Wright was such an incredible boxer. And he did it all with skill and technique. He wasn't the fastest fighter, he didn't hit very hard, and he wasn't a freak athlete - He did it all with tactical boxing
He hit hard, he cleared this myth in many interviews, by asking to show him a fight where his opponent rushed at him. They all respected what was coming back.
I remember watching this fight live with my dad kept saying, "Keep that stick in a** wink." My uncle was like "aye man calm down with that stick stuff man."
@Eric Thompson you dumbass, Felix Trinidad threw many left hooks to the head and body of winky wright from Rd1 to Rd12 but it was unable to save him from gettin tattooed with the jab.
@whoopie. ha ha. Very true, but what I meant was that his jab wasn’t recognized by many as great, because it is a right jab. Southpaws don’t always get credit for having a great jab.
Felix was damn near like a fish outta water against Winky..lol-- he had literally NO answer for anything that Wright threw at him, he fought a text book fight...walkin him down with a high guard and systematically broke tito down!
@@joshuafeldman4678 I am sorry sir, just noticed you asked a question about the Southpaw right jab. I would think it is because there aren’t as many Southpaws in the sport. The word “Orthodox” or “Conventionally” usually are placed on the left foot forward stance. Thusly making our Southpaw stance an oddity. Winky, Marvin Hagler, Pernell, they had that right jab cooking at all times. Foot placement is key here. Open alley to key places, as long as you get your feet in the right place. Outside of your opponent’s left foot, and you can pop him/her with it all day long.
Wright is the only boxer who Oscar de la hoya openly admitted he never wanted to be matched with. Considering all the top boxers Oscar fought that speaks volumes about how great Winky was.
That's foolish of you to say. Tito fought as good of a fight as almost anyone could, but Winky's guard, and offensive execution were just far too great. There was no answer for Tito to win the fight, or even make the fight close. That's really the tale of this fight, and it has nothing to do with Tito's ability, ring IQ, defense, offense, or head movement. When you cannot hit the other guy, you have to throw more punches to try to touch him. By throwing more punches, and not landing them, you give more opponents more openings to exploit, especially if your opponent is blocking most of your punches because they are usually in position to fire back immediately with far more variety than if they avoided a punch with head movement. If Winky was taking a lot more of Tito's punches to the face and body like most other fighters, Tito's defense would have looked a lot better, and Winky wouldn't have had as many openings for the jab and left hand to land so often. Winky did this same thing to pretty much everybody he faced, even Jermaine Taylor in which Winky got robbed by the judges. His defense was pretty much impenatrable when he was on his game, especially if you couldn't get inside his jab range. Even on the inside, Winky was difficult to hit.
This reminds me of when I was 11 years old and bigger than a little Mexican kid next door who trained in boxing. I knew I was bigger and stronger and could easily knock him out and I thought I would win because of that. I just couldn't hit him. I kept getting hit. It didn't hurt but I knew I was the loser. That is how I feel Trinidad felt here. Losing like this is something else. Winning like this is spectacular. Winky Wright was awesome.
Looks like Wright was underrated, he wasn't fast the man just knew how to box. I've never seen a fighter make Trinidad like he was an ordinary fighter but Wright did.
@Antione Wright He did Bernard knew all the tricks in the book.i expected that from Hopkins, but Wright did'nt ko him like Bernard, he just had Trinidad thinking like why am i even here,he just had him rattled all night landing nothing.
trinidad always had bad footwork . he stayed on the front foot and never weight transition well which allowed him to eat jabs if you catch his rhythm step . watch the fight again winky team planned to jab him all night
@@kpw12002 That strategy would’ve NEVER worked on a younger Tito. Tito would’ve come over that jab with his straight right and pulverized Winky into putting the jab back into his pocket. The 32 year old Tito didn’t have the snap reflex to slip the jab and counter over it. That’s why Tito retired. It was over for him.
@@kingleo8048 Anyone who thinks that was a real fight has lost their marbles. Trinidad had 18 million reasons to take that fight. Jones Jr was begging for it, because it was his greatest payday. They were friends and did little to hurt each other. Glorified sparring match.
That's really wrong cause oscar offer 6 million to wright for a mega fight but wright overprice himself saying he deserve alot more money but the thing is 6 million would've been wright biggest pay day.
@@rayz7891 winky was right in that instance. It wasn't winky pricing himself out, it was oscar. Despite the fact the offer was six mil, there was a lot more money in that fight. And there is more than the purse that is negotiated. Oscar did NOT want to fight winky.
@@jamesjohnson1522 Untrue..Tito took way less to fight Oscar when Tito was the reigning 147 champ for nearly 7 years. Winky was protected from top competition early in his career. He wasn’t considered a great boxer, because of his style. He was a 1 trick pony. Jabs with little to no punching power. He simply caught Tito at the end of his career. He fights Tito when Tito was 25 and Tito puts him on a stretcher.
i remember this fight. i really wanted tito to win.... but wright whooped his ass. he won fair and square, and very comfortably. you cant make excuses for your favourite boxer losing.
Juan Gonzalez Quite boring fight, sparring session at most. The so called low blow was bs, that peek a boo stance is hard for a non crafty fighter like Tito and Shane mosley.
Wow !!! Winky was great !!! That sucks we didn't see enough of him.You can see why they ducked him !!! I remember Emanual Stewart talking highly about Winky Wright. They all knew.
Yeah if he would have stayed in the welterweight division he would have probably retired undefeated. He got bored and tried to move up and wasn’t the same.
