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    Never get tired of watching Trinidad punch power. Very frightening. No one had done that to Joppy and Tito was firm favourite to win the Middleweight tournament and become champion.

    Innoue has similar punch power today.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Never get tired of watching Trinidad punch power. Very frightening. No one had done that to Joppy and Tito was firm favourite to win the Middleweight tournament and become champion.

    Innoue has similar punch power today.

    Sometimes it's those "skinny" guys who appear to come equipped with KO power. Think Hearns. They seem to get leverage on their power punches by using their whole bodies in sequence just so.
    Beats a musclebound fighter throwing arm punches.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Never get tired of watching Trinidad punch power. Very frightening. No one had done that to Joppy and Tito was firm favourite to win the Middleweight tournament and become champion.

    Innoue has similar punch power today.

    Sometimes it's those "skinny" guys who appear to come equipped with KO power. Think Hearns. They seem to get leverage on their power punches by using their whole bodies in sequence just so.
    Beats a musclebound fighter throwing arm punches.
    Somehow someway it's become common to see the 160 jump of Tito knocked. Not given the respect due. No catchweight bs, no tiptoeing for a side trinket with no intention of facing the very best next. Just straight to pulverizing a legit 160 established Champ in Joppy who himself would be quality enough to go on and compete with the same very best. Well, I mean Hopkins drummed them both but another topic . Trinidad was a man on a mission.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Never get tired of watching Trinidad punch power. Very frightening. No one had done that to Joppy and Tito was firm favourite to win the Middleweight tournament and become champion.

    Innoue has similar punch power today.

    Sometimes it's those "skinny" guys who appear to come equipped with KO power. Think Hearns. They seem to get leverage on their power punches by using their whole bodies in sequence just so.
    Beats a musclebound fighter throwing arm punches.
    Somehow someway it's become common to see the 160 jump of Tito knocked. Not given the respect due. No catchweight bs, no tiptoeing for a side trinket with no intention of facing the very best next. Just straight to pulverizing a legit 160 established Champ in Joppy who himself would be quality enough to go on and compete with the same very best. Well, I mean Hopkins drummed them both but another topic . Trinidad was a man on a mission.

    Spot on. While 160 was a bit beyond Trinidad's best weight... he did himself proud by doing exactly what you described. Beating a legit, established champ in Joppy. Felix went from Vargas to Joppy, FFS! 154 to facing a 160 champ in the next fight. You're right in that he's never gotten full credit for that. I had my doubts... as usually (at that time) there were warmup fights at the new weight. But yeah... then he faced Hopkins, and that was the end of that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Never get tired of watching Trinidad punch power. Very frightening. No one had done that to Joppy and Tito was firm favourite to win the Middleweight tournament
    tito should have stayed at one fifty four. he looked unstoppable against the tough as nails william. i give him credit for going through with the bernard fight. they did everything possible to leave bernard out of the mix. tito never stood a chance against a fighter like bernard
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    Quote Originally Posted by TIC View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Never get tired of watching Trinidad punch power. Very frightening. No one had done that to Joppy and Tito was firm favourite to win the Middleweight tournament
    tito should have stayed at one fifty four. he looked unstoppable against the tough as nails william. i give him credit for going through with the bernard fight. they did everything possible to leave bernard out of the mix. tito never stood a chance against a fighter like bernard

    I hear ya... and have heard the same from others. I myself think 154 was Trinidad's wheelhouse.

    But look at the May 2002 middleweight rankings by The Ring:

    Champ - Hopkins

    #1 - Trinidad
    #2 - William Joppy
    #3 - Howard Eastman
    #4 - Armand Krajnc
    #5 - Harry Simon
    #6 - Keith Holmes
    #7 - Hacine Cherifi
    #8 - Carl Daniels
    #9 - Antonio Perugino
    #10 - Tito Mendoza


    Can't convince me Felix couldn't have ruled in that roost (other than Bernard).

    In fact, he came back from the Hopkins loss to knock out Cherifi in a fight I was privileged to attend personally, since it was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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    Eleven years ago today.



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    Khan was boxing superbly, smart aggression and was very exciting until he got hit with that left hook.
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    On this day: After winning the title of the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history, Mike Tyson wanted to break another record, but he faced an undefeated giant! Full article on Ruiksport.com

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    Think I’m late but had to rewatch again. 99’ and one of my all time favs with a monumental come from behind win. Carbajal had been battered and by all accounts passed the very end after being ko’d by Baby Jake Matlala. Retired for almost two years and as many top fighters do, just had to come back for one last run. Best thing was he got the w, took the belt off a young Arce who still had 3 championships later in career...and Carbajal put the belt and the worn weary gloves on his career ‘wall’ put his pride in his pocket and finally called it a day. Going out on top. Not sure it’ll show up. Phone having link issues

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng0aXH...Bqb3JnZSBhcmNl

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