trinidad vs hopkins

[@LiamATL007]

I remember watching this with my old man. I come back every now and then just to watch and feel it again. Miss you pops

[@kingmiller1982]

❤️

[@ernieestrada193]

🙏

[@TheIkaraCult]

this is one of those fights that conjours memories.

[@samoka101]

🙏🏾

[@GutsAndGlory734]

🙏

[@larryjablinski3570]

This is one of the best masterclasses in the history of boxing

[@Kumite_Champ1988]

An incredibly underrated performance dismantling a 40-0 Trinidad, the younger fighter, who was mowing the competition down. Hopkins at the time in the era considered an old fighter at 36.

[@oddencounters6516]

Faxx

[@duftyboxing]

@@Kumite_Champ1988 at the time it was a big shock. Tito was riding high up til this fight.

[@jdub7469]

Yep, this is pure boxing greatness right here, amazing performance

[@TheKingsnake02]

Trinidad was overrated

[@knuke9596]

Bernard's Masterpiece.

[@philap2035]

Yeah, this plus De La Hoya, Tarver, and Pavlik fights too.

[@johngregoire3062]

Hopkins one of the greatest fighter in USA history

[@Tay-vr3be]

The second greatest middle weight of all time

[@fundzreal7680]

Defo master of the mind games , always slightly behind Roy Jones though for me, thoughts?

[@kingchino6179]

I love Foreman but he was a hater. B Hop won almost every round and he still was hating. Even the old man had to tell him lol

[@wavyamar]

Foreman loves big punchers like himself. Hence trinidad and hamed he loved

[@williamcaputo2234]

Foreman wasn’t hating he was really just calling it as he saw it. At the end he even said Hopkins did a great job tricking us all.

[@BrownBomber92181]

Foreman was a funny, likeable guy, but his commentary was really bad, he was always ridiculously biased.

[@godfreypamosoo7216]

@@BrownBomber92181 a hater of black boxer a very bias commentator when it comes to American black boxers like I earlier sad.

[@Blood_n_Donuts]

george foreman is six times smarter than all of you guys combined.

[@user-gl6sm9rs2v]

Big George must've had money on Tito....lol

[@derekirving2360]

Because a Muslim beat his ass he can't get over it

[@derekirving2360]

Ya boy George Forman

[@danielali2724]

Na, he's just a hater. Always been. Always wrong with his picks too. Then after his guy gets his ass kicked, he tries to switch it up.

[@user-gl6sm9rs2v]

@@danielali2724 Right...🤣😂🤣

[@user-gl6sm9rs2v]

@@derekirving2360 🤣😂🤣

[@Ma-Dee-Yo]

I like how Larry merchant called out George Foreman in round 7 😂😂

[@cedericocosantorini8013]

@Nobby Barnes Agreed.

[@uoeno-it603]

George foreman was riding Trinidad hard

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

It did seem like Foreman was on Tito nuts hard.

[@---wc2zp]

40:37

[@besttex4735]

@@uoeno-it603 Tito was a monster. He had 40 wins with 33kos coming in. Foreman had been there his past few fights and seen what Tito was doing to these guys. Killing them. He had been a champ nearly 10 years in 3 divisions. He also had great stamina and could rally late. Foreman new this. Noone really knew hopkins. Hope that sums it up a bit. Plus I think foreman saw himself in Tito a bit. Warrior mindset

[@rockadoodoo]

This fight never gets old. Two of the greats in the ring, and a real opportunity to see a master class in boxing.

[@DANVIIL]

B-Hop, one of the best, ever, my man and fellow Philadelphian, Bernard Hopkins!! Tito couldn't resist dancing and groov'n but got Phillied at the end.

[@ImmaBeast713]

This one fight ended Felix's career

[@Pittsportboy]

And it was Hopkins rise to super stardom.

[@gousa8494]

Felix is never talk about a great boxer sorry bih

[@THISISLolesh]

@@gousa8494 He’s one of the best

[@ishrendon6435]

@@gousa8494 he is great tf you on??

[@wutang5503]

Hector Villanueva Tito is an all time great fighter and puncher, cut down on the smoking

[@Kedbuka]

Bernard was just about perfect here. Great, great performance.

[@melvintate8186]

He was awesome that night!!

[@Rock-mo3ry]

Tito said himself before the fight with Vargas “trying to make welterweight was too much of a drain”. Those were the words of Tito himself. Just because at fighter starts a weight, doesn’t mean we forever consider him that weight.

[@eatfarts3024]

Tell that to the Foreman grill guy

[@stairs021]

one of hopkins best fights. alot of heart and determination.

