I heard on the radio yesterday that Tito Trinidad's legal representaton has publicly announced that the 29 year old fighter is retiring from boxing. He has lost only one fight in his career, the last one against Bernard Hopkins. Supposedly, his father is the one who has advised him to retire. Wonder if losing broke him that badly. I am sorry to see a fighter with so much more fight left in him throw in the towel so soon.
I read this too! WOW a boxer going out on top before he gets his brains beat out of his head...mumble, mumble, mumble. After Trinidad beat Cherifi, Hopkins refused his requests for a rematch, as did Oscar de la Hoya, who lost a previous bout to Trinidad. "The only fights remaining would not add anything to his career, but would cause great risk to his health," his lawyer Nicolas Medina said. Very smart and very rare that a boxer still has the brains to stop when its time to. Props to Tito! Trinidad to retire without getting rematch with Hopkins SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Felix "Tito" Trinidad is retiring from boxing, much to the delight of the former middleweight and welterweight champion's family. "Tito has finished his career healthy, with a brilliant record, and thanks to God with an economic future that guarantees peace for him and his family for the rest of his life," said his father, Felix Trinidad Rodriguez who also serves as Trinidad's trainer and manager. The fighter couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Trinidad Rodriguez told The Associated Press that he and Trinidad made the decision on Tuesday after speaking with promoter Don King. He informed them that there was little chance of a rematch with Bernard Hopkins, who gave Trinidad his only professional loss. Trinidad, 29, was 41-1 with 34 knockouts in three weight classes, and took part in 21 title fights. He is considered by many as the best Puerto Rican boxer. Trinidad began his professional career in 1990, when he was 17, after a short amateur career of 57 fights. "I'm happy with the decision," Trinidad's mother, Irma Garcia, told the television network Univision. "I always told him, 'You have to get out one day so you don't take a bad hit.'" Trinidad won his last fight against France's Hacine Cherifi in May. He suffered his only defeat in the previous fight against Hopkins, which also cost him his middleweight title. Hopkins knocked him out in the 12th round. After Trinidad beat Cherifi, Hopkins refused his requests for a rematch, as did Oscar de la Hoya, who lost a previous bout to Trinidad. "The only fights remaining would not add anything to his career, but would cause great risk to his health," his lawyer Nicolas Medina said. On July 19, 1993, Trinidad won his first championship -- the IBF welterweight crown -- when he knocked out Maurice Blocker in the second round. He defended that title 15 times. Trinidad beat the previously undefeated De la Hoya in September 1999, adding the title of WBC welterweight championship. A year later, he gained weight and beat promising Americans David Reid and Fernando Vargas in super welterweight bouts. In 2001, Trinidad moved to the middleweight division and beat William Joppy, which paved the way for his unification fight against Hopkins.
Hopefully this is not true. I am not a huge fan of Tito but I thought he had many more good fights in front of him. That whipping Benard put on him must have really got to him.
roger that...sasd to hear about tito...i was abou to come out of retirement and lay the smack down on him...
I hear that Oscar de la Hoya will be pissed because he wants to get revenge against all the guys he lost to. Trinidad was number one on his list because he gave de la Hoya his first lost ever. Oh well.
"boxers retiring" is about as permanent as....umm....errrrr....boxers retiring. We'll see how long he stays retired. Maybe until he can get the rematch he is seeking....
