The youngest 154 champion. Fernando Vargas would have knocked out Canelo. The guy was a beast from his early years I mean he didn't go in there looking like no unexperienced boxer. I've heard people say he took on Trinidad too early and consider it nonsense. Vargas was that good period. That whole division had mayor players at that time like Winky and David Reid so for him to beat Marquez for the belt and take on big challenges is really something. Going back to the Trinidad fight I don't the low blows affected him as much as he would like people to think. He did do what true warrior do in the championship rounds. He was down on points going into the 12th so he went guns blazing looking for the ko. Respect to Ferocious Fernando Vargas.
@@freddycruz7969 I watched that whole tournament I remember when Tito got caught they didn't make a big deal out but they did say vet his hand wraps were as hard as cast and that's after beat Vargas after he got caught Tito just didn't have the punching power he used to anymore . big surprise
@@derekb414 No they didn't.. Even Bhops own fucking trainer said that wasn't the case, the problem was he had wrapped his hands in a way that was illegal in NEW YORK but legal literally everywhere else (not cast, or hard, or dangerous) so all they did was make him re-wrap, no punishment or anything. How are people still talking this shit years on when even the people involved cleared it up.
@@THISISLolesh I watch this live I remember the backstage controversy aboutit like I said they didn't make a big deal about it he had to re-wrap his handsbut after that Tito wasn't knocking people out anymore either was he. And remember during the post fight interview Hopkins said he never hurt him
@dbag0584 bs he wasn't mentally ready hey Tito fought dirty as hell but it's like when u in someone's head and they lose there temper that's what Tito did but Fernando trainers was Mexican boxing royalty
Wayne Edward 😂😂 bro he lost and he’s talking about the hitting in the balls bs he hit low too he had time to recover just decided to knock the hell out
Why are people even speakng negative about the legwnd Vargas. Boxers are on another level. Especially Vargas who has paid the price to fight. Or is paying it. Respect is deserved.
Yea Ok it all started after the trinidad fight. The guy got knocked down pretty hard several times and He hasnt been the same since. Fighting can damage someone pretty bad but the cheaters can end your career in one night or take away from your quality of life
@los angeles822 is not that people are speaking negatively i think he was a good fighter and he beat a couple fights but ge is losing respect because he is hatting felix trinindad and bashing him and makeing excuses that tito trinidad hit him ilegal why doesnt he just admit tito trinidad beathim fair and square people are tire of excuses and thwir right he should just let it go
The thing is that in boxing as in all sportsYou dont gain nothing loosing the important matches in their Carriers ,Trinidad, De la hoya,mosley, thats why he's not or ever be a legend
Xavier Miranda Vargas was beating Trinidads ass in that fight, only thing that saved Trinidad from going down n maybe getting Knocked out by this hot shot kid was throwing low blows. Those LOW BLOWS CHANGED the WHOLE FIGHT N Vargas CAREER FOREVER. Fuk Trinidad.
Xavier Miranda that's right bro Trinidad did a fatality on him finish him Lol that's what happens when you pick a fight with a Puerto Rican scorpion get over here
Eire Ireland Hopkins made Oscar scream like a little girl then after that fight he started wearing wigs it was all downhill Lol at least Trinidad went out in his feet and no Mexican defeating him Flawless victory
I like Vargas but I couldn't help but to laugh.He seem so hurt about that fight and when he said u should've seen how bruised my balls were.Lmao he is hilarious.
I am a Puerto RIcan and all I can say is Vargas earned huge respect after that fight...., and yes, Trinidad did used some rough tactics that night. Vargas was less experienced than Trinidad and his promoters did Vargas wrong, on pushing that fight. Courage and a real Aztec Warrior
Gente!! soy boricua and lpve Tito, but I also love Fernando, that MEXICANO can fight!!! OG and a Grand master of boxing if u ask me!! thanks for giving us great memories champ! !!
Sorry but Vargas started the rough stuff in that fight. Vargas thumbed Tito in the eye before any low blows happened and Vargas SAW what he had done and DELIBERATELY attacked when Tito backed off for a sec and grabbed his eye. It could even be argued the thumb was intentional if you watch the clip and see Vargas really try to gouge the thumb in there at the end of that punch. Tito sustained a swollen eye that closed more and more over the course of that fight and I'm sure disrupted his vision. He never once complained. Trinidad took a low blow or two in that fight and never complained. Never paid them any attention. not to mention if you watch extra closely once Vargas jumped on Trinidad just after the eye injury occurred...., the thumb, in the follow-up flurry of exchanges if you watch extra closely, Vargas tried to rake Trinidad's eye again with the back of his gloves. It's subtle but it happened. I've watched that fight many many times. It's a classic. Trinidad was the superior fighter hands down. Vargas was in over his head and there wasn't one aspect of boxing that Vargas was better than Trinidad in with or without the low blows. He was not a harder puncher, about as fast, did not have the experience or the stamina that Trinidad had. Vargus lost that fight hands down.
This guy is a legend for sure. Its just sad to see that his biggest passion took its toll. He has slurred speech, slow thinking, all signs of brain damage from the punches to the head. In the end it is just not worth it...
Fernando got a point deducted for low blows too!!! And he put a thumb in Tito's eye! His corner is responsible for letting Tito hit him too much! After this fight he never was the same fighter.
@toro azteca he had same momentum before and after the blows. Tito got caught with a flash knockdown and wasn't even hurt. Everytime tito hits him in the head Vargas drops like a fly just like he did in the first round before any low blows. Vargas talks about not being dirty yet he tested positive for steroids against delahoya. He had that momentum going until he got caught clean. Vargas would've been stopped nonetheless.
