On Saturday, May 12, 2001, Felix “Tito” Trinidad defeated William Joppy by fifth-round TKO at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. It was a brutal performance from “Tito” in his first fight ...

for a four count with a right-left-right to the head The right hand was Trinidad's big weapon throughout. Joppy simply could not get out of the way of it. Joppy, who weighed 1583/4 pounds, a ...

Felix Trinidad will find out on Sunday whether the old boxing adage of gaining weight means losing speed is true when he faces William Joppy for the World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight title.

NEW YORK -- Felix Trinidad Jr. put on a sensational show before a roaring Madison Square Garden crowd, stopping William Joppy in the fifth round early Sunday to take the WBA middleweight title.

Felix Trinidad is, in the eyes of many, the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. But can he keep that mythical title as he adds pounds to his frame? Trinidad, 5 feet 10, established himself as ...

Trinidad doesn't impress Joppy: Felix Trinidad Jr. is unbeaten in 39 fights and has held a world title for almost eight years. That's impressive. But not to William Joppy. "I think he's a little ...

NEW YORK -- Felix Trinidad Jr. is unbeaten in 39 fights and has held a world title for almost eight years. That's impressive. But not to William Joppy.

The son is on edge. The father wouldn't have it any other way. Last month, Felix Trinidad Jr. was meeting and greeting, offering warm handshakes in New York. Late last week, as he wrapped up training ...

September 29, 2001. Eighteen days after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, New York City was still in a daze, but life was beginning to get back to normal, or at least the new normal throughout the ...

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 14 -- -- His face hidden beneath a towel and swollen almost beyond recognition, William Joppy was barely audible as he applied an icebag to his cheeks. He hardly needed to be. His ...