links were provided ) and had posted it all here....

Not sure if you've read it all or seen, just incase here it is..... It's defenitely a good and entertaining read BUT as I said without any links to where those comments were made I wouldn't put too much credibility in the thread....

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing_fo...-t14148.0.html

Mick good read i don't know what to think but it certainly was interesting read

I saw photos. Looked ok to me.

You can look here, it was an article written by Ron Heard before Trinidad's Cherifi fight

http://www.marcobarrera.com/forum/in...3f4a925b287178

Originally Posted by Starr

You can look here, it was an article written by Ron Heard before Trinidad's Cherifi fight

http://www.marcobarrera.com/forum/in...3f4a925b287178

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Originally Posted by Starr

You can look here, it was an article written by Ron Heard before Trinidad's Cherifi fight

http://www.marcobarrera.com/forum/in...3f4a925b287178

Starr good to see your back

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There is no actual proof he used Illegal wraps but these accusations just never seem to go away. It probably is true but you never no.

Tito took off his gloves plenty of times after fights,I didn't hear anyone complain. And that interview is based mainly on claims from the Hopkins camp,Hopkins obviously needed to do whatever he could to win their fight and used plenty of mind games including offending most of the Purto Rico with his antics. So I find it hard to believe that information is from a reliable source

Oh and the Vargas part...yeah Vargas sure was a credible source. I mean he wanted a rematch after the fight,despite being annihilated.

And the worst point....Tito hit Hopkins with the same punch as he hit Vargas bur Hopkins wasn't hurt....My god,they are known as VARIABLES!!!NO 2 FIGHTERS ARE GOING TO REACT 100% SIMILAR TO THE SAME PUNCH!!! Jeeeeeeeeez!!

So yeah,that#s total BS in my opinion. I'll dissect it further if you want me to.

Originally Posted by El Gamo

Tito took off his gloves plenty of times after fights,I didn't hear anyone complain. And that interview is based mainly on claims from the Hopkins camp,Hopkins obviously needed to do whatever he could to win their fight and used plenty of mind games including offending most of the Purto Rico with his antics. So I find it hard to believe that information is from a reliable source

Oh and the Vargas part...yeah Vargas sure was a credible source. I mean he wanted a rematch after the fight,despite being annihilated.

And the worst point....Tito hit Hopkins with the same punch as he hit Vargas bur Hopkins wasn't hurt....My god,they are known as VARIABLES!!!NO 2 FIGHTERS ARE GOING TO REACT 100% SIMILAR TO THE SAME PUNCH!!! Jeeeeeeeeez!!

So yeah,that#s total BS in my opinion. I'll dissect it further if you want me to.

i wouldn't say it was total bs El Gamo i mean there is some evidence there but like i said i don't know for sure i would like to get more infomation on it

Originally Posted by El Gamo

Tito took off his gloves plenty of times after fights,I didn't hear anyone complain. And that interview is based mainly on claims from the Hopkins camp,Hopkins obviously needed to do whatever he could to win their fight and used plenty of mind games including offending most of the Purto Rico with his antics. So I find it hard to believe that information is from a reliable source

Oh and the Vargas part...yeah Vargas sure was a credible source. I mean he wanted a rematch after the fight,despite being annihilated.

And the worst point....Tito hit Hopkins with the same punch as he hit Vargas bur Hopkins wasn't hurt....My god,they are known as VARIABLES!!!NO 2 FIGHTERS ARE GOING TO REACT 100% SIMILAR TO THE SAME PUNCH!!! Jeeeeeeeeez!!

So yeah,that#s total BS in my opinion. I'll dissect it further if you want me to.

Hopkins needed to do whatever he could to win his fight against Tito? Dude, Hopkins could have walked into the ring with an STD and he still would have schooled Trinidad. Hopkins didn't NEED to do anything other than show up. And to answer the original poster's question, yes, the accusation is true. Otherwise, the NY athletic commission would not have forced Trinidad to rewrap after Hopkins camp issued the complaint.

Isn't there an interview with Felix Trinidad Sr where he admits to the wrapping in question and says that he will continue to do it in the future?

Originally Posted by Samson3000

Originally Posted by El Gamo

Tito took off his gloves plenty of times after fights,I didn't hear anyone complain. And that interview is based mainly on claims from the Hopkins camp,Hopkins obviously needed to do whatever he could to win their fight and used plenty of mind games including offending most of the Purto Rico with his antics. So I find it hard to believe that information is from a reliable source

Oh and the Vargas part...yeah Vargas sure was a credible source. I mean he wanted a rematch after the fight,despite being annihilated.

And the worst point....Tito hit Hopkins with the same punch as he hit Vargas bur Hopkins wasn't hurt....My god,they are known as VARIABLES!!!NO 2 FIGHTERS ARE GOING TO REACT 100% SIMILAR TO THE SAME PUNCH!!! Jeeeeeeeeez!!

So yeah,that#s total BS in my opinion. I'll dissect it further if you want me to.

Hopkins needed to do whatever he could to win his fight against Tito? Dude, Hopkins could have walked into the ring with an STD and he still would have schooled Trinidad. Hopkins didn't NEED to do anything other than show up. And to answer the original poster's question, yes, the accusation is true. Otherwise, the Las Vegas athletic commission would not have forced Trinidad to rewrap after Hopkins camp issued the complaint.

Went over this bullsh*t back two years ago with someone else on the site, and I swore I'd never get dragged into this bullsh*t argument again. But (sigh)... here we go again. First things first. I've always been the first to say that Hopkins was way out of Tito's league that night. That Tito went as far as 160 is pretty admirable, in my book. He didn't lose to just anybody. He lost to one of the best alltime middleweights in history. But don't forget that before that, he KO'd Joppy, not too shabby in his own right.

About the handwraps... surely you're aware of the mind games that boxers and their corners will play to get that mental edge. Hopkins' corner wanted to play mind games with Tito, and apparently it worked all too well. If you ask for an opponent's hands to get re-wrapped and that request is granted, this in itself does not constitute proof of illegal handwrapping. And as many posters have stated before, why does the handwrapping all of a sudden become "illegal" after over 10 years in the boxing game? Were all previous corners such idiots that they would permit Tito to use "illegal" handwraps throughout his previous 40-some fights? Are you aware that it is standard practice for a representative to observe the handwrapping process of the opponent? Also, with as many devastating KO's as Tito accumulated in his career.... had there been a suspicion of illegal handwrapping.... does it not seem logical to you that it would have been brought up and investigated way before the Hopkins fight?

It's amazing how a fighter who has been retired for awhile now still gets so much attention. I guess it's a reflection on how much he is missed in boxing. 'Cause love him or hate him, he gave us boxing fans some unforgettable fights (and a couple of forgettable as well)..... and his joy for the sport was always evident in his smile and his demeanor inside and outside the ring.

So I'll just keep on defending the honor and the memory of one of Puerto Rico's greatest fighters.