I was watching that fight with my dad and a friend of his in Puerto Rico and I was rooting for Tito Trinidad, but Oscar was dominant in the first 9 rounds of the fight. De La Hoya really won the fight.
Oscar OWNED Trinidad that night, but you can’t take judges viewpoints for granted. His corner should’ve just instructed him to keep pumping the jab and keep the hands up. Giving away the last few rounds by running opened it up for Tito to steal it.
This is true. I remember watching this fight at my brother's house. You would think that a Mexican family would be rooting for De La Hoya but that wasn't the case. Half the room was rooting for Tito. Oscar was hated by many Mexicans for beating up on Chavez.
@@etchosts8162 Chavez acted like a bitch about the whole thing. He was the conquering Julius Ceasar when he was on top, but once he started slipping he became an angry old crybaby. Really opened my eyes to why Chavezcito was such a slacker and quitter. He inherited his dad's worst traits without having to do all the hard work that brought out Sr's best qualities.
So true, he was beat by Whitaker and Randall before he fought De La Hoya and that was in 93 and 94. He fought Oscar in June of 96 he was washed at that point.
The one thing that really annoys me with these big super fights is seeing celebrities at ringside or near the front who know nothing about boxing, don’t really like boxing, but go because it’s a good photo opportunity and it gets their face shown. Instead of a proper fight fan having those tickets.
I tear up a little every time at 23:24. Just highlights the fact that this was a very hard blow for the sport, as one of the most hotly anticipated events turned out to be one of boxing's biggest disappointments. But boxing always finds a way to bounce back
Watch again with an opened mind this time and put the volume all the way down to avoid the crowd and commentators’ hype. If you know Boxing, you’ll see Tito clearly won that fight while De La Hoya got on his bike.
Edwin Davila I agree he ran like a scared girl but you don’t judge boxing by how you act during the rounds you judge it round by round on how many punches you landed and how many were landed on you. Oscar dela coke won at least 6 or 7 of the first 9 rounds meaning either Oscar won or it was a draw but there is now way Trinidad deserved to take the title
Shannon Collins Watch it the 5th time, this time put the volume all the way down to avoid the crowd and commentators’ hype. Tito clearly won that fight.
If Oscar was up 6 to 3 through 9 then ran the last 3 rounds then it should've been a draw but the fact that he ran that made them give the fight to Tito
Crazy thing i remember i was 12 years old when this fight came out. I was rooting for Trinidad mainly because i didnt like De La Hoya and also of course im Puerto Rican. Now i trained in boxing for 5 years and very much love and respect the sport so i followed it heavy and comparing both fighters at that time i can say i expected De La Hoya getting the win but they robbed him and yea De La Hoya won ......now im no De La Hoya fan but im no idiot i respect his Boxing ability and i will say De La Hoya is one of the greatest middleweight fighters ever. Not taking nothing away from Trinidad he was great as well ended alot good fights with one good punch. Trinidad was definitely the harder puncher But we all know De La Hoya was a better boxer.
Watch again with an opened mind this time and put the volume all the way down to avoid the crowd and commentators’ hype. If you know Boxing, you’ll see Tito clearly won that fight while De La Hoya got on his bike.
yeah WE ALL SMART PEOPLE KNOW IT WAS PHOTI SHOPPED THE STRIPPER GIRL & HER BOYFRIEND DROPPED EBERYTHING BECAUSE THEY WERE GONNA COUNTER SUE.... drop everything like a hat
@@rockopolo3247 yeah ...it was photoshopped ....twice. years apart....pu-leazze. He was caught doing it on two separate occasions. Which...whatever. but don't deny it.
Watch again with an opened mind this time and put the volume all the way down to avoid the crowd and commentators’ hype. If you know Boxing, you’ll see Tito clearly won that fight while De La Hoya got on his bike.
@@willvsw2508 exactly. oscar put on a boxing clinic. i dont agree with his decision to hop on his bicycle for last 3 rds but oscar easily won 7rds to titos 5 rds and thats being generous to trinidad.....what oscar did was controversial and some might say un-sportsman like , however he still won that fight easy on a 10 point round scoring system.
For all the people discussing about who won the fight, let aside the first 9 rounds, let aside the last 3 rounds, and just watch the expression in Trinidad's face when the fight ends, and you'll understand... Cheers!
Soy Boricua y acepto que De la Hoya si gano varios rounds al comienzo de la pelea y se veia muy rápido y fuerte, pero al pasar los rounds se fue desgastando un poco y como su esquina le decía que estaba ganando pues el no daba si 100% pero Tito siempre fue adelante, buscando conectar sus golpes al menton y consiguió varios golpes claros pero no contundentes por que Oscar era muy escurridizo y corria demasiado por su confianza de que tenía la pelea en el bolsillo sin embargo los jueces vieron a un Trinidad luchando hasta el final y a un De la Hoya huyendo del fuego. Digamen ustedes que opinan? Un boxeador pelea, da el maximo hasta el final o sólo espera la ultima campana para decir que gano 7 rounds? Por que que yo sepa tu como boxeador no puedes contar los golpes que das ni puedes decir o pensar que vas ganando cuando tu rival sigue tras de ti acechandote por que no le das pelea como hombre? Son muchas las preguntas y escasas las respuestas, solo dire que ya eso pasó fue una de las mejores peleas de la historia y Puerto Rico se llevó la victoria y no tan solo Puerto Rico si no todo el público boxistico ganó con esa pelea por que se disfrutó al máximo ,gracias.
Luis Aparicio Saludos y tienes toda la razón, De la Hoya corrió demasiado y Trinidad salió con la victoria si no pues creo que hubiese sido quizás un empate
Mr Chavez81 Tienes toda la razon, son muy pocos los peleadores que tienen un gran corazón de competidor y pelean por respeto y gloria no como ahora que todo es el dinero, ya no hay esa chispa de una gran pelea como las de antes, extraño ese tipo de boxeo que peleaban por respeto y ver quien es el verdadero campeón de cada división.