Cuz dat nigga salty he took an L from puerto rican , mexican and puerto ricans in boxing its rivilry . Ps dat nigga got fucked up period da whole fight foh!
Fernando, if you read this, please know that the Puerto Rican people aren't haters. We love your Mexican heritage and your fighting spirit. You're a warrior through, and through some more. I watch your fights still today and enjoy them just as much as back in the day. Just finished watching De LaHoya vs. Trinidad. You gave him 10 times what Goldie gave. You didn't run like he did.
Love Vargas. That was a great fight. To be honest though he also hit Trinidad low plenty of times in that fight. Trinidad was just a beast that night and was on a mission regardless of getting hit low. Unbeatable. 2 true champions. All time greats.
@@purplesky4157I wondered if Vargas was green going into the Trinidad fight but if we’re really honest, he was as ready as he was ever gonna be. He won the title from Yory Boy Campas, then went on to beat the likes of Raul Marquez, Quartey, and Winky Wright(controversial as it was). He was young, but not green.
vargas management destroyed his career. vargas could have been a legendary boxer instead his known for fighting legends. management tossed his career once they put him against very good, already groomed fighters. it's to bad because he was quite capable of being cemented a legend. yeah he got payed, but not as much as he could of made if they would had groomed him properly. he sounds studdery as he speaks. this man has a heart of a lion with not an ounce of fear for boxing I respect his will but wished he could have taken lesser opponents as did his adversaries on their way to stardom. I'm just saying!
That's what I always say..He had no business facing the opposition they threw at him. A couple of more years and this guy could have gone undefeated many years. It's a shame what they did, he was a kid facing the best veterans on the sport That's why I haven't watched box for a long time.
Im boricua and love trinidad but vargas had a warrior spirit to last 12 rds. Much respect. I think its time for vargas and trinidad to squash this beef .....its pretty old beef and at this point it makes no sense.
I LOVE FERNANDO VARGAS AND I HATE TO SAY IT, HIS SPEECH IS SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF THE TRINIDAD, DE LA HOYA, AND MOSELY FIGHTS. THOSE WERE THE FIGHTS HE TOOK SERIOUS PUNISHMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trinidad knocked this bum down twice in the first 30 seconds of the fight, And trinidad got a point deducted for his low blows he wasnt gunna win the fight regardless....not to mention vargas landed some low blows as well. Trinidad gave this dude a boxing lesson all night, won at least 8 rounds
nidapro yo I'm Puerto Rican also but I remember that fight and FERNANDO VARGAS gave Trinidad one of his toughest fights. don't be disrespectful this man deserves respect. VARGAS had COJONES!! one of my favorite fighters. let's put this Puerto Rican/ Mexican bull shit aside and recognize.
No man, Vargas came out underestimating Tito's power and paid for it early but he regrouped, adjusted and switched the momentum. Truth is, had Tito not low blowed Vargas, Vargas had a great chance of stopping Tito right there. Tito was dirty and cowardly doing what he did but it was smart and sure he doesn't regret it since it may have saved him and his career. I think Had Vargas came out respecting Tito's power, he could have won that fight. But he got badly damaged in the first round, was amazing he came back to basically even the fight up before the low blow. But that early damage was critical as was the low blow. Also, many say Tito had his hands wrapped and that may have been why Vargas wasn't expecting that kind of power and got caught off guard. Amazing fight though, and vargas' head movement after those first 2 KDs was amazing, the way he'd just lean back out of range of Tito's vicious hooks.
He really wasn't making excuses, he recalled the fight, it was a great fight, talks about the reckless low blows Trinidad threw which was a bitch ass move on Trinidads part, but he's not even making that an excuse. Too many haters
Even with the loss that fight made him. Showed real heart. I remember watching it live and my friend wanted him to win so bad because he showed so much heart. We all gained so much respect for him. Coming back aftet almost being finished in the first round and starting to outbox Trinidad and eventually knocking him down. The fight was so close in the 12th and if Vargas won the 12th round he could very likely won the fight but then again Don King might of made sure he got screwed over either way like De La Hoya did but Trinidad caught him and finished it off. It really is an all time classic. One of the greatest and most exciting fights of all time. Back and forth. It's definitely underrated. We got a good year of boxing in 2000 with De La Hoya vs Mosley which was another all time classic and I believe it won fight of the year that year. The first fight between Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales. That actually might of been fight of the year. All of them really could have been that's how good of a year it was. Lennox Lewis also had a great fight with Michael Grant.
First let me say I'm a Boriqua and big Trinidad fan. Vargas was a warrior with the heart of a lion. But he should have taken David Reids warning seriously. David told Vargas that Trinidad will do anything to win. A low blow is much like a,Philly head but were a boxer will use it tactically to bail himself out of trouble. Now, Vargas connected a good punch knocking down Tito.But if you look, Tito got up quickly demanding the ref let him get back to the fight. Vargas misread that. He jumped on Tito thinking he was dazed which he wasn't. Tito was ready for Vargas and hit him low cuz Vargas came hard and open. Vargas fought very well rounds 2 through 10 but took a lot of punishment until he couldn't hang in the last round.
ecosme1970 I respect your opinion but don't take away trinidads victory like the only reason he won is cause of a low blow. Fernando Vargas himself had said Tito was the better man plain and simple...you know when he's not bitching about the fight lol.
Im not saying it was just the low blows that brought the victory. Im saying that low blows are a part of the fight game. same as head buts and clinching. Great fighters brinh it all to the table.