What people should understand is that this fight didn't go this way because Tito was somehow not smart, lacked skill, or had low ring IQ. This is just a demonstration of how great Winky's jab, guard, overall style, and execution was. His style and execution were impeccable. Tito fought almost as good of a fight as he was capable of against such an opponent. When you aren't able to land anything of significance consistently against your opponent, it can make you look like crap. Because Tito couldn't really land anything, he had to throw a lot more punches, and when you throw punches, and don't land them, you leave more openings for the opponent to get their shots off, and counter you as well, but you can't just sit there and allow the guy to outbox you either. That's what happened here. It really didn't matter what Tito did, there was no answer because of how focused, and clinical Winky was in this fight. That's why Tito's defense looked so suspect, although he really didn't do as bad as it looks if he was also landing punches. If Winky didn't have a great guard, and was taking some of Tito's shots, all of the sudden the punch count goes down slightly for Winky, the percentages of punches landed goes down, and his jab becomes harder to land. Winky nullified everything Tito attempted to throw at him. That's a testament to Winky Wright. He did the same thing to Mosley, Jermaine Taylor, and so many others. I don't remember anyone having a really good showing against Winky Wright, even if they somehow won a close decision in the eyes of the judges, and we all know the judges can't see everything that lands, or gets blocked.
Tito was technically so sound but damn,winky high guard is legendary,his dad did not once tell him to work the angles,the entire fight he just stood in front
I'm not a Trinidad fan and I sought out a fight when he was beaten. I noticed right off the bat that Trinidad was different.... appeared to have gained weight, grew untamed hair (I notice things like that) and seemed "out of it", unenthused and void of the hunger. What I witnessed was a great fighter who was satisfied with getting paid. Which I totally understand and support. Trinidad went the distance fighting clean. I'm not aware of what's transpired since his bout against De La Hoya (that win was De La Hoya's). I believe this bout was mainly about show casing Wright and what convinced me of the accuracy of my perception was listening to the announcers comments. Trinidad wasn't the "golden boy" any longer. From that fight, I can't deduce, from this fight, if Wright was a great fighter ✌🏻💖
Southpaws develop reflexes for conventional fighters because they fight them so often. Conventional fighters don't box southpaws as much and it causes a slight delay at times. It can get very awkward and frustrating at times.
Well said you obviously know boxing. There is a good strategy for a conventional boxer when facing a southpaw. This was not it. Felix just had a terrible trainer and team. He lost all the rounds yo. Kept eating up jabs
It's almost as if Winky loves the total, systematic demolition job. He doesn't seem to be interested in knocking this guy out. It's all cat and mouse game.
We watched this fight in the sports bar when that was the thing to do. Chicken wings with spicy sauce and alcohol. I remember this fight. It was a cakewalk for Winky. Won all 12 rounds and took Felix to Escuela ( School). Beat him up real good. Felix was done after that
Well, that was a masterclass in jabbing. Shame to see Tito end his career that way but Winky totally deserved the decision. Did Tito's career come to a premature end because of his refusal to break from his dad and get a new trainer?
Tito was promoted by Don King and he was an exciting young power punching Peurto Rican. They was looking for the heir apparent to Wilfredo Gomez. They forgot to hone his boxing skills against great boxers. Also Winky is a southpaw which obviously was a huge factor here. Felix was confused and beat up
I’d have loved to have seen Ike Quartey against Trinidad in late 90’s at 147. He had one of the best jabs at welterweight! But not as defensively sound as Wright, so could have been a real slugfest in later rounds!
Larry Merchant is the reason for HBO demise dude was just bitter if u wasn't from overseas. He wanted super stars American fans want boxers that fight they was about business and fans saw right through it with the hype jobs they pushed
If I was Tito I think I’d rather just be knocked out and be done with it. That would be more embarrassing than getting so completely schooled for 12 rounds like this. This fight was…. Pathetic…. For Tito. Embarrassingly bad. Winky just completely dominated nearly every second of this fight.
At this stage in his career Tito had no answers for a boxer more technically sound than him if you didn’t give him the opportunity to land a big shot he was done. He no longer knew how to win by decision.
Gotta be embarrassing to lose to a stiff jab from a man who moved up 2 weight classes to fight. Couldn't land at least 10 punches a round. Epic cullo whoop'n.
WRIGHT WAS ALOT BETTER THAN MOST THOUGHT HE WAS, AND HIS STYLE MADE ALOT OF PEOPLE CALL HIM BORING, I KINDA SEE WHAT THEY MEAN IN A WAY, BECAUSE HE ALLOWS FIGHTERS TO GET OFF AND THEN HE BOXES BUT NOT EXCITEDLY, BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT HE WAS TUFFER THAN MOST GAVE HIM CREDIT FOR, ONE OF THE BEST OF HIS ERA
@@box5bastard277 "it's easy for dinner coach trainer to type someone isn't a good trainer " it's easy for ANYONE with relatively healthy hands to type ANYTHING about ANYTHING. that's not in dispute at all. "when you ain't done shit" yeah. that goes to the essence of the question. why does it matter if you have done shit or not? arguments stand or fall on their own merits, not the merits of whomever said them. i have never played basketball at a professional level. not even remotely close to that. and yet when i tell you jordan is the goat. my lack of ability doesnt make that statement false.
How in the hell can people watch this fight and think that Trinidad was ever any good. He was a big puncher who had ZERO boxing skill. Oscar De La Hoya was the first to expose him.
Trinidad may be the most over-rated fighter in my time. He basically got shut out by both Hopkins and Winky; and he lost 8 out of 12 rounds to DLH by my account - and that is only because DLH cruised the late rounds.
i saw tito lose against de la hoya......but i'm not one of the judges. they saw him win....in de la hoya's home turf. i suspect that running away for 6 straight rounds tends to not be the best idea in boxing.....just saying....
sabin97 doesn’t matter if De La Hoya cruised in that fight. Trinidad clearly lost that fight. Backstage politics and corruption played a role in that horrible decision. Trinidad is a tad bit overrated though but he was always entertaining and exciting. Can’t say that he was willing to fight everyone though. He was scared of giving De La Hoya a rematch because he knew he didn’t win their fight and wasn’t going to take a fight that he knew he wouldn’t win.
