2001-09-29 WBC middleweight title & WBA Super World middleweight title &IBF middleweight title Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Includes 9/11 tribute
The build up to the fight was great. Tito had dominated the welterweight division and was in his prime. Hopkins had dominated the middleweight division and was supposed to be old. This fight launched a new career for Hopkins and he fought until he was 50. Impressive resume and great career.
@@mattstyles1244 Because Hopkins knew the sport was full of cheaters but wanted that big payday which he had yet to get. He bet on himself in that fight.
@@mattstyles1244 There was a vid if CHEATo soaking his wraps in water, and they also suspected he wrapped illegally. They made a big deal out of taping to the guidelines, but they were wrapped and gloved before his corner got to see them and thats a no no.
@@shaadydog1shut your mouth boy. Cant stand when people just make crap up. Are you a psycho?? Tito never dipped his hands in water. He just used to layers of tape not one. Which is allowed in every other state except in New York for some odd reason. Hopkins head butted Tito bout 20 times during the fight. Talk about that. Don't make up bs.
I wore this VHS tape out back in the day. Its a master class in proper technique. When one of Hopkins’ hands is punching the other is near his chin. The shoulder rolls, the footwork, the game plan were all impeccable.
@joel c Even though he had a bunch of middle weight title defenses already, his career as a star fighter only got started after this fight. At an age where most fighters are getting ready to retire, Hopkins was just getting started. Incredible.
Trinidad, Sugar Shane, BHop, and Oscar De La Hoya ALWAYS took on top competition and never ducked the fighters we wanted to see them fight.. This era of boxing was the best..
This was a very underrated fight. Folks wanna see fighters beat the hell out of each other or a quick KO, or an out of the blue KO that stuns the crowd. Bernard literally took this guy that so many put up on a pedestal to school. Finished him in the 12th round with a KO. This is masterful boxing. This should not go unnoticed.
One of the best fights of all time, an absolute master class by Bernhard Hopkins. Credit as well to Felix Trinidad, it’s a miracle he stayed on his feet for as long as he did. He kept coming forwards, even after nearly being knocked down several times. Great spirit and great heart, but not the smartest game plan, against someone of Hopkins’ statue. He kept his composure brilliantly, and patiently bought Trinidad’s, one way ticket to the canvas and kept himself out of harms way from Trinidad. A perfectly timed performance. This was the Golden Age of the Middleweights and Hopkins is the King of that age.
I was a cub scout when this fight happened. My pack was watching the fight together, and I remember how quiet we were when we knew that Trinidad was gonna lose. My dad stood up, and whispered to me and to my mom “Vámonos pal carajo”. That was the quietest ride home ever.
Yo era fans d tito lo q nunca en tendi porque cuando peleaba con otro ispano era una fiera I cuando peleaba con un Moreno no soltava golpes osea les tenia miedo
But it’s was lame and looked stupid when he was begging them to chant USA after the fight, since when does the Us give af about black fighters??? This is the only country where someone from another country gets more support that the American born fighter
@@bryandungee1029that’s pretty stupid of you to say when if you asked most Americans, they’d name almost nothing but black fighters as the best 😂come on now
@@Aflordepiel1004 … like I said, wtf has a crowd ever cheered USA for a black professional fighter??? For Floyd??? For Ali??? For Tyson??? Please point to the fight that it happened???
It's such a shame that HBO will no longer do boxing, they presented this broadcast (Big George's weird commentary aside) perfectly, just the right level of reverence, but not too much. Realising that the reason people wanted to watch was to get somewhat back to normal, and see a fight they'd been looking forward to until those awful events.
@Amerikaz - Forman was still saying that Trinidad was setting up Hopkins when it’s obvious to anyone watching the fight that Trinidad was getting beat up.
@@nicklubrino2606I guess you don't know. Or maybe you just ignore the fact that Tito was beating everyone up at that time. He kept coming and kept his power in the late rounds. And would come back to win. He came back against David reid. And got knocked down in the 4th by vargas and came back to wim that fight. Even in the mid 90's he got dropped a few times and came back later to win. Great endurance and resilience. That's why George was saying that. Do you understand now??
@@besttex4735 Nah, I’ve seen all of Trinidad’s fights, and it was clear he was getting beat up. The fights that you mentioned, Trinidad wasn’t getting counter punched like this. In the Vargas fight, Trinidad got dropped but he wasn’t taking a beating like this.
Thank you!! I know people love him but he's one of the worst commentators of all time. Incredibly biased. I'd be willing to bet my life that he had money on this fight and others. He's even worse in the Mayweather vs Corrales fight. He clearly had money on Corrales. He's really bad in a few Roy Jones fights as well. Great fighter; absolutely horrendous commentator.
@@GodOfDestructionVegeta27I wouldn’t blame him for hating on hopkins and Floyd . One was very dirty and the other was the most boring boxer of all time
He's one of my favorites. He's (IMHO) similar to Juan Marquez in that they keep their chin tucked so well. And they both are so good at boxing that they can manage to beat younger and faster fighters. I like seeing this fight play out as Hopkins didn't rush to try to finish Tito even when he wobbled him.
This is the only fight I can say I Loved everything Larry Merchant ever said. “Why aren’t you giving Bernard any Credit George? He’s fighting a terrific fight”.....
Tito's father saved his career with that move. Tito would've been a sitting duck after that knockdown. Papa Trinidad wasn't going to let Hopkins tee off on his son. Awesome move by Papa Trinidad.
Su Padre y manejadores fueron los culpables de la debacle de la carrera de Tito Trinidad, lo enfrentaron con peleadores dónde sus posibilidades eran muy mínima.
Why wasn't THIS fight on Legendary Nights? There was so much story and drama behind it and it was one of Hopkins's most memorable victories. It pretty much made him a star.
This fight proved who was the only middleweight champion of the world and it was the night that Bernard Hopkins became a legend and on the other the run of greatness ended for tito trinidad
@mh2584 that's not fair. Duran was undersized in alot of his fights were as Trinidad was a weight bully at lower weights. When he fought fighters his real size he lost.
forget how correct Hopkins presented himself to his opponents. a thing of beauty!; true calmness in the face of the storm. a tip of the cap to you Mr. Hopkins!
Odds makers made Bernard Hopkins a 3:1 underdog. Felix Trinidad was 29 years old and held a record of 40-0 with 33 knockouts. Even more impressive is that he was 20-0 with 16 knockouts in world title fights. Hopkins, The Executioner, was 36 years old, posting a record of 39-2-1 with only 18 knockouts. Many believed Hopkins was fading and saw this bout as a mere pit stop on the road for Trinidad towards an ultimate showdown with Roy Jones Jr. But BHop, inspired to 'fight for his country' after the recent 9/11 attacks, had other ideas.
