On at the present time in 2002, Oscar De La Hoya arguably scored the largest and most satisfying win of his professional profession. Dealing with bitter rival Fernando Vargas, De La Hoya was nonetheless golden however not an unbeaten fighter. Oscar had misplaced to Felix Trinidad (in controversial means, the choice nonetheless one which ranks right here; Oscar was robbed, little doubt) and to Shane Mosley.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. 1 million pay-per-view buys. A grudge settled.
Vargas mentioned he had actually dangerous blood pumping by his veins, and he needed to be overwhelmed by “Tito. ” That is legit, nice struggle trend. Vargas mentioned De La Hoya “dissed” him throughout roadwork a while again, and he by no means might shake the picture of De La Hoya’s beaming visage, this as he was laid in a snowdrift.
The struggle turned out to be one which lived as much as the hype.
Vargas, who typically fought like a person possessed, gained the early rounds, his strain and his fierceness bullying De La Hoya. It was nice motion, and De La Hoya, the good counter-puncher, was on the town. And as Vargas light, De La Hoya (sarcastically the fighter who, the critics mentioned, would fade late throughout a giant struggle) got here on sturdy. De La Hoya harm Vargas within the tenth, and his left hook (such an underrated weapon) dropped Vargas closely within the subsequent session. At 1:48 of the eleventh spherical, it was throughout.
De La Hoya gained, but each males elevated themselves with brave showings. Some followers are evaluating the struggle from 2002 to what we’d see tonight. Canelo Alvarez is the considerably ageing celebrity, whereas Edgar Berlanga is the younger, cocksure hotshot.
If we get a struggle tonight in Vegas that’s half pretty much as good, half as dramatic because the De La Hoya-Vargas slugfest, we followers might be more than pleased. As as to if or not tonight’s struggle comes near equalling the 1 million PPV buys the De La Hoya-Vargas traditional (can we name it that….yeah, I’d say so) loved, nicely, that’s one other topic.
At the moment, De La Hoya and Vargas have full respect for each other, and Vargas, talking with Struggle Hype forward of tonight’s struggle, warned Berlanaga of the sheer brightness of the lights that come when a younger man faces a celebrity and the way they will have an effect on him. Can Berlanga address the enormity of tonight’s struggle/occasion/promotion/present when that opening bell sounds?