@@LightningBlaze03 "doesn’t matter if De La Hoya cruised in that fight." to nobodies like you and me, of course not. to the judges it obviously did matter. otherwise they wouldnt have given tito the last half of the fight. "Trinidad clearly lost that fight." yeah. i saw him lose. but i'm not a judge. and the fight was close enough that i humbly accept the judgment of the professionals instead of claiming i know better or that they are crooks. "Backstage politics and corruption played a role in that horrible decision. " if you have any evidence of that, you should present it to the proper authorities so the crooks can be jailed. otherwise you're just talking shit for the sake of talking shit. "Can’t say that he was willing to fight everyone though" i can. and i do. because he did fight everyone. "He was scared of giving De La Hoya a rematch" no. he had a strict no-rematch policy. you get one chance. if you cant do it, too bad. oscar had a good chance at winning, but he decided to run away half the fight.....he COULD have won if he only fought....but he chose not to. he has nobody to blame but himself. should have, could have, would have.....
well combine his reach advantage, shield-like defense. and tito just coming at him in a stright line.....just press the A button when the opponent is in reach.....do that all night and you wish... no need to even move your boxer.... i wonder why tito didnt try circling to his left. that would mean he'd have to work more with his right hand, but it also would have prevented winky from abusing that super effective jab....... but could have, should have, would have.....none real.....
sabin97 because Tito was actually a pretty limited fighter technical wise. Not Mayorga level bad but he will always lose to pure good technical fighters. He also had a bad mentality of being over reliant of his power. Just like the commentators said, he had no plan b in case his power didn’t give him the victory.
@@LightningBlaze03 he wasnt that much of a technical boxer, but he had such pinpoint accuracy and power that he didnt really need to be very technical. anyway this fight was already in the sunset of his career. are you seriously saying that NONE of his first 40 opponents was a pure good technical fighter? not de lahooya? david reid? joppy? campas? camacho? nobody? not a single one?
He was “successful” because he was selective in his opponents. When he was younger, he was defeated by guys like Vazquez, Vargas, and Simon because they outworked him with better punches. Winky couldn’t punch, so a quick work rate always beat his style of fight. Winky was a true 1 trick pony. Jabs and defense. He couldn’t do much else. This version is Trinidad was easy for him. Tito was washed. Had he faced Tito in 1998, Tito sends him to a hospital.
@@jimmyjc2969 What's funny about your comment is that Winky Wright actually tried to fight Mayweather after this fight even though Mayweather was at 140.... What's even funnier is Mayweather actually agreed to fight him... Winky Wright turned the fight down because 45% wasn't enough
Why this people just dont stop it trinidad wasnt the same he was never a medium weight and don king. Said they were cooking bernard hopkins vs winky wright
Watching in 2024. Do you really listen to the announcer's comments? They're so fake news. They tend to reveal who the "golden boy" of the hour is. Thank goodness for the mute button
Trinidad father wasn’t a great fighter by any stretch and his son was overhyped. No real skill. Wright is definitely a great fighter but not as good as Tito made him look
Moment of silence for Bias HBO Boxing... Hearing that devil Larry Merchant's voice str8 up poison. Winky Wright skills much too much for Tito Trinidad.
This was the end of Tito. Father Time comes for you early or late. In Tito's case, he came for him on this night. Gone was Tito's ability to glide and unleash punches, as he set his feet on a dime. His legs looked heavy and stiff. His jab, which was like a knife, wasn't there. NO lefty could risk jabbing Tito without the fear of Tito's searing left hook coming back. Tito couldn't get inside, because his reflexes were gone. Last, but not least, Tito's snap was gone. He couldn't hurt Winky. He knew it was time to go. Tito wasn't going to fight a bunch of nobodies to pad his record. He only fought big names for big paydays. He took one more fight at MSG for a sweet payday, but his days were over after this fight. Winky would've been knocked out by a 24 year old Trinidad within 6 rounds, if he just stood there and jabbed all night. Father Time beat Tito. Thanks for the memories, Tito! You were one of the last GREAT stars who gave us all incredible fights. I think boxing misses you, campeon! Boxing has not been the same without you! #TitoNation #TeamTito #TeamTrinidad #Tito
Weak excuse. When Tito destroy mayorga before he fought wright? Nobody say Tito was way past his prime or declining. Wright would've easily beat any version of Trinidad. Wright and hopkins easily beat Trinidad because they saw a blueprint of what oscar did to Tito in the first 8 out of 9 rounds.
Raymon Sanchez Wright would have destroyed ANY version of Trinidad. Contrary to popular belief, Trinidad’s technical skill level is not that good. He’s not Mayorga level but Tito always had trouble against good technical boxers. He got schooled by De La Hoya, Vargas, Hopkins, Wright and Jones due to their superior technique. Tito got lucky against De La Hoya who he actually lost to, judges gifted that victory to Tito. Tito was getting outclassed by Vargas but was fortunate enough that Vargas was easily goaded to exchange with him which is why he was able to knock Vargas out. But for fighters that know better not to exchange with Tito, he had no answer to that.
LightningBlaze03 What? LMMFAO...Oscar RAN rounds 8-12. Vargas was MUMMIFIED, brain damaged, concussed and facial bones busted in their fight. That’s what you call “dominated” lol. You’re an idiot. Vargas wasn’t “goaded” in that fight. He was walked down and beat-up viciously. Hopkins was a nice fluke. Dude paid 3 million to Don King to get out of the mandatory, avoiding making 20+ million vs Tito part 2, to go fight about 4-5 scrubs instead. Winky would’ve been KO’ed by Trinidad when Tito was 25 and had that jackhammer quick jab and chopping right lead. By the time Winky met Tito, he was finished already at 32. LMAO @ ANYONE beating Tito with a FKN jab in Tito’s prime.
