The first installment of my boxing blog comes on the eve of a great fight between two future hall of fame boxers. Saturday night Roy Jones Jr. (50-4) faces Puerto Rican Felix "Tito" Trinidad (42-2) at Madison Square Garden in New York City, in what promises to be an exciting fight.
Roy Jones Jr. was once regarded as the pound for pound best boxer in the world. However, after two brutal knockouts, one to Antonio Tarver and the other to Glenn Johnson, Jones doesn't nearly look as invincible as he did earlier in his career. Jones, who went into a short lived retirement following the loss to Johnson has been on the comeback trail, fighting against little known boxers. (A little off topic but Jones is also a rapper, so if you happen to like that genre of music I suggest you look up a couple of his songs)
Felix Trinidad, like Jones, was once widely regarded as one of the best fighters in boxing. He will go down in history as one of the best power punchers ever, with the majority of his wins coming back knockout. Trinidad's star has also faded after losses against Benard Hopkins and Winky Wright.
Prediction: Due to the fight being held at the 170 pounds, I think Trinidad, a naturally smaller fighter than Jones Jr. will have trouble with stamina throughout the fight and it might take a little off his heralded punching power.
Roy Jones Jr. wins by KO
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