"If I decide to get back into the ring with Oscar De La Hoya or somebody else, then everybody will know what I have left."

GL: What brought you to Vegas to help Winky Wright for his July 21 fight with Bernard Hopkins? "Winky invited me to spend a couple of days here with him in his training camp. Winky is a great person, we have developed a great friendship and I am here to support him."

GL: Are you working out getting yourself back into boxing shape?

Felix Trinidad: "I'm just down here to support him mentally, give him moral support and be a good friend."

GL: Are you giving Winky any strategical advice on how to deal with Hopkins?

FT: "Not really, Winky has great people around him and he's a very smart fighter so I don't really have to help him with his strategy. I'm here though and if needs any advice from me I'm here to give it to him."

GL: What are the chances that you come back to boxing?

FT: "50-50"

GL: And what does it depend on?

FT: "It depends on me really, but at this moment I haven't decided what I'm going to do right now."

GL: When will you make a final decision on that?

FT: "I don't really want to talk about that at this moment, but when I do make my mind you will be the first to know."

GL: You've been in there with Winky Wright and Bernard Hopkins. How do you see their fight playing out?

FT: "In my opinion I see Winky being there close to Hopkins the whole time and I think Winky will outwork him and win the fight."

GL: Bernard has been saying that he's going to stop Winky on July 21. What do you think about that?

FT: "He will not knock Winky out. He would never be able to do that in his life. You will see Winky win the fight for his fans and for the Puerto Rican people."

GL: Before the De La Hoya-Mayweather fight you said you felt De La Hoya was superior in every way, what did you think about that fight?

FT: "To be honest with you, when I watched the fight on TV that night I had De La Hoya ahead on the scores."

GL: Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans in closing?

FT: "I want to thank all of the fans for their support and in the future "if I decide to get back into the ring with Oscar De La Hoya or somebody else, then everybody will know what I have left."

Special Thanks to Damian Ramirez for setting up this interview

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