07-03-2002, 04:04 PM
I don't think Trinidad will retire for good. Ali retired and came back, Foreman did too. Trinidad is too young, too hungry and too talented to remain out of the game for too long.
An interesting question is if the Jones/Hopkins fight ever goes down, who will the winner have to fight? Will Hopkins remain in Jones' weight class and take on all comers? Would Trinidad be able to move up in class and return to fight Jones? In my opinion Jones and Trinidad were two of the most exciting boxers in this past decade outside of the heavyweight division.
For awhile the only excitement in boxing was coming from outside the heavyweight division. Tyson's absence left a void that they filled. Now that Mike has all but been demolished and finally revealed what we didn't want to believe, that he is a shell of his former self, who will take his place and be THAT guy in boxing that everyone pays to see? Lewis is a great fighter but he doesnt have the "kwon" that Tyson had.
An interesting question is if the Jones/Hopkins fight ever goes down, who will the winner have to fight? Will Hopkins remain in Jones' weight class and take on all comers? Would Trinidad be able to move up in class and return to fight Jones? In my opinion Jones and Trinidad were two of the most exciting boxers in this past decade outside of the heavyweight division.
For awhile the only excitement in boxing was coming from outside the heavyweight division. Tyson's absence left a void that they filled. Now that Mike has all but been demolished and finally revealed what we didn't want to believe, that he is a shell of his former self, who will take his place and be THAT guy in boxing that everyone pays to see? Lewis is a great fighter but he doesnt have the "kwon" that Tyson had.
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