He’s A Lover, Not A Fighter

Here’s a noteworthy boxing moment between Trenton Titsworth (oh yes, TITSworth) and Jesse Vargas. Titsworth (tee-hee) is the taller fighter and not the better bad lover. In this clip, he kisses Vargas on the cheek while the two men are locked up in the corner. Vargas disgustedly punches Titsworth in response, but that’s understandable—it is a boxing match, not a date and Titsworth definitely did it to psyche out and humiliate his opponent. The referee seems at outraged as Vargas changing his penalty in the middle of the call. He says, “This fighter [pointing at Titsworth]. Unsportsman like conduct. Kissing that fighter. Do not kiss a fighter. One point… two points, intentional.” They replay the tender kiss on slow motion at 1:24. Playing it back at that speed almost makes it seem romantic, if only they played some Dido during the replay. Unfortunately, Vargas does not seem flattered and punches Titsworth for his come on. The commetators joke about it for a while afterwards.