Nobody believed that Hopkins was fading.... He had KO'd Echols, and easily handled Holmes in previous fights. Nobody thought Joppy was a gate keeper at 160.
@@shaadydog1 Look, I don't want to argue, but I remember firsthand the build-up to this fight, do you? At 36 "nobody believed that Hopkins was fading"? You mentioned Echols, an opponent that Hopkins had already dominated before, and Holmes, who had already lost twice to boxers hardly anyone had ever heard of. Surely you're not denying that Trinidad was the heavy favorite, right?
@@pnutbutrncrackers you are moving goalpost now about Tito being the fav... NOBODY in the know thought BHop was on the decline, they were merely playing up his age since they had no common opponent or Amateur Hx to promote off of. Holmes avenged the 1 decision loss to Cherifi by KOing him inside of 6. Cherifi was not a nobody, he just wasnt a widely known champion. Who did Joppy beat at 160 that made him special to think Tito belonged at 160? Echols was thought to be a young up and coming banger with a great chin, BHop KOing him in the second fight should have sent the message that clearly he wasnt in a state of decline.
@@shaadydog1 1) Didn't move the goalposts, 2) I don't think anything I say could open you up to changing your POV and I told you I didn't want to fruitlessly argue, and 3) Merry Christmas.
Yo and I like George Foreman but he was smoking something before he commentated on this fight, I swear this guy was trying to count Hopkins out with every opportunity he got
Tito was an undefeated beast beat like 7 number 1 ranked conteneders and 20 title defense in 3 divisions he had reason to dipshit. Who knew hopkins at that time?
@@besttex4735 I made cash on this fight. Watching this years later Tito looked worried after the first few rounds with Hopkins. Not his usual motivated self in between rounds.
BHOP was a big and skillful middleweight but people weren't really aware of how good he was until this fight. Props to Tito for how he kept pushing and trying the whole fight while getting pounded on. BHOP put on a clinic but it was a great fight.
But people should have known after he RJJ pure hell at a time when no one else could compete with him in 1993. Jones was just incredible at that time and Bernard fought with him on even terms...and wasn't given a rematch until much, much later.
@@thomaspondysh957 Jones beat him easily in 1993. Was a dull fight but Hopkins barely landed anything. Plodded around after Jones getting picked off. Was naturally a defence-first fighter himself (as he showed against Trinidad) and wasn't about to go throwing against someone as fast and hard punching as a peak Jones was, so lost pretty meekly. Trinidad was made to measure for him, really. Naturally smaller and walked after him on straight lines with a low punch output. The Jones rematch was a farce. Roy should not have been licensed, his punch resistance and reflexes were totally gone. Hopkins was faded also, but hadn't been getting knocked around like Jones had. Why anyone paid PPV for that joke fight I have no idea.
@El Lobo Hopkins gave Tito different looks, he boxed, moved, smothered him; fought at a distance when he had to. It was a more comprehensive clinic than what Oscar did to him.
@El Lobo You also need to remember that Oscar didn't have neither the size or strength to do what Hopkins did. Bernard had not only the technical tools, but also his size and strength were more than apparent and that gave him even more advantages and options to execute against Trinidad. Had Tito being a natural MW, I am not sure Hopkins wins in such clear cut fashion, but his style was perfect to nullify Trinidad's strengths nonetheless.
Now this fight was a masterclass. Hopkins was 40 and Trinidad had just moved up beating two top fighters at 160. Trinidad was the favorite with his fearsome hook. Hopkins didn't do his signature Philly brawl made famous in the second Echols fight, instead he broke down, out boxed, out brawled, and out thought Trinidad.
He wasn't 40. He was 36. Huge difference in boxing. Personally 36 was close to my prime. Anyway I give Hopkins CREDIT but I didn't expect Tito to win. Hop was to big and Tito doesn't do well against good boxers.
@@el34glo59 Tyson retired at 38, but was declining before that. Jones jr looked unbeatable until his reflexes slowed a hair and he was knocked out at 35, Lennox walked away from boxing at 37. 36 is past it in boxing years. You never had a prime. Hopkins was a freak that boxed until he was 50 and won a world championship at 49. Older fighters rely on tricks and traps to keep the young lions ineffective. Tito was an undefeated monster at 40-0 with belts in 3 divisions that had ran through everyone with 33 ko's.
Damn!!! Hopkins is a damn chess master. Tito Is still a great fighter regardless but Bernard was in the zone that night. He had plenty of patriotic motivation with the Terror attacks occurring just weeks prior to the bout which was originally scheduled for September 15.
Hardcore fans were not surprised Hopkins won. What was a shock was how he outclassed Trinidad. I picked Trinidad but Hopkins proved he had more dimensions in his game than I thought.
Hopkins' versatility combined with his will and conditioning made Trinidad look like a one-dimensional fighter. Trinidad never seemed to be able to learn and make adjustments as the fight progressed. Hopkins, despite backing up some of the time, won almost every exchange and then cleverly either got out to the side or tied Felix up. He controlled the fight despite Trinidad being the one moving forward most of the time. It takes a real master to make that kind of a strategy work. Hopkins' conditioning and great chin also served him well -- Trinidad didn't throw nearly as many punches, but a few of his hard shots did land and Hopkins wasn't fazed. Styles make interesting fights, and in this one, Hopkins adopted a style and strategy that probably surprised Trinidad, and Trinidad was never able to solve it. This was one of the most technically interesting fights I've ever seen.
Same but me being from Philly I new Bernard Hopkins was really good on that night I found out he was great over time the world found out he was an all-time great
I’m still here for these legends. I watched this fight live in Wyoming Correctional Facility in Attica New York. There was almost a race riot between the Puerto Ricans and Blacks. There was so much tension in the jail that night it was crazy. Cooler heads prevailed besides a few little sparks here and there. Good times.
17:30 - Trinidad lacked that usual euphoria knowing he’d be going in without his loaded gloves...Started feeling like a farewell fight...which it sort of was...
This was one of the most excellent fights ever !!! Bernard Hopkins - you nailed it! Amazing boxing skills. I hope you made heaps on the $100,000 bet on yourself LOL!!!! Awesome fight !!! He said he isn't great yet! He is great ! His punch rate was double as well as double the punches landed. Much respect to Felix Trinidad for such a courageous defence.
