Oscar Night.......De La Hoya knocks out bitter rival in 11th round

[hole_n_one]

De La Hoya knocks out bitter rival in 11th round
Posted: Sunday September 15, 2002 12:21 AM

Oscar De La Hoya raised his career record to 35-2. AP LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Oscar De La Hoya settled a neighborhood feud and left no doubt who was the best 154-pounder in the world Saturday night, stopping Fernando Vargas with a vicious assault in the 11th round of their grudge match.

De La Hoya knocked down Vargas for the first time in the fight with a left hook in the final round, then pummeled him along the ropes until referee Joe Cortez moved in to stop the fight at 1:48 of the round.

The end came after a fight of ebb and flow that saw both fighters take the advantage at various times before a roaring crowd of 11,425 at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino.

De La Hoya was ahead on two scorecards and behind on the third when he caught Vargas with a left hook that exposed the chin that got him knocked down five times by Felix Trinidad.

De La Hoya not only retained his WBC title, but added the WBA title Vargas held and settled a feud between the two Los Angeles area rivals.

"Vargas was a very, very strong puncher," De La Hoya said. "I had to be patient, go to the body, feint, use combinations. The strength really surprised me."

Vargas had said he would rather die in the ring than lose and he never gave up. But he was defenseless in De La Hoya's corner and taking a beating when Cortez finally stopped it.

Both fighters were bleeding and both were landing big punches, but De La Hoya turned the fight around after a bad fifth round and was the stronger and faster fighter from then on.

Vargas seemed to be on the verge of dominating the fight in the fifth round when he landed right hand after right hand to De La Hoya's head.

[hole_n_one]

Sorry....

this should have been posted in the Dead Zone forum.

[cmsgop]

Alright Oscar!

Good Post Big Guy!

[BrooklynGOP]

I was just watching the fight, actually. Good for De La Hoya!

[.38sw]

Rats! I wish I hadn't seen this. I couldn't watch, and my hubby taped it for me. There goes the suspense...

[hole_n_one]

[Guillermo]

Excellent fight, and I'm extremely happy that that border trash POS got his Messican *ss whooped.

[Bad~Rodeo]

De La Hoya was ahead on two scorecards and behind on the third when he caught Vargas with a left hook that exposed the chin that got him knocked down five times by Felix Trinidad.

Huh???

[Area51]

Now I want to see him kick Felix Trinidad's Ass!
he had him beat until he decided to dance for 6 rounds.

Way to Go, Oscar!

[hole_n_one]

Vargas, who has never been down in his pro boxing career, went down 5 times to the punches of Trinidad with the decisive blow coming at 1:33 of the 12th round. Trinidad wins by TKO and retains the WBA title and gains the IBF Jr. Middleweight title.

Trinidad vs. Vargas

[breakem]

I couldn't stop laughing when they said Varga bills himself as an Aztec warrior. The referee was Joey CORTEZ!

[BenLurkin]

Mrs. BenLurkin met DeLaHoya once through a co-worker at her job. She found him to be very much a gentleman, as well as good looking. She will be pleased with this result.

[Bad~Rodeo]

Ahhh....makes sense now, Gracias

[hole_n_one]

[hole_n_one]

[SevenofNine]

Hey Hole actually group of my homeys and me saw the fight

I want see Trinidad vs De La Hoya see who better fighter

Fernado next time offer your hand in friendship don't be bum

[kayak]

Thanks!

I saw this thread a few minutes ago and was so disappointed that there were actual photos on it ..... I figured that meant you wouldn't have an opportunity to post your highly-sophisticated, computer-generated graphics depicting the event.

*grins*

[breakem]

Apparently, she was not one of the two 15 years old he raped a few years ago. Both cases were settled for $$$ ala Michael Jackson.

[BenLurkin]

Thanks!

[Reactionary]

De La Hoya is a great fighter, a decent person, and he cares about sportsmanship. In the world of professional boxing, he's a rare bird indeed.

It was a great fight. De La Hoya deserved the victory - and the Aztec Warrior deserved to be beaten like the red-headed stepchild he is.