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Tito vs. Hatton: La vida fuera del ring
En el verano eterno del trópico puertorriqueño, un ex boxeador cuyo otoño llegó antes de tiempo, aún sueña con la primavera de su carrera.
En otra esquina del planeta más lluviosa y oscura, un actual campeón piensa recuperar el lustro que perdió hace unos meses antea Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Se trata de Tito Trinidad y Ricky Hatton, respectivamente. Es que mientras Tito admite que no sabe cómo decirle adiós al deporte que lo hizo un ídolo en su tierra, Hatton dice tener una idea clara de lo que hará tan pronto guarde los guantes.
En entrevista con el diario inglés The Sun, Hatton celebró sus 30 años afirmando que se retirará del boxeo al cumplir los 31. Dice que sólo hará tres peleas más, incluyendo su combate de campeonato en las 140 libras ante Paulie Malignaggi el 22 de noviembre en Las Vegas.
Ricky Hatton
British boxer Ricky Hatton, center, his new coach Floyd Mayweather Sr, right, and his trainer Lee Beard pose next to a cake to celebrate his 30th birthday before a press conference publicising his IBF light-welterweight fight against Paulie Malignaggi in Manchester, England, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Hatton will fight Malignaggi in Las Vegas on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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British boxer Ricky Hatton blows out candles on a cake to celebrate his 30th birthday before a press conference publicising his IBF light-welterweight fight against Paulie Malignaggi in Manchester, England, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Hatton will fight Malignaggi in Las Vegas on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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British boxer Ricky Hatton and his new coach Floyd Mayweather Sr, right, share a laugh during a press conference publicising his IBF light-welterweight fight against Paulie Malignaggi in Manchester, England, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Hatton will fight Malignaggi in Las Vegas on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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British boxer Ricky Hatton and his new coach Floyd Mayweather Sr, right, share a laugh during a press conference publicising his IBF light-welterweight fight against Paulie Malignaggi in Manchester, England, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Hatton will fight Malignaggi in Las Vegas on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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British boxer Ricky Hatton and his new coach Floyd Mayweather Sr, left, pose for a photograph next to a cake to celebrate his 30th birthday before a press conference publicising his IBF light-welterweight fight against Paulie Malignaggi in Manchester, England, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Hatton will fight Malignaggi in Las Vegas on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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British boxer Ricky Hatton during a press conference publicising his IBF light-welterweight fight against Paulie Malignaggi in Manchester, England, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Hatton will fight Malignaggi in Las Vegas on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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British boxer Ricky Hatton takes bite out of a cake to celebrate his 30th birthday before a press conference publicising his IBF light-welterweight fight against Paulie Malignaggi in Manchester, England, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Hatton will fight Malignaggi in Las Vegas on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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British boxer Ricky Hatton eats a cake to celebrate his 30th birthday before a press conference publicising his IBF light-welterweight fight against Paulie Malignaggi in Manchester, England, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Hatton will fight Malignaggi in Las Vegas on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 17: Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi pose during a press conference ahead of their fight in November at the Manchester 235 Casino on September 17, 2008 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 17: Ricky Hatton presents Paulie Malignaggi presents with a lock of hair during a press conference, ahead of their fight that will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, at the Manchester 235 Casino on September 17, 2008 in Manchester, England. Paulie Malignaggi lost the hair during a fight with Lovemore Ndou after Paulie Malignaggi's corner man had to cut off his extensions after the second round at the City of Manchester Stadium last May. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
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Hatton tiene una promotora llamada Punch y espera dedicarse a ella cuando le diga adiós al ring. Insiste que seguirá el ejemplo de otro campeón, el peso completo y también británico Lennox Lewis, quien se retiró en la cima y no dio vuelta atrás.
Contrasta con el caso de Trinidad, quien se nota necesita la adulación de su fanaticada puertorriqueña. No ha podido encontrar una actividad que se compare o le llene ese vacío. Por eso lo vemos anunciar cada cierto tiempo que le gustaría volver a pelear.
Para machacar la metáfora: si el otoño le llegó en su pleno agosto, ¿cómo decirle a Tito que ya le cayó encima el invierno?
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Tito no se debe retirar, lo que debe hacer es bajar de peso a las 147 libras. Y peliar con numbres como Malgarito, Oscar, y Mayweder.
Posted at 3:43PM on Oct 18th 2008 by Juan Romero Haddock
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que la pelea de oscar es un fraude para todos los segidores del boxeoespesial mente para los mexicanos que nos quieren ber la cara de ppp porque si gana oscar ban a desir que es el primer dique mexicano le gano al berdugo de los mexicano
Posted at 10:18PM on Oct 7th 2008 by tomas soto