Si peleas 12 rounds y ganas 7 de los dose porque le dan la pelea al otro boxeador. Tito siempre fye hacia adelante pero no lo puedo conectar goloes decicivos como lo hizo con otros peleadores
I remember watching this fight as a 12 year old. I was rooting for Tito because I did NOT like De La Hoya. But in those 1st 9 rounds, Oscar absolutely SCHOOLED Tito. It was almost embarrassing to watch. He was so much more skilled a boxer then Trinidad. I just remember being down because I knew Oscar was on his way to victory, but hopeful that Tito could still pull it out. But when Oscar decided to take the 2nd half of the fight off, It was so bizzare and weird. I noticed Tito was gaining ground in the later rounds, but when they announced him as the winner, I was SHOCKED (happily but still). Now all these years later, TBH, Oscar won the fight, but he didn't deserve the victory for how he behaved in the latter rounds.
Oscar did win this fight but in my opinion what cost him the fight was his enormous lack of killer instinct.He assumed that popping his jab and keeping his distance was going get him the W.He should've went for the KO because he had the ability to do so.
You can see in Tito's face that in the corner after rd. ten and eleven, he knows he lost you can always see in a fighters eyes when he knows he is not doing well. Plain and simple I have done it myself.
The world knows Oscar won that fight, even boricuas knows it too, that's why they always hated Oscar. He just gave away the last 3 rounds, but technically won 9 rounds
I had been waiting for that fight for 3 years. I knew it would happen. Both were great fighters in their prime both champs. The fight and the outcome was one of the most disappointing fights I've ever watched. They should have had a rematch but I don't think either one really wanted it. It took everything Oscar had to box like that. So sad to think about it now.
If you can sit there and seriously say that Tito Trinidad actually "WON" the fight... out boxing, out hitting, hurting, bloodying, and everything else a fighter can do to showcase a complete ass whooping... you're either from Puerto Rico, or just an ignorant fan that hates De La Hoya. At least say that in the comments below, to warrant human respect by simply speaking from your heart. You can give Trinidad Rounds 2, 3, 10, 11 & 12, in the most non-bias and giving sense, and still can't justify him winning Rounds 6, 7, 8 & 9. Two of the judges gave Trinidad Rounds 8 & 9, with one of them being the worst of the worst in Jerry "I love Don King Money" Roth. Trinidad is one of the greatest fighters of all time, but got out boxed "CLEARLY" on that September night back in 1999.
+Malcom X 2 Pac this is a boxing match, boxing matches are scored by rounds. Who ever wins more rounds wins the boxing match. It does not matter what you think, this is a sport that scored by points just like any other sport. De la hoya won more rounds, be beat Trinidad.
Marc James Trinidad was very good, but I wouldn't say he was one of the greatest fighters of all time. He was also outboxed by Hopkins and comprehensively dominated by Winky Wright.
Mexicans are suppose to be so macho, but what happened? Any real boxer from Mexico would of fought to the end.I fight of that magnitude calls for a boxer to man up and fight like a warrior.Thats why many mexicans do not consider de la hoya a true mexican.To them he is just a pretty boy--- gringo.Vargas at least fought Trinida, like a man.
Uh-oh! There’s Don King. No wonder people thought it looked fishy. Somewhat reminiscent of the way Taylor/Chavez ended, although the circumstances aren’t quite the same. For those complaining about DLH’s tactics, Ali did this a few different times, particularly against hard punchers. Fighting purists seem to be the ones who really dislike it. They didn’t care for Sugar Ray Leonard, either.
I think overall it was a mediocre fight, their styles didn't mesh for it to be a war. Oscar wanted to box early . And he did a good job. But Tito was putting alot of pressure on him and Oscar gassed out and ran the last 3 rounds and that's why he lost in my opinion.
This was a great fight. If oscar kept the onslaught of punches and combinations even to the smallest amount instead of avoiding big contact he would have easily won that fight by a land slide. And truly it's hard to say because Im Puerto Rican. But in the end his corner screwed up and pumped his brain that he won. But ultimately as a fighter you keep fighting til the end. And that didn't happen. That's the only reason de la hoya lost. And that's that. There should have been a rematch that could've at that time eclipsed the money standards of sports all around. J/S
Clown why did you not mentioned how Oscar dominated the first ten rounds huh just because he didn't fight in the last two rounds don't mean he should of lost the fight clown that's not how a boxer should lose that fight Tito needed a ko too win Oscar was up on points
I always thought maybe De La Hoya felt something from Tito he didn't want to get hit with it again so he got on his bike and it cost him. I could be wrong be watching it live when he did get on his bike I thought "wtf,you're winning,why are you running?" I thought Oscar won but when it went Tito''s way I wasn't surprised.
Honestly every one who was a pro boxer back then said it to Oscar don’t let Tito hit u or u can get knocked out. I truly believe Oscar was scared to exchange with Tito he knew he wouldn’t hold up to those punches and in the end I think it truly screwed Oscar over by running those last 3 -4 rounds. Sad but Tito is from my island and proud of what he did and accomplished
I never seen DLH run that much in other fights. Usually he was more aggressive. Throwing more punches and not scared about getting hit. In this fight he seemed to be more cautious. You can tell he wanted no part of Trinidad.
In 2004 when Trinidad was coming back from his two year retirement De la Hoya came to the table and offer the rematch the only reason the fight never happened cause Trinidad wanted the 60-40 purse De la Hoya last offer was a 50-50 PPV sale split and Trinidad refused so we never got the rematch in the end De La Hoya wanted the rematch Trinidad avoided it. Trinidad knew his ass got kicked for 9 rounds out of 12 even Hopkins managers Lou Devela came to the table for the Hopkins Trinidad rematch instead Trinidad took a fight with a punching bag Mayorga
Tf are you talking about idiot? Trinidad was the pssy who never wanted the rematch, he knew DLH schooled him. De la Hoya got ROBBED, say what you want, but he got robbed.
