Other than one shot power in a left hook Tito has no advantage. Monzon could more than handle the odd one that landed. Different style of fights, but basically a replay of near shutouts like Hopkins and Winky.
I'll be all "anti bandwagon" here and say Tito STRETCHES him Monzon fought a LOT of Euro bums.. Tito IMO has become underrated and i think Tito would clip monzon with a left hook and put him in dreamland
Winky is kinda gay with the high guard and all safe... Monzon would go for the kill and this would make him catch a Tito hook on his chin and hed wake up in tijuana
Have you seen Monzon fight? He was cautious and deliberate and patient. He'd school the shit out of Trinidad.
i'd give tito a good chance, Monzon elusiveness consisted of pulling back, and it wouldn't really be useful against a guys that's taller and rangier than him. Monzon is the favorite tought, cause his conter right hand would land hard and often, but tito is a really live dog
Tito wouldn't be a live dog to WIN. The best he could hope for is nail Monzon with a few good shots, and maybe shake him up. Monzon had a great chin, but it wasn't Hagler great. He could be hurt. But I really can't envision Tito being a live underdog to WIN. Monzon's jab, toughness, IQ, and accuracy would be too much for Tito.
:: And no, Tito is not rangier, or even close. Monzon had freakishly long arms and straight punches. It would be a completely 1 sided fight. Tito was out of his depth against Winky Wright, he would stand a 0% chance of being competitive against Monzon. I can't believe anyone would really think that, apart from a handful of Puerto Ricans.
Yeah, they do actually, a good jab and good fundamental boxing skills. Only difference is Monzon is much, much better, bigger, with a fucking 76 inch reach. He'd win every second of every round against Tito.
More likely would be Tito getting knocked out cold, then upon coming to in his comatose state, he'd see um, Kenny Bayliss or someone standing over him, and think it was a massive erection, he'd think he had grown a jungle dick and was from Nigeria.