Yes. That's how Mexicans be when they feel the Boricua touch. They remain staggered, start seeing Willie Coyote, and the Road Runner with the WB logo, and cannot accept defeat. I mean, COME ON, DUDE. Trinidad was Trinidad, Vargas just let the hype get to him, thinking he had a chance against Tito was a mistake. Respect always to the great Aztecs like Julio César Chavez, Juan Manuel Marquéz. No doubt that they have their legacy written. But Vargas is nowhere near that list. Getting knocked down a few times in the first round, and you wanna blame it on low blows? He learned how hard a Puerto Rican can hit on that night. And he hasn't forgotten it.
i had a sparring partner named Fernando Zuniga that did that to me a few times when i had only 10 amateur fights at the time. i said fuck it, did to him. It taught me to do to them what they do to you. We sparred for a few weeks after. Got my respect. He was a great sparring partner for me because from day one, i was thrown to the wolves sparring with guys with 50 plus amateur fights and pro-fights also.
It must be tough for him to watch himself in that fight, thinking he was so tough. But 15 seconds in, he's hurt, and was hurt the whole fight. He was in the ring with a champion in his prime, a huge mistake to take the fight.
much respect to all your fighting history success but on that first round with Felix you got stun really bad and it was not a low blow but a hard left hook to the head that stumble you badly homes
Vargas is all heart !!! I've always been a Vargas fan. I loved the Trinidad fight and in fights like that there are no losers. It doesn't matter if a fighter win , lose , or draw what matters is how much you show and how far your willing to go. I'd say Vargas was a fighter more than willing to put his health and well-being on the line. And what more can you ask of any fighter ?
I’m the biggest Trinidad fan but how can people call this guy a bum?? This guy was a warrior. Much respect!! Anyone that’s a competitor won’t take a loss easy. I’d point out shit just like he is here. Vargas was badass!!!
Bruh... u were out after the first round, that BORI hit you so damn hard. It wasn’t the low blows that helped him beat you it was the ass whopping he put on you right off rip from round 1 to the tko in the 12th.
Trinidad hit this man with all he had, knocked down twice on the first, still lasted 12 rounds. My respect, you have the biggest nuts i have seen in a long time.
this is my favorites fight ever. it could have been a 1st rd tko if the ref wanted to or if it was another ref. glad it lasted til the 12th ,it was a back and forth action with both guys having their momentun til the stronger better conditioned and the one with more heart prevailed... i wanted tito to win of course but vargas gave it all and it stand toe to toe with him
sadly it wasn't "low blows" that finished you my friend, it was the better fighter on that night that did. let it go Vargas, you were a helluva fighter and entertainer with heart who accomplished plenty to be proud of. these kinds of interviews has that bitter tone to it, in my opinion. And I'll never call a professional fighter a pussy, like most of these comments cause its easy to say disrespectful shit behind somebodys back. smh
I remember Tito hit him in the balls at least 3 times. One of those times was after Vargas knocked down Trinidad and he was in big trouble of being finished. There's a very good chance if Tito didn't punch him in the balls three times he would have lost.
Trinidad was an amazing fighter no doubt but Vargas stud right in front of him like Mexicans always do Trinidad did punch him on the balls smart cheating great frigging fight! Both are legends.
@alberto lopez everybody who saw thw fight said their was nothing ilegall about that fight and one comintador said fernando vargaz wad also giving him low blows if just like every mexican stannd up and doesnt bag down like you say but when they get either take it like a man and admit defeat or do they do what fernado is doing his just crying and bitching about the hold thing what he needs to be doing is admit defeat admit i lost that fight it only makes him look like sor loser especialy because he lost to a puertorican
and I'm not disrespecting Vargas.. I respect him and his accomplishments as a fighter and I enjoyed watching his fights. rooted for him big-time against Oscar. But Vargas says he's not a dirty fighter and although I would not call him dirty , I have seen Vargas thumb, I have seen Vargas throw low blows, I have seen Vargas spit on Fighters when he's knocked them down, I have seen fVargas get in fights and hit people at press conferences. So he's not an angel. Both guys threw low blows in that fight both guys got rough and nasty in that fight.( w/Tito) The better fighter won.
Tito Trinidad llevo a la lona a este pendejo 2 veces en el primer asalto mucho antes de que Tito le dio el golpe bajo, luego Tito lo derribo 3 veces mas en el ultimo asalto. Tambien fueron los golpes bajos de Tito que no le permitieron ganar sus proximas peleas? El no le gano a Tito, De la Hoya, Shane Mosley o a Mayorga porque nunca fue un boxeador elite. Las escusas de los golpes bajos son simplemente eso, PURAS EXCUSAS!
Vargas is a legendary fighter. A monster of a fighter until he was 24. Fought all types of legends. Trinidad back then was just unstoppable and even people told him to not take that fight and still did. He never backed down. Trinidad was just to strong to fast and to much experience for him and he still did a hell of a job.
Sounds like he’s on drugs. (Benzodiazepines). I could be wrong but I’d hate to see him get brain damage. This man had the guts of a fuckin navy seal all by the age of 21. His promoters were moving him up and throwing him in the lions den too fast. He could’ve been huge if he took some build up fights. Instead he fights Winky, Tito, DLH, Ike Q, etc all before the age at which majority of men get married......SMH SAD TO SEE
sergio sanchez agreed. Also a lot of ppl say Tito wraps up illegally. Not as in using a weapon or anything like plaster of Paris. Just the way his hands were wrapped in his fights was SUPPOSEDLY the incorrect and illegal way to wrap hand under the rules of the states athletic licensing board who granted him the ok to prize fight. I don’t think we will ever know the truth on that though, Puerto Rican’s are slick AF tho so who knows lol
It was one of the best Puerto Rico vs Mexico fight I’ve ever seen. December 2, 2000!!!! Tito won since the 1st round when dropped him twice BUT Vargas came back and made it one for the books.
