Quote Originally Posted by The Rookie Fan
The problem with Tito is that he fell in love with his punching power, just as we the fans did, and forgot how to box. Watch his early fights at 147. He had a very strong jab and side to side movements. He alwais came forward but he did in angles and he put together great combos to the body and the head. Somewere along the line he lost that.

Think what would have happend if he had fired his dad and hired a real boxing trainer. Someone who would teach him and tell him the trueth in that ring.

DLH in the other hand is a great fighter who also had the right trainers and was alwais the smarter man. But I did not like the fact that he made his name by beating people past their prime (Whitaker, Camacho, Chaves, Campas, Vargas, Mayorga). No he was never dominated like Tito was, but nither did he ever dominate any of the big names he faught in his prime. In fact every time he faught a big name in his prime he eather lost or won a very very very close controversial disicion. (Mously, B-Hop, past-his-prime-Whitaker, Trinidad, Quartey and BS-champ-Sturm who was robbed so that Oscar could get his sixed title)

The Trinidad - DLH fight was somewhat disapointing to me. Up till that point Tito had never looked so bad. Oscar showed great boxing skills but also showed a lack of hart and willingness to do what it takes to be a champion. The fight was very, very close. For those of you who think DLH won the first 9 rounds please whatch the first 5 rounds again. The fight was close to even at this point. Oscar clearly won the next 4 and Tito clearly won the last 3 but it was those first 5 rounds that made the fight. I think it should have been a draw and they should have faught again.

However, Tito is retired and DLH is not done yet. A win against PBF would fiinaly give him that big name in his prime. I, for one think Oscar will be too big for PBF and we shall see a late round stoppage that will launch DLH into boxing immortality. A big win like this would most likely put him a nudge above Tito in the Legacy department. This also demonstrates again the smart man the DLH is.

With that said, I still believe in my hart that if there ever was a rematch, Tito would win simply because DLH would be determined not to make the same mistake and he will give Tito a lot of chances to catch him. DLH is not the defensive genious that is Wright or master tactitian that is B-Hop, he will get hit and we all know what happends when you get hit by Tito...you go down.

As for the hand wrappings. I have never read the NYSAC rules on handwrapping nither have I seen an official complaint made by the NYSAC against Trinidad, nither have I ever heard of another boxer complain except for Hopkins. All I have seen is this article by Ron Heard. Until I see something more than how am I to know who is right and who is wrong on this issue. I can't and nither can you or anybody else.

Sorry, that was longer than I planned LOL

Watched the first five rounds again, at best the first round is even then it's all De La Hoya
who never boxed so well in his life.