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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.


He recieved stardom after he beat Oscar, he was only 26 at that point, he was very young at the time of his fame. Oscar was the start of his incredible run and Joppy was the end. I thought he looked great in his return against Mayorga. The guy is my favorite fighter of all time behind Pernell
This is true, but by that time he had already been a champion for 6 years and defended his title 16 times. Before the fight with Whitaker and DLH he was known by some as boxing's best kept secret and some said he was at the time the greatest fighter never to headline an event.