Low blows comes with the territory is part of the menu Majority of the cases is not intentional it just happens in the heat of the moment. Just saying.
Your not dirty but you had a point deducted for LOW BLOWS in the same fight when the momentum was on his side!! That plus a boxer taking steroids is the worst kind of human being!!!
to be fair to vargas he fought all the best fighters b 4 he was 24,he could have been a legend if managed better but in an erra touched by greatness he was thrown in at the deep end and ended up brain damaged and no one gives a shit,true warrior though so respect.
Vargas does has heart but come on bro dont blame you losing on low blows. Yea it hurts but he hit tito a few times low as well. The first round Tito whooped him and Tito has heart too.
Vargas was talking all this trash about De la Hoya , for running the later rounds against Trinidad when Trinidad was stalking.. He said De la Hoya wasn't a true Mexican warrior and all this shit... Well he stud in front of Trinidad all night and destroyed his career after the beating he took.!!
YES TITO HIT VARGAS IN THE BALLS..but it was because Vargas had thumbed Trinidad in his eye (which led to Vargas scoring that knockdown!) Trinidad was smart..he needed a few seconds to recover from getting thumbed, so he hit him in the balls. Vargas was being dominated by Tito up to that point in the fight. Tito had knocked him down twice and was winning every round. Vargas was a desperate fighter and thumbed Tito, which turned the fight around and made it competitive. Without Vargas thumbing, Trinidad would have knocked him out in 5-6 rounds. Bottom line..the better man won!
That's a bad boy right there never ducked no one. Trinidad, Winky, ike quartey, campas, de la hoya all b4 24 years old. Thats crazy
sports genious I'm puertorrican and I have more respect for him than for a lot of my countrymen
sports genious lol that's why he's career when to shit
You fucking VENDE PATRIA!
Edgar Miranda lol just look at your picture
The youngest 154 champion. Fernando Vargas would have knocked out Canelo. The guy was a beast from his early years I mean he didn't go in there looking like no unexperienced boxer. I've heard people say he took on Trinidad too early and consider it nonsense. Vargas was that good period. That whole division had mayor players at that time like Winky and David Reid so for him to beat Marquez for the belt and take on big challenges is really something. Going back to the Trinidad fight I don't the low blows affected him as much as he would like people to think. He did do what true warrior do in the championship rounds. He was down on points going into the 12th so he went guns blazing looking for the ko. Respect to Ferocious Fernando Vargas.
1:07 "You should have seen how bruised my balls were"
Naw, I'm good
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Damn poor Vargas obvious some brain damage. With the slurred speech, prayer for him frs.
tarasko Na bruh their is a interview of him when he was 17 his speech was clear
Well, you are very mistaken.
@@freddycruz7969 I watched that whole tournament I remember when Tito got caught they didn't make a big deal out but they did say vet his hand wraps were as hard as cast and that's after beat Vargas after he got caught Tito just didn't have the punching power he used to anymore . big surprise
@@derekb414 No they didn't.. Even Bhops own fucking trainer said that wasn't the case, the problem was he had wrapped his hands in a way that was illegal in NEW YORK but legal literally everywhere else (not cast, or hard, or dangerous) so all they did was make him re-wrap, no punishment or anything. How are people still talking this shit years on when even the people involved cleared it up.
@@THISISLolesh I watch this live I remember the backstage controversy aboutit like I said they didn't make a big deal about it he had to re-wrap his handsbut after that Tito wasn't knocking people out anymore either was he. And remember during the post fight interview Hopkins said he never hurt him
He should have been an All time great, but he took on Trinidad too early in his career.
@dbag0584 bs he wasn't mentally ready hey Tito fought dirty as hell but it's like when u in someone's head and they lose there temper that's what Tito did but Fernando trainers was Mexican boxing royalty
Odysseus Elysium was never ready for Tito I’m sorry to tell you papas
Odysseus Elysium no way. I do think he fought trinidad to early but trinidad was far superior. He would have never been an all time great
Wayne Edward 😂😂 bro he lost and he’s talking about the hitting in the balls bs he hit low too he had time to recover just decided to knock the hell out
Trinidad got dirty and had to resort to low blows. Vargas had Trinidad hurt..and Trinidad was worried
Why are people even speakng negative about the legwnd Vargas. Boxers are on another level. Especially Vargas who has paid the price to fight. Or is paying it. Respect is deserved.
Yea Ok it all started after the trinidad fight. The guy got knocked down pretty hard several times and He hasnt been the same since. Fighting can damage someone pretty bad but the cheaters can end your career in one night or take away from your quality of life
@Yea Ok
Dont worry God repays all evil God says Vengence is his Cheaters never win
@los angeles822 is not that people are speaking negatively i think he was a good fighter and he beat a couple fights but ge is losing respect because he is hatting felix trinindad and bashing him and makeing excuses that tito trinidad hit him ilegal why doesnt he just admit tito trinidad beathim fair and square people are tire of excuses and thwir right he should just let it go
@@carlosvelarde7355 well. Its hard to admit defeat. Especially when scarred for life.
The thing is that in boxing as in all sportsYou dont gain nothing loosing the important matches in their Carriers ,Trinidad, De la hoya,mosley, thats why he's not or ever be a legend
Trinidad snatched his soul Shang Tsung style.
FATALITY! !!#
Xavier Miranda Vargas was beating Trinidads ass in that fight, only thing that saved Trinidad from going down n maybe getting Knocked out by this hot shot kid was throwing low blows. Those LOW BLOWS CHANGED the WHOLE FIGHT N Vargas CAREER FOREVER. Fuk Trinidad.
