By Mark Vester
Big developments in the last 24-hours. Felix Trinidad Sr. has told El Nuevo Dia that Bernard Hopkins is not interested in a rematch with Felix "Tito" Trinidad. Hopkins knocked Trinidad out in September 2001 to unify the middleweight division, and Trinidad has been aiming for revenge for the last few years. Hopkins' decision did not surprise Trinidad Sr.
"Hopkins has always said that he does not want to fight Tito again. We were always interested in that fight because it was Hopkins who gave Tito his first loss," said Trinidad Sr, the father/manager/trainer of Tito.
According to Trinidad Sr, they plan to re-target a proposed bout with former champion Jermain Taylor, who is now campaigning as a super middleweight. The Trinidad camp was interested in fighting both Taylor and Hopkins, but Hopkins was the opponent of choice by Tito.
Following Hopkins' split-decision loss to Joe Calzaghe last Saturday, the Trinidad camp made their play to make the rematch. Trinidad's promoter, Don King, contacted Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, to discuss the possibility of Hopkins-Trinidad II. But Hopkins, at age 43, appears more interested in retirement. Taylor is coming off two consecutive losses to Kelly Pavlik, but he also holds two consecutive wins over Hopkins.
In the next few days, the Trinidads, through their lawyer Nicolas Medina, will give promoter Don King an answer to the proposal that was given to them a few weeks ago for a bout with Taylor.
Kerry Davis, senior vice president of HBO Sports, told the paper that he was more interested in a rematch between Roy Jones Jr. and Hopkins. At the same time he says a Hopkins-Trinidad rematch would do well on pay-per-view.
"It's a fight that could sell very well, but I would be more interested in a rematch between Bernard and Roy Jones," Davis said.
Big developments in the last 24-hours. Felix Trinidad Sr. has told El Nuevo Dia that Bernard Hopkins is not interested in a rematch with Felix "Tito" Trinidad. Hopkins knocked Trinidad out in September 2001 to unify the middleweight division, and Trinidad has been aiming for revenge for the last few years. Hopkins' decision did not surprise Trinidad Sr.
"Hopkins has always said that he does not want to fight Tito again. We were always interested in that fight because it was Hopkins who gave Tito his first loss," said Trinidad Sr, the father/manager/trainer of Tito.
According to Trinidad Sr, they plan to re-target a proposed bout with former champion Jermain Taylor, who is now campaigning as a super middleweight. The Trinidad camp was interested in fighting both Taylor and Hopkins, but Hopkins was the opponent of choice by Tito.
Following Hopkins' split-decision loss to Joe Calzaghe last Saturday, the Trinidad camp made their play to make the rematch. Trinidad's promoter, Don King, contacted Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, to discuss the possibility of Hopkins-Trinidad II. But Hopkins, at age 43, appears more interested in retirement. Taylor is coming off two consecutive losses to Kelly Pavlik, but he also holds two consecutive wins over Hopkins.
In the next few days, the Trinidads, through their lawyer Nicolas Medina, will give promoter Don King an answer to the proposal that was given to them a few weeks ago for a bout with Taylor.
Kerry Davis, senior vice president of HBO Sports, told the paper that he was more interested in a rematch between Roy Jones Jr. and Hopkins. At the same time he says a Hopkins-Trinidad rematch would do well on pay-per-view.
"It's a fight that could sell very well, but I would be more interested in a rematch between Bernard and Roy Jones," Davis said.