The Middleweight World Championship Series - Revision history

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	'''The Middleweight World Championship Series''' was a ~~round-robin~~ tournament ~~staged~~ by [[Don King]]. The goal of the series was to produce a unified ~~Middleweight boxing~~ champion. The victor ~~took~~ the WBA, IBF ~~and WBC~~ 160-pound belts ~~home,~~ and ~~became~~ the first undisputed middleweight king since ~~Marvellous~~ [[Marvin Hagler]] held the distinction from ~~1979~~ until 1987. The ~~victor was~~ also awarded a specially commissioned [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] trophy. The contenders in the tournament were [[William Joppy]], [[Keith Holmes]], [[Bernard Hopkins]], and [[Felix Trinidad]]. In the semifinal, [[William Joppy vs. Felix Trinidad\|Trinidad beat Joppy]], and [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes\|Hopkins beat Holmes]]. The final pitted Trinidad against Hopkins on September 29, 2001 in Madison Square Garden. Hopkins was [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad\|victorious with a 12th Round TKO]].		[[File:MiddleweightUnification.jpg\|right\|400px\|thumb\|Keith Holmes, Bernard Hopkins, Don King, Felix Trinidad, and William Joppy]]
			'''The Middleweight World Championship Series''' was a 2001 unification tournament held at [[Madison Square Garden]], promoted by [[Don King]], and televised by [[HBO]]. The goal of the series was to produce a unified middleweight champion. The victor would take home the [[WBA]], [[WBC]], and [[IBF]] 160-pound belts and become the first undisputed middleweight king since [[Marvin Hagler\|Marvelous Marvin Hagler]] held the distinction from 1980 until 1987. The winner would also be awarded a specially commissioned [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] trophy.

	== ~~Semifinal~~ ==		The boxers in the tournament were [[William Joppy]] (WBA middleweight champion), [[Keith Holmes]] (WBC middleweight champion), [[Bernard Hopkins]] (IBF middleweight champion), and [[Felix Trinidad]] (WBA & IBF junior middleweight champion).

			The first semifinal pitted Hopkins against Holmes on April 14. Hopkins won by a [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes\|lopsided unanimous decision]]. The second semifinal matched Trinidad against Joppy on May 12, which Trinidad won by a [[William Joppy vs. Felix Trinidad\|fifth-round knockout]].

			The final between Hopkins and Trinidad was originally scheduled for September 15, but it was postponed until September 29 due to the September 11 terrorist attack. Hopkins, a 2 to 1 underdog, won by a [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad\|twelfth-round TKO]] to become the Undisputed World Middleweight Champion.
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			== Semifinals ==
	*[[William Joppy vs. Felix Trinidad]]		*[[William Joppy vs. Felix Trinidad]]
	*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes]]		*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes]]

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	== Semifinal ==		== Semifinal ==
	*[[Felix Trinidad ~~vs. William Joppy~~]]		*[[William Joppy vs. Felix Trinidad]]
	*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes]]		*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes]]

	== Final ==		== Final ==
	*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad]]		*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad]]

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	'''The Middleweight World Championship Series''' was a round-robin tournament staged by [[Don King]]. The goal of the series was to produce a unified Middleweight boxing champion. The victor took the WBA, IBF and WBC 160-pound belts home, and became the first undisputed middleweight king since Marvellous [[Marvin Hagler]] held the distinction from 1979 until 1987. The victor was also awarded a specially commissioned [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] trophy.		'''The Middleweight World Championship Series''' was a round-robin tournament staged by [[Don King]]. The goal of the series was to produce a unified Middleweight boxing champion. The victor took the WBA, IBF and WBC 160-pound belts home, and became the first undisputed middleweight king since Marvellous [[Marvin Hagler]] held the distinction from 1979 until 1987. The victor was also awarded a specially commissioned [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] trophy. The contenders in the tournament were [[William Joppy]], [[Keith Holmes]], [[Bernard Hopkins]], and [[Felix Trinidad]]. In the semifinal, [[William Joppy vs. Felix Trinidad\|Trinidad beat Joppy]], and [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes\|Hopkins beat Holmes]]. The final pitted Trinidad against Hopkins on September 29, 2001 in Madison Square Garden. Hopkins was [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad\|victorious with a 12th Round TKO]].
	The contenders in the tournament were [[William Joppy]], [[Keith Holmes]], [[Bernard Hopkins]], and [[Felix Trinidad]].
	In the semifinal, [[Felix Trinidad ~~vs. William Joppy~~\|Trinidad beat Joppy]], and [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes\|Hopkins beat Holmes.]]
	The ~~finale~~ pitted Trinidad against Hopkins on September 29, 2001 in Madison Square Garden. Hopkins was [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad\|victorious with a 12th Round TKO]].

	==Semifinal==		== Semifinal ==
	*[[Felix Trinidad vs. William Joppy]]		*[[Felix Trinidad vs. William Joppy]]
	*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes]]		*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes]]

	==Final==		== Final ==
	*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad]]		*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad]]

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'''The Middleweight World Championship Series''' was a round-robin tournament staged by [[Don King]]. The goal of the series was to produce a unified Middleweight boxing champion. The victor took the WBA, IBF and WBC 160-pound belts home, and became the first undisputed middleweight king since Marvellous [[Marvin Hagler]] held the distinction from 1979 until 1987. The victor was also awarded a specially commissioned [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] trophy.
The contenders in the tournament were [[William Joppy]], [[Keith Holmes]], [[Bernard Hopkins]], and [[Felix Trinidad]].
In the semifinal, [[Felix Trinidad vs. William Joppy|Trinidad beat Joppy]], and [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes|Hopkins beat Holmes.]]
The finale pitted Trinidad against Hopkins on September 29, 2001 in Madison Square Garden. Hopkins was [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad|victorious with a 12th Round TKO]].

==Semifinal==
*[[Felix Trinidad vs. William Joppy]]
*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Keith Holmes]]

==Final==
*[[Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad]]