[@friday1394]

You mean a lot of fucking head bunts 28 times & rabbit punches behind the head dirty basterd💩💩🖕🏻

[@dakingataleedo]

@@friday1394 its a fight, they are trying to knock each other out ,its not his job to fight clean. Not at all. It's the ref's job to make sure everything is clean. If the ref allows it and you winning why stop? Don't think like a pussy here lmao

[@danielmayen6545]

How about skill? Every fighter had heart and determination at the highest level, cmon now.

[@lamonthunt8711]

@@friday1394 I guess the guy you rooted lost.

[@bikingwithstanley2534]

Bernard Hopkins is way bigger than Trinidad. Bernard Hopkins was fighting at light heavyweight at the end of his career. Plus Bernard had skill. Bernard stop boxing around age 50.

[@bradfordjones1606]

Wow, B Hop dominated from the rooter to the tooter.

[@nachodecastro793]

A career defining performance. Technically perfect, powerful, dominating and clean from start to finish. And do not forget who was in front of Hopkins: a guy called Trinidad...

[@sergiosanchez6927]

Mad respect for tito. He jumped up all those weight classes and fought the best. No shame in fighting Bhop. He was just to big and strong for tito. And tito did good in the fight for fighting bhop

[@seetsamolapo5600]

@@sergiosanchez6927 I never understand in boxing when people say an opponent is bigger, is this about height, reach, a combination of both or sth else?

[@wutang5503]

Seetsa Molapo everything adds up. B hops skills alone would’ve still won him this fight but you can clearly tell he was not nearly as bothered with or intimidated by Tito’s power as any welterweight Tito ever fought

[@derrickgreene8638]

Hopkins took the boy to school , he had not hing for Hopkins , it was a master against an over rated decent fighter 👊💥🔥🔥🔥💯👑!

[@chipster7789]

@@wutang5503 Actually Tito had the size advantage. Big punchers are big punchers. Hopkins size didn't save him from Tito's power. If you really watch you'll see that out of this entire fight Tito NEVER hit Hopkins clean like he did other opponents. That was the difference. Everyone else Tito got clean and solid hits on them......never on Hopkins.

[@aobgreatness1]

“At 36 he still thinks he has time to get better...” and guess what Larry, he was right.🤷‍♂️👌🏼

[@AgentMorgan2010]

As a 36 year-old down on his luck and going through lots of mid-life angst... that's touching shit, man. Almost makin' me a little misty-eyed.

[@itsdash9374]

Foreman's damn near silent from the middle of round 5 until trinidad missed all those punches in round 6 is golden. I can just imagine him sitting there salty af.

[@frankwoods9680]

Why was Foreman so salty?

[@DannyCosmos]

@@frankwoods9680 because he was riding Trinidad’s nuts the whole fight… even Larry called him out on it

[@papasul29]

@@DannyCosmos so true. Hopkins was winning basically the whole fight and foreman was stuck on " you cant handle that power of Trinidad, no body can handle his power ect..." and Hopkins just kept taken him on and whopping that ass and foreman just wouldn't admit it until the end of the fight.

[@DannyCosmos]

@@papasul29 him saying "I wish I could find my words so I could eat them" at the end was so satisfying ...

[@maxin3231]

He’s really an example, for the streets and jail to be a champion and one of the best of all time.

[@malajiim8879]

In the streets puertoricans constantly beating blacks No matter where they are

[@Real2k25]

💯💯

[@MichaelBrown777]

Big Hopkin's fan here, but he did do some sneaky punches to Tito's hip and thigh, maybe 5 times, old school move

[@anti-classist]

That's BHop, in it to win it .. that's why I loved him... Fulfilled the philly fighter stereotype.

[@path7004]

I agree I'm Hopkins fan too but he pulled out every trick in the book did you notice the stepping on the foot holding behind the head

[@xemanuelli]

And maybe his best punch in the fight after the bell dinged

[@Dmaccabees]

Love watching this fight over and over again!..🥊CLASSIC🥊

[@1987phillybilly]

Larry telling George how wrong he was. I loved it!!

[@themonsterbaby]

This and his match vs Kelly Pavlik were Hopkins' greatest performances. Both were just about perfect and against younger, very dangerous opponents.

[@LiamATL007]

I gotta add the Pascal win to that as well. To become the lineal champ at 75 was a monumental achievement

[@RawJa777]

Tarver also. Everyone was kinda worried about Bernard going into that fight and he just mopped the floor with "The Guy." Just dominated and embarrassed him all night long.

[@MB34756]

@@RawJa777 what about what he did to Oscar. people didn't think he was going to run him over like that. b hop is one of the best ring generals and most disciplined fighters i've ever seen.

