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  Felix Trinidad's biography - Latinosportslegends.com
Trinidad constant desire to face the best fighters was clear in his early career as he faced some stiff competition as a pro.
Trinidad finished Blocker off at 1:59 of the second round with a knockout that left Blocker on the canvas for several minutes, solidifying Trinidad's status as a devastating puncher with power in both hands.
Trinidad showed devastating power at this new weight and proved to everyone that he is a force to be reckoned with in the Middleweight division.
www.latinosportslegends.com /Trinidad_Felix_bio.htm   (2368 words)

  
  Felix Trinidad
Trinidad's father, Felix Trinidad Sr.[?] is a former Puerto Rico Featherweight champion who once fought the legendary Salvador Sanchez, lasting 5 rounds in San Antonio, Texas.
This bout was for the ages and Trinidad had to rise from the canvas in round 4 after a sensational start that saw him drop the Mexican warrior twice in round one, but he prevailed by dropping Vargas again 3 times in round 12, the last knockdown after which the fight was stopped.
Trinidad once again moved up in weight, lured by Don King's Middleweight unification tournament and he beat William Joppy[?] by a knockout in 5 rounds to become world Middleweight champion.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fe/Felix_Trinidad.html   (689 words)

  
 Felix Trinidad Tickets - Buy Felix Trinidad Tickets
Trinidad had an amateur career record of 51-6, but only had 12 knockouts.
Trinidad's 29 knockouts in 33 outings gave the young boxer one of the highest knockout percentages (90%) of any boxer in boxing history.
Trinidad steady desire to face the best fighters was obvious in his early career as he faced some stiff competition as a pro.
www.barrystickets.com /boxing-tickets/felix-trinidad-tickets.php   (657 words)

  
 Felix Trinidad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Felix 'Tito' Trinidad, Jr was a boxer from Cupey Alto, Puerto Rico and a former multi-division champion of the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Council.
Trinidad has an impressive record of 42 wins and 2 losses, with 35 wins by knockout, and is considered one of the best Puerto Rican boxers in history, along the likes of Wilfred Benitez, Ivan Calderon, and Hector Camacho.
It was fought, however, two weeks later, on September 29, and Trinidad had to taste the sour taste of defeat this time, losing for the first time, to the physically more mature Hopkins, who then became the undisputed world champion in the division.
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 BraggingRightsCorner.com - "The Return of Felix Trinidad "... by Frank Gonzalez Jr.
Trinidad was on his toes, moving from side to side, popping his jab and catching Mayorga with clean shots.
Trinidad looked relaxed but intense as he bounced on his feet the way he used to, only now, moving from side to side revealing a new wrinkle in his game.
Trinidad landed a body shot and Mayorga turned to Smoger for help but the ref did nothing and Mayorga quickly turned back to Trinidad who was winding up to punish him some more.
www.braggingrightscorner.com /sharkietrinidad100204.html   (1576 words)

  
 Felix Trinidad vs. Pernell Whitaker (February 20, 1999)
Trinidad scored the only knockdown in the contest when he dropped Whitaker late in the second round with a whistling right hand that caught the challenger flush on the chin.
Trinidad returned to frustrating the challenger on the inside and like an NBA referee who lets the players bang under boards, Estevez let the champion maul Whitaker with heeling gloves.
Trinidad unloaded another volley with under 30-seconds left in the round and Whitaker was forced to trade leather to survive.
www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/1999/990220trinidad_whitaker.html   (2819 words)

  
 Mayorga vs Trinidad: Felix Trinidad Conference Call Transcript
Felix Trinidad: At this moment I will not be able to answer that because I am so focused on this fight, we’re going to wait for the result of this fight first then after this fight then we will speak about my future and everything.
Felix Trinidad: Well Mayorga is a fighter that is coming up from 147, he already did a fight at 156 and it’s a fight a fight that he’s coming up to 160.
Felix Trinidad: The reason why were are fighting for this kind of belt is because the belt of the organization are all held by one fighter and you know who it is so they wanted a 12 round fight.
www.eastsideboxing.com /news.php?p=1876&more=1   (2199 words)