Xavier Miranda that's right bro Trinidad did a fatality on him finish him Lol that's what happens when you pick a fight with a Puerto Rican scorpion get over here
Eire Ireland Hopkins made Oscar scream like a little girl then after that fight he started wearing wigs it was all downhill Lol at least Trinidad went out in his feet and no Mexican defeating him Flawless victory
Lol
Vargas was a terrific fighter to watch; so strong for his size. I think the Trinidad fight took a lot out of him.
He was never the same
They threw Vargas to the wolves too young. That fight was a classic battle, all 22 rounds.
Called steroids
I like Vargas but I couldn't help but to laugh.He seem so hurt about that fight and when he said u should've seen how bruised my balls were.Lmao he is hilarious.
This is sad I couldn't finish watching this. I hope his team is taking care of him the way he took care of them. Respect to a warrior
1:11 Bruh I'm not asking your wife...😂😂😂
I am a Puerto RIcan and all I can say is Vargas earned huge respect after that fight...., and yes, Trinidad did used some rough tactics that night. Vargas was less experienced than Trinidad and his promoters did Vargas wrong, on pushing that fight. Courage and a real Aztec Warrior
He got TKO'd by a Taino Warrior. 🤣
U aint PuertoRican you a dicksuckaaaa😂
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I remember Vargas was on a radio station talking a lot of smack about Trinidad. So I was glad to see him get beat down.
Trinidad cheated
Gente!! soy boricua and lpve Tito, but I also love Fernando, that MEXICANO can fight!!! OG and a Grand master of boxing if u ask me!! thanks for giving us great memories champ! !!
Sorry but Vargas started the rough stuff in that fight. Vargas thumbed Tito in the eye before any low blows happened and Vargas SAW what he had done and DELIBERATELY attacked when Tito backed off for a sec and grabbed his eye. It could even be argued the thumb was intentional if you watch the clip and see Vargas really try to gouge the thumb in there at the end of that punch. Tito sustained a swollen eye that closed more and more over the course of that fight and I'm sure disrupted his vision. He never once complained. Trinidad took a low blow or two in that fight and never complained. Never paid them any attention. not to mention if you watch extra closely once Vargas jumped on Trinidad just after the eye injury occurred...., the thumb, in the follow-up flurry of exchanges if you watch extra closely, Vargas tried to rake Trinidad's eye again with the back of his gloves. It's subtle but it happened. I've watched that fight many many times. It's a classic. Trinidad was the superior fighter hands down. Vargas was in over his head and there wasn't one aspect of boxing that Vargas was better than Trinidad in with or without the low blows. He was not a harder puncher, about as fast, did not have the experience or the stamina that Trinidad had. Vargus lost that fight hands down.
DuSheane Tharps u talk truth bro
DuSheane Tharps drops the mic!!!
This guy is a legend for sure. Its just sad to see that his biggest passion took its toll. He has slurred speech, slow thinking, all signs of brain damage from the punches to the head. In the end it is just not worth it...
Fernando got a point deducted for low blows too!!! And he put a thumb in Tito's eye! His corner is responsible for letting Tito hit him too much! After this fight he never was the same fighter.
There was no fucking thumbs in those gloves! 2000 and up all gloves thumbs were built attached not detached!
First 2 ko in first round did not hit you in the balls
@toro azteca he had same momentum before and after the blows. Tito got caught with a flash knockdown and wasn't even hurt. Everytime tito hits him in the head Vargas drops like a fly just like he did in the first round before any low blows. Vargas talks about not being dirty yet he tested positive for steroids against delahoya. He had that momentum going until he got caught clean. Vargas would've been stopped nonetheless.
I'm not dirty yet you tested positive for a PED?!!!!!
haha i was gonna say sum like that but saw ur comment..
Some Fire Stanozolol (winstrol)
BazookaG PR. he wasn't. a dirty fighter he was. talking. about. illegal. punches not drugs most. fighters. use drugs now days so calm down
Cuz dat nigga salty he took an L from puerto rican , mexican and puerto ricans in boxing its rivilry . Ps dat nigga got fucked up period da whole fight foh!
omar escalera did u watch it
Fernando, if you read this, please know that the Puerto Rican people aren't haters. We love your Mexican heritage and your fighting spirit. You're a warrior through, and through some more. I watch your fights still today and enjoy them just as much as back in the day. Just finished watching De LaHoya vs. Trinidad. You gave him 10 times what Goldie gave. You didn't run like he did.
Love Vargas. That was a great fight. To be honest though he also hit Trinidad low plenty of times in that fight. Trinidad was just a beast that night and was on a mission regardless of getting hit low. Unbeatable. 2 true champions. All time greats.
Trinidad was def beatable. Vargas was just too young
@@purplesky4157I wondered if Vargas was green going into the Trinidad fight but if we’re really honest, he was as ready as he was ever gonna be. He won the title from Yory Boy Campas, then went on to beat the likes of Raul Marquez, Quartey, and Winky Wright(controversial as it was). He was young, but not green.
Trinidad knocked Vargas down 2 times in the first round. Trinidad was way better boxer than Vargas. That is just excuses!
well at least you got beat by a legend. ...
By a cheater
@@AspiePilo82 f u
@@AspiePilo82 he Tito low too wym
Tito is a beast. I was born hearing about Him.. he’s defiantly a classic legend. 💯
Vargas landed low blows in that fight too. He's in denial.
He should've retaliated when Tito knocked him down five times pendejo.
It's not even comparable stfu
I used to sit up with my dad watching him fight, my favorite fighter. It’s kinda sad to see what looks like progressing CTE.
True warrior!!
Why do you think he is like that now ?
