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Tito: Winky will beat Hopkins
Jermain: "It's a toss up fight!"
Taylor confirms Sept 29th against Kelly Pavlik
WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor and comebacking ring legend Felix Trinidad both commented Monday on Saturday's PPV clash between Bernard Hopkins and Winky Wright in Las Vegas. Both fighters spoke from experience. Taylor won two close decision against Hopkins and has a draw with Wright. Trinidad was stopped by Hopkins and outpointed by Wright. "I feel like Winky is going to bring his A game and Hopkins going to bring his A game," said Taylor. "It's going to be a great fight and I don't know who going to win, so I'm telling you right now it's a toss up fight." Trinidad was brief and very clear on his prediction. "I think Winky will beat Bernard Hopkins next Saturday," he stated, adding that although he lost to both fighters, and "this is not an excuse, but I feel sad that it wasn't the "real Tito" in the ring for those fights. That is part of the reason I am now coming back and I would love to have rematches with both guys, he commented"


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Taylor confirmed that his proposed September 29 fight with Kelly Pavlik will be his last at 160lbs and he will be training for that fight in the Poconos. Trinidad said he is not 100% sure who he will face and a possibile fight with Roy Jones Jr. "looks good." He continued, "I am really committed. Whoever the opponent is I'm going to beat him."

First of all, all Tito Trinidad knows about Winky Wright and The Executioner is that they both whipped that ass really bad. And when Bernard Hopkins systematically broke him down and destroyed him, that was the "real Tito", i dont give a shit what Felix says. I see Hopkins winning the fight against Twinky Wright, being the bigger man at 170. Especially if he comes in like he did with Tarver; he looked pretty strong, definitely strong enough to put some heat on a smaller dude like Ronald.

Jermaine Taylor should have gotten the decision over Winky Wright just because Wright acted like a spoiled brat afterwards. The draw was legit. Wink coulda had it, but he didnt do shit for the last two or three rounds. I think the weight JT has been having trouble making could hurt him in a 160 lb fight against Kelly Pavlik. He should try to get it done at Super Middle. Should be a great fight though. Pavlik will bring it for sure so Taylor better be ready to fight a lot harder than he had to against Corey Spinks, who may be the most boring fighter alive.

Trinidad will get beat up if he tries to come back against Roy Jones, he was always pretty one-dimensional and these days it's just that much worse. Jones still has a lotta tricks and can box far well enough to run circles around the old, fat Tito Trinidad. That's my two cents on that...