That's why Hopkins schooled his ass after looking at DLH work on him. Tito got exposed period. Prove it you say? Look at all of Tito loses. He got schooled by boxers. Hopkins, Wright, and Jones.
I’m gonna still say(years later) even tho De la Hoya gave away the last 3, he still wins 7-5 on my card. Can’t see how Tito won more than 2 of the firs NINE rounds. And I’m no delahoya fan trust me
16:54. Tito looked at Oscar like......what the helll happened to you , even Tito was surprised and I’m chock by seeing how Oscar fought those last 3 rounds, Oscar was getting tired and he started to feeling Tito’s punches, that’s why got on a bicycle
I have always said Delahoya ran those last rounds because he was tired and Trinidad’s pressure was getting to him. They never once told him to run and stay away. They told him to box.
Master class by Oscar for 9 rounds and then he dropped the ball...even picked it up and scored it on his own goal. Still Oscar MD 7-5 rounds. 1 judge a draw. Other judge a draw or 7-5 Oscar.
I gotta admit de la Hoya had that fight in the bag. He should of stayed fighting n not run. My guess that the rematch never happened cause de la Hoya knee he really had to fight this man to win n Trinidad was way to strong for him so it never happened
Every pro boxer back then told Oscar do not exchange with Tito because he would lose and even could have gotten knocked out. I think Oscar knew that and was scared of it happening so he ran the last 3-4 rounds and it cost him the biggest fight of his career
As a Puertorican... I had this fight a draw. De la Hoya outboxing him for the first half of the fight and Tito keeping pressure the second half. I don't know why De La Hoya stopped throwing punches. I know he didn't want to trade with Tito and that was smart... but the final rounds cost him badly.
Bro de la hoya didnt throw one punch in 12th wtf thats almost unheard off. Blame dlh. Trinidad wanted to trade punches, but what happen. I would be embarrassed if I was a de la hoya fan.
What is telling is that the people who think Oscar won point to the evidence of superior technique, clean crisp punches landing, the blood he put all over Felix's face. The people who say Felix won? They say DelaHoya ran. No one can say with a straight face that Felix won because he was a better fighter or landed better punches or did anything associated with victory.
He ran because tito was known for ko'ing guys the back half of the fight. And didn't wanna get ko'd. I had it a draw. Just like Letterman did. Because tito won 2 of the first 4 rds! And the last 4.
It's just the 6 rds Oscar won. He won very convincingly. And the 6 rds tito won. He just won. Still a draw either way. Should've had a immediate rematch too.
@@jillconner5062are you stupid or just stupid and dumb how did Tito win six rounds huh if Oscar outlander more punches on Tito and outboxed Tito and won 10 rounds straight you can't win when Tito lost ten straight rounds outta get a ko to win that not buy judges giving too Tito such a disgusting thing for you too say Tito won six rounds what fight where you watching clown
At the worst this was a draw . No way in hell Tito won . I always go watch Hopkins Trinidad after this or Trinidad vrs Pernell 😂😂😂💯 YET Big ups to Tito a great !
Oscar won this fight of you don't think he won then you probably thought Hagler beat Ray Leonard because dela hoya beat Trinidad the same way at the end of the fight
Never trust the judges... especially if you can finish a fight. Oscar did not throw punches with the intention of hurting tito... he used more volume just to keep him away... He had the punching power to ko any ww if he could connect cleanly. Is his own fault.
Somewhat overrated era/weight class in boxing - especially DeLahoya/Trinidad/Quartey/Mosley. Good fighters, but think about a few of the qualities that make a fighter "Great": 1) Overcoming adversity (See Leonard vs Hearns I). These guys padded their records against over the hill ex-champs (Chavez, Camacho, Whitaker, etc.) and mediocre contenders 2) Dominating a great fighter from bell to bell (RJJ vs James Toney) 3) Heart to (clearly) win. DeLaHoya barely did enough to squeak by Quartey (and Quartey did the same, because the fight could've gone either way), DeLahoya didn't close the show against Trinidad, and Felix didn't bother showing up for the first 9 rounds
Tito was my favourite fighter but Oscar was my second and I really felt for Oscar. He tried to make boxing #1 again and they fucked him. De la hoya never ducked anyone. Mayweather can't claim those things. I still think Oscar should have got a draw at least with Floyd and he was way past his prime.
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El orgullo de Puerto Rico. Felix "tito" Trinidad. NADIE en nuestra historia hacia que se paralizara el apis y hasta dias feriados siguiendo la noche de su pelea. Esta sini duda su mas grande victoria quee le cimento como uno de los mejores de nuesta rica historia de campeones que inevitablemente estan unidos a los peleadores mexicanos. Mexico vs Puerto Rico la rivalidad mas fuerte del boxeo
I’m Puerto Rican and had Oscar up 7-5. That said, I have zero problem with Lederman’s 114-114 scorecard from HBO as they judges always five rounds to fighters when they do better in a round after getting dominated and not necessarily winning the round (it’s not right but it is what it is). Someone please explain to me how Lederman and a few from press row have it 114-114 and everyone here is bitching Oscar won. Oscar literally lost it for himself.
I just can’t stand the Tito justifiers. I’ve seen De La Hoya gassed in many bouts and this wasn’t one of them. He beat that ass, Tito didn’t know what to do he got that ass beat. Even in the last rounds Tito landed nothing, Oscar rolling and throwing a few combinations yet the narrative is that he ran and threw nothing. Tito fans saying that Oscar felt power and was scared. That’s their only claim to victory that Oscar felt power and ran because even they know, from the bottom of their hearts that their boy got fucked up.
I just saw this fight with the sound off and I scored it 115 to 113 for Trinidad. There is a difference between boxing and running and Oscar would start boxing but the second he got hit by Trinindad or close to it, he would get on his bike.
Watching with sound off will only help if you’re prone to being swayed by commentators and people in the crowd. I’ve scored it a couple of times and always find 7+ rounds to give to Oscar.
