Jump to content
Main menu
Main menu
move to sidebar
hide
Navigation
Main page
Recent changes
Random page
Help about MediaWiki
Special pages
Niidae Wiki
Search
Search
Appearance
Create account
Log in
Personal tools
Create account
Log in
Pages for logged out editors
learn more
Contributions
Talk
Editing
Félix Trinidad
(section)
Page
Discussion
English
Read
Edit
View history
Tools
Tools
move to sidebar
hide
Actions
Read
Edit
View history
General
What links here
Related changes
Page information
Appearance
move to sidebar
hide
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
====Welterweight title==== Trinidad traveled to [[San Diego, California]], and defeated the IBF welterweight champion [[Maurice Blocker]] in two rounds, in a [[fight card]] on June 19, 1993, televised by [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].<ref>{{cite book| quote=Invicto en 19 peleas, con 16 de esos triunfos antes del límite, finalmente le llegó a Tito Trinidad la oportunidad de conquistar un título mundial, cuando retó el 19 de junio de 1993 en San Diego, California, al entonces campeón peso welter de la Federación Internacional de Boxeo (FIB), Maurice Blocker.| title=Rumbo a la Titomanía| author=Luis Santiago Arce| publisher=[[El Nuevo Día]]| language=es| date=2008-01-05}}</ref> Trinidad spent the first two minutes of the fight analyzing Blocker's style. With 11 seconds left in the first round, one of Trinidad's punches injured Blocker, who barely survived the round.<ref>{{cite book| quote=Y tras dos minutos iniciales de estudio, el retador boricua, que subió al cuadrilátero con desbordante entusiasmo, tomó la ofensiva y restando 11 segundos del primer capítulo arremetió con un poderoso derechazo que puso en mal estado a Blocker, quien a duras penas logró completar los tres minutos.| title=Rumbo a la Titomanía| author=Luis Santiago Arce| publisher=[[El Nuevo Día]]| language=es| date=2008-01-05}}</ref> In the second round, the champion's condition improved, but after the first 30 seconds, another Trinidad punch injured him.<ref>{{cite book| quote=Una vez en el segundo asalto, Blocker pareció haberse recuperado hasta que, transcurridos 30 segundos, Trinidad le volvió a llegar limpiamente a la cara con un gancho de izquierda que dejó aturdido al campeón.| title=Rumbo a la Titomanía| author=Luis Santiago Arce| publisher=[[El Nuevo Día]]| date=2008-01-05}}</ref> Trinidad followed with a combination, scoring a knockout at 1:49 in the round when the referee stopped the fight.<ref>{{cite book| quote=Dos golpes similares volvieron a estremecer instantes más tarde a Blocker, quien recibió un decisivo recto de derecha que lo envió de bruces a la lona, procediendo el árbitro Robert Byrd a detener el conteo y la pelea al 1:49. | title=Rumbo a la Titomanía| author=Luis Santiago Arce| publisher=[[El Nuevo Día]]| date=2008-01-05}}</ref> Afterward, tournament organizer [[Don King (boxing promoter)|Don King]]'s exclusive relationship to stage fights for the cable channel Showtime meant that Trinidad would be showcased regularly on Showtime Championship Boxing.
Summary:
Please note that all contributions to Niidae Wiki may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see
Encyclopedia:Copyrights
for details).
Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)
Search
Search
Editing
Félix Trinidad
(section)
Add topic