[@RawJa777]

@@MB34756 I agree with your take on B-Hop, but I don't think the Oscar fight was a particularly good mark on his record. Oscar had struggled with Felix Sturm in his previous fight (everyone knows he lost) and just wasn't big enough to be fighting Hopkins, even at the catchweight. Even the KO was underwhelming. That said, you're right - Oscar is a huge name on his resume.

[@MB34756]

@@RawJa777 yeah he was a bit under sized for sure. but people thought he would've done better than he did.

[@jasongreene8493]

The best performance in the Hall of Fame career of Bernard Hopkins. That fight was a systematic and personal destruction of one of that generation’s best boxers.

[@davidlawrence3645]

Great, knowledgeable summary of the fight. I agree completely

[@eturnalsaga019]

Old B.Hopkins Playing Possum w/ Tito Thru out The Rounds To Only Set & Stage a Grand Finale Beating on Him. Then, Went on to Rule The Division for A Decade Not Bad For A Ex Convict Street Philly Fighter? Much Respect Due.!!

[@warrenhammonds1093]

This is #1 in my top-5 boxing masterpieces I've ever seen. #1 Hopkins - Trinidad (entering the ring to America The Beautiful and chanting USA! USA!! at the end was very touching. #2 Leonard - Hagler #3 Holyfield - Tyson 1 #4 Leonard - Benitez #5 Sanchez - Wilfredo Gómez Honorary mention Pacquiao - Margarito. Manny started in the flyweight division. My God that was the biggest size difference I've ever seen in a boxing match. It looked like an early UFC fight when they had no weigh divisions. I never thought I could love a boxer more than Ray Leonard but Manny, IMO, is the greatest boxer of all time. Yeah yeah, I know Márquez gave him fits but Ken Norton also gave Ali fits and people say he was the greatest. Norton won fights 1 and 2, and maybe even the 3rd too, IMO. Manny coming from flyweight to fight and beat super middleweights is nothing short of spectacular. The only eight-division world champion in boxing history. And he skipped two divisions too. If he hadn't he would've been a ten-division champion.

[@mongoslade277]

You definitely know 🥊when you said Salvadore Sanchez!! How about that big 5 of Hagler. Leonard. Duran. Hearns. Benitez. I thought Norton won the 3rd Ali fight as well. So did Ali. He said "Norton whupped me". Hopkins was great in this fight. Might be his best performance

[@warrenhammonds1093]

@@mongoslade277 Yeah brother, Sanchez might have been the greatest ever if it wasn't for his untimely death. I'm too lazy to look but I think Wilfredo Gomez had like 30 wins in a row and all by either KO or TKO. He was a baaaad mother but that night he ran into another bad mother who was badder than him. Come to think of it, that performance by Sanchez should be higher on my list since the quality of the opponent he was fighting. Danny "Little Red" Lopez was no slouch and Sanchez destroyed him twice. I don't think anyone ever hurt Sanchez. Yeah that Big-5 will never be matched again. I should've put Duran/Leonard 1 on my list because Duran fought a great fight too. He was the greatest lightweight of all time, IMO. He was unbeatable in the 70's. Great era of boxing during the Big-5 era that's for sure. Cheers, brother!

[@besttex4735]

@@warrenhammonds1093 sanchez had like 25 fights. Great boxer but he would have been beat eventually. Gomez moved up to fight a much bigger sanchez. Gomez was small and went back down after the loss. Its like when Tito ripped campus head off. Campus tried to fight a big strong welterweight. He paid the price. Even though his record was 56 50.

[@warrenhammonds1093]

@@besttex4735 Salvatore Sanchez was 42-1 with 32 KOs. The only loss was early in his career and a controversial split decision too. I think you're thinking about a different Sanchez. And 99.99 percent of the boxers gets beat eventually.

[@RamsLakersDodgers]

@@warrenhammonds1093 Roberto Duran was my favorite fighter growing up so that first fight against Leonard is probably my favorite.And Leonard being my least favorite fighter growing up😂This one is in my top 5 for sure.

[@melvintate8186]

Master Peace by Hopkins!!

[@jabmalassie]

Masterpiece I think, but I like your spelling better.

[@melvintate8186]

Thanks 😊!!

[@Wolfblack7]

ooohhh Ray Charles + eXXXecutioner great mix up!! Best entrance to the Ring Ever

[@padreantonioraygozav.raygo9576]

EL MEJOR BOXEADOR DE TODO PUERTO RICO EN TODOS LOS TIEMPOS. por Su Técnica Limpia y muy Depurada, Que Nos Demuestra Que La Buena Preparación Profesional y Olímpica Dan Buenos Resultados en Cualquier Situación y con Cualquier Estilo , Desde Un Estilo Muy Callejero y Payaso con Ricardo El Ridículo Mayorga.😅😂 México Siempre Amigo y Hermano de Los Boricuas y Caribeños. Saludos cordiales Desde Guadalajara Jalisco México

[@chrissmith2411]

If u didn't see this live u can't understand how big of an upset this was. Hopkins made all of Puerto Rico cry 😂😂😂😂

[@stefanrobert5233]

to Chris Smith: This was not an upset to people that know fighting. Bernard Hopkins was a fierce fighter. He just didn't have a big promotional push behind him.