  
 Felix Trinidad - Preview of the Felix Trinidad vs Winky Wright Boxing Fight
Felix Trinidad has not faced a southpaw since Pernell Whitaker in 1999, and even then Pernell was past his prime and too small for Tito.
Felix Trinidad used to be known as a one armed fighter but in recent years he has shown a sharp right hand that can not only hurt top fighters but also stop them.
Felix Trinidad will be wise to jab and use foot movement to set up his power shots.
www.docsports.com /felix-trinidad.html   (720 words)

  
 Felix Trinidad vs. Ricardo Mayorga (October 2, 2004)
Trinidad overwhelmed the gutsy Mayorga with scalding right hands to the chin and brutal left hooks to the jaw to floor the Nicaraguan three times in the eighth round before referee Steve Smoger finally halted the carnage with 21-seconds remaining in the eighth round.
Trinidad suffered a flash knockdown in the third round when his right glove grazed the canvas, after being clipped by an overhand right from the flamboyant but outgunned Mayorga.
Trinidad had not been in the ring since he scored a fourth round TKO over Hassine Cherifi, back May 2002, fighting in front of his countrymen at Roberto Clemente Coliseum, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2004/041002trinidad_mayorga.html   (2516 words)

  
 Canadastar Boxing: Felix Trinidad Profile and Bio
Felix Trinidad's staggering 35 knockouts in 43 outings have given this slugger one of the highest knockout percentages of any world champion in history, at 81 percent.
Trinidad weathered the barrage and landed his patented left hooks, and a host of right hands, that delivered on promoter Don King's pre-fight promise of this being a "fight fans fight" for the ages.
Trinidad's two-handed power was too much for "The Golden Boy", who faded badly in the last three rounds.
www.canadastarboxing.com /Fighters/felix-trinidad-profile.htm   (930 words)

  
 Cyber Boxing Zone -- Felix Trinidad Report
When Trinidad finally aimed a couple of punches at Zulu's body in the fourth, it became apparent that the end was near.
While Trinidad seemed content with his own shiny belt, it was apparent that a DelaHoya bout is the fight he craves.
Trinidad, who only recently had vowed to stay at 154 lbs., looked to be in fine shape, but was reported to be entering the ring at 160.
www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxingchronicle/articles_trinidad.html   (598 words)

  
 ESPN.com: BOXING - Felix should just avoid Mr. Jones
Don Felix, as the father is known, wants his son to move up from junior middleweight (154 pounds) to middleweight (160 pounds), presumably to fight either WBA champ William Joppy or IBF champ Bernard Hopkins.
Trinidad owns boxing's mythical title not only because he has been physically superior to some of the biggest names in the business, but also because he has been mentally superior.
Trinidad has been able to take his punching power with him so far, but his plodding style will make him increasingly vulnerable as he gets bigger, especially against an opponent with good movement and hand speed.
espn.go.com /boxing/columns/graham/943193.html   (1203 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Boxing - De La Hoya - Trinidad - SI Flashback: Felix Trinidad has star power - Tuesday September 14, 1999 ...
Although Trinidad was never challenged on Saturday, there was much in his performance that underscored why many regard him as one of the top fighters, pound for pound, in the world, in the company of IBF super middleweight champ Roy Jones Jr., and perhaps WBC welterweight champion Pernell Whitaker.
His father, Felix Sr., was upset at the snub, and in 1990 he arranged for his son, who was only 17, to turn pro.
Cortes had Trinidad down twice in the second round, but he came charging back in the third and was punching Cortes senseless when the referee ended the bout.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/boxing/1999/delahoya_trinidad/news/1999/09/13/trinidad_flashback   (1083 words)

