Quote Originally Posted by Irish Rover
I would be in the same situation as ono.


Wasnt there some controversy over the way he wrapped his hands though? I heard it made it the equivalent of a having a knuckle duster in a bare knuckle fight.


Is all this Bullsh1t or does it have some merit?
Some people will say differently but IMO it is all a bunch of BS. There have never been any official complaint or proof. Even the guys in Hopkins camp who protested about the handwrapp later said in an interview that he never ment to imply Tito was cheating, he just said he was not wrapping his hands to regulation. Regulations in boxing often differ from state to state so its really not that supprising.

There was also an article where many different trainers talked about hand wrapps and how some trainers used extra tape or guaze and non of that would make you hit harder. It would only protect the hands better. Many don't know this but there was a fight early in his career where Tito hurt both of his hands early in the fight and went on to win by UD. He never hurt his hands after that so I can see the possibility that his dad put on some extra padding or tape, maybe more than allowed, to protect his hands. But you should know that before every fight, especially a championship fight, there is a representative of the state athletic comision that verifies hand wraps and gloves because of past problems with fighters removing padding from the gloves.

Finally, that hole crap about him soaking his wrapps and turning them to a cast is total BS. I don't know where anybody got that from and trust me I have looked and searched as many sources as a regular joe like me can and I have found nothing.