[@dynamitekid5521]

Cause you don’t know boxing it was an upset.

[@stefanrobert5233]

to Dynamite Kid55: Bernark Hopkins was a fierce fighter with great defense. He had the defensive style to avoid Trinidad's power punches and defeat him. Also Bernard Hopkins was a solid middleweight fighting Tito who recently moved up from welterweight. Fight experts knew Bernard Hopkins was going to win.

[@bull419]

Yeah alright, then you woke up asshole. !!

[@rican_921]

Tito fought the best of the best. Unlike many “champions” nowadays.

[@ndeamonk24]

I remember watching this fight on ppv. My roommate, who boxed as an amateur, was the only person I knew felt Hopkins would win and dominate. He said Hopkins was a better technician and brawler than Tito. Said Tito lost too much power coming up and Joppy had a glass chin.

[@michaelbentt3018]

Those things your roommate mentioned "in addition to" going in against a prime, fierceless, guilely, super intuitive master of the science of "hit and minimize the instances of getting hit" were spot on.

[@besttex4735]

The tower attacks had a big impact on Tito 3 days before the fight. Not saying Tito wins. But for sure he wasn't as strong and crisp as normal.

[@ricolaw1033]

@@besttex4735 it wasn’t 3 days before the fight. It was a few weeks after. I was there. The fight got postponed because of 911 because it was originally scheduled for 9/15. First time I saw troops in NYC. Why would it affect Tito and not Bernard? Tito isn’t from NY!!

[@ricolaw1033]

@@besttex4735 he was outclassed skill wise and Bernard was a naturally bigger man. Bernard started at 175 and Tito started at 140. Bernard settled at 160 for years before moving back up but Tito came up 2 divisions. Tito was a more natural 147 to 154 pound fighter. Size matters. Tito was mostly effective with stationary fighters

[@anti-classist]

Me, my Dad and My Dad's friend all believed Hopkins was going to Execute him.... Just too Philadelphia and too throw back for Tito.

[@warmguts3999]

THANK YOU for posting the entire fight- I hate when uploaders cut the entrances and interviews

[@eurostarnamastar3128]

A stellar performance by Hopkins !!!!! He knows the art of boxing ...and proved it in this fight !!!! Took every round. ...... this fight should be studied by all newcomers to this game!!

[@gregoryswift7804]

What fight is Georgie watchin??👀🎤🤓

[@DavidPerez-nz6tv]

So wonderful to see Trinidad get his beat down!!!

[@hectorlopez1069]

That was Trinidad downfall.

[@jakemorrison548]

Tito was glassy eyed from round 9. Kept coming though. Heart of a champion. I actually picked him over Tito. I saw just a few of his fights before this, and I saw what he did to younger fighters.

[@seanjungle764]

I watched this fight live, and George Foreman was riding the hell out of Felix's nuts... smh. #Ali

[@kristyconte3752]

Zxxxzasdsaas S Zzzasssassaasxxv. Xaaad. A

[@xxjer23xx91]

PAUSE

[@magnum-kj5ip]

That's their job to make the fight sound interesting. Foreman is a multiple time champion. He knows Tito was getting his ass whooped.

[@thadiusfisher3918]

So did I and Hopkins dominated this fight lol

[@cedericocosantorini8013]

Foreman has never been so wrong.

[@jamesmagee7387]

Cedericoco Santorini he started back tracking😂

[@javiermigoya]

I remember seeing a couple of Roy Jones Jr fights and knew he was a beast, then I saw with my Dad the Roy Jones Jr vs Bernard Hopkins fight on either HBO or Showtime, I remember telling my Dad "Wait till you see this Guy, He's lighting Fast, KOs everyone, and Has close to a Heavyweight's punch" I wasn't lying, B Hop was still an unknown top prospect, The Fight everyone was just starting to talk about was the possible matchup against James "Lights Out" Toney, I remember my Dad saying, This Guy isn't as great as you said, truth was that Roy JJ just looked normal against B Hop, no superhuman, but little did we know then that these 2 were both Superhuman, Roy JJ won by UD but it was a much closer fight than Roy JJ vs James Toney Fight, B Hop went on to also defeat Oscar De La Hoya by TKO in similar fashion to Trinidad but a Body Shot

[@yarmus718]

I had similar thoughts... Remember thinking Roys not doing much show boating in there against this guy.. showed Bhop a lot of respect.... Funny Bc HBO acted as if it was business as usual for RJJr.. Like you said "little did we know"

[@popdog75]

When B-hop met RJJ he hadn't reached his peak yet! Roy had a huge amateur career and was at the top of his game! It was only here at 36 we saw Hopkins reach his peak of boxing and athletic ability jmho!

