TitoFan, I agree that Tito was not embarassed last weekend and there was no shame in that fight.
Hopkins:
In my opinion Tito was suckered into that fight. Hopkins knew he had the size and power advantage (Bernard debuted at Light Heavy) He knew he had the chin and we all knew he had the mind set to do anything to win.
When Tito stepped into the ring he again failed to adapt, fought one way and was outlasted and outblasted by a bigger man, who used his guile to wear Tito down and tire him sufficiently to take him out late.
Jones:
The layoff, the weight, the size differential. All considered I was impressed with how Tito performed. Obviously he was rusty, but he showed decent combination punching without ever firing all cylinders.
Recovering well from dual knockdowns and displaying decent head movement, it was a respectable send off to the faded legend.
Wright:
Styles make fights. But Winky's style nullified Felix's aggression and killed the fight. Winky won every round by killing all the action and taking Trinidad's punching ability away from him.
He was embarassed in this fight as Winky prepared perfectly for him and he failed to improvise and adapt any sort of alternative plan.
It must be noted that from a purely observational point of view Tito looked in better shape for Jones than he did for Wright.
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