@@Danheron2 That fight was a slap-fest from Hopkins. He landed an average of 8 punches per round. If you think that’s “ass kicked systematically” you’re LOST, kid lmao
@@rayz7891 When you’re in your 30’s it goes in a blink of an eye. Tito lost it overnight and he decided it was time to go. Tito and Winky fight in their 20’s and Tito sends Winky to a hospital. Nobody could survive just jabbing Tito in his youth. His reflexes were too fast and he came over anyone’s jab with a right cross or left hook. Either would’ve made Winky put that BS jab in his back pocket. Winky was a 1 trick pony with a jab and nothing else. He caught Tito at the end of his career and got himself a BS win.
It's not true. It was the way he wrapped them. Stop spreading lies. They weren't illegal wraps just couldn't wrap them how he did in that state. Simple. Every other state it's legal
Tariq Timol "First I would like to say that my deputy commissioner and my commissioner did a diligent job that night. The rules are clear and fair. Mr.Trinidad did not violate the rules, that's why there was no suspension. Extra tape and gauze can be applied if the trainers agree and the commission approves, grounds for that will be protection only cause of injury. Under no circumstances can there be double layers of tape,which in this case there was none. The New York State bylaws say you cannot have tape on skin so the commission made them rewrap because of that fact alone." (NY State Athletic Commission Chair Melvina Lathan)
Wright was such an incredible boxer. And he did it all with skill and technique. He wasn't the fastest fighter, he didn't hit very hard, and he wasn't a freak athlete - He did it all with tactical boxing
He hit hard, he cleared this myth in many interviews, by asking to show him a fight where his opponent rushed at him. They all respected what was coming back.
The most underrated boxer of his generation BY FAR . Winky was tht nigga
Yes sir...... And I used to work niggas in Fight Night with him....
Facts
I remember watching this fight live with my dad kept saying, "Keep that stick in a** wink." My uncle was like "aye man calm down with that stick stuff man."
Bruhhhhhh I’m dyingggg
Not enough of these 😂😂😂
😂😂😂💀💀💀
This is the reason why the jab is the most important punch in boxing. It sets up the rear hand or the cross-hook or the cross-uppercut combination.
Wright has a good defense too... And those jabs ruined titos offense...
@Eric Thompson you dumbass, Felix Trinidad threw many left hooks to the head and body of winky wright from Rd1 to Rd12 but it was unable to save him from gettin tattooed with the jab.
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You don't know shit about boxing.
@@bartstarr2371 i used to work as training assistant at Buboy Fernandez's boxing gym and i have a lot more boxing knowledge that you.
Wright is such an under rated fighter. The guy had an amazing career yet only a few remember him because he wasn’t flashy.
Winky had a great jab. One of the best jabs in the business, just not recognized by most because he is a Southpaw. Always a great high guard too.
@whoopie. ha ha. Very true, but what I meant was that his jab wasn’t recognized by many as great, because it is a right jab. Southpaws don’t always get credit for having a great jab.
@@ronofficial5958 why is that?
Felix was damn near like a fish outta water against Winky..lol-- he had literally NO answer for anything that Wright threw at him, he fought a text book fight...walkin him down with a high guard and systematically broke tito down!
@@joshuafeldman4678 I am sorry sir, just noticed you asked a question about the Southpaw right jab. I would think it is because there aren’t as many Southpaws in the sport. The word “Orthodox” or “Conventionally” usually are placed on the left foot forward stance. Thusly making our Southpaw stance an oddity. Winky, Marvin Hagler, Pernell, they had that right jab cooking at all times. Foot placement is key here. Open alley to key places, as long as you get your feet in the right place. Outside of your opponent’s left foot, and you can pop him/her with it all day long.
@@ronofficial5958 I really loved Hagler when he would cross he would do it so effortlessly
Wright is the only boxer who Oscar de la hoya openly admitted he never wanted to be matched with. Considering all the top boxers Oscar fought that speaks volumes about how great Winky was.
Tito looked like an utter fool in there. No head movement resulted in his head being snapped back every second. No defense. No ring IQ.
Felix best punch was his left hook to the balls of Winky. And that still nothing to him. BTW that's an illegal punch yo
That's foolish of you to say. Tito fought as good of a fight as almost anyone could, but Winky's guard, and offensive execution were just far too great. There was no answer for Tito to win the fight, or even make the fight close. That's really the tale of this fight, and it has nothing to do with Tito's ability, ring IQ, defense, offense, or head movement. When you cannot hit the other guy, you have to throw more punches to try to touch him. By throwing more punches, and not landing them, you give more opponents more openings to exploit, especially if your opponent is blocking most of your punches because they are usually in position to fire back immediately with far more variety than if they avoided a punch with head movement. If Winky was taking a lot more of Tito's punches to the face and body like most other fighters, Tito's defense would have looked a lot better, and Winky wouldn't have had as many openings for the jab and left hand to land so often. Winky did this same thing to pretty much everybody he faced, even Jermaine Taylor in which Winky got robbed by the judges. His defense was pretty much impenatrable when he was on his game, especially if you couldn't get inside his jab range. Even on the inside, Winky was difficult to hit.
This reminds me of when I was 11 years old and bigger than a little Mexican kid next door who trained in boxing. I knew I was bigger and stronger and could easily knock him out and I thought I would win because of that. I just couldn't hit him. I kept getting hit. It didn't hurt but I knew I was the loser. That is how I feel Trinidad felt here. Losing like this is something else. Winning like this is spectacular. Winky Wright was awesome.