[@jonathanhanser5914]

B Hop paid RJJ back later in their careers w an ez win

[@grapedrank666]

James wasn't in the best shape for that fight, he had alot of problems with cutting weight. Roy won fair and sqaure, but i wish we got to see the best version of toney in that ring.

[@javiermigoya]

@@grapedrank666 James was a beast, I compare him to Marvelous Marvin Hagler they had a lot in common, they were both supremely skilled pressure fighters, a never-ending tank of stamina and they both had Tungsten Tough Chins, people talk about granite chins, but these 2 had that kind of chin is just unreal, another boxer that had that kind of chin was The Tuaman David Tua, if Mike Tyson had David Tua's Chin, there would be no question as to who was the greatest of all time because the Buster Douglas Japan incident would have never happened and Lennox Lewis would have been KOed in 02 or 03 when they fought, also when I say Toney was like Hagler, Roy Jones Jr was Like Sugar Ray Leonard, very flashy and fast and that's how he stole that fight from Hagler and Leonard's Brother, lol you got to give Sugar Ray credit for coming up with a scheme like that, had his brother hit the mat when 30 seconds were left in the round, Hagler would start to wind down thinking it was the 10 seconds warning andLeonard would steal the rounds at the end with flurries all while Hagle was confused and saying to himself, "Damn those are the longest 10 second round warnings I've ever witnessed" after a few rounds it was apparent that there were 2 separate slaps on the mat, I never knew it till I saw the documentary about the fight and also on a Leonard documentary

[@GodWarsX]

Beautifully executed BHop

[@bigcel42]

In 2001 they thought 36 was old. Now the 45,46 years old guys and girls are literally the best guys and girls in a few sports. We’ve evolved.

[@markmitchell3614]

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, one of the best performances and boxing matches of all time.

[@stefanrobert5233]

to Mark Mitchell: Yes this was a great performance by Bernard Hopkins. When Dela Hoya lost to Trinidad, Dela Hoya said that he wanted to give Trinidad a “boxing lesson.” It was Hopkins that gave both Trinidad and Dela Hoya a “boxing lesson.”

[@josuearreola4754]

Iam still shocked to this day from this fight still cant get over it Hopkins simply owned Trinidad

[@gousa8494]

Trinidad couldn’t box he was just a puncher sorry bih

[@josuearreola4754]

@@gousa8494 I was just giving my opinion bih

[@besttex4735]

@@gousa8494 He could box very well. Pull your head out your ass mexico.

[@daveydmur]

Hopkins got into his head before this fight ever happened with the flag incident. Then he counter-punched, defended against the left hook by keeping his right up the whole fight and dragged Trinidad into deep waters, a place he had rarely been before. He was also the bigger man and had fought at this weight forever. My favorite fight of all time.

[@contempris2383]

Hopkins is a Martial Artist. He is patient., techinical and methodical. Then crowd booed his actions in the beginning bit he didn't care because was a serious gameplan. Take the younger man in too deep waters then drown him. You don't get it son. This isn't a Boxing ring. It's an operating table... AND I'M THE SURGEON!

[@foxybingo1112]

Hopkins' ring entrance was spectacular

[@tonymontez6628]

I saw B Hop fight Antoine Echols and was immediately a fan. So when this fight was announced I was the only one taking bets on him LOL. All my co workers would clown me behind my back until I collected LOL

[@elx2482]

Same here, got PAID....🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@yefimkoza1575]

Hopkins picked a perfect song for his entrance….right after 9/11, to show how a kid from North Philadelphia ghetto , who was locked up in a maximum security , can become a millionaire and a. Hall of Famer…. Only in America 🇺🇸

[@nosherz]

Hopkins was crazy strong at L.H (when he eventually moved up) and used to rag doll some of those much bigger guys around the ring, as that was his natural weight class all along. He sweated down to M.W, re-hydrated before the fights & incredibly, still retained all his strength & endurance. Fighters moving up from the lower weight classes, like trinidad, de la hoya, wright & pavlik, had no chance against him physically. That natural strength gap was insurmountable, even if they could match him for boxing ability - especially as he had a great chin too.

[@Mitch_Feral]

And, frankly, none of them could match him as a boxer, either. BHop is a pair of stolen fights away from being popularly understood as one of a handful of the best fighters would has ever lived.

[@dustinhellstern7728]

Tito & his Dad look like members of ‘The Village People”. It doesn’t look like anything else, folks.