That fight was the reason why he talks like that right now
Oceans808 hahaha facts
The Great Fernando Vargas..thanks for the memories!
theonlysaltspring not only Great but one tough son of a gun.
Great??? That’s a little bit of a stretch.
Really good memories... the great vargas they dont make um like they use to...
vargas management destroyed his career. vargas could have been a legendary boxer instead his known for fighting legends. management tossed his career once they put him against very good, already groomed fighters. it's to bad because he was quite capable of being cemented a legend. yeah he got payed, but not as much as he could of made if they would had groomed him properly. he sounds studdery as he speaks. this man has a heart of a lion with not an ounce of fear for boxing I respect his will but wished he could have taken lesser opponents as did his adversaries on their way to stardom. I'm just saying!
yes i agree,they went for the quick buck.
Disagree....if you think you're best, you fight best... you don't duck other fighters that are threat like Riddick Bowe.
That's what I always say..He had no business facing the opposition they threw at him. A couple of more years and this guy could have gone undefeated many years. It's a shame what they did, he was a kid facing the best veterans on the sport That's why I haven't watched box for a long time.
BS excuses. He got knocked down two times in the first 30 seconds of the fight.
Ferocious Fernando Vargas will always be my favorite fighter ever. RESPECT.
Im boricua and love trinidad but vargas had a warrior spirit to last 12 rds. Much respect. I think its time for vargas and trinidad to squash this beef .....its pretty old beef and at this point it makes no sense.
I LOVE FERNANDO VARGAS AND I HATE TO SAY IT, HIS SPEECH IS SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF THE TRINIDAD, DE LA HOYA, AND MOSELY FIGHTS. THOSE WERE THE FIGHTS HE TOOK SERIOUS PUNISHMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn, he speech is really slurred.
I feel like it’s his spanish accent.
Trinidad knocked this bum down twice in the first 30 seconds of the fight, And trinidad got a point deducted for his low blows he wasnt gunna win the fight regardless....not to mention vargas landed some low blows as well. Trinidad gave this dude a boxing lesson all night, won at least 8 rounds
nidapro yo I'm Puerto Rican also but I remember that fight and FERNANDO VARGAS gave Trinidad one of his toughest fights. don't be disrespectful this man deserves respect. VARGAS had COJONES!! one of my favorite fighters. let's put this Puerto Rican/ Mexican bull shit aside and recognize.
Bumb?????
No man, Vargas came out underestimating Tito's power and paid for it early but he regrouped, adjusted and switched the momentum. Truth is, had Tito not low blowed Vargas, Vargas had a great chance of stopping Tito right there. Tito was dirty and cowardly doing what he did but it was smart and sure he doesn't regret it since it may have saved him and his career. I think Had Vargas came out respecting Tito's power, he could have won that fight. But he got badly damaged in the first round, was amazing he came back to basically even the fight up before the low blow. But that early damage was critical as was the low blow. Also, many say Tito had his hands wrapped and that may have been why Vargas wasn't expecting that kind of power and got caught off guard. Amazing fight though, and vargas' head movement after those first 2 KDs was amazing, the way he'd just lean back out of range of Tito's vicious hooks.
nidapro three times in yhe 1st brotner
Flexb123 ok n Ur point his momentun was short lived plus all his knock downs where vicious hooks n uppers U just hate cud Titi is From PT man
Those two left hooks in the first round hurt your balls son great fight doe
Vargas went toe to toe with Trinidad; enough said. Both were Warriors; Trinidad was just Better and hit harder.
When Fernando hits 65 He has to grow out his hair or he runs the risk of looking like Mr. peanut
excuses. excuses. excuses.
Super L
shut up bitch
Dud Trinidad went with the bitch move after Vargas knocked him down he immediately went for the low blow
He really wasn't making excuses, he recalled the fight, it was a great fight, talks about the reckless low blows Trinidad threw which was a bitch ass move on Trinidads part, but he's not even making that an excuse. Too many haters
Malcolmx2Pac salt
damn he aged really well he doesnt look a day over 58
Even with the loss that fight made him. Showed real heart. I remember watching it live and my friend wanted him to win so bad because he showed so much heart. We all gained so much respect for him. Coming back aftet almost being finished in the first round and starting to outbox Trinidad and eventually knocking him down. The fight was so close in the 12th and if Vargas won the 12th round he could very likely won the fight but then again Don King might of made sure he got screwed over either way like De La Hoya did but Trinidad caught him and finished it off. It really is an all time classic. One of the greatest and most exciting fights of all time. Back and forth. It's definitely underrated. We got a good year of boxing in 2000 with De La Hoya vs Mosley which was another all time classic and I believe it won fight of the year that year. The first fight between Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales. That actually might of been fight of the year. All of them really could have been that's how good of a year it was. Lennox Lewis also had a great fight with Michael Grant.
First let me say I'm a Boriqua and big Trinidad fan.
Vargas was a warrior with the heart of a lion. But he should have taken David Reids warning seriously. David told Vargas that Trinidad will do anything to win.
A low blow is much like a,Philly head but were a boxer will use it tactically to bail himself out of trouble.
Now, Vargas connected a good punch knocking down Tito.But if you look, Tito got up quickly demanding the ref let him get back to the fight. Vargas misread that. He jumped on Tito thinking he was dazed which he wasn't. Tito was ready for Vargas and hit him low cuz Vargas came hard and open.
Vargas fought very well rounds 2 through 10 but took a lot of punishment until he couldn't hang in the last round.
ecosme1970 thank you. A non objective assessment that of how it really happen.
ecosme1970 I respect your opinion but don't take away trinidads victory like the only reason he won is cause of a low blow. Fernando Vargas himself had said Tito was the better man plain and simple...you know when he's not bitching about the fight lol.