One of the best fights of all time, an absolute master class by Bernhard Hopkins. Credit as well to Felix Trinidad, it’s a miracle he stayed on his feet for as long as he did. He kept coming forwards, even after nearly being knocked down several times. Great spirit and great heart, but not the smartest game plan, against someone of Hopkins’ statue. He kept his composure brilliantly, and patiently bought Trinidad’s, one way ticket to the canvas and kept himself out of harms way from Trinidad. A perfectly timed performance. This was the Golden Age of the Middleweights and Hopkins is the King of that age.
I love that man for what he did that night. No one truly gave him a chance. Hopkins only had the loss (or draw) to Jones at the time and still no one gave him a chance because of the way Felix was fighting at the time. Among the greatest performances in boxing history.
I know its been 6 years, but are you insinuating that Jones jr vs Hopkins 1 was a draw, if so I've got to say that's insane, there was no other way to score that fight other than a comfortable unanimous decision to Roy
When you can look like the master, and that a great champion like Trinidad looks like a novice student, you know that Hopkins is a truly great! This fight is a lesson on expert boxing. Helped me as well in emulating the style, while sparring a very strong and agressive puncher.
The weight, 911,they made titos father change the way he always wrapped titos hands. And bhops middleweight will to win the middleweight tournament, plus he was fighting for usa. All those contributed to titos loss
Tito was exactly the same fighter he always was after this fight. Knocked out his next opponent. Retired and then came back and destroyed mayorga and then got out boxed by winky wright and roy jones.
De La Hoya laid the blueprint on how to beat Trinidad, too bad his corner told him he had the figtt in the bag but regardless De La Hoya out scored Tito by a few miles.
What real boxing use to look like. No aging out. No waiting. No stupid contract dispute. Just best fighting the best. Thank you Trinidad thank you Bernard.
Bernard broke my heart this night. Although I knew Bernard was great tito was on this unbelievable run, I thought he couldn't be stopped but Bernard boxed beautiful. Notice how early in the fight Bernard never let Trinidad get set to throw his power shots. He fainted, he jabbed and smothered Trinidad every time he got set. Once he wore tito down a lil bit he took more chances and landed some hard shots. Brilliant fight by bernard. He also headbutted tito all night.
ed cidd I'm a tito fan but to me that's fair play because tito hits low and throws shots on the hips. Tito is just as dirty as Hopkins. At the end of the day it's a fight n both guys will do what they have to do to win.
close fight till the 9th round when Trinidad risked exchanged with bhop; the upper at the end of the 10th was the end for Trinidad; and yes i', from PR.
Obviously.. Bhop almost dropped ya man in the 2nd... YOu sound worse than these Fhilipinos who say that Manny beat Floys... BTW I LOVE PR so no offense Bro
Trinidad fighting style is to press forward and apply pressure.... he had unlimited confidence in his power, he and his corner never made adjustments in this fight. His dad was emotionally tide up, not thinking.. with that being said, Trinidad could have been up the entire fight, and he still would fight the same way. Peace to both legends.. I'm Team Hopkins
This would be a great Legendary Night even though HBO Boxing no longer with us this would be a great documentary 1. 9/11 2. The build up of the fight 3. Hopkins 13 defense of the Title/ Diss of Puerto Rico 4. Felix Trinidad 40W-0L-0D-33KO 5. The first Undisputed Middleweight Champion 30 years
Hopkins is so good and so smart. He doesn't do anything great, but he does everything very well. He can box, brawl, he picks and picks and his opponents think he's beatable, but they lose. He knows who he is fighting, can sense every opportunity. Guy is just awesome. Tito had fear in his eyes after the 4th round. His face said concern all over it and Hopkins wouldn't let him breathe.
Excellent footwork from Hopkins... That little movement clearly took Tito by surprise. He couldnt load up and if he took a jab hopkins was out of range... Great boxing match...
Alexis Arguello would have probably been less of a challenge for Trininad since he was equally as robotic. However, Pryor would have given Bernard a lot of trouble.
Bernard was sensational in this fight showing great skill and speed excellent defense great chin when he did get hit and great power late against a great fighter in his prime and believe it or not at age 36 he seemed like a prime fighter himself
Sin duda uno de los boxeadores más completos y disciplinados este Hopkins. Gran combinación entre la guardia de Trinidad pero nunca descartando su defensa, movimiento y guardia. Uno de los grandes sin duda, desde mexico
I've seen this fight at least 100 times. There was so much on the line for this fight and the fact it was in Madison Square Garden 2 weeks after 9/11 just made it that much more special. Plus, Larry and George's back and forth as the fight progressed..."but they're both champions" was my favorite.
I'm Puerto Rican. I watched this fight long time ago and I never understood this fight until today. I do love my Heroes Tito. It's true. Bernard Hopkins Win. I respect his comments after fight. I was too young and too crazy for me to be able to understand this before. For me Hopkins didn't have to go to Puerto Rico to apologise. I accept it just by saying that. Thanks
It's hard to imagine that anyone could have thought Hopkins would loose against Trinidad. I certainly didn't. I knew there was no way Trinidad could beat Hopkins and it wasn't even a contest, Hopkins won pretty much every round.
I watched this fight live on PPV and I had like 10 people in my house and I was the only one who thought Tito had no chance to win against Hopkins. People just didn't know who he was, I watched a lot of his fights and knew of his gym habits and saw his fight with Jones and I was certain he would win. I got to rub it in everyone's face as the fight went on.
***** Luckily I live in Philly, Hopkins' home town and so nobody was a Hopkins hater, they just all thought Tito was the best guy since Sugar Ray, Hagler and Hearns. I also thought Oscar De La Hoya not only won the fight, but gave a pretty solid blueprint for beating him, though that's not Hopkins' style.
i remember when the tournament began, i told everyone that Hopkins will win it all, but everyone was on the Trinidad bandwagon. i saw many flaws in him before this fight.. and then this happened. was not surprised. feels good to be right.
Lenny Hall He was kind of over-rated, though he was decent. His KO win against Joppy is why so many people thought he could bring his power up to middleweight and beat Hopkins, but Hopkins was really underestimated at the time. The really good thing that came out of this fight was Hopkins finally got the recognition he deserved. I think he would have retired in relative obscurity had this fight never happened. There were only a few of us that saw the relatively easy victory over Trinidad.
A Big Time Stunner....IMO one of the saddest nights for PUERTO RICANS in sport....hurt a lot but we saw a really underestimated legend in the making...B HOP
Veo nuevamente esta pelea en el 2024,2 excelentes boxeadores un deleite ver sus guardias, sus ataques su elegancia en el arte del boxeo, los admire ambos, de lo mejor que ha dado el mundo, un placer volverlos a ver después de tantos años.
Trinidad came into this fight the favorite and the star. Hopkins made Trinadad see stars in the 12 round. Hopkins showed what a true champion is when the chips were down.