Looks like Wright was underrated, he wasn't fast the man just knew how to box. I've never seen a fighter make Trinidad like he was an ordinary fighter but Wright did.
@Antione Wright He did Bernard knew all the tricks in the book.i expected that from Hopkins, but Wright did'nt ko him like Bernard, he just had Trinidad thinking like why am i even here,he just had him rattled all night landing nothing.
trinidad always had bad footwork . he stayed on the front foot and never weight transition well which allowed him to eat jabs if you catch his rhythm step . watch the fight again winky team planned to jab him all night
@@kpw12002 That strategy would’ve NEVER worked on a younger Tito. Tito would’ve come over that jab with his straight right and pulverized Winky into putting the jab back into his pocket. The 32 year old Tito didn’t have the snap reflex to slip the jab and counter over it. That’s why Tito retired. It was over for him.
@@jimmyjc2969 he came back and lost to Roy jones
@@kingleo8048 Anyone who thinks that was a real fight has lost their marbles. Trinidad had 18 million reasons to take that fight. Jones Jr was begging for it, because it was his greatest payday. They were friends and did little to hurt each other. Glorified sparring match.
Winkey's front foot traumatized Tito's front foot the entire fight lol
This is why Winky was one of the most ducked boxers ever. When everyone as at 147 and 154...everybody ducked him.
It was at 154 that he made his mark.
That's really wrong cause oscar offer 6 million to wright for a mega fight but wright overprice himself saying he deserve alot more money but the thing is 6 million would've been wright biggest pay day.
@@rayz7891 winky was right in that instance. It wasn't winky pricing himself out, it was oscar. Despite the fact the offer was six mil, there was a lot more money in that fight. And there is more than the purse that is negotiated. Oscar did NOT want to fight winky.
James Johnson exactly just like Oscar didn’t want to fight Margarito.
@@jamesjohnson1522 Untrue..Tito took way less to fight Oscar when Tito was the reigning 147 champ for nearly 7 years. Winky was protected from top competition early in his career. He wasn’t considered a great boxer, because of his style. He was a 1 trick pony. Jabs with little to no punching power. He simply caught Tito at the end of his career. He fights Tito when Tito was 25 and Tito puts him on a stretcher.
i remember this fight.
i really wanted tito to win....
but wright whooped his ass. he won fair and square, and very comfortably.
you cant make excuses for your favourite boxer losing.
Trinidad didn't let his hands go, He wasn't ready for this fight. He couldn't get away from the southpaw jab, He did lose fair n square.
you can't make excuses for your favorite boxer losing??? Hmmm... How bout the Pactards?
Felix should of knocked Winky ass out smh
@@jahqayburnett7736
what does "of" mean?
that's not a rhetorical question.
@@sabin97 if a second fight was to happen Felix would of won by knockout ik for sure
Winky has Titos hair looking like Cleveland Williams
Facts yell
He was
That's funny
Winky Wright best high guard ever and a hell of a jab
35:14 Roy Jones says that the low blow is the only shot Trinidad can land. 🤣🤣🤣
Roy Johns was a girl..only runing all the time
@@MOHAMET43 get outta here...go on vermin
Roy Jones know more than that...Tito beat 4 gold medal,
@@MOHAMET43 lmaooo that’s a good one buddy. In your dreams maybe
@@PathwayPrivate u gay ..u dont know about box
Wright had one of the most surgical jabs in boxing history
ryukenb2k What’s your opinion of Floyd’s style?
Juan Gonzalez Quite boring fight, sparring session at most. The so called low blow was bs, that peek a boo stance is hard for a non crafty fighter like Tito and Shane mosley.
@ryukenb2k Lmao Bernard was called boring more than anybody. nonsense
@@amadeuschavez. nevermind Floyd's Style, he 🦆 Winky Wright ran for the hills Floyd did 😂😂
Loved Winky’s jab.
Wow !!! Winky was great !!! That sucks we didn't see enough of him.You can see why they ducked him !!! I remember Emanual Stewart talking highly about Winky Wright.
They all knew.
Tito got tattooed by Winky all night,every time Winky stuck that jab in Tito's face i went ouch!
Ladies And Gentlemen!!...You Have Just Witness One Of The Best Jabs That Was Ever In The Game, "😉 WINKY'S JAB IS STILL LEGENDARY! "🥊😉
Winky was right in front of tito all the time, tito just punched gloves all night
Several of Trinidads fights have been given the wrong advice by his father he should of did what Roy jones did fire his dad
Exquisite technical fighter...beautiful to watch...
Tito was never the same after this fight
Ok this is no Gatti/Ward but what a clinic by Wright...most impressive
Trinidad is my favourite boxer to this day. He however extended himself too far when he became a middleweight.
Clive Lawrence tito wanted to fight the best and I respect him for that. Other fighters cherry pick
Trinidad was a big puncher. THAT WAS IT
Yeah if he would have stayed in the welterweight division he would have probably retired undefeated. He got bored and tried to move up and wasn’t the same.
Winky Wright was solid. Not the fastest or strongest, but he got a Steady right with a nasty straight & can go distance Underrated fighter
I won money on that fight💲💲💲
Winky Wright wasn't playing
Once Tito moved up in weigh and fought with ppl his height it just wasn't the same anymore. His only legitimate win imo was against Fernando Vargas.
Joppy? Mayorga?
