As was written by scribes at the time, Felix and Oscar made up no ‘odd couple.’ However, after the 12 rounds Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya boxed at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, there was much written about how odd the scorecards were.
The great Felix Trinidad, one of the top two or three finest fighters ever to come from Puerto Rico, celebrates his 50th birthday today.
America was still both mourning and in a state of shock. The events of 9/11 had stunned, sickened and outraged the entire civilised world and nothing would ever be the same again.
Imagine prime Felix Tito Trinidad vs prime Sugar Shane Mosley?
This is the latest edition of the Dream Fight series, and a hypothetical fantasy match-up between Felix and Shane actually one that could have happened.
Twenty years ago today, two unbeaten warriors who could both punch like hell met in Las Vegas to shoot it out with 154-pound supremacy at stake.
The history of the welterweight division is rich with great fighters, truly special warriors who are universally recognised as all-time greats.
As fans might have read, former multi-weight champ Oscar De La Hoya, inspired by Mike Tyson’s incredible physical condition at age 53, is “seriously thinking” about making a comeback of his own.
Felix Trinidad is a former three division world champion who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2014.
As fans know, when Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya met in 1999, it was a huge welterweight showdown – one that ended up shrouded in controversy.
Punching for pay is one very hard and dangerous way to earn a living, with pro fighters sweating, bleeding and risking their very lives once they step bravely into the squared circle.