Even though trinidad got destroyed in this fight at the end I'm happy that hopkins still showed him respect telling him whatever you gotta do to redeem yourself we can make the rematch happen even though deep down it was never happening
That's because he knew he would easily win again. As for respect, that doesn't compensate for his trampling on on Trinidad's homeland flag while hurling insults.
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HBO's production quality was out of this world. Just spectacular. They made it look like a movie. Incredible.
The build up to the fight was great. Tito had dominated the welterweight division and was in his prime. Hopkins had dominated the middleweight division and was supposed to be old. This fight launched a new career for Hopkins and he fought until he was 50. Impressive resume and great career.
Hopkins objected to Tito's hand wraps before the fight. I still don't understand why?
@@mattstyles1244 Because Hopkins knew the sport was full of cheaters but wanted that big payday which he had yet to get. He bet on himself in that fight.
@@mattstyles1244 There was a vid if CHEATo soaking his wraps in water, and they also suspected he wrapped illegally. They made a big deal out of taping to the guidelines, but they were wrapped and gloved before his corner got to see them and thats a no no.
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@@shaadydog1shut your mouth boy. Cant stand when people just make crap up. Are you a psycho?? Tito never dipped his hands in water. He just used to layers of tape not one. Which is allowed in every other state except in New York for some odd reason. Hopkins head butted Tito bout 20 times during the fight. Talk about that. Don't make up bs.
I wore this VHS tape out back in the day. Its a master class in proper technique. When one of Hopkins’ hands is punching the other is near his chin. The shoulder rolls, the footwork, the game plan were all impeccable.
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And Who would have thought at age 36 bhop still had more years left in his career than a 28 y/o Trinidad
@joel c Even though he had a bunch of middle weight title defenses already, his career as a star fighter only got started after this fight. At an age where most fighters are getting ready to retire, Hopkins was just getting started. Incredible.
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Trinidad, Sugar Shane, BHop, and Oscar De La Hoya ALWAYS took on top competition and never ducked the fighters we wanted to see them fight.. This era of boxing was the best..
Shane Ducked Floyd YEARS before they fought… but ok
Hopkins and trinadid ducked harry Simon
Mayorga and Vargas too
@@bryandungee1029at that year Mayweather wasn't even on the same weight class as Moseley.
@@johnnygarcia33133 … thank you!!! They conveniently leave info like that out, ON PURPOSE lol
Bernard is the most intelligent strategic fighter I have ever seen. He will make an incredible trainer one day.
More than Floyd??? More than James Toney whom was never k.o’d???
And a dirty one too
@@user-hr8dm4iy4g … my god was he dirty!!! Shit frustrates me just watching, couldn’t imagine being in the ring with him
What a masterclass. B-Hop's craft in boxing is so exceptional.
Foreman full of it, no class.
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@@Learie. Don't be an idiot. No one saw this coming.
Overrated Bernie. Golovkin prime would have busted Bernie up the way Bernie comes in with his skull.
Masterful performance by Bhop
This was a very underrated fight. Folks wanna see fighters beat the hell out of each other or a quick KO, or an out of the blue KO that stuns the crowd. Bernard literally took this guy that so many put up on a pedestal to school. Finished him in the 12th round with a KO. This is masterful boxing. This should not go unnoticed.
Tito deserved to be put on a pedestal for what he achieved, but Bernard, the bigger fighter, put on a masterful display of boxing skills. Great fight.
Well said
One of the best fights of all time, an absolute master class by Bernhard Hopkins. Credit as well to Felix Trinidad, it’s a miracle he stayed on his feet for as long as he did. He kept coming forwards, even after nearly being knocked down several times. Great spirit and great heart, but not the smartest game plan, against someone of Hopkins’ statue. He kept his composure brilliantly, and patiently bought Trinidad’s, one way ticket to the canvas and kept himself out of harms way from Trinidad. A perfectly timed performance. This was the Golden Age of the Middleweights and Hopkins is the King of that age.
Who took this fight for granted
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2 fighters very underrated compared to Duran, Arquello, sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearts, Marvin Marvelous Hangler, Sanchez and Chavez
I was a cub scout when this fight happened. My pack was watching the fight together, and I remember how quiet we were when we knew that Trinidad was gonna lose. My dad stood up, and whispered to me and to my mom “Vámonos pal carajo”. That was the quietest ride home ever.
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Yo era fans d tito lo q nunca en tendi porque cuando peleaba con otro ispano era una fiera I cuando peleaba con un Moreno no soltava golpes osea les tenia miedo
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Your comment is funny as hell. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hopkins did it for America! What a performance, Hopkins finest hour.
But it’s was lame and looked stupid when he was begging them to chant USA after the fight, since when does the Us give af about black fighters??? This is the only country where someone from another country gets more support that the American born fighter
@@bryandungee1029 It was literally right after 9/11. Not hard to see why he caught up in the patriotism. Scared and confused
@@bryandungee1029that’s pretty stupid of you to say when if you asked most Americans, they’d name almost nothing but black fighters as the best 😂come on now
@@Aflordepiel1004 … like I said, wtf has a crowd ever cheered USA for a black professional fighter??? For Floyd??? For Ali??? For Tyson??? Please point to the fight that it happened???
@@Ashevergreen … man idk anybody that felt all patriotic after 911, most of us didn’t even believe they reason they gave us
I've been watching boxing since the early 90's and on this night Hopkins was the best fighter I've ever seen.
Straight masacre!
Because his on steroids his fighting like a 22 year old and is 36 💯 steroids
@@grahamwick2700 stfu bitch stop hating
@@grahamwick2700 stfu mpron
that outside game?! from a middle weight champ? never seen that kinda movement from someone his size.
It's such a shame that HBO will no longer do boxing, they presented this broadcast (Big George's weird commentary aside) perfectly, just the right level of reverence, but not too much. Realising that the reason people wanted to watch was to get somewhat back to normal, and see a fight they'd been looking forward to until those awful events.
Agree 100😢
I didn’t hear anything weird about Foreman’s commentary.
@Amerikaz - Forman was still saying that Trinidad was setting up Hopkins when it’s obvious to anyone watching the fight that Trinidad was getting beat up.
@@nicklubrino2606I guess you don't know. Or maybe you just ignore the fact that Tito was beating everyone up at that time. He kept coming and kept his power in the late rounds. And would come back to win. He came back against David reid. And got knocked down in the 4th by vargas and came back to wim that fight. Even in the mid 90's he got dropped a few times and came back later to win. Great endurance and resilience. That's why George was saying that. Do you understand now??