[@MrDjtuck]

Thanks for the upload. I truly enjoy watching these historical fights. This win by Bernard was considered a huge upset as Hopkins was a 3-1 Underdog in Vegas.

[@Mr.Memphis10]

RIP Bias HBO Boxing... The Executioner much too much for Tito Trinidad!

[@gschu7385]

Bernard became one of my favorites of all time after this fight .... great fighter

[@johnsprings3322]

I'd never seen him fight, I thought Tito was Superman, B Hop just took him apart

[@pablog9258]

g schu 0*6’(j 9.

[@jomana4517]

De La Hoya laid the blueprint on how to Beat Trinidad, broke his nose and had him Bleeding but his dumb ass cornermen told him that he had won the fight and to run and box the last 3 rounds, he could have KO Trinidad.

[@johnsprings3322]

@You heard? You don't know a GODDAMN thing bout boxing. He got beat cause B Hop was 10x better technically. All Tito did was throw left hooks

[@johnsprings3322]

@Brett R I don't know how somebody hasn't offed King yet....he stole millions from me I bet I would hire a hit squad

[@wawaelias8842]

I remember Tito’s dad saying this fight wasn’t going past 2 rounds and every one who I watching this fight with had Tito in 5 or 10 and I was the only one saying Hopkins was to big strong and slick for Tito

[@besttex4735]

Lol nigga you didn't know shit. You were prolly just mad that he had murdered vargas a few fights prior. Noone knew hopkins at that time. You look like you 35 now. How old were you then 14??? Lol you didnt know shit

[@marcleon1513]

When Larry Merchant of all people is giving a black fighter credit and criticizing a black analyst for not giving that fighter credit, that analyst needs to rethink they’re life 😆 😂. I noticed George shut the hell up after Larry called his ass out.

[@geoffreybailey6350]

Wow. I was 21 years old and stationed at Misawa Air Base Japan when this took place. Great memories. What a performance by Mr. Hopkins. Peace and blessings

[@glynburchell6716]

George Foreman was a terrible commentator

[@robertromeo3765]

Hopkins wrote the script, and performed it brilliantly. His conditioning, skill and smarts outperformed the youth, speed and aggression of Trinidad. God bless America.

[@trooparline2688NBNY]

I never saw this fight. A big fan of Hopkins. My 1st time seeing him fight without holding. He punched with the puncher. A well deserved knockout. He won that $100,000 bet on himself

[@MICLANTECUTLI]

Honestly Trinnidads dad should have thrown in the towel after the 10th round to avoid permanent damage to his son cause Trinidad was never the same after this fight.

[@michaelbentt3018]

Real talk, every moment Felix absorbed a shot from Bernard he wavered/buckled ever so slightly. I'm a big admirer of both of these men. I watched the fight while in LA. Viewing Felix's responses that night to getting clipped and visibly shaken by Bernard didn't bode well for the outcome in Felix's favor. That said, both are stone cold masters of the craft. Respect!

[@Christopher._M]

@@michaelbentt3018 that man's legs were shaking in round 11.

[@michaelbentt3018]

@@Christopher._M Thats how it goes, Champ. Its two hands against two against, right? And though those hands of your opponent are right in front of you, very rarely does one '"see" the shot that hurts you coming. Funny how that happens, huh?🥺

[@09fredo]

George must have bet money on Trinidad for this fight.

[@johnsprings3322]

He's an idiot

[@amp12345amp]

@@johnsprings3322 ... bruh...so true. LOL. I was wondering what fight George Foreman was watching. Definitely not the fight in that ring.

[@johnsprings3322]

@@amp12345amp Bro, I'm a 2nd generation boxer, me and my first coach would hang on the weekends and watch fights, Foremans skull was TOO GODDAMN hard for his own good but, he's just dumb, we ALWAYS made fun of Foreman, he once said a guy was a great puncher because he had strong ANKLES??????? WTF U MEAN?

[@themonsterbaby]

@@johnsprings3322 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 kinda like how Trinidad was scared of De La Hoya because "his shoulders were huge". Lol

[@ceemuhammad3707]

😂

[@eurostarnamastar3128]

Hopkins fought his perfect fight....won practically every round and then finished Trinidad off in the 12.....master fighter !!!!

[@optimalpowersimracing6625]

Honestly watching this back, after all these years, Tito was never really cut out for this weight... Just looks smalled than Hopkins physically..

[@sirtray54]

This is my Favorite All Thine Fights Benard B-Hop Hopkins Put On A Clinic He Gave Trinidad A Old Fashion Butt Whuppin 👊🏾😎👊🏾😎👊🏾

[@RawJa777]

The only person who had a worse night than Tito was Big George.

