Quartey vs Trinidad @147

[BIG H]

Yeh, good matchup. I don't think there was much to pick between Ike, Tito and ODLH @ 147, I mean I had Ike beating ODLH (by 1 round) I'd probably lean towards Tito, but very close fight

[ICB]

Ike Quartey is one of my favorites, but he's bit of a sucker for the left hook which is Felix Trinidad's best punch. Lopez, ODLH, Phillips, all badly stunned and floored Ike Quartey with left hooks. And i think Ike Quartey would be floored atleast twice losing a close decision.

Felix Trinidad would probably be floored himself early on, also Ike Quartey's jab and his own power would be trouble for Felix Trinidad early on.

But Felix Trinidad was great at coming on late on. Where as Ike Quartey seemed to fade down the stretch in his big fights, i think this would be like Jose Luis Lopez vs Ike Quartey, except Ike Quartey loses by a few points.

[Master]

Tito points because Ike did not move enough to trouble Tito. Ike had an excellent jab but Tito would control him and win the fight.

[Violent Demise]

Fight could go either way. But I think Quartey and his jab win it for him. Trinidad has gone down early in some of his fights. But I think Quartey keeps him there if he manages to drop him

[TitoFan]

I always liked Quartey (rooted for him vs DLH), but I think he plays into Tito's style. Yes, Tito went down early in fights, but it was more a balance issue, and he always came back strong to KO his opponents (until BHop, that is). Tito had quick hands and a great left hook. I think Tito stops Ike in a fast, action-packed fight.

[Violent Demise]

I always liked Quartey (rooted for him vs DLH), but I think he plays into Tito's style. Yes, Tito went down early in fights, but it was more a balance issue, and he always came back strong to KO his opponents (until BHop, that is). Tito had quick hands and a great left hook. I think Tito stops Ike in a fast, action-packed fight.

You kidding me, right? His knock downs against Reid, Campas and Cortes weren't due to balance issues. They were due to him getting hit on the chin

[TitoFan]

I always liked Quartey (rooted for him vs DLH), but I think he plays into Tito's style. Yes, Tito went down early in fights, but it was more a balance issue, and he always came back strong to KO his opponents (until BHop, that is). Tito had quick hands and a great left hook. I think Tito stops Ike in a fast, action-packed fight.

You kidding me, right? His knock downs against Reid, Campas and Cortes weren't due to balance issues. They were due to him getting hit on the chin

Chill VD. I didn't mean they weren't legit knockdowns. Only that Tito didn't have the best of balance when he was caught by some of those punches. Why else would he get up so quickly to pounce on his opponents? Case in point was the Campas knockdown. He was caught by a good, short right... but his balance wasn't very good at the time of the punch, either. BTW... who's Cortes?

[ICB]

I always liked Quartey (rooted for him vs DLH), but I think he plays into Tito's style. Yes, Tito went down early in fights, but it was more a balance issue, and he always came back strong to KO his opponents (until BHop, that is). Tito had quick hands and a great left hook. I think Tito stops Ike in a fast, action-packed fight.

You kidding me, right? His knock downs against Reid, Campas and Cortes weren't due to balance issues. They were due to him getting hit on the chin

VD Ike Quartey is one of my favorites, but he was a sucker for a left hook. He was knocked down 4 times from my memory all by left hooks, and they wern't flash knockdowns either.

I just see that being his downfall, aswell as Ike Quartey fading down the stretch in big fights. Where as Felix Trinidad come on strong down the stretch in his big fights.

I actually think it would go the distance, and Felix Trinidad would be put down early. And he would be troubled by the jab early, but he would get around that jab eventually. And i see Ike Quartey going down atleast twice late on.

But he survives and goes 12 rounds because he has a huge heart, but in the end he loses by a few points.

An even better fight i wanted to see, is Jose Luis Lopez vs Felix Trinidad.

[jdonaher1]

I always thought Trinidad would win this fight as well until I watched Winky totally dominate Tito with just a jab. Tito looked CLUELESS!! Granted he was a more devastating fighter at 147 so he may have found away around those jabs and KO'd Ike.

Some people might not remember this but this fight was actually scheduled. After the negotiations for Tito-DLH fell apart King announced a date for this fight (Oct/Nov 99). After a month or so they finally came to an agreement and did the fight with Oscar in Sept.

I lost some respect for Tito when he never gave Oscar a rematch. He knows he lost but he could have gotten PAID if they fought a rematch.

[Dark Lord Al]

Ike Quartey is one of my favorites, but he's bit of a sucker for the left hook which is Felix Trinidad's best punch. Lopez, ODLH, Phillips, all badly stunned and floored Ike Quartey with left hooks. And i think Ike Quartey would be floored atleast twice losing a close decision.

Felix Trinidad would probably be floored himself early on, also Ike Quartey's jab and his own power would be trouble for Felix Trinidad early on.

But Felix Trinidad was great at coming on late on. Where as Ike Quartey seemed to fade down the stretch in his big fights, i think this would be like Jose Luis Lopez vs Ike Quartey, except Ike Quartey loses by a few points.

I have to say this analogy is pretty much as i see it.