@@besttex4735 Nah, I’ve seen all of Trinidad’s fights, and it was clear he was getting beat up. The fights that you mentioned, Trinidad wasn’t getting counter punched like this. In the Vargas fight, Trinidad got dropped but he wasn’t taking a beating like this.
Trinidad was never the same after this war BHop without a doubt one of the greats... just a brilliant performance!!!!
Bullshit kept on winig idiot
What the hell is Forman talking about he was straight hating on Hopkins!😂😂😂😂
Thank you!! I know people love him but he's one of the worst commentators of all time. Incredibly biased. I'd be willing to bet my life that he had money on this fight and others. He's even worse in the Mayweather vs Corrales fight. He clearly had money on Corrales. He's really bad in a few Roy Jones fights as well. Great fighter; absolutely horrendous commentator.
@@GodOfDestructionVegeta27I wouldn’t blame him for hating on hopkins and Floyd . One was very dirty and the other was the most boring boxer of all time
I thought the same thing
His colleagues called him out on it all fight too
لBernard Hopkins is a legend . u like him or hate him , he is on of greatest smartest boxers ever
He's one of my favorites. He's (IMHO) similar to Juan Marquez in that they keep their chin tucked so well. And they both are so good at boxing that they can manage to beat younger and faster fighters. I like seeing this fight play out as Hopkins didn't rush to try to finish Tito even when he wobbled him.
Ask JC if he agrees with that ...
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George Foreman at 1:16:55 ...... "I'd like to find my words, so I can eat them." Good on George for owning his mistake/errant view.
Almost twenty years ago and I’m still butthurt over this. Hopkins broke my Puerto Rican heart that night. Lol
Respect to B-Hop. Masterful performance.
I thought you were going to say he broke your PR heard by trampling your precious Puerto Rican flag. LOL! You are New Yorican-right?
This is the only fight I can say I Loved everything Larry Merchant ever said. “Why aren’t you giving Bernard any Credit George? He’s fighting a terrific fight”.....
When Larry Merchant of all people has to correct you and do it properly, you really did something wrong.
WORD
I was saying the same thing! B-Hop was FUCKING Tito up 😭
Larry is from Philadelphia, I think he respected Bernard alot
George Foreman was 100% against Bernard Hopkins… SMMFH
Trinidad had one of the best ring entries I’ve seen by a fighter.
lmao!! Trinidad's entrance is probably my favorite entrance of any boxer ever!
Tito's father saved his career with that move. Tito would've been a sitting duck after that knockdown. Papa Trinidad wasn't going to let Hopkins tee off on his son. Awesome move by Papa Trinidad.
His corner was terrible.. Tito Sr almost as bad teo sr. ..
Out all the things that occurred in that fight, that was your main take away???
@@HASHxFaceBOXING 7uuuu7uu7777u7uuuuuuuuuuu7uuuuuuuuuuuu7uuuuu7uuu7u77u0uuuuuyooo
Su Padre y manejadores fueron los culpables de la debacle de la carrera de Tito Trinidad, lo enfrentaron con peleadores dónde sus posibilidades eran muy mínima.
Why wasn't THIS fight on Legendary Nights? There was so much story and drama behind it and it was one of Hopkins's most memorable victories. It pretty much made him a star.
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He was aleday a star gtfo
@@Shel230 Not before this fight.
@@gr8gmr yes he was gtfo
@Shel230 No he wasn't. This was his biggest fight at the time. Prior to this, he was pretty much overlooked, even going into this one.
Round 6 is a prime example of Big George's buffoonery as a commentator.
Judges gave tito round 6 but i don't think he won that round at all
Yeah Big George was biased as fuck!
Exactly. I don't see how they gave round 6 to Trinidad.
Domination by The Executioner pure domination, one of the greatest performances by a underdog (at the time) I ever witnessed.
Thawud you
This fight proved who was the only middleweight champion of the world and it was the night that Bernard Hopkins became a legend and on the other the run of greatness ended for tito trinidad
Tito just like Duran got some good wins against average guys but da big super fights he lost
@mh2584 that's not fair. Duran was undersized in alot of his fights were as Trinidad was a weight bully at lower weights. When he fought fighters his real size he lost.
That song sung in remembrance of the victims of the 9-1-1 attacks touched me deep down in my very soul.
forget how correct Hopkins presented himself to his opponents. a thing of beauty!; true calmness in the face of the storm. a tip of the cap to you Mr. Hopkins!
Grande Bernard Hopkins. Un boxeador legendario. CAMPEON DE CAMPEONES. Saludos maestro
Claudia eres una huele pegá 🤣😂🤣😂🤷 pués...
Not that far lol
He wasn't Duran or Arquello neither
Muy marruellero.
This was a great great championship performance by Bernard. One of the greatest, he whooped Trinidad
What a masterpiece, Bernard Hopkins was the closest thing to perfect I have ever seen in a boxing match…
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Winky Wright was near flawless and never had to use anything but a southpaw jab and high guard..maintaining the centre of the ring!
Odds makers made Bernard Hopkins a 3:1 underdog. Felix Trinidad was 29 years old and held a record of 40-0 with 33 knockouts. Even more impressive is that he was 20-0 with 16 knockouts in world title fights. Hopkins, The Executioner, was 36 years old, posting a record of 39-2-1 with only 18 knockouts. Many believed Hopkins was fading and saw this bout as a mere pit stop on the road for Trinidad towards an ultimate showdown with Roy Jones Jr. But BHop, inspired to 'fight for his country' after the recent 9/11 attacks, had other ideas.
Nobody believed that Hopkins was fading.... He had KO'd Echols, and easily handled Holmes in previous fights. Nobody thought Joppy was a gate keeper at 160.
@@shaadydog1 Look, I don't want to argue, but I remember firsthand the build-up to this fight, do you? At 36 "nobody believed that Hopkins was fading"? You mentioned Echols, an opponent that Hopkins had already dominated before, and Holmes, who had already lost twice to boxers hardly anyone had ever heard of. Surely you're not denying that Trinidad was the heavy favorite, right?
It was weird that Hopkins was trying to lead a chant of U-S-A not knowing Puerto Rico is part of the USA.
@@pnutbutrncrackers you are moving goalpost now about Tito being the fav... NOBODY in the know thought BHop was on the decline, they were merely playing up his age since they had no common opponent or Amateur Hx to promote off of. Holmes avenged the 1 decision loss to Cherifi by KOing him inside of 6. Cherifi was not a nobody, he just wasnt a widely known champion. Who did Joppy beat at 160 that made him special to think Tito belonged at 160? Echols was thought to be a young up and coming banger with a great chin, BHop KOing him in the second fight should have sent the message that clearly he wasnt in a state of decline.