[@roibaptiste3648]

🤣🤣🤣.

[@lordburlap4514]

Bernard turned Tito into TriniDUD.

[@Kumite_Champ1988]

One of the finest performances you’ll ever see in sport.

[@ChristianCMC]

Man, I miss classic fights like this. De La Hoya, Vargas, Naseeem, Barrera, Tyson, Holyfield. Etc. Now it's all about MMA.

[@tytiger7176]

This is like a big brother toying with his younger brother! B-Hop schooled Tito in the sweet science of boxing

[@jomana4517]

De La Hoya laid the blueprint on how to Beat Trinidad, broke his nose and had him Bleeding but his dumb ass cornermen told him that he had won the fight and to run and box the last 3 rounds, he could have KO Trinidad.

[@mr.nobody9697]

No. Bhop is just that good and had a big size advantage. Tito had no business fighting above 154lbs. Didnt matter how skilled Tito was because he wasn't beating Bhop that night. btw Im a huge Tito fan but I knew he was losing that night.

[@mr.nobody9697]

@@jomana4517 Oscar got on his bike after he got caught with a big left hook and stayed away from Tito the rest of the fight. I though Oscar shouldve stayed aggressive and came forward on Tito after the 6th round and could've gotten the ko.

[@tytiger7176]

@@mr.nobody9697 Good point

[@Romans8-9]

@@mr.nobody9697 Its a myth that Oscar ran. He outpunched and outlanded Tito in the 9th. In the 10th he outpunched and outlanded Tito but was less effective missing a whole lot more than Tito. In punch stats, he utterly destroyed Tito from Round 1 to 9. He lost the last 3 rounds but they were close rounds. The rest of the fight, Oscar destroyed him. Oscar was rightly told by his corner to box and stay out of danger, he should have been many rounds up but the fight was fixed anyway. Tito was Don King´s fighter and Jerry Roth had Tito winning 3 of the first 4 rounds then giving Oscar the 12th to make the fight look closer. If Roth scored the fight like a normal person, we wouldn´t even be talking about it 20 years later.

[@johtfloridaman6227]

Bernard's style, perspective, flamboyance, record, my new favorite boxer

[@bsdguy]

That was a great fight!

[@Armando316]

Hopkins was masterful in this fight. His most complete performance for me. Trinidad however looked dwarfed in this fight. He was never a middleweight. Had the perfect frame for 147-154 lbs and he should have moved down after this fight. He would have easily reigned in that division.

[@Romans8-9]

Oscar whooped Tito. So much so, Tito refused to ever fight him again. I agree Bhop was too big for Tito just like he was for Oscar but I don´t think Tito reigns the division, especially without fighting Oscar again.

[@seetsamolapo5600]

How do you judge what frame is perfect for what division?

[@Armando316]

@@seetsamolapo5600 Usually, the guys who have been great at 154 have that height of 5’10-5’11 with a natural walk around weight of 165-170. Leonard, Hearns, McCallum, Jackson, Norris, all had a similar build. Robinson would have been perfect at 154 because a lot of his fights at 160 he was always weighing in between 155-159.

[@Armando316]

@@Romans8-9 It was Oscar who didn’t want to move up to 154 lbs to fight Tito, and instead fought a smaller guy in Mosley.

[@Romans8-9]

@@Armando316 Not true. Since Oscar moved up to 154 in 2001. The 2nd fight against Shane was even at junior middle. Oscar offered Tito big money to fight him again but Tito refused.

[@GMadd-sb1ew]

George was a company man

[@dakingataleedo]

exactly lmao. Roy Jones kept it real no matter what, and always let Merchant and Lampley know he knew way more than them, but in a subtle way. Merchant especially don't know shit about boxing

[@danielvazquez7482]

According to AOL 10% believe Tito is winning after the 10th? Really? How is it possible watching him crystal clearly getting the s*it kicked out of him? That’s not even bias it’s just stupidity.

[@aetnaone]

I was the only person at this fight party back in 01 that called a Hopkins victory and I knew he was going to pull it off. I had watched BHop for years and knew what he was about and everyone else seemed to be on that Trinidad train. I absolutely knew Hopkins was no William Joppy or David Reid.

[@ricolaw1033]

I was there in person. Funniest thing me and my friends saw was William Joppy sitting across the street from the Garden like a homeless guy all by himself. We saw him inside so he was just waiting for his tickets from Don King 😂😂😂😂 he had the VIP pass around his neck but my friends were clowning him outside

[@TheMrpalid]

Nazim Richardson is one of the best all time trainers

[@mcmorelane3818]

He wasnt head trainer for this fight

[@ericstuart3167]

What a great win by the Philly fighter. Philly fighters fight like Mexicans with better skills and heart.

