Quote Originally Posted by Ricardo "Finito" Lopez
Quote Originally Posted by The Rookie Fan
Quote Originally Posted by ono




by the way i'm a whore so feel free to fire away with responses.
Shame on you for trying to buy posters

As for Tito. He was one of those fighters that got famous late in his career. He was overshadowed by the combined starpower might of Tyson and later Oscar. Most fans know what he did after the Oscar fight when he moved up in weight. He had a huge run with almost back to back victories over Whitaker, De La Hoya, Read, Vargas and Joppy. But it was as a Welterweight that he truelly shined.

He was IMO the best welterweight of his era. He is the longest reigning champion in WW history (though he does not hold the reccord for most defenses as some claim). He defended his title 16 times (some say 17, but the fight with Troy Waters was not a title fight). He was the first to beat Carr, Campas, De La Hoya, Vargas and Read among other lesser opponents.

Camacho was not exactly in his best weight when he fought Tito, but he did go on to win 20 fights after that till he met DLH and lossed again.

Whitaker was far from his best but Tito did give him his first unquestionable loss. To this day Tito is the only fighter who has looked good against Whitaker.

You should see some of his early fights, there are few fighters that match his offensive arsenal.

Whitaker showed a lot of heart against Tito even though he was well past his prime.
Yes, he sure did. He knew he was no longer capable of out boxing Tito so he actually went after him and took his best for 12 rounds. He even rocked Tito with a big uppercut in one of the middle rounds.

The biggest problem many fans have with Tito is not that he lossed to B-Hop and Wright, it is that he retired after both losses when he should've kept boxing. But those of you who don't live in PR cannot fully appreciate the outcry of puertorrican supporters who were pleading for Tito to retire after his losses. They said he had nothing more to proove and should quit before he got hurt. I was not one of them though and I am a firm beliver that Tito should not have retired. At least not after the Hopkins fight when he was still in his prime.