@@shaadydog1 1) Didn't move the goalposts, 2) I don't think anything I say could open you up to changing your POV and I told you I didn't want to fruitlessly argue, and 3) Merry Christmas.
Yo and I like George Foreman but he was smoking something before he commentated on this fight, I swear this guy was trying to count Hopkins out with every opportunity he got
Exactly! Going back watching alot of fights lately. Foreman was horrible. Either he was playing favorites or he was full of shit
Jordan McMurray Facts
He favors big punchers.
Tito was an undefeated beast beat like 7 number 1 ranked conteneders and 20 title defense in 3 divisions he had reason to dipshit. Who knew hopkins at that time?
@@besttex4735 I made cash on this fight. Watching this years later Tito looked worried after the first few rounds with Hopkins. Not his usual motivated self in between rounds.
BHOP was a big and skillful middleweight but people weren't really aware of how good he was until this fight. Props to Tito for how he kept pushing and trying the whole fight while getting pounded on. BHOP put on a clinic but it was a great fight.
But people should have known after he RJJ pure hell at a time when no one else could compete with him in 1993. Jones was just incredible at that time and Bernard fought with him on even terms...and wasn't given a rematch until much, much later.
@@thomaspondysh957 Jones beat him easily in 1993. Was a dull fight but Hopkins barely landed anything. Plodded around after Jones getting picked off. Was naturally a defence-first fighter himself (as he showed against Trinidad) and wasn't about to go throwing against someone as fast and hard punching as a peak Jones was, so lost pretty meekly. Trinidad was made to measure for him, really. Naturally smaller and walked after him on straight lines with a low punch output. The Jones rematch was a farce. Roy should not have been licensed, his punch resistance and reflexes were totally gone. Hopkins was faded also, but hadn't been getting knocked around like Jones had. Why anyone paid PPV for that joke fight I have no idea.
A definitive BHOP performance, completely outclassed Tito
Echelon The Seeker B Hop’s best Performance ever the Pavlik one a close second 💯💯
idiot fighter..hes like a toy
Yeah I was going for Trini but B Hop gave him a boxing lesson.
@El Lobo Hopkins gave Tito different looks, he boxed, moved, smothered him; fought at a distance when he had to. It was a more comprehensive clinic than what Oscar did to him.
@El Lobo You also need to remember that Oscar didn't have neither the size or strength to do what Hopkins did. Bernard had not only the technical tools, but also his size and strength were more than apparent and that gave him even more advantages and options to execute against Trinidad. Had Tito being a natural MW, I am not sure Hopkins wins in such clear cut fashion, but his style was perfect to nullify Trinidad's strengths nonetheless.
I smelled a hint of jealousy out of the mouth of Foreman, lol. Seemed as though he wanted Bernard to lose!
Foreman and Hopkins are both African American. Trinidad is perceived as Puerto Rican. Why would Foreman, an African American, want Trinidad to win?
@@Radrook353 maybe he liked him as a boxer? not everything is about nationality/race (this will SHOCK americans!)
وانت ابيض من اصل اوروبي هل تحب كل البيض من اصل اوروبي كما تحب لنفسك @@Radrook353
Afro-American & Afro- Latino always a epic battle....
Now this fight was a masterclass. Hopkins was 40 and Trinidad had just moved up beating two top fighters at 160. Trinidad was the favorite with his fearsome hook. Hopkins didn't do his signature Philly brawl made famous in the second Echols fight, instead he broke down, out boxed, out brawled, and out thought Trinidad.
He was 36
@@stanholloway4240 Retirement age for most boxers.
He wasn't 40. He was 36. Huge difference in boxing. Personally 36 was close to my prime. Anyway I give Hopkins CREDIT but I didn't expect Tito to win. Hop was to big and Tito doesn't do well against good boxers.
@@el34glo59 Tyson retired at 38, but was declining before that. Jones jr looked unbeatable until his reflexes slowed a hair and he was knocked out at 35, Lennox walked away from boxing at 37. 36 is past it in boxing years. You never had a prime. Hopkins was a freak that boxed until he was 50 and won a world championship at 49. Older fighters rely on tricks and traps to keep the young lions ineffective. Tito was an undefeated monster at 40-0 with belts in 3 divisions that had ran through everyone with 33 ko's.
This was Tito’s 2nd fight at 160.
hopkins snatched tito's soul even before they stepped in the ring.
Damn!!! Hopkins is a damn chess master. Tito Is still a great fighter regardless but Bernard was in the zone that night. He had plenty of patriotic motivation with the Terror attacks occurring just weeks prior to the bout which was originally scheduled for September 15.
Matt Barringer they could fight 100 times and Hopkins would win every time
Absolutely Master class from Hopkins.
A boxing masterpiece by Bernard Hopkins!
Hardcore fans were not surprised Hopkins won. What was a shock was how he outclassed Trinidad. I picked Trinidad but Hopkins proved he had more dimensions in his game than I thought.
Hopkins' versatility combined with his will and conditioning made Trinidad look like a one-dimensional fighter. Trinidad never seemed to be able to learn and make adjustments as the fight progressed. Hopkins, despite backing up some of the time, won almost every exchange and then cleverly either got out to the side or tied Felix up. He controlled the fight despite Trinidad being the one moving forward most of the time. It takes a real master to make that kind of a strategy work. Hopkins' conditioning and great chin also served him well -- Trinidad didn't throw nearly as many punches, but a few of his hard shots did land and Hopkins wasn't fazed. Styles make interesting fights, and in this one, Hopkins adopted a style and strategy that probably surprised Trinidad, and Trinidad was never able to solve it. This was one of the most technically interesting fights I've ever seen.
Bernard broke my heart and killed Trinidad career this night. Thanks a lot Bernard lol.
George Foreman was truly on the Trinidad Train that got derailed I was too!
Same but me being from Philly I new Bernard Hopkins was really good on that night I found out he was great over time the world found out he was an all-time great
Y8
Bernad Hopkins petinju curang
Bernad bukan petinju sejati..bernad cocok jadi penjahat bukan petinju..Velix Trinidad best for you
@@alvianmanek76Your comment makes no sense. That's why Tito got knocked out by Hopkins and was never the same afterwards. Go cry about it snowflake.
I’m still here for these legends. I watched this fight live in Wyoming Correctional Facility in Attica New York. There was almost a race riot between the Puerto Ricans and Blacks. There was so much tension in the jail that night it was crazy. Cooler heads prevailed besides a few little sparks here and there. Good times.