You can’t run in pro boxing. This isn’t the amateurs or Olympic boxing. If you run for rounds, it’s as good as getting knocked down because it shows fear of loss. If De La Hoya just kept up his work, he woulda won easy. Oh yeah, I’m Puerto Rican and Tito’s the best!!!
You said the tito won because De la Hoya run but no one in the comments say that tito won because he was a better fighters. If you won the majory of rounds why you lose. Explain to me the bloody nose of tito
OSCAR WAS RUNNING FOR DEAR LIFE HE SMELLED A KO COMING.WE ARE TALKING A CHAMPION FIGHT HERE IF DE LA HOYA WAS SO GO HE HAD TO PROVE IT.HE DIDNT INSTEAD HE SKIPPED, TRIPPED, JOGGED AND RAN.HE TOOK THE EASY WAY OUT AND LOST THE MOST IMPORTANT FIGHT OF HIS LIFE.IN THE END HAD HE WON HE WOULD MOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE HAD TO FACE TRINIDA AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WOULD OF GOTTEN REAL UGLY FOR HIM.
He maybe won the first part of the fight I give you that Boom Boom but The HEART of the Puertorican WON that the last thing I gonna tell you is the CUPEY ALTO PUERTO RICO FELIX TITO TRRRINIDAD
I was watching that fight with my dad and a friend of his in Puerto Rico and I was rooting for Tito Trinidad, but Oscar was dominant in the first 9 rounds of the fight. De La Hoya really won the fight.
EXACTLY 💯...but....WHY DIDNT OSCAR FINISH THE SHOW???
@@thediaz07
He listened to his corner.
@marcocarrasco7840 and he lost because of it 😂
Oscar OWNED Trinidad that night, but you can’t take judges viewpoints for granted. His corner should’ve just instructed him to keep pumping the jab and keep the hands up. Giving away the last few rounds by running opened it up for Tito to steal it.
Exactly..ffs just throw some more punches!
Im Filipino and a big Pac fan of course lol but Oscar in his prime was lit af. He fought everybody too. 👊💯
This is true. I remember watching this fight at my brother's house. You would think that a Mexican family would be rooting for De La Hoya but that wasn't the case. Half the room was rooting for Tito. Oscar was hated by many Mexicans for beating up on Chavez.
@ El Lobo
You say stuff like " Badges ?! ...we don't need no stinkin ' badges !! '
Exactly same here my last name is Chavez we were pissed off and embarrassed when he beat chavez!
Chavez was an old man
@@etchosts8162 Chavez acted like a bitch about the whole thing. He was the conquering Julius Ceasar when he was on top, but once he started slipping he became an angry old crybaby. Really opened my eyes to why Chavezcito was such a slacker and quitter. He inherited his dad's worst traits without having to do all the hard work that brought out Sr's best qualities.
So true, he was beat by Whitaker and Randall before he fought De La Hoya and that was in 93 and 94. He fought Oscar in June of 96 he was washed at that point.
Thank you for uploading this documentary onto CZcams
The one thing that really annoys me with these big super fights is seeing celebrities at ringside or near the front who know nothing about boxing, don’t really like boxing, but go because it’s a good photo opportunity and it gets their face shown. Instead of a proper fight fan having those tickets.
Tito's face when the winner is announced tells you all you need to know about who won.
Tito did
@@patriotsman6511 it was robbery and Toto and every other Rican knows it
@@patriotsman6511LoL 😂 yeah ok.
@@patriotsman6511
Tito looked sad.
He kept saying he won in spanish lol
I tear up a little every time at 23:24. Just highlights the fact that this was a very hard blow for the sport, as one of the most hotly anticipated events turned out to be one of boxing's biggest disappointments. But boxing always finds a way to bounce back
Oscar had a great game plan I think he got inj7red in the fight I believe that
I worked in Puerto Rico for a few years; and I once said to some locals that I thought De La Hoya had won the fight. They were not impressed lol
Watch again with an opened mind this time and put the volume all the way down to avoid the crowd and commentators’ hype. If you know Boxing, you’ll see Tito clearly won that fight while De La Hoya got on his bike.
You're still alive ??
That’s boxing and sports with judges.
Maybe because he didnt. The best he got was a draw
8 Rounds De La Hoya
4 Rounds Trinidad
Oscar gave Tito a boxing lesson and took a few rounds off.
Fighting scared didnt work
Edwin Davila He out landed Trinidad by over 100 punches it doesn’t matter what he did the last rounds
@@juanesparza265 He bitched out. He got what he deserved. Blame your precious De la hoya
Edwin Davila I agree he ran like a scared girl but you don’t judge boxing by how you act during the rounds you judge it round by round on how many punches you landed and how many were landed on you. Oscar dela coke won at least 6 or 7 of the first 9 rounds meaning either Oscar won or it was a draw but there is now way Trinidad deserved to take the title
@@juanesparza265 de Puerto Rico Felix Tito Trinidad!!!
Today's version of this would be Crawford vs Spence.
Covisi0n this was bigger but yes almost
Covisi0n lol not even close.
Nahhhh. Two different fighters than Trinidad and De La Hoya.
oscar was jabbing the fuck out of tito!
1st time I saw it I thought it was a robbery. Now 4 times in I got a draw. Tito didn't win but he didn't lose.
He was giving Tito two-point rounds.
You must have been watching the replays on crack.
Shannon Collins Watch it the 5th time, this time put the volume all the way down to avoid the crowd and commentators’ hype. Tito clearly won that fight.
Shannon Collins Tito got schooled for 9rounds
If Oscar was up 6 to 3 through 9 then ran the last 3 rounds then it should've been a draw but the fact that he ran that made them give the fight to Tito
So it was Tito vs Hotito
6-3? Don’t know what fight you were watching 😂😂
I had it a draw too
Crazy thing i remember i was 12 years old when this fight came out. I was rooting for Trinidad mainly because i didnt like De La Hoya and also of course im Puerto Rican. Now i trained in boxing for 5 years and very much love and respect the sport so i followed it heavy and comparing both fighters at that time i can say i expected De La Hoya getting the win but they robbed him and yea De La Hoya won ......now im no De La Hoya fan but im no idiot i respect his Boxing ability and i will say De La Hoya is one of the greatest middleweight fighters ever. Not taking nothing away from Trinidad he was great as well ended alot good fights with one good punch. Trinidad was definitely the harder puncher But we all know De La Hoya was a better boxer.
