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WILLIAM JOPPY

STYLE: A boxer who relies heavily on his left jab. Fires straight and accurate right hands and prefers to box at a distance where his speed and defence give him advantages.


PUNCH: Good. Kayoed durable Shinji Tahehara in first title win and had tough former WBC champion Hacine Cherifi down twice before outscoring him. Destroyed both aged legend Roberto Duran and solid Rito Rivalcaba quickly with thunderous rights.


CHIN: Good, though some question marks remain. Floored by Julio Cesar Green in first bout, but recovered quickly to seemingly dominate - though adjudged to have lost the decision. Has not faced a truly powerful puncher at middleweight so far (Green had fought his entire career at junior middleweight).


MOST IMPRESSIVE WINS: w rsf 9 Shinji Takehara, w pts 12 Hacine Cherifi, w rsf 3 Roberto Duran, w pts 12 Julio Cesar Green.


OPPOSITION: Average, but more to do with weakness of the division than the avoidance of any worthwhile contenders. Has 32-1-1 (24) record. Won his first 19 bouts against undistinguished opponents before been held to a draw by average Rodney Toney for the NABF belt. Rebounded by going to Japan and taking the WBA middleweight crown via easy ninth round kayo of Shinji Takehara.


Two easy defences followed before taking on former junior middleweight contender Julio Cesar Green. Down in the second and boxing with a broken right hand, he rebounded behind his educated left jab to outbox his crude challenger only to loss a dubious decision. Once hand healed, he had a return with Green who he easily outboxed.


Destroyed former four-weight champion Roberto Duran in three one-sided rounds before stopping old foe Green on seventh round cuts after dominating every session. Dispatched Rito Ruvalcaba in a round before outpointing brave former champion Hacine Cherifi and kayoing unknown Jonathan Reid in four in his last outing.


STRATEGY TO BEAT TRINIDAD: Must establish jab from the start of contest. Keep the fight at a distance and counter punch with his dangerous right hand. Hold on whenever Trinidad gets in close thus minimizing the chances of the challenger mounting an effective body attack. Try and land flurries of blows in last 30 seconds of every round to catch the judges’ eyes.



FELIX TRINIDAD


STYLE: Truly multi-talented fighter. Has a piercing jab, fast hands, good defense, vicious puncher, tremendous heart and a venomous body attack. Slow starter, all the knockdowns he has suffered have been in the first four rounds, but gradually increases the pressure as he expertly cuts off the ring. Fires blindingly accurate combinations and has the power to take fighters out with a single blow.


PUNCH: Superb at welterweight and junior middleweight, but has never punched a natural middleweight like Joppy. However, one suspects that Trinidad will carry most of his power with him. Has kayoed durable fighters like Fernando Vargas, Yory Boy Campas and Luis Garcia. Of his 19 title fight wins, he has scored a remarkable 15 stoppages. Right hand is fast and lethal, but his left hook was hard enough to floor in Vargas four out of the five knockdowns he scored. Vicious body puncher who effortlessly whips in hooks to the mid-section.


CHIN: Good. How can I say that a fighter who has been floored seven times has a good chin? Easy, because he has got up to win on every occasion. Trinidad has usually dominated from the following round, kayoing six of the men who had the audacity to actually floor him. Only David Reid survived to hear the bell, but he had to get off the canvas five times and has not looked the same since. For the record, the men who have had the “privilege” of flooring Trinidad are: Alberto Cortes (Trinidad w rsf 3), Anthony Stephens (w rsf 10), Yory Boy Campas (w rsf 4), Oba Carr (w rsf 8), Kevin Lueshing (w rsf 3), David Reid ( w pts 12), and Fernando Vargas (w rsf 12).


MOST IMPRESSIVE WINS: w rsf 12 Fernando Vargas, w rsf 2 Maurice Blocker, w rsf 1 Luis Garcia, w rsf 4 Yory Boy Campas, w rsf 8 Oba Carr, w pts 12 David Reid


OPPOSITION: Superb. Has an impressive record of 39-0 (32). Outpointed future junior welterweight champion Jake “The Snake” Rodriguez in his 13th bout before kayoing former junior welterweight challenger Alberto Cortes in three, though he suffered the first of many career knockdowns. Massacred respected Maurice Blocker in two for IBF welterweight crown and subsequently destroyed durable Luis Garcia in a round before getting up from a flash knockdown to stop capable Anthony Stephens.


Former three-weight champ Hector Camacho was easily outscored, then Tito again climbed off the canvas to stop future junior middleweight king Yory Boy Campas in four pulsating rounds. Unbeaten Oba Carr managed to drop Trinidad, but was badly outclassed and punished for an eight round kayo. Carr would later go the distance with Ike Quartey and last into the 11th with Oscar De La Hoya. British champ Kevin Lueshing shockingly put Trinidad on the canvas but was spectacularly blasted to the floor himself in the following round.


Former four-time world champion Pernell Whitaker was floored and easily outpointed before “Tito” squeaked by undefeated Oscar De La Hoya via close and controversial decision in a September 1999 welterweight unification battle. Moved up to junior middleweight where he got off the floor to batter undefeated Olympic gold medallist David Reid for a comprehensive points win for the WBA belt. Kayoed European champ Mamadou Thiam in three before getting off the canvas to kayo undefeated IBF champ Fernando Vargas in 12 tremendous rounds in his last bout.


STRATEGY TO BEAT JOPPY: Must force the pace and get his own jab working. Back the champion up and land hurtful punches to his mid-section. Try to keep away from the champ’s right while trying to time his own right over the jab. Must punch in combinations so as to pierce Joppy´s slick defence.