It couldn't have been a racial thing because both of them are Blacks. It guess it might have been cultural
Thanks for the upload!
17:30 - Trinidad lacked that usual euphoria knowing he’d be going in without his loaded gloves...Started feeling like a farewell fight...which it sort of was...
This was one of the most excellent fights ever !!! Bernard Hopkins - you nailed it! Amazing boxing skills. I hope you made heaps on the $100,000 bet on yourself LOL!!!! Awesome fight !!! He said he isn't great yet! He is great ! His punch rate was double as well as double the punches landed. Much respect to Felix Trinidad for such a courageous defence.
This performance and his performance against Pavlick are Masterclass
thanks for the upload love it
One of the best fights of all time, an absolute master class by Bernhard Hopkins. Credit as well to Felix Trinidad, it’s a miracle he stayed on his feet for as long as he did. He kept coming forwards, even after nearly being knocked down several times. Great spirit and great heart, but not the smartest game plan, against someone of Hopkins’ statue. He kept his composure brilliantly, and patiently bought Trinidad’s, one way ticket to the canvas and kept himself out of harms way from Trinidad. A perfectly timed performance. This was the Golden Age of the Middleweights and Hopkins is the King of that age.
Trinidad had no defense, and his dad didn’t know how to adjust with “keep throwing punches.”
@@nicklubrino2606 It was a great fight tho.
@flashgordon6670 Yeah, Hopkins had better defense. When Trinidad fired punches, they would all be blocked. Hopkins hit him at will.
@@nicklubrino2606 Maybe you should start your own comments thread and see if you get more likes than me.
@flashgordon6670 ????
Certainly a great fight; maybe the fight of the century in which Bernard Hopkins definitely showed his world class status.
The fight of the century? Lol what? Come on man
Hopkins was already 36 in this fight and still fought for 15 more years and still winning.
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Hopkin is great but Joe Calzaghe of Britain beat him...
Alll punches of Hopkins is perfect
Don’t forget to mention how Felix Trinidad moved up in weight to fight this Philadelphia Phenom.
@@RicDollars, Who won the fight between Hopkins and Trinidad?
Look at how we all were United after 9/11? It was a crazy time, but I yearn for that same unity today and we’ve never been further apart.
they were in NY rooting against an American fighter that was facing a Puerto Rican, they weren't that united.
go get your pilot's license then
Larry Merchant said "At 36 Bernard Hopkins thinks he still has time to get better".
"I come from Philly where they boo Santa Claus" is hilarious!!!lol
I love that man for what he did that night. No one truly gave him a chance. Hopkins only had the loss (or draw) to Jones at the time and still no one gave him a chance because of the way Felix was fighting at the time. Among the greatest performances in boxing history.
Hopkins perdió contra Joe Calzaghe.!
@@miguelacosta922 years after this.... Bhop was 45 when he lost Joe
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I know its been 6 years, but are you insinuating that Jones jr vs Hopkins 1 was a draw, if so I've got to say that's insane, there was no other way to score that fight other than a comfortable unanimous decision to Roy
When you can look like the master, and that a great champion like Trinidad looks like a novice student, you know that Hopkins is a truly great! This fight is a lesson on expert boxing. Helped me as well in emulating the style, while sparring a very strong and agressive puncher.
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The weight, 911,they made titos father change the way he always wrapped titos hands. And bhops middleweight will to win the middleweight tournament, plus he was fighting for usa. All those contributed to titos loss
@litdoe - excuses, Trinidad had no defense. Hopkins exposed him. Trinidad was getting by on his power. Hopkins hit him at will.
Tito was never the same after this fight......
Dre of course not. He got his ass whooped
Tito was exactly the same fighter he always was after this fight. Knocked out his next opponent. Retired and then came back and destroyed mayorga and then got out boxed by winky wright and roy jones.
Agree
To get outclassed like this had to take his confidence down a notch.
De La Hoya laid the blueprint on how to beat Trinidad, too bad his corner told him he had the figtt in the bag but regardless De La Hoya out scored Tito by a few miles.
What real boxing use to look like. No aging out. No waiting. No stupid contract dispute. Just best fighting the best. Thank you Trinidad thank you Bernard.
Bernard broke my heart this night. Although I knew Bernard was great tito was on this unbelievable run, I thought he couldn't be stopped but Bernard boxed beautiful. Notice how early in the fight Bernard never let Trinidad get set to throw his power shots. He fainted, he jabbed and smothered Trinidad every time he got set. Once he wore tito down a lil bit he took more chances and landed some hard shots. Brilliant fight by bernard. He also headbutted tito all night.
jose soto that's it !! also gave a lot of kidney shots to Trinidad on the clinches since round 5 or 6.
ed cidd I'm a tito fan but to me that's fair play because tito hits low and throws shots on the hips. Tito is just as dirty as Hopkins. At the end of the day it's a fight n both guys will do what they have to do to win.
ed cidd Must be a P Rican.. Tito got his ass kick for 12 rounds
close fight till the 9th round when Trinidad risked exchanged with bhop; the upper at the end of the 10th was the end for Trinidad; and yes i', from PR.
Obviously.. Bhop almost dropped ya man in the 2nd... YOu sound worse than these Fhilipinos who say that Manny beat Floys... BTW I LOVE PR so no offense Bro
Trinidad is forever a great boxer. A lots of respect for him.
Trinidad fighting style is to press forward and apply pressure.... he had unlimited confidence in his power, he and his corner never made adjustments in this fight. His dad was emotionally tide up, not thinking.. with that being said, Trinidad could have been up the entire fight, and he still would fight the same way. Peace to both legends.. I'm Team Hopkins
Tito Trinidad - best ring walk of all time.
I hope they do an episode of Legendary Nights on this fight.
That would be awesome
Abel Mehari Man Hopkins best fight. Did a paint brush job on Tito a great fighter
I seriously doubt it, but when b-hop passes away this will be the fight they'll show even though HBO boxing is no longer on air
This would be a great Legendary Night even though HBO Boxing no longer with us this would be a great documentary
1. 9/11
2. The build up of the fight
3. Hopkins 13 defense of the Title/ Diss of Puerto Rico
4. Felix Trinidad 40W-0L-0D-33KO
5. The first Undisputed Middleweight Champion 30 years
@@t-gotitanup9386 And Tito illegal pre wrap
Tito Salon de la Fama como quiera peleo con los Mejores en su tiempo un verdadero boxeador
absolutely a brilliant performance. Bhop at his best.
Hopkins is so good and so smart. He doesn't do anything great, but he does everything very well. He can box, brawl, he picks and picks and his opponents think he's beatable, but they lose. He knows who he is fighting, can sense every opportunity. Guy is just awesome. Tito had fear in his eyes after the 4th round. His face said concern all over it and Hopkins wouldn't let him breathe.