Im not saying it was just the low blows that brought the victory. Im saying that low blows are a part of the fight game. same as head buts and clinching. Great fighters brinh it all to the table.
ecosme1970 SELL OUT !!!!
@@ecosme1970 A great fighter dont need to punch you in the balls or use elbows like Wilfredo Gomez.
not a dirty fighter? but results positive for steriods after the De La Hoya fight and still lost.
Are you new to professional sports.
Not uncommon.
Pcbaby
I counted more low blows from Vargas than what Trinidad landed
Yes. That's how Mexicans be when they feel the Boricua touch. They remain staggered, start seeing Willie Coyote, and the Road Runner with the WB logo, and cannot accept defeat.
I mean, COME ON, DUDE. Trinidad was Trinidad, Vargas just let the hype get to him, thinking he had a chance against Tito was a mistake.
Respect always to the great Aztecs like Julio César Chavez, Juan Manuel Marquéz. No doubt that they have their legacy written. But Vargas is nowhere near that list.
Getting knocked down a few times in the first round, and you wanna blame it on low blows? He learned how hard a Puerto Rican can hit on that night. And he hasn't forgotten it.
Excuses. There's a difference between boxing and punching
Trinidad took your soul Fatality 🤺
No pudistes con el Borri 🇵🇷💪🇵🇷💪🇵🇷🤣
Not once did he hit you low. You are a legend, a killer, no need to make excuses, take it like a man.
i had a sparring partner named Fernando Zuniga that did that to me a few times when i had only 10 amateur fights at the time. i said fuck it, did to him. It taught me to do to them what they do to you. We sparred for a few weeks after. Got my respect. He was a great sparring partner for me because from day one, i was thrown to the wolves sparring with guys with 50 plus amateur fights and pro-fights also.
That's what Lomachenko should have done against Salido
It must be tough for him to watch himself in that fight, thinking he was so tough. But 15 seconds in, he's hurt, and was hurt the whole fight. He was in the ring with a champion in his prime, a huge mistake to take the fight.
much respect to all your fighting history success but on that first round with Felix you got stun really bad and it was not a low blow but a hard left hook to the head that stumble you badly homes
When did he say that was when it happened? stfu.
Vargas is all heart !!! I've always been a Vargas fan. I loved the Trinidad fight and in fights like that there are no losers. It doesn't matter if a fighter win , lose , or draw what matters is how much you show and how far your willing to go. I'd say Vargas was a fighter more than willing to put his health and well-being on the line. And what more can you ask of any fighter ?
I’m the biggest Trinidad fan but how can people call this guy a bum?? This guy was a warrior. Much respect!! Anyone that’s a competitor won’t take a loss easy. I’d point out shit just like he is here. Vargas was badass!!!
Bruh... u were out after the first round, that BORI hit you so damn hard. It wasn’t the low blows that helped him beat you it was the ass whopping he put on you right off rip from round 1 to the tko in the 12th.
Trinidad hit this man with all he had, knocked down twice on the first, still lasted 12 rounds. My respect, you have the biggest nuts i have seen in a long time.
Bro, he seems like such a cool, down to earth good guy. I liked how he said that he's just not a dirty fighter. Great champion.
He is no dirty but he thumb Tito in the eye , and then was suspended for steroids.
@@2021ruber and he low blow tito in that fight too
Still crying! Was a good fight
this is my favorites fight ever. it could have been a 1st rd tko if the ref wanted to or if it was another ref. glad it lasted til the 12th ,it was a back and forth action with both guys having their momentun til the stronger better conditioned and the one with more heart prevailed... i wanted tito to win of course but vargas gave it all and it stand toe to toe with him
sadly it wasn't "low blows" that finished you my friend, it was the better fighter on that night that did. let it go Vargas, you were a helluva fighter and entertainer with heart who accomplished plenty to be proud of. these kinds of interviews has that bitter tone to it, in my opinion. And I'll never call a professional fighter a pussy, like most of these comments cause its easy to say disrespectful shit behind somebodys back. smh
just watched the fight there weren't to many low blows like everybody is saying Trinidad was just to strong
pedro gonzalez *too
I remember Tito hit him in the balls at least 3 times. One of those times was after Vargas knocked down Trinidad and he was in big trouble of being finished. There's a very good chance if Tito didn't punch him in the balls three times he would have lost.
Trinidad was an amazing fighter no doubt but Vargas stud right in front of him like Mexicans always do Trinidad did punch him on the balls smart cheating great frigging fight! Both are legends.
@alberto lopez everybody who saw thw fight said their was nothing ilegall about that fight and one comintador said fernando vargaz wad also giving him low blows if just like every mexican stannd up and doesnt bag down like you say but when they get either take it like a man and admit defeat or do they do what fernado is doing his just crying and bitching about the hold thing what he needs to be doing is admit defeat admit i lost that fight it only makes him look like sor loser especialy because he lost to a puertorican
Tito need to be in the hall of fame
He had Trinidad in trouble.Vargas showed a lot of heart in that fight.
Exactly!
You are a dirty fighter you TOOK steroids!! Lol man we love you but dont make excuses bro!! Let it go you lost to felix Trinidad!
"You could ask my wife " 😂
Tito won!! Period!!
and I'm not disrespecting Vargas.. I respect him and his accomplishments as a fighter and I enjoyed watching his fights. rooted for him big-time against Oscar. But Vargas says he's not a dirty fighter and although I would not call him dirty , I have seen Vargas thumb, I have seen Vargas throw low blows, I have seen Vargas spit on Fighters when he's knocked them down, I have seen fVargas get in fights and hit people at press conferences. So he's not an angel. Both guys threw low blows in that fight both guys got rough and nasty in that fight.( w/Tito) The better fighter won.