Winky Wright was nice with that jab , he was great
What people should understand is that this fight didn't go this way because Tito was somehow not smart, lacked skill, or had low ring IQ. This is just a demonstration of how great Winky's jab, guard, overall style, and execution was. His style and execution were impeccable. Tito fought almost as good of a fight as he was capable of against such an opponent. When you aren't able to land anything of significance consistently against your opponent, it can make you look like crap. Because Tito couldn't really land anything, he had to throw a lot more punches, and when you throw punches, and don't land them, you leave more openings for the opponent to get their shots off, and counter you as well, but you can't just sit there and allow the guy to outbox you either. That's what happened here. It really didn't matter what Tito did, there was no answer because of how focused, and clinical Winky was in this fight. That's why Tito's defense looked so suspect, although he really didn't do as bad as it looks if he was also landing punches. If Winky didn't have a great guard, and was taking some of Tito's shots, all of the sudden the punch count goes down slightly for Winky, the percentages of punches landed goes down, and his jab becomes harder to land. Winky nullified everything Tito attempted to throw at him. That's a testament to Winky Wright. He did the same thing to Mosley, Jermaine Taylor, and so many others. I don't remember anyone having a really good showing against Winky Wright, even if they somehow won a close decision in the eyes of the judges, and we all know the judges can't see everything that lands, or gets blocked.
Tito was technically so sound but damn,winky high guard is legendary,his dad did not once tell him to work the angles,the entire fight he just stood in front
yeah. i wonder why he didnt try to circle to his left, so that winky wouldnt be able to abuse that jab.....
He told him keep getting closer big mistakes for Tito
Winky’s jab and tito’s left hook were beautiful
Trinidad use legal handwraps that night
now you know why the jab is the most effective punch in boxing...ha ha ha
I'm not a Trinidad fan and I sought out a fight when he was beaten. I noticed right off the bat that Trinidad was different.... appeared to have gained weight, grew untamed hair (I notice things like that) and seemed "out of it", unenthused and void of the hunger. What I witnessed was a great fighter who was satisfied with getting paid. Which I totally understand and support. Trinidad went the distance fighting clean. I'm not aware of what's transpired since his bout against De La Hoya (that win was De La Hoya's). I believe this bout was mainly about show casing Wright and what convinced me of the accuracy of my perception was listening to the announcers comments. Trinidad wasn't the "golden boy" any longer. From that fight, I can't deduce, from this fight, if Wright was a great fighter ✌🏻💖
Southpaws develop reflexes for conventional fighters because they fight them so often. Conventional fighters don't box southpaws as much and it causes a slight delay at times. It can get very awkward and frustrating at times.
Well said you obviously know boxing. There is a good strategy for a conventional boxer when facing a southpaw. This was not it. Felix just had a terrible trainer and team. He lost all the rounds yo. Kept eating up jabs
Винки райт простой надежный как винтовка. Порядок бьет класс.
Trinidad was a shadow of himself by the time he fought Winky
Weak excuse. When trinidad easily destroyed mayorga? Nobody say tito was a shadow of himself.
Winky would've gave Trinidad an extremely tough time in his prime (I.E. see the Hopkins fight).
Winky was older than Tito
Damn. Trinidad getting hit with virtually every jab. For an elite boxer that's unacceptable
It's almost as if Winky loves the total, systematic demolition job. He doesn't seem to be interested in knocking this guy out. It's all cat and mouse game.
Winky was an absolute boxing specimen in the jab department. Very underated, but boxing junkies know he was one the greats in boxing 😊😊
We watched this fight in the sports bar when that was the thing to do. Chicken wings with spicy sauce and alcohol. I remember this fight. It was a cakewalk for Winky. Won all 12 rounds and took Felix to Escuela ( School). Beat him up real good. Felix was done after that
Winky whoop the Oil juices.from Trinidad. Curls. Yet winky never been a slouch.
This is the first fight I've seen in years with only one tie up. I'll take this any day over a Hopkins tie up after every 3 punches.
Winky right . The only fighter with evidence that Floyd ducked him
Floyd wasn’t even in the same weight class as winky so it makes sense why the fight never happened.
Well, that was a masterclass in jabbing. Shame to see Tito end his career that way but Winky totally deserved the decision. Did Tito's career come to a premature end because of his refusal to break from his dad and get a new trainer?
Tito was promoted by Don King and he was an exciting young power punching Peurto Rican. They was looking for the heir apparent to Wilfredo Gomez. They forgot to hone his boxing skills against great boxers. Also Winky is a southpaw which obviously was a huge factor here. Felix was confused and beat up
My sons mother was in labor while this fight went on
Should have named the kid 'Winky' lol
I’d have loved to have seen Ike Quartey against Trinidad in late 90’s at 147.
He had one of the best jabs at welterweight! But not as defensively sound as Wright, so could have been a real slugfest in later rounds!
Ike would've KNOCKED HIM OUT
Throw back classic
Larry Merchant is the reason for HBO demise dude was just bitter if u wasn't from overseas. He wanted super stars American fans want boxers that fight they was about business and fans saw right through it with the hype jobs they pushed
Todo los boxeadores que peliaron con tito subían más pesados con 15 libras de diferencia
Little sparring between Merchant and the other commentator.
I rooted for Tito here but he just was used as a punch bag LOL
Im puertorican and i comfirm that tito skills were bad ...
Golota punched Riddick Bowe repeatedly low, then when he fought Mike Tyson he ran scared and quit. Definition of a coward.
Golota kicked Bowe's ass twice. Bowe surely blessed him for his low blows.
If I was Tito I think I’d rather just be knocked out and be done with it. That would be more embarrassing than getting so completely schooled for 12 rounds like this.
This fight was…. Pathetic…. For Tito. Embarrassingly bad. Winky just completely dominated nearly every second of this fight.
Winky wright guard was very hard to get by
Who here after busta rhymes touch it remix?
At this stage in his career Tito had no answers for a boxer more technically sound than him if you didn’t give him the opportunity to land a big shot he was done. He no longer knew how to win by decision.
Thumbs up if PS4 needs a boxing game now!!
Gotta be embarrassing to lose to a stiff jab from a man who moved up 2 weight classes to fight. Couldn't land at least 10 punches a round. Epic cullo whoop'n.