Watch again with an opened mind this time and put the volume all the way down to avoid the crowd and commentators’ hype. If you know Boxing, you’ll see Tito clearly won that fight while De La Hoya got on his bike.
One of the Greatest Middleweights of All Time?How?You meant Welterweights?
After the lost Oscar started to cross dress
lol
😂😂😂
yeah WE ALL SMART PEOPLE KNOW IT WAS PHOTI SHOPPED THE STRIPPER GIRL & HER BOYFRIEND DROPPED EBERYTHING BECAUSE THEY WERE GONNA COUNTER SUE.... drop everything like a hat
@@nationalcitysycho So it was all someone photo-shopping? Didn't know that.
@@rockopolo3247 yeah ...it was photoshopped
....twice.
years apart....pu-leazze. He was caught doing it on two separate occasions. Which...whatever. but don't deny it.
I think everyone got pissed cause Oscar ran the last three rounds cause it was one of the biggest fights at the time,but ya Oscar won that easy
oscar got scared and for good reason, nobody could deal with titos power at welterweight
Watch again with an opened mind this time and put the volume all the way down to avoid the crowd and commentators’ hype. If you know Boxing, you’ll see Tito clearly won that fight while De La Hoya got on his bike.
Mike Dodd he followed instructions but had 9rounds in the bag “Don King prevails
BX TITAN I agree that Trinidad won it. Close but deserved. He landed the more damaging power shots and had Oscar on the run the whole night.
@@willvsw2508 exactly. oscar put on a boxing clinic. i dont agree with his decision to hop on his bicycle for last 3 rds but oscar easily won 7rds to titos 5 rds and thats being generous to trinidad.....what oscar did was controversial and some might say un-sportsman like , however he still won that fight easy on a 10 point round scoring system.
De La Hoya was so big, so popular, so undefeated, that he had to exceed greatness that night, when Trinidad only had to be good.
For all the people discussing about who won the fight, let aside the first 9 rounds, let aside the last 3 rounds, and just watch the expression in Trinidad's face when the fight ends, and you'll understand... Cheers!
Soy Boricua y acepto que De la Hoya si gano varios rounds al comienzo de la pelea y se veia muy rápido y fuerte, pero al pasar los rounds se fue desgastando un poco y como su esquina le decía que estaba ganando pues el no daba si 100% pero Tito siempre fue adelante, buscando conectar sus golpes al menton y consiguió varios golpes claros pero no contundentes por que Oscar era muy escurridizo y corria demasiado por su confianza de que tenía la pelea en el bolsillo sin embargo los jueces vieron a un Trinidad luchando hasta el final y a un De la Hoya huyendo del fuego. Digamen ustedes que opinan? Un boxeador pelea, da el maximo hasta el final o sólo espera la ultima campana para decir que gano 7 rounds? Por que que yo sepa tu como boxeador no puedes contar los golpes que das ni puedes decir o pensar que vas ganando cuando tu rival sigue tras de ti acechandote por que no le das pelea como hombre? Son muchas las preguntas y escasas las respuestas, solo dire que ya eso pasó fue una de las mejores peleas de la historia y Puerto Rico se llevó la victoria y no tan solo Puerto Rico si no todo el público boxistico ganó con esa pelea por que se disfrutó al máximo ,gracias.
En esa pelea yo iba a de la Hoya pero me defraudó, corrió demasiado y cuando dieron ganador a Tito Trinidad lo celebré. Saludos desde Panamá
Luis Aparicio Saludos y tienes toda la razón, De la Hoya corrió demasiado y Trinidad salió con la victoria si no pues creo que hubiese sido quizás un empate
Mr Chavez81 Tienes toda la razon, son muy pocos los peleadores que tienen un gran corazón de competidor y pelean por respeto y gloria no como ahora que todo es el dinero, ya no hay esa chispa de una gran pelea como las de antes, extraño ese tipo de boxeo que peleaban por respeto y ver quien es el verdadero campeón de cada división.
Si peleas 12 rounds y ganas 7 de los dose porque le dan la pelea al otro boxeador. Tito siempre fye hacia adelante pero no lo puedo conectar goloes decicivos como lo hizo con otros peleadores
I remember watching this fight as a 12 year old. I was rooting for Tito because I did NOT like De La Hoya. But in those 1st 9 rounds, Oscar absolutely SCHOOLED Tito. It was almost embarrassing to watch. He was so much more skilled a boxer then Trinidad. I just remember being down because I knew Oscar was on his way to victory, but hopeful that Tito could still pull it out. But when Oscar decided to take the 2nd half of the fight off, It was so bizzare and weird. I noticed Tito was gaining ground in the later rounds, but when they announced him as the winner, I was SHOCKED (happily but still). Now all these years later, TBH, Oscar won the fight, but he didn't deserve the victory for how he behaved in the latter rounds.
Poor Oscar, for a good while he had trouble living this one down.
And then later having to live down the fishnet photos 😂🤣
Oscar did win this fight but in my opinion what cost him the fight was his enormous lack of killer instinct.He assumed that popping his jab and keeping his distance was going get him the W.He should've went for the KO because he had the ability to do so.
The fighter going forward wins, any true Mexican fight fan knows Trinidad won the late rounds and won a close fight.
@@jasonwebb3727 no tf he didn't. If that were the case Mayweather lost fights to maidanna 2x
You can see in Tito's face that in the corner after rd. ten and eleven, he knows he lost you can always see in a fighters eyes when he knows he is not doing well. Plain and simple I have done it myself.