Great fighter. sad to listen to his speech. the price these men pay!!!!!! smh
Vargas was a good boxer but NO way he can beat Tito, Tito would of KO him anyways, no excuses
Tito Trinidad llevo a la lona a este pendejo 2 veces en el primer asalto mucho antes de que Tito le dio el golpe bajo, luego Tito lo derribo 3 veces mas en el ultimo asalto. Tambien fueron los golpes bajos de Tito que no le permitieron ganar sus proximas peleas? El no le gano a Tito, De la Hoya, Shane Mosley o a Mayorga porque nunca fue un boxeador elite. Las escusas de los golpes bajos son simplemente eso, PURAS EXCUSAS!
Hitting low wasn't the problem, it was the left hands to your face that was your problem.
You will never get Tito back though.
from rep dominicana ...respect for this great figther... one of the best. no a running figther like maywherther.. also tito was one of the best too.
This guy has to get it over it. He lost fair n square.
this dude is so punch drunk! I can't understand what he's saying!!!
Vargas is a legendary fighter. A monster of a fighter until he was 24. Fought all types of legends. Trinidad back then was just unstoppable and even people told him to not take that fight and still did. He never backed down. Trinidad was just to strong to fast and to much experience for him and he still did a hell of a job.
Sounds like he’s on drugs. (Benzodiazepines). I could be wrong but I’d hate to see him get brain damage. This man had the guts of a fuckin navy seal all by the age of 21. His promoters were moving him up and throwing him in the lions den too fast. He could’ve been huge if he took some build up fights. Instead he fights Winky, Tito, DLH, Ike Q, etc all before the age at which majority of men get married......SMH SAD TO SEE
sergio sanchez agreed. Also a lot of ppl say Tito wraps up illegally. Not as in using a weapon or anything like plaster of Paris. Just the way his hands were wrapped in his fights was SUPPOSEDLY the incorrect and illegal way to wrap hand under the rules of the states athletic licensing board who granted him the ok to prize fight.
I don’t think we will ever know the truth on that though, Puerto Rican’s are slick AF tho so who knows lol
It was one of the best Puerto Rico vs Mexico fight I’ve ever seen. December 2, 2000!!!! Tito won since the 1st round when dropped him twice BUT Vargas came back and made it one for the books.
He was Mexicans American and isnt puerto Rico an American sobering lol so it’s US VS US
Shyt the first punch Trinidad threw put him down nothing was low about that Tito was just hitting to hard and to savy for him
Danation2288 *too
Low blows comes with the territory is part of the menu
Majority of the cases is not intentional it just happens in the heat of the moment. Just saying.
Vargas you are a true Mexican warrior much respect 🇲🇽🇵🇷🇺🇸
Your not dirty but you had a point deducted for LOW BLOWS in the same fight when the momentum was on his side!! That plus a boxer taking steroids is the worst kind of human being!!!
This fucking guy is a warrior respects for Fernando.. . .
DE LA HOYA WAS A BAD ASS SO WAS TRINIDA BUT MR FERNANDO VARGAS WAS JUST AS BAD ASS AS THEY WERE .
If Trinidad had not giving him a low blow he still would had lost anyway .chgo kid .
He lost to Tito, dela Hoya, that bum Mayorga, that everybody beat and also Sugar Shane Mosley. What’s his excuse for all those other losses?
My uncle sounds like this. He was a fighter in the navy. 145 career fights.
He forgot to mention that they also took a point out for hitting trinidad low...lol
Tito is a HALL OF FAMER !
Lol by the way he’s talking.....Tito hits hard. Lol
to be fair to vargas he fought all the best fighters b 4 he was 24,he could have been a legend if managed better but in an erra touched by greatness he was thrown in at the deep end and ended up brain damaged and no one gives a shit,true warrior though so respect.
Yo is vargas a showing signs of brain damage? Man sad to see
He didn't lose the fight because Trinidad hit him in the balls, he loss that fight because he got knocked out.
Thats the picture of a real...Aztec warrior!!!!!!
What God hath wrought he brings down the pride of the proud
Vargas does has heart but come on bro dont blame you losing on low blows. Yea it hurts but he hit tito a few times low as well. The first round Tito whooped him and Tito has heart too.
Tito was class a Vargas class b
se ve bien pero muy joven vs Tito Trinidad era una bestia en 154 todavía fuese campeón Tito
Vargas was talking all this trash about De la Hoya , for running the later rounds against Trinidad when Trinidad was stalking.. He said De la Hoya wasn't a true Mexican warrior and all this shit... Well he stud in front of Trinidad all night and destroyed his career after the beating he took.!!
Trinidad Whooped you out, De La Hoya whooped you out and Mosley whooped you out lol. Face it man you just can't hang with the best of em'.
Mayorga also
Lots of Respect vargas and your a legend bro and God bless
recalls bruised balls lmaoo
This bum he should be mad at Garcia for killing his career
Exactly bro they seen him as a cash 🏧 cow
love Vargas but he got his ass beat
Dude got destroyed is that simple no excuses.
YES TITO HIT VARGAS IN THE BALLS..but it was because Vargas had thumbed Trinidad in his eye (which led to Vargas scoring that knockdown!) Trinidad was smart..he needed a few seconds to recover from getting thumbed, so he hit him in the balls. Vargas was being dominated by Tito up to that point in the fight. Tito had knocked him down twice and was winning every round. Vargas was a desperate fighter and thumbed Tito, which turned the fight around and made it competitive. Without Vargas thumbing, Trinidad would have knocked him out in 5-6 rounds. Bottom line..the better man won!