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Trinidad had almost ended the fight during the sixth round after fracturing Whitaker's jaw in the round, though Whitaker insisted on continuing the fight. Whitaker was the busier fighter, throwing 749 punches compared to Trinidad's 518, though he landed just 234 for a 31% success rate while Trinidad scored 278 punches for a 58% success rate. [10]
Félix Juan Trinidad García (born January 10, 1973), popularly known as "Tito" Trinidad, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes and is considered to be one of the greatest Puerto Rican boxers of all time.
[25] In the seventh round, Whitaker displayed more offense, trading power punches with Trinidad, but the champion retained control of the fight's tempo during the eight, ninth and tenth rounds. [25] In the last round, Whitaker, with a badly swollen right eye, displayed a purely defensive stance, avoiding his opponent throughout the round while ...
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Trinidad would win the fight by technical knockout in the fourth round. The expected victories of Trinidad and Whitaker was expected to set up a unification bout between the two welterweight champions at some point in 1996. [2] However, the two fighters were unable to reach an agreement to face one another until 1999.
However, Whitaker would fail another drug test shortly after and his title match was cancelled. [12] Whitaker would then enter a drug rehabilitation center and would not fight at all in 1998. [13] He would finally return on February 20, 1999 to challenge Félix Trinidad for the IBF welterweight title. In what would be his final title match ...
Félix Trinidad vs. Pernell Whitaker; W. Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez; Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya; Pernell Whitaker vs. Gary Jacobs;