The world knows Oscar won that fight, even boricuas knows it too, that's why they always hated Oscar. He just gave away the last 3 rounds, but technically won 9 rounds
No we dont lol
He didn't want to get knocked out
How is he hated, when he has a Puerto Rican wife and actually lived in PR
Oscar de la steroids lost dude 😂
I had been waiting for that fight for 3 years. I knew it would happen. Both were great fighters in their prime both champs. The fight and the outcome was one of the most disappointing fights I've ever watched. They should have had a rematch but I don't think either one really wanted it. It took everything Oscar had to box like that. So sad to think about it now.
Michael Winkles
Tito tried for the rematch, Oscar didn't wanted it, but Tito wanted the rematch.
King Greeneyes,-thanks for being so honest-it's a lonely word nowadays and when it comes to this fight.
If you can sit there and seriously say that Tito Trinidad actually "WON" the fight... out boxing, out hitting, hurting, bloodying, and everything else a fighter can do to showcase a complete ass whooping... you're either from Puerto Rico, or just an ignorant fan that hates De La Hoya. At least say that in the comments below, to warrant human respect by simply speaking from your heart. You can give Trinidad Rounds 2, 3, 10, 11 & 12, in the most non-bias and giving sense, and still can't justify him winning Rounds 6, 7, 8 & 9. Two of the judges gave Trinidad Rounds 8 & 9, with one of them being the worst of the worst in Jerry "I love Don King Money" Roth. Trinidad is one of the greatest fighters of all time, but got out boxed "CLEARLY" on that September night back in 1999.
Marc James your statement is not correct. you cannot win a fight doing what delahoya did the last few rounds
+Malcom X 2 Pac this is a boxing match, boxing matches are scored by rounds.
Who ever wins more rounds wins the boxing match.
It does not matter what you think, this is a sport that scored by points just like any other sport.
De la hoya won more rounds, be beat Trinidad.
Aztec Lordu he lost more rounds. That's why Trinidad was awarded the decision
Marc James
Trinidad was very good, but I wouldn't say he was one of the greatest fighters of all time. He was also outboxed by Hopkins and comprehensively dominated by Winky Wright.
But you can't run and also expect to win. It doesn't work that way either...
Mexicans are suppose to be so macho, but what happened? Any real boxer from Mexico would of fought to the end.I fight of that magnitude calls for a boxer to man up and fight like a warrior.Thats why many mexicans do not consider de la hoya a true mexican.To them he is just a pretty boy--- gringo.Vargas at least fought Trinida, like a man.
I agree, I gave more props to Vargas. He did a lot more than De La Hoya did against Tito.
if you think oscar was a runner you should watch Floyd. i think thats where floyd got his running from . i cant stand watching that shit
Uh-oh! There’s Don King. No wonder people thought it looked fishy. Somewhat reminiscent of the way Taylor/Chavez ended, although the circumstances aren’t quite the same. For those complaining about DLH’s tactics, Ali did this a few different times, particularly against hard punchers. Fighting purists seem to be the ones who really dislike it. They didn’t care for Sugar Ray Leonard, either.
I had a draw. Oscsr was very flashy but a lot of his punches hit gloves or nothing . Draw was a good score
I'm Puerto Rican, I'll tell the Truth... Oscar De La hoya won that Fight. Just the way I see it without being biased
I agree... but Oscar shouldnt have coasted and allow it to be close enough for judges to score it that way imo
I know he coasted too but how many rounds delahoyas 7 or 8 to Tito's 5 is crazy.
23:24 gets me every time. I hate when the sport gets a black eye like this, rising to the mainstream just to yield a disappointing style match-up.
Oscar was robbed but now as a promoter he is bribing judges robbing for his fighters
He learned that if can’t win legally, then bribe your way to a win.
He got robbed..plain and simple... Trinidad would never fight him again without Don king promotions...
De la Hoya thought he was creaming tito and if he got a little break of dancing in those last rounds he still would've won smh 😂
I think overall it was a mediocre fight, their styles didn't mesh for it to be a war. Oscar wanted to box early . And he did a good job. But Tito was putting alot of pressure on him and Oscar gassed out and ran the last 3 rounds and that's why he lost in my opinion.
This was a great fight. If oscar kept the onslaught of punches and combinations even to the smallest amount instead of avoiding big contact he would have easily won that fight by a land slide. And truly it's hard to say because Im Puerto Rican. But in the end his corner screwed up and pumped his brain that he won. But ultimately as a fighter you keep fighting til the end. And that didn't happen. That's the only reason de la hoya lost. And that's that. There should have been a rematch that could've at that time eclipsed the money standards of sports all around. J/S
Clown why did you not mentioned how Oscar dominated the first ten rounds huh just because he didn't fight in the last two rounds don't mean he should of lost the fight clown that's not how a boxer should lose that fight Tito needed a ko too win Oscar was up on points
Q: can you win the fight running away?
A: no, you can´t
11:19 Sylvester Stallone attending The Fight Of The Millennium!
I always thought maybe De La Hoya felt something from Tito he didn't want to get hit with it again so he got on his bike and it cost him. I could be wrong be watching it live when he did get on his bike I thought "wtf,you're winning,why are you running?" I thought Oscar won but when it went Tito''s way I wasn't surprised.
Honestly every one who was a pro boxer back then said it to Oscar don’t let Tito hit u or u can get knocked out. I truly believe Oscar was scared to exchange with Tito he knew he wouldn’t hold up to those punches and in the end I think it truly screwed Oscar over by running those last 3 -4 rounds. Sad but Tito is from my island and proud of what he did and accomplished
Trinida sabía q si daba revancha se treminaba su carera todo el mundo supo q el fue el perdido el robo dela istoria en el boxeo
I never seen DLH run that much in other fights. Usually he was more aggressive. Throwing more punches and not scared about getting hit. In this fight he seemed to be more cautious. You can tell he wanted no part of Trinidad.
No one back then wanted tito lol. Every pro boxer back then told Oscar do not exchange with Tito or ur get knocked out
I've never been a fan of oscar but he was robbed
Just like Whitaker was robbed against Oscar. That's boxing.
Ironic,the La Hoya never want a rematch with Tito.The La Hoya always had an excuse to avoid fight Tito.