Winky only moved up 6 pounds
It was the jab and a pretty good defense from winky that beat tito.
Trinidad was a welterweight also
Tito was not that same fighter at 160 that he was at 154 and 147.
Wasn’t the same without that extra hand wrap
Winky gano esa pelea facilmente
WRIGHT WAS ALOT BETTER THAN MOST THOUGHT HE WAS, AND HIS STYLE MADE ALOT OF PEOPLE CALL HIM BORING, I KINDA SEE WHAT THEY MEAN IN A WAY, BECAUSE HE ALLOWS FIGHTERS TO GET OFF AND THEN HE BOXES BUT NOT EXCITEDLY, BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT HE WAS TUFFER THAN MOST GAVE HIM CREDIT FOR, ONE OF THE BEST OF HIS ERA
to be fair it IS boring to just press the A button at the right times to win.....it's effective as fuck, but boring.
Tito had little to no head movement. Winky moved his head for him.
Titos father is not a good trainer he tells him get closer and tito is trying but he stays right in front of wright
Who you trained that's A champion? Video games don't count yell
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why is that relevant?
@@sabin97 because it's easy for dinner coach trainer to type someone isn't a good trainer when you ain't done shit yell
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"it's easy for dinner coach trainer to type someone isn't a good trainer "
it's easy for ANYONE with relatively healthy hands to type ANYTHING about ANYTHING. that's not in dispute at all.
"when you ain't done shit"
yeah. that goes to the essence of the question.
why does it matter if you have done shit or not?
arguments stand or fall on their own merits, not the merits of whomever said them.
i have never played basketball at a professional level. not even remotely close to that. and yet when i tell you jordan is the goat. my lack of ability doesnt make that statement false.
Tito should've fired his dad after Hopkins.
Fernando Vargas beat Winky and Tito beat Vargas but lost to Winky 😂
Winky Wright is a great!
Bring fight night back plz use to do wrk wid winky💯💯🚫🧢🐐🎮
DR & PR
2 great fighters
Trinidad eating Winkys jab all night
How in the hell can people watch this fight and think that Trinidad was ever any good. He was a big puncher who had ZERO boxing skill. Oscar De La Hoya was the first to expose him.
24:00 Trinidad's camp never had a plan b 😂
Tito make laterral movement then side to side job and upper cut why? You dont do that?!??
Qe paliza bien. Pegada.
Trinidad may be the most over-rated fighter in my time. He basically got shut out by both Hopkins and Winky; and he lost 8 out of 12 rounds to DLH by my account - and that is only because DLH cruised the late rounds.
You're thinking of Shane mosley. 1 close win over oscar then he got rekt by every elite guy he ever fought. Not to mention he admitted to ped use.
Oscar exposed tito...made him look ordinary... Bernard was just too big for tito
i saw tito lose against de la hoya......but i'm not one of the judges. they saw him win....in de la hoya's home turf.
i suspect that running away for 6 straight rounds tends to not be the best idea in boxing.....just saying....
sabin97 doesn’t matter if De La Hoya cruised in that fight. Trinidad clearly lost that fight. Backstage politics and corruption played a role in that horrible decision. Trinidad is a tad bit overrated though but he was always entertaining and exciting. Can’t say that he was willing to fight everyone though. He was scared of giving De La Hoya a rematch because he knew he didn’t win their fight and wasn’t going to take a fight that he knew he wouldn’t win.
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"doesn’t matter if De La Hoya cruised in that fight."
to nobodies like you and me, of course not.
to the judges it obviously did matter. otherwise they wouldnt have given tito the last half of the fight.
"Trinidad clearly lost that fight."
yeah. i saw him lose. but i'm not a judge. and the fight was close enough that i humbly accept the judgment of the professionals instead of claiming i know better or that they are crooks.
"Backstage politics and corruption played a role in that horrible decision. "
if you have any evidence of that, you should present it to the proper authorities so the crooks can be jailed.
otherwise you're just talking shit for the sake of talking shit.
"Can’t say that he was willing to fight everyone though"
i can. and i do. because he did fight everyone.
"He was scared of giving De La Hoya a rematch"
no.
he had a strict no-rematch policy. you get one chance. if you cant do it, too bad.
oscar had a good chance at winning, but he decided to run away half the fight.....he COULD have won if he only fought....but he chose not to.
he has nobody to blame but himself.
should have, could have, would have.....
How was Winky Wright so succesful? The guy hit like my Grandma and did nothing but paw jab? Fascinating
well combine his reach advantage, shield-like defense. and tito just coming at him in a stright line.....just press the A button when the opponent is in reach.....do that all night and you wish... no need to even move your boxer....
i wonder why tito didnt try circling to his left. that would mean he'd have to work more with his right hand, but it also would have prevented winky from abusing that super effective jab.......
but could have, should have, would have.....none real.....
sabin97 because Tito was actually a pretty limited fighter technical wise. Not Mayorga level bad but he will always lose to pure good technical fighters. He also had a bad mentality of being over reliant of his power. Just like the commentators said, he had no plan b in case his power didn’t give him the victory.
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he wasnt that much of a technical boxer, but he had such pinpoint accuracy and power that he didnt really need to be very technical.
anyway this fight was already in the sunset of his career.
are you seriously saying that NONE of his first 40 opponents was a pure good technical fighter?
not de lahooya?
david reid?
joppy?
campas?
camacho?
nobody? not a single one?
He was “successful” because he was selective in his opponents. When he was younger, he was defeated by guys like Vazquez, Vargas, and Simon because they outworked him with better punches. Winky couldn’t punch, so a quick work rate always beat his style of fight. Winky was a true 1 trick pony. Jabs and defense. He couldn’t do much else.
This version is Trinidad was easy for him. Tito was washed. Had he faced Tito in 1998, Tito sends him to a hospital.
