 Subsequently, Trinidad entered a hiatus without clarifying the status of his career.Trinidad is frequently mentioned among the best Puerto Rican boxers of all time by sports journalists and analysts, along with Juan Laporte, Esteban De Jesús, Wilfredo Vázquez, Miguel Cotto, Wilfred Benítez, Wilfredo Gómez, Héctor Camacho, and Carlos Ortíz.In 2000, Trinidad was voted Fighter of the Year by "The Ring" magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America.