So claro cb. Oscar was robbed wlb
BULLSHIT LMFAO Tito ducked him. De la hoya wanted him after this but went with mosley instead.
Angel L Cordero Tito was the one who ducked dela Hoya. Oscar wanted the fight but Tito never gave it to him
In 2004 when Trinidad was coming back from his two year retirement De la Hoya came to the table and offer the rematch the only reason the fight never happened cause Trinidad wanted the 60-40 purse De la Hoya last offer was a 50-50 PPV sale split and Trinidad refused so we never got the rematch in the end De La Hoya wanted the rematch Trinidad avoided it. Trinidad knew his ass got kicked for 9 rounds out of 12 even Hopkins managers Lou Devela came to the table for the Hopkins Trinidad rematch instead Trinidad took a fight with a punching bag Mayorga
Tf are you talking about idiot? Trinidad was the pssy who never wanted the rematch, he knew DLH schooled him. De la Hoya got ROBBED, say what you want, but he got robbed.
Ppl forget fast. Now canelo does the seme shit de la hoya did! Sell smoke for a fight
That's why Hopkins schooled his ass after looking at DLH work on him. Tito got exposed period. Prove it you say? Look at all of Tito loses. He got schooled by boxers. Hopkins, Wright, and Jones.
King had the judges paid off. Oscar won the fight by dominating the first 9 rounds
The de la Hoya shows at this fight that he is a gringo, true Mexican won’t run 🏃🏻
Rewatched the fight, scored it 116-113 Hoya. As a kid I was shocked and I wanted Tito to win. Now I confirmed for myself this was a robbery.
These writers just be talking shit 😂😂😂
I’m gonna still say(years later) even tho De la Hoya gave away the last 3, he still wins 7-5 on my card. Can’t see how Tito won more than 2 of the firs NINE rounds. And I’m no delahoya fan trust me
16:54. Tito looked at Oscar like......what the helll happened to you , even Tito was surprised and I’m chock by seeing how Oscar fought those last 3 rounds, Oscar was getting tired and he started to feeling Tito’s punches, that’s why got on a bicycle
I have always said Delahoya ran those last rounds because he was tired and Trinidad’s pressure was getting to him. They never once told him to run and stay away. They told him to box.
Delahoya won the fight plain and simple.First 9 rounds he won 7 at the worst.
I guess none of these fucking judges commentators ever heard of a boxer named Mayweather who has ran faster & put more miles then my Harley Davison.
I have a lot of respect for De La Hoya for owning up to his mistake.
In boxing it's down to you
Master class by Oscar for 9 rounds and then he dropped the ball...even picked it up and scored it on his own goal. Still Oscar MD 7-5 rounds. 1 judge a draw. Other judge a draw or 7-5 Oscar.
De la Hoya would of got knocked out if he stood and traded with Trinidad and I hate talking about what if!!!!!
Anthony Velez And if my Grandma would have had balls she would be my grandpa
I watched this live. Oscar clearly won rhe fight. It wasnt close. Oscar was robbed
Boxing lesson? The only boxing lesson here is don't run like a bitch.
It's easy to score this fight 6 rounds each. Oscar obviously landed more punches in the rounds he won.
This is the perfect example of a twisted system where ( sports ) divide countries to conquer .
I gotta admit de la Hoya had that fight in the bag. He should of stayed fighting n not run. My guess that the rematch never happened cause de la Hoya knee he really had to fight this man to win n Trinidad was way to strong for him so it never happened
Every pro boxer back then told Oscar do not exchange with Tito because he would lose and even could have gotten knocked out. I think Oscar knew that and was scared of it happening so he ran the last 3-4 rounds and it cost him the biggest fight of his career
As a Puertorican... I had this fight a draw. De la Hoya outboxing him for the first half of the fight and Tito keeping pressure the second half. I don't know why De La Hoya stopped throwing punches. I know he didn't want to trade with Tito and that was smart... but the final rounds cost him badly.
Yes he run the last three rounds, but he still won the fight, it's not that hard to understand...
Bro de la hoya didnt throw one punch in 12th wtf thats almost unheard off. Blame dlh. Trinidad wanted to trade punches, but what happen. I would be embarrassed if I was a de la hoya fan.
Chicken de la hoya lost on Harold Lederman score card by 1 point .
What is telling is that the people who think Oscar won point to the evidence of superior technique, clean crisp punches landing, the blood he put all over Felix's face.
The people who say Felix won? They say DelaHoya ran.
No one can say with a straight face that Felix won because he was a better fighter or landed better punches or did anything associated with victory.
He ran because tito was known for ko'ing guys the back half of the fight. And didn't wanna get ko'd. I had it a draw. Just like Letterman did. Because tito won 2 of the first 4 rds! And the last 4.
It's just the 6 rds Oscar won. He won very convincingly. And the 6 rds tito won. He just won. Still a draw either way. Should've had a immediate rematch too.
@@jillconner5062are you stupid or just stupid and dumb how did Tito win six rounds huh if Oscar outlander more punches on Tito and outboxed Tito and won 10 rounds straight you can't win when Tito lost ten straight rounds outta get a ko to win that not buy judges giving too Tito such a disgusting thing for you too say Tito won six rounds what fight where you watching clown
At the worst this was a draw . No way in hell Tito won . I always go watch Hopkins Trinidad after this or Trinidad vrs Pernell 😂😂😂💯 YET Big ups to Tito a great !
Oscar won this fight of you don't think he won then you probably thought Hagler beat Ray Leonard because dela hoya beat Trinidad the same way at the end of the fight
Never trust the judges... especially if you can finish a fight. Oscar did not throw punches with the intention of hurting tito... he used more volume just to keep him away... He had the punching power to ko any ww if he could connect cleanly. Is his own fault.
De La Hoya learned his lesson from this fight n ended up doing the same to GGG in his first fight against Canelo.
