People stop saying Floyd would beat Tito

[THE THIRD MAN]

Oscar put on a clinic against Trinidad and outboxed him clearly and IMO won 117-111, Trinidad was outclassed and all people remember are the last 3 rounds. PBF beats Trinidad by a wide UD anytime. Trinidad was good, just not that good!

Thanks god you are not a judge at boxing matches. Really, the fight with Oscar was very, very close, and for me it could be called a draw. However, I see lack of objectivity when I see posts indicating that Tito only won the last 3 ronds (an believe me I saw this fight a lot of times trying to remain objective). In several rounds Tito chased Chicken De La Hoya for almost 2.5 minutes connecting punches 1 at a time during the marathon, then at the closing Chicken stopped and used his superior speed trying to impress and still the rounds. The problem I see is that rounds are of 3 minutes not 30 seconds. With Floyd it could be a great fight or another expensive PPV marathon, but we will never know.

And, I agree Tito was not good... He was GREAT!!!!!!!!! Tito, Tito, Tito, Tito...

No way Tito won a round from 2- 9. Oscar made him look foolish on occaisons. I have watched it through many times, the first round was a nill all draw and from 2 through 9 was as good as Oscar has ever fought. It was a rubbish decision and Tito was a very lucky man that night, he knew he lost and looked surpised when the decision went his way! PBF would box his ears off!

[generalbulldog]

Oscar has no right to complain about the decision considering that he ran for the last 3 1/2 rounds. He made an supreme error in judgment that night instead of doing what he did the 1st 9.

I haven't seen it in 2 or 3 years but I remember it being that after 9 rounds it was 6-3 in favor of Oscar for me, it would have been 7-2 but he started running for the last half of the 9th round, so I gave it to Trinidad. And I gave the last 3 to Trinidad. So on my score card it was 6-6, so the fight was a draw to me.

People keep on saying Oscar got robbed. No one robbed Oscar but himself. He's the one that ran the last 3 1/2 rounds. That's the truth.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

The only thing i have to add in argument for Tito is that the Oscar he fought against that night would have a MUCH better chance of beating Floyd Mayweather.

Not only that, but Floyd has had to use his body strength and/ or pressure in alot recent fights wherever the other guy is a puncher/ aggressive (Judah, Mosley, Hatton etc).

But against a bull like Baldomir Mayweather had to stay away. Against Oscar, he had to be careful (and wait for Oscar to tire) too.

Against Tito, again, physical contact would be kept to a minimum, not because Tito is physical but because Mayweather ain't strong enough to do what he has been doin lately with regards to his inside game (which has been a big part of his game for years). So Mayweather would wind up looking quite negative for the whole duration of the fight.
Lets not forget that Tito in his 147 prime was a puncher for 12 whole rounds (He didn't slow down against Oscar).

With that in mind, Mayweather could definitely do a better job than Oscar on the 'D' but on the 'A' im not so sure. I just get the feeling that with Tito, it is possible that we could have a fighter that is just:

* Too Big
* Too Strong
* Too Fit
* Too Tough
* Punches Too Hard
* A Bridge Too Far

It's funny, I get the feeling that if these guys were at 147 at the same time, neither of em would go near each other due to the associated risks each fighter carries (that we have been debating since 2007 ) unless one of 'em was past their prime (an all to common occurrence in a fighters career these days).

Not really a conclusive post but just redefining the dynamic of the argument

[Lance Uppercut]

I am sure that Floyd would come up with some reason why he couldn't fight TITO