  
 Felix Trinidad KOs Ricardo Mayorga in the 8th round.
Felix Trinidad KOs Ricardo Mayorga in the 8th round.
Trinidad knocked Mayorga down three times in the eighth, before stopping the former welterweight champion with 21 seconds remaining in the round.
Trinidad continued to batter Mayorga around the ring as the 17,000 plus in attendance rose off their seats once again to cheer on the action.
infiniteboxing.com /articles/pbanerjee/100204.htm   (1179 words)

  
 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Felix Trinidad: A Fight Frozen In Time
Felix Trinidad was the fighter who would not back down from anyone and could knock an opponet out with either hand.
Trinidad didn't hit De la Hoya with a barrage of punches, nor where they concussive punches, but his noticeable sense of urgency and the fact that the only thing that De la Hoya was doing was dancing around the ring, created an impression in the judge's minds.
Trinidad was upset by Ronald Winky Wright on his next fight after which he announced his retirement for good from the sport of boxing.
www.eastsideboxing.com /news.php?p=7543&more=1   (1706 words)

  
 Cyber Boxing Zone -- Felix Trinidad Report
When Felix began the first round circling the ring without throwing, Zulu was content to stand opposite him in equal inactivity.
When Trinidad finally aimed a couple of punches at Zulu's body in the fourth, it became apparent that the end was near.
Trinidad, who only recently had vowed to stay at 154 lbs., looked to be in fine shape, but was reported to be entering the ring at 160.
cyberboxingzone.com /boxingchronicle/articles_trinidad.html   (598 words)

  
 Felix Trinidad announces second retirement - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
Trinidad made the announcement after he arrived home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, late Sunday night to a news conference where his father and trainer said that he was retiring, and the boxer said he wouldn't go into the ring without his dad.
Trinidad had retired previously after the only other loss in his 43-match career, in a middleweight title fight four years ago against Bernard Hopkins.
That removed the aura of invincibility that had surrounded Trinidad, who was considered one of the greatest boxers of the last decade and held world titles in three weight classes through fearsome power and impressive manoeuvrability.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20050516T180000-0500_80606_OBS_FELIX_TRINIDAD_ANNOUNCES_SECOND_RETIREMENT.asp   (315 words)

  
 Felix Tito Trinidad Boxing Autograph
Felix Trinidad had a solid amateur career winning five Puerto Rican National Amateur Championships at (100 pounds, 112, 119, 126 and 132).
Trinidad finished Blocker off at 1:59 of the second round with a knockout that left Blocker on the canvas for several minutes, solidifying Trinidad's status as a devastating puncher with power in both hands.
Trinidad couldn't get his feet set and deliver that devastating blow which has taken out so many of his past opponents.
www.boxing-memorabilia.com /trinidad.htm   (891 words)

  
 Chee: Presser
Felix Trinidad: At this moment I will not be able to answer that because I am so focused on this fight, we’re going to wait for the result of this fight first then after this fight then we will speak about my future and everything.
Felix Trinidad: Well Mayorga is a fighter that is coming up from 147, he already did a fight at 156 and it’s a fight a fight that he’s coming up to 160.
Felix Trinidad: The reason why were are fighting for this kind of belt is because the belt of the organization are all held by one fighter and you know who it is so they wanted a 12 round fight.
www.doghouseboxing.com /chee/icheehuahua092804.htm   (2135 words)

  
 Book Felix Tito Trinidad Speaker - Keynote Sports Speaker for Event, Corporate Meeting - Your Booking Agent for Felix ...
Felix "Tito" Trinidad is without a doubt the most popular and distinguished fighter to come out of Puerto Rico.
Felix "Tito" Trinidad pressured and picked apart the veteran, hurting him on a number of occasions throughout the fight on his was to a unanimous decision win.
Felix "Tito" Trinidad's perseverance and courage ultimately rewarded him with a majority decision and the bragging rights of having handed the "Golden Boy" his first loss as a professional.
www.grabow.biz /SportsCelebrities/Felix-Tito-Trinidad.htm   (1114 words)