@@jimmyjc2969 What's funny about your comment is that Winky Wright actually tried to fight Mayweather after this fight even though Mayweather was at 140.... What's even funnier is Mayweather actually agreed to fight him... Winky Wright turned the fight down because 45% wasn't enough
Why this people just dont stop it trinidad wasnt the same he was never a medium weight and don king. Said they were cooking bernard hopkins vs winky wright
Watching in 2024. Do you really listen to the announcer's comments? They're so fake news. They tend to reveal who the "golden boy" of the hour is. Thank goodness for the mute button
My right ears getting jealous....
A estas alturas Tito daba lastima y así quería enfrentar a Chávez
Wiinky 🎉🎉🎉#1
Poderosas armas de winky, sensacional, impenetrable guardia y un mortal jab.
Trinidad father wasn’t a great fighter by any stretch and his son was overhyped. No real skill. Wright is definitely a great fighter but not as good as Tito made him look
My card
Trinidad 107 Wright 120
Moment of silence for Bias HBO Boxing... Hearing that devil Larry Merchant's voice str8 up poison. Winky Wright skills much too much for Tito Trinidad.
tito didnt catch the jab or nothing this was easy for winky
Lo agarro como saco de boxeo
Southpaws make the best boxers or switch puncher
Flickering jab of mashiba..hahahahaha
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Destroyed Tito
This was the end of Tito. Father Time comes for you early or late. In Tito's case, he came for him on this night. Gone was Tito's ability to glide and unleash punches, as he set his feet on a dime. His legs looked heavy and stiff. His jab, which was like a knife, wasn't there. NO lefty could risk jabbing Tito without the fear of Tito's searing left hook coming back. Tito couldn't get inside, because his reflexes were gone.
Last, but not least, Tito's snap was gone. He couldn't hurt Winky. He knew it was time to go. Tito wasn't going to fight a bunch of nobodies to pad his record. He only fought big names for big paydays. He took one more fight at MSG for a sweet payday, but his days were over after this fight.
Winky would've been knocked out by a 24 year old Trinidad within 6 rounds, if he just stood there and jabbed all night. Father Time beat Tito.
Thanks for the memories, Tito! You were one of the last GREAT stars who gave us all incredible fights. I think boxing misses you, campeon! Boxing has not been the same without you!
#TitoNation #TeamTito #TeamTrinidad #Tito
Weak excuse. When Tito destroy mayorga before he fought wright? Nobody say Tito was way past his prime or declining. Wright would've easily beat any version of Trinidad. Wright and hopkins easily beat Trinidad because they saw a blueprint of what oscar did to Tito in the first 8 out of 9 rounds.
Raymon Sanchez Wright would have destroyed ANY version of Trinidad. Contrary to popular belief, Trinidad’s technical skill level is not that good. He’s not Mayorga level but Tito always had trouble against good technical boxers. He got schooled by De La Hoya, Vargas, Hopkins, Wright and Jones due to their superior technique. Tito got lucky against De La Hoya who he actually lost to, judges gifted that victory to Tito. Tito was getting outclassed by Vargas but was fortunate enough that Vargas was easily goaded to exchange with him which is why he was able to knock Vargas out. But for fighters that know better not to exchange with Tito, he had no answer to that.
LightningBlaze03 What? LMMFAO...Oscar RAN rounds 8-12. Vargas was MUMMIFIED, brain damaged, concussed and facial bones busted in their fight. That’s what you call “dominated” lol. You’re an idiot. Vargas wasn’t “goaded” in that fight. He was walked down and beat-up viciously. Hopkins was a nice fluke. Dude paid 3 million to Don King to get out of the mandatory, avoiding making 20+ million vs Tito part 2, to go fight about 4-5 scrubs instead. Winky would’ve been KO’ed by Trinidad when Tito was 25 and had that jackhammer quick jab and chopping right lead. By the time Winky met Tito, he was finished already at 32. LMAO @ ANYONE beating Tito with a FKN jab in Tito’s prime.
@@Danheron2 That fight was a slap-fest from Hopkins. He landed an average of 8 punches per round. If you think that’s “ass kicked systematically” you’re LOST, kid lmao
@@rayz7891 When you’re in your 30’s it goes in a blink of an eye. Tito lost it overnight and he decided it was time to go. Tito and Winky fight in their 20’s and Tito sends Winky to a hospital. Nobody could survive just jabbing Tito in his youth. His reflexes were too fast and he came over anyone’s jab with a right cross or left hook. Either would’ve made Winky put that BS jab in his back pocket. Winky was a 1 trick pony with a jab and nothing else. He caught Tito at the end of his career and got himself a BS win.
Complete shut out!
Trinidad couldn’t fight without his cast wraps he was garbage after Hopkins exposed his cast wraps kind of like Margarito
If that's true, he ruined Vargas' career with those.
It's not true. It was the way he wrapped them. Stop spreading lies. They weren't illegal wraps just couldn't wrap them how he did in that state. Simple. Every other state it's legal
@@jaymoralucifer sorry man,can you explain to me what was the issue with his wraps,first I heard of it
Tariq Timol
"First I would like to say that my deputy commissioner and my commissioner did a diligent job that night. The rules are clear and fair. Mr.Trinidad did not violate the rules, that's why there was no suspension. Extra tape and gauze can be applied if the trainers agree and the commission approves, grounds for that will be protection only cause of injury. Under no circumstances can there be double layers of tape,which in this case there was none. The New York State bylaws say you cannot have tape on skin so the commission made them rewrap because of that fact alone." (NY State Athletic Commission Chair Melvina Lathan)
@@jaymoralucifer Wow so this rumour that circulated was BS
Thanks man
I heard the talking, but Whitaker beat De La Hoya be did Stern and Quartey.
Win key wright whit tito