Trinidad vs. Hopkins: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In an undisputed world title fight, Félix Trinidad (Tito) and Bernard Hopkins (The Executioner) put their middleweight belts on the line. Trinidad brings the WBA belt. Hopkins brings the WBC and IBF belts. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | IBF |
|---|---|---|
| MD w1 | ||
| sWL w1 d2 | sWL w1 | |
| WL w1 | WL w1 d15 |
| WBC | IBF |
|---|---|
| MD w1 | MD w1 d12 |
Date
This fight between Félix Trinidad and Bernard Hopkins took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 185 cm, Bernard Hopkins is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Félix Trinidad is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Hopkins also has a good reach advantage of 7 cms over Trinidad's 184 cm. On top of that, Hopkins also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Trinidad.
Trinidad is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 40-0 (33 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 17 days ago against William Joppy, which he won via 5th round TKO.
Hopkins comes in with a record of 39-2-1 (28 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 15 days ago against Keith Holmes, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Trinidad will be 28 years and 8 months old. Hopkins will be 36 years and 8 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 61-39 in favor of Félix Trinidad. Here is the prediction for Trinidad vs Hopkins.
Result
Bernard Hopkins defeated Félix Trinidad via 12th round TKO to win the WBA (Super) and vacant The Ring middleweight titles and retain the WBC and IBF middleweight titles. Trinidad's undefeated record of 40 wins comes to an end, and Hopkins advances his win streak to 14. Hopkins is now 40-2-1, and Trinidad 40-1.
Fight Recommendations
- Bernard Hopkins defeats Jean Pascal via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
- Bernard Hopkins knocks out Óscar de la Hoya in the 9th round
- Bernard Hopkins defeats William Joppy via 12-round unanimous decision
- Félix Trinidad knocks out William Joppy in the 5th round
- Félix Trinidad knocks out Fernando Vargas in the 12th round
- Félix Trinidad defeats Pernell Whitaker via 12-round unanimous decision
- Félix Trinidad knocks out Luis Ramon Campas in the 4th round