  
 Felix Trinidad - SoSH | Boston Red Sox | Red Sox Rumors | Spring Training | Pawtucket Red Sox
Perhaps the purest knockout puncher of this generation, Felix "Tito" Trinidad won the first 40 fights of his professional career.
In 2001, Trinidad was convincingly beaten by then-Middleweight champion Berrnard Hopkins.
Trinidad is currently retired for a second time.
www.sonsofsamhorn.net /wiki/index.php/Felix_Trinidad   (91 words)

  
 FELIX TRINIDAD HAD NO ANSWERS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Papa Trinidad had the same sage advice as always, “just get in there and hit him hard”.
Trinidad and Wright showed their class in the post-fight interviews -- slapping fists and saying complimentary things -- friends inside and outside the ring.
Trinidad took the loss in stride, “I’m still young and I’m still strong.
www.fightbeat.com /judgejake/noanswers.php   (433 words)

  
 FELIX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Trinidad constant desire to face the best fighters was clear in his early career as he faced some stiff competition as a pro.
Trinidad began to score with precise blows and picked apart the challenger from Zaire.
Trinidad showed devastating power at this new weight and proved to everyone that he is a force to be reckoned with in the Middleweight division.
www.peleasdvd.com /IFP-TRINIDAD.htm   (2313 words)

  
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 KO Corner - Felix Trinidad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Felix Trinidad heard about De La Hoya’s meeting with Manhattan reporters and has responded to the claims that Trinidad met with Oscar to discuss a possible rematch and more.
Trinidad says that you are just using his name to try and make publicity for himself and he’s probably right.
He schooled the 28-year-old Trinidad from the outset, offering a master class in pugilism to the limited left hooker who won perhaps two rounds before his father rushed in the ring to halt the bout at 1:18 of the 12th.
www.kocorner.com /boxing/category/Felix-Trinidad   (2247 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Boxing | Farewell to Tito
In a sport full of shocks, the announcement that Felix Trinidad is to hang up his gloves at the age of 29 comes as a genuine surprise.
So Trinidad has elected to retire, satisfied that his achievements in three different divisions - welterweight, light-middleweight and middleweight - are more than enough.
Trinidad accepted the loss with dignity and returned to Puerto Rico to regroup and then return.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/boxing/2088124.stm   (621 words)

  
 Felix Trinidad Turns 32 Today: Still a Boxing Superstar | TheSweetScience.com Boxing
Almost to a person, they were inwardly transfixed with curiosity, praying, outwardly their bodies twisting rhythmically, palms wet, as wonderment turned to excitement, in seeing that ‘their guy’ had, indeed, retained that venomous punching fluidity and stalking aggressiveness that had made him one of thee knockout specialists of his generation.
Felix Trinidad has never had to Americanize himself to become a boxing pay per view star across the North American mass media sports networking market.
All in all, 2005 should be a year Felix Trinidad and his loyal fans will never forget, no matter how they plan things, no matter what titles belts Don King arranges, no matter how, or upon whom, the ultimate punches land.
www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/1537/felix-trinidad-turns-today-still-boxing-superstar   (1553 words)

  
 HBO: Boxing: Fighters: Bio: FELIX TRINIDAD
The widely held beliefs that Trinidad might not be able to bring his vaunted punching power to, or take a punch at, middleweight were dispelled when Trinidad dropped Joppy with a left hook that sent Joppy sprawling underneath the bottom rope with 12 seconds left in the first round.
Trinidad's staggering 35 knockouts in 43 outings have given this slugger one of the highest knockout percentages of any world champion in history at 81 percent.
Felix Trinidad announces his retirement from boxing after losing a 12 round unaminous decision to Winky Wright on May 14, 2005 in Las Vegas.
www.hbo.com /boxing/fighters/trinidad_felix/bio.html   (1215 words)

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