“Doesn’t do anything great”?!!! You gotta be kidding me
@@chiefbuuly1240🤣🤣🤦🏾♂️man jus said Bernard Hopkins does noting great
Excellent footwork from Hopkins... That little movement clearly took Tito by surprise. He couldnt load up and if he took a jab hopkins was out of range... Great boxing match...
Alexis Arguello would have probably been less of a challenge for Trininad since he was equally as robotic. However, Pryor would have given Bernard a lot of trouble.
@@Radrook353 you're replying to a comment from 8years ago😂
What a beatdown. Tito looked like a kid who found himself at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Bernard was sensational in this fight showing great skill and speed excellent defense great chin when he did get hit and great power late against a great fighter in his prime and believe it or not at age 36 he seemed like a prime fighter himself
He was in his prime his mental prime
@@sherrillraymond7595 yup. Ageless wonder
Winky Wright very easily proved that Trinidad wasn't as great of a technical challenge as he was imagined to be.
Sin duda uno de los boxeadores más completos y disciplinados este Hopkins.
Gran combinación entre la guardia de Trinidad pero nunca descartando su defensa, movimiento y guardia. Uno de los grandes sin duda, desde mexico
"... Because that referee's speech didn't impress me at all"
Classic Big George
2 fighters very underrated compared to Duran, Arquello, sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearts, Marvin Marvelous Hangler, Sanchez and Chavez
i'd only turned 6 almost 2 weeks earlier, 5 days after 9-11. probably best fight i've ever seen
He said BHop come from Philadelphia were they Boo Santa Claus 🤣🤷🏾👎🏾👍🏿😔🤔💯 ........
What a tremendous performance by Hopkins. Brilliant
I've seen this fight at least 100 times. There was so much on the line for this fight and the fact it was in Madison Square Garden 2 weeks after 9/11 just made it that much more special. Plus, Larry and George's back and forth as the fight progressed..."but they're both champions" was my favorite.
Watching this fight I would've thought George Foreman is Puerto Rican. 37:40 Hopkins shuts up George.
I watched this live, and Tito knew he was beat after the fifth round.
I'm Puerto Rican. I watched this fight long time ago and I never understood this fight until today. I do love my Heroes Tito. It's true. Bernard Hopkins Win. I respect his comments after fight. I was too young and too crazy for me to be able to understand this before. For me Hopkins didn't have to go to Puerto Rico to apologise. I accept it just by saying that. Thanks
I love the fact they had the legends in the ring, this is as memorable as the fight itself
It's hard to imagine that anyone could have thought Hopkins would loose against Trinidad. I certainly didn't. I knew there was no way Trinidad could beat Hopkins and it wasn't even a contest, Hopkins won pretty much every round.
tarstarkusz , the fight was closer, ask B hop himself !!!!!
Man, hopkins look More confident.
ed cidd Closer? WTF ? How close?
I love that bhops corner told him to close hard that 12th round they new that ny judges could give the fight to Tito on the cards
This is a Bernard Hopkins MasterClass on boxing.Excellent performance!
Wow what a brilliant display of boxing. Smart smart smart
I watched this fight live on PPV and I had like 10 people in my house and I was the only one who thought Tito had no chance to win against Hopkins. People just didn't know who he was, I watched a lot of his fights and knew of his gym habits and saw his fight with Jones and I was certain he would win. I got to rub it in everyone's face as the fight went on.
*****
Luckily I live in Philly, Hopkins' home town and so nobody was a Hopkins hater, they just all thought Tito was the best guy since Sugar Ray, Hagler and Hearns. I also thought Oscar De La Hoya not only won the fight, but gave a pretty solid blueprint for beating him, though that's not Hopkins' style.
i remember when the tournament began, i told everyone that Hopkins will win it all, but everyone was on the Trinidad bandwagon. i saw many flaws in him before this fight.. and then this happened. was not surprised. feels good to be right.
Lenny Hall
He was kind of over-rated, though he was decent. His KO win against Joppy is why so many people thought he could bring his power up to middleweight and beat Hopkins, but Hopkins was really underestimated at the time. The really good thing that came out of this fight was Hopkins finally got the recognition he deserved. I think he would have retired in relative obscurity had this fight never happened. There were only a few of us that saw the relatively easy victory over Trinidad.
tarstarkusz yeah not sure why folks thought that because of Joppy.. but ur right..
Because of Joppy and all the other boxers that was also undefeated and he knocked the phuck out
there are some fights were you lose your prime in a single bouts and Trinidad got the prime beat out of him!!!!
Or maybe he got his loaded gloves beat out of him.
Tito got his prime kickt out of him on this fight ? Hmm
Do you have evidence of loaded gloves. ?
Lmao you’re a clown. He was in his prime from 96-2001 and was on a 20 something KO win streak defending his titles Multiple times 🤡🤡
When Felix Tito meets his Kryptonite for the first time. B Hop the excellent fighter in this fight. Speed, Power and Intelligence.
nothing like a dad's love... beautiful to see..
Impresionante la atención que le presta Tito a los consejos recibidos de su contrincante
A Big Time Stunner....IMO one of the saddest nights for PUERTO RICANS in sport....hurt a lot but we saw a really underestimated legend in the making...B HOP
Veo nuevamente esta pelea en el 2024,2 excelentes boxeadores un deleite ver sus guardias, sus ataques su elegancia en el arte del boxeo, los admire ambos, de lo mejor que ha dado el mundo, un placer volverlos a ver después de tantos años.
Trinidad came into this fight the favorite and the star. Hopkins made Trinadad see stars in the 12 round. Hopkins showed what a true champion is when the chips were down.
Ageless wonder, brilliant technician, maybe his best performance vs another HOFer?
I have total respect for Tito but he got his ass whooped this night.
Tito fought great tho.
YEAH BUT HOPKINS GAVE HIM A LESSON.
Tru... bhop = GGG
Tito= Floyd
GOOD FIGHTS THAT WOULD BE A WISH NIGHT IN BOXING.
i like that they introduced middleweight legends before this fight. they should do this for every undisputed fight.
One of the most iconic Middleweight fights in Boxing of all time
Tito took some huge shots as a welterweight. What a warrior.
Even though trinidad got destroyed in this fight at the end I'm happy that hopkins still showed him respect telling him whatever you gotta do to redeem yourself we can make the rematch happen even though deep down it was never happening
That's because he knew he would easily win again. As for respect, that doesn't compensate for his trampling on on Trinidad's homeland flag while hurling insults.