The question is can you won the fight running away? Jim
Somewhat overrated era/weight class in boxing - especially DeLahoya/Trinidad/Quartey/Mosley. Good fighters, but think about a few of the qualities that make a fighter "Great":
1) Overcoming adversity (See Leonard vs Hearns I). These guys padded their records against over the hill ex-champs (Chavez, Camacho, Whitaker, etc.) and mediocre contenders
2) Dominating a great fighter from bell to bell (RJJ vs James Toney)
3) Heart to (clearly) win. DeLaHoya barely did enough to squeak by Quartey (and Quartey did the same, because the fight could've gone either way), DeLahoya didn't close the show against Trinidad, and Felix didn't bother showing up for the first 9 rounds
Road Runner
Tito was my favourite fighter but Oscar was my second and I really felt for Oscar. He tried to make boxing #1 again and they fucked him. De la hoya never ducked anyone. Mayweather can't claim those things. I still think Oscar should have got a draw at least with Floyd and he was way past his prime.
Bob Arum said Oscar never threw a punch in the 12th round. Bobby, you need to re-watch the fight.
Oscar probably won? But it evens it out for all the close fights he should've lost!
be the first to interview or cover Tory Trinidad Coleman boxer out of Cincinnati Ohio named after legendary Tito Trinidad as road to the pros continue...action blood is his only thoughts
Don King job again. Oscar gave tito pubkna boxing lesson
One of boxing biggest robberies!
Oscar boxed and ran.
Delahoya was robbed
Worst call in the history of boxing. Oscar whooped him good. Felix is not nearly as talented nor as strong. What a cheet
El orgullo de Puerto Rico. Felix "tito" Trinidad. NADIE en nuestra historia hacia que se paralizara el apis y hasta dias feriados siguiendo la noche de su pelea. Esta sini duda su mas grande victoria quee le cimento como uno de los mejores de nuesta rica historia de campeones que inevitablemente estan unidos a los peleadores mexicanos. Mexico vs Puerto Rico la rivalidad mas fuerte del boxeo
de LA HOYA GANO
I do remember watching this fight as a kid saying why is Oscar running🤔
BECAUSE HE WON THAT FIGHT BY A MILE CLOWN 🤡
I’m Puerto Rican and had Oscar up 7-5. That said, I have zero problem with Lederman’s 114-114 scorecard from HBO as they judges always five rounds to fighters when they do better in a round after getting dominated and not necessarily winning the round (it’s not right but it is what it is). Someone please explain to me how Lederman and a few from press row have it 114-114 and everyone here is bitching Oscar won. Oscar literally lost it for himself.
I just can’t stand the Tito justifiers. I’ve seen De La Hoya gassed in many bouts and this wasn’t one of them. He beat that ass, Tito didn’t know what to do he got that ass beat. Even in the last rounds Tito landed nothing, Oscar rolling and throwing a few combinations yet the narrative is that he ran and threw nothing. Tito fans saying that Oscar felt power and was scared. That’s their only claim to victory that Oscar felt power and ran because even they know, from the bottom of their hearts that their boy got fucked up.
Both of these guys were tomato cans.
The same judge that handed him this Loss gave him the loss against mayweather...
But against Tito's loaded gloves he never stood a chance
I like Jerry Roth but to give 3 of the first 4 rounds to Trinidad is crazy & very bad Judging.
Can't win a fight running, Oscar was never a Mexican fighter.
I just saw this fight with the sound off and I scored it 115 to 113 for Trinidad. There is a difference between boxing and running and Oscar would start boxing but the second he got hit by Trinindad or close to it, he would get on his bike.
Lol lieing stat what rounds
Oscar rounds 1,2,3,5,6,7,8 Tito Rounds 4,9,10,11,12 Oscar up 7 to 5 that’s how I scored it
lowki07 agree. Oscar was terrified to get hit by Tito and it hurt him during the fight. He fought so scared.
Watching with sound off will only help if you’re prone to being swayed by commentators and people in the crowd. I’ve scored it a couple of times and always find 7+ rounds to give to Oscar.
You can’t run in pro boxing. This isn’t the amateurs or Olympic boxing. If you run for rounds, it’s as good as getting knocked down because it shows fear of loss. If De La Hoya just kept up his work, he woulda won easy. Oh yeah, I’m Puerto Rican and Tito’s the best!!!
Running like he ran does make a very bad impression. Might even give the other boxer two point rounds.
You said the tito won because De la Hoya run but no one in the comments say that tito won because he was a better fighters. If you won the majory of rounds why you lose. Explain to me the bloody nose of tito
OSCAR WAS RUNNING FOR DEAR LIFE HE SMELLED A KO COMING.WE ARE TALKING A CHAMPION FIGHT HERE IF DE LA HOYA WAS SO GO HE HAD TO PROVE IT.HE DIDNT INSTEAD HE SKIPPED, TRIPPED, JOGGED AND RAN.HE TOOK THE EASY WAY OUT AND LOST THE MOST IMPORTANT FIGHT OF HIS LIFE.IN THE END HAD HE WON HE WOULD MOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE HAD TO FACE TRINIDA AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WOULD OF GOTTEN REAL UGLY FOR HIM.
And why the ko never come if tito was so good at ko other fighters
Tito won clearly plus Oscar was going to get knockout that night plus whoever thinks that de la Hoya won are fan boys & don’t know boxing
Omega Red the only fan boy is you Tito got schooled and ducked the rematch
Big SuperMex Rodriguez fuck Oscar he’s a crack head cheater
If this fight was 15 rounds, DLH would have got steamrolled lol
Run Forest Run
Close fight and maybe de la hoya won first 3 or 4 rounds but trinidad was Just a cardio machine
He decided to run instead of fighting, he said it himself he was tired and scared of being knocked out.
Mayweather does it almost all the time .
Well at least Oscar introduced more girls to the sport of boxing and brought them to fights 😂😂
He maybe won the first part of the fight I give you that Boom Boom but The HEART of the Puertorican WON that the last thing I gonna tell you is the CUPEY ALTO PUERTO RICO FELIX TITO TRRRINIDAD