John Mugabi -vs- Tito Trinidad

[Holmes' Jab]

12 rounds, who wins?

[Russell]

Both at their best, I want to say I'd favor Mugabi.

[Holmes' Jab]

Me too. What I will say is that I fell these two are somewhat overrated fighters, I think Mugabi's power and natural advantage in size tips the balance in his favour here. Though Trinidad had a good chin. I think this ones a war for however long it goes, but ref intervines to stop the bout in Mugabi.s favour by the mid-rounds.

Mugabi TKO7.

[sthomas]

I'd go with the Beast, of course not after the Haglar fight though. Naturally bigger, stronger, and it took a lot of Haglar blow to put him away.

[abraq]

Mugabi will win.

[teeto]

Nar , Tito , and at 154 aswell, Mugabi comes right to maybe the greatest finisher of all-time!! That's that!!!

[Russell]

Any number of fighters that came to Trinidad knocked him on his ass.

His chin so so-so.

[teeto]

Any number of fighters that came to Trinidad knocked him on his ass.

His chin so so-so.
He was never ever hurt at WW , that argument about his chin is overrated imo. He just caught early and went down but was right up and took over immediately. And at 154 was he ever in trouble?

What happened to nearly every fighter that went to Tito?

[Russell]

I know what happened to most of them.

A prime Mugabi isn't "most" fighters.

He had a lot going for him, sickening power and a great chin being two of them.

[teeto]

I know what happened to most of them.

A prime Mugabi isn't "most" fighters.

He had a lot going for him, sickening power and a great chin being two of them.
He has a chance definitely , and with THAT POWER he most definitely has a chance!! But i think Tito wins this, Tito was one of the hardest punchers 147 and 154 has seen (seriously) , and like i said, possibly the greatest finisher ever (along with Joe Louis imo). Tito stops him imo

[Russell]

I just favor Mugabi.

Mentally I think he's a lot stronger than Tito, which is going to help because this is going to be war.

Tito could be rattled pre-fight, and even during a fight.

[teeto]

I just favor Mugabi.

Mentally I think he's a lot stronger than Tito, which is going to help because this is going to be war.

Tito could be rattled pre-fight, and even during a fight.
Yeah , this is not a lock for either fighter , with power like these 2 it just can't be!! This woudlnt dissapoint , guaranteed!!!

[brooklyn1550]

I'd take Mugabi by stoppage in 8 rounds or so. He was physically stronger than Trinidad and could take a hell of a shot before Hagler ruined him.

[teeto]

Im well outnumberd here !! Surprised to see no1 seeing my point though

[laxpdx]

I take the beast as well, for the aforementioned advantages of size, strenth and power.

[birddog]

Also pick Mugabi

[PhillyPhan69]

Wow I can't believe so many have chosen Mugabi. trinidad seems not to have solidified himself as a MW in many peoples minds (not necesarily wrong) due to a B-Hop loss. TKO's over Vargas and Joppy seem to indicate to me that he was able to carry some of his power (taped hands or not?) up to MW with him. I see him having a clear tacticle advantage over Mugabi as well. I see Mugabi tiring in the later rds, and Trinidad stalking untill either a UD is reached, but I am leaning towards a late Tito KO.

If on the off chance this is the 154 Tito against Mugabi (after the hagler fight who lost a LMW fight to Thomas in 86 before winning the LMW Title in 89 and ultimately losing it to Norris in 90....) Tito would probably dispatch of him early ala Norris. I didn't really care for Mugabi at this weight and am not sure why he went down (in weight?) after the Hagler fight?

[JohnThomas1]

I like Trinidad, the better skilled fighter. I think he can stop Mugabi.

[PhillyPhan69]

Im well outnumberd here !! Surprised to see no1 seeing my point though

Sometimes it's just more fun to be in the minority though!!!!

[teeto]

Sometimes it's just more fun to be in the minority though!!!!
We're right anyway!!!

[Mantequilla]

Tito had become a plod forward left-hooker with minimal skills by the time he got to middleweight.he wasn't really any more technical than Mugabi.

add in his slow starts, mediocre chin and lack of middleweight strength and you have a very tough fight to predict even if Tito had been much better at the lower weights.

[JohnThomas1]

Tito had become a plod forward left-hooker with minimal skills by the time he got to middleweight.he wasn't really any more technical than Mugabi.

add in his slow starts, mediocre chin and lack of middleweight strength and you have a very tough fight to predict even if Tito had been much better at the lower weights.

Which makes it surprising we are at about 7-2. Maybe it'll even out later.