[@FredyVergara]

Hopkins De la hoya and Duran my favs🔥🥊

[@renatogul1982]

Ha ha ha. When asked Trinidad about a rematch with De La Hoya he answered anything else but fighting Oscar again. Tito never wanted a rematch with DLH. Always avoid that fight because he knows well that he lost the first match and a rematch would be the same.

[@KillyJoe]

Lame crowd not getting on with bernards USA chant.

[@tom11zz884]

George Foreman was absolutely DISGRACEFUL in this fight. He needs to be ashamed of himself.

[@troywilliams5756]

He's so obvious about who he wants to win. If you think this is bad listen to him with Michael Bent vs Tommy Morrison

[@TheEasyriderman]

I like what he was chanting. USA! USA! USA! Trinidad seem like he promoting his Country and how proud where he's from. He got he's ass humble. America has a lot good athletes and America just prove it.

[@gerardobarajas4410]

Hopkins great boxer😎👍😎

[@DeAquipaPuertoRico]

Poor Tito, my hero but, Hopsking was much better than him. Check out the end of the 10 round , tito's legs hahahahahahaha

[@lipo503]

Thats the problem just watching fights and knowing nothing about weight class plus Hopkins is a dirty boxer.

[@etchosts8162]

Hopkins calls soda liquid crack he eats clean 24/7 365

[@brotheldan2009]

I never seen a great fighter get dominated so much in a fight this was before we really knew how great Hopkins was, or at least for me

[@lionzion17]

What was up with George Foreman? lol

[@cook985]

Bernard pretty much told big George to shut up at the 23:18 mark

[@aldredoortizfranco4717]

Lo traían como a la pera loca al Tito... Conoció con valor a un verdadero pegador ..lo maltrató toda la pelea .Qué buena inteligencia fallar de adrede el Hopkins con la zurda para tirarle ese cruzado diestro...muuuuuuy bien .....Grande Hopkins

[@JesusGutierrez-xz7ux]

Mejor Di q no te gusta tito su forma de pelear o su manera de ser porq para mi fue un grande del Box o a poco es mejor Mallorga q el

[@aldredoortizfranco4717]

@@JesusGutierrez-xz7ux fué de mis favoritos el Tito...solo que en ésta pelea lo pusieron con un tumbacasas. ..

[@paisapaisa3759]

El mediocre tramposo Tito trampas trinidad sin su vendaje ilegal es como un escorpión sin cola..dio pena ajena el payaso ese 😂😂😂

[@jamesroberts2435]

Trinidad too small for middleweight and lightheavy but a bad ass at welterweight. Hopkins to strong and fast and powerful he boxed the hell out of Trinidad big up to Philly and Delaware!!! Hopkins got that payday and fame after this execution!!!

[@paisapaisa3759]

Tito trampas trinidad Is taller than Roy Jones for example😀

[@etchosts8162]

Hopkins is the most dedicated boxer as far as diet and training he says thats fun for him. Salute

[@thezeldatheorist3217]

Tito was in 911 inhaling the dust to save many, while Hopkins was training and going out of New York Hopkins mightave won the fight but Tito has won our hearts

[@truesportstalkpromotions5603]

So B-Hop outclassed Tito and KO'ed De La Hoya.. can any other boxer say they did that?

[@blkmamba40]

He TKO'd Tito after he brutalized him.

[@douthy87able]

My dad was laughing at how hard Foreman was favoring Trinidad despite how bad Trinidad was getting mollywopped.

[@billbandoh5818]

36 yo whooping a 28 yo in his prime... crazy

[@ricolaw1033]

I was at this fight. I’m from Philly and rooting for Hopkins. The Puerto Ricans were calling me a traitor because they thought I was Puerto Rican 😂😂😂😂

[@hvbris_]

1:02:07 Bernard savoring his victory

[@erinshort4739]

What did the late great Hagler say? It's hard to get up at 4 in the morning when wearing silk pajamas I myself spent years in prison didn't have no formal boxing training all the weights and if one wanted to run miles you had about 2 hours around the yard Bernard was taught at a young age when you come out of jails and prison you learn to improvise

[@fransiscoscaramanga674]

THE BETTER MAN WON,,,,,, PLAIN AN SIMPLE... TRINIDAD THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO DO TO HOPKINS WHAT HE HAD DONE TO JOPPY.....BUT HE GOT A RUDE AWAKENING THAT NIGHT.... TRINIDAD WAS A GOOD FIGHTER, NOT AN ALL-TIME GREAT LIKE HOPKINS.....

[@jaquaviousmoor799]

RIP Brother Nazim

[@mbroadmaster73]

The good days of boxing

[@AlexanderTullis]

One of the cleanest wins I've ever seen