Former champ says he would love a rematch with De La Hoya.

Written by Ozzie Gonzalez & Mercedes Marrero

September 19, 2002 -- In his first public appearance since the crushing loss to Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas was in good spirits and is planning to continue his boxing career.

Vargas held a press conference today and spoke to the media about what happened on September 14th when he lost his WBA jr. middleweight title to De La Hoya by TKO.

"I thought I was winning the fight. I was putting pressure on Oscar and hitting him with the harder shots ... I felt strong, but I was unable to get him out of there. He caught me with a good shot. That's boxing."

Vargas gave a lot of credit to the boxing skills of De La Hoya and said "De La Hoya came to fight and not to run -- I respect him for that."

Coming to fight for De La Hoya was something that was questionable in the minds of many before the match, because of his performance during the final rounds of Trinidad fight, three years ago.

But that was the De La Hoya of old and now we could be seeing a new Oscar.

The turning point of the fight came in the tenth round when De La Hoya rocked Vargas with a left hook in the final seconds of the tenth round. With Vargas' head not completely clear, De La Hoya came out strong in the 11th and put Vargas down on his back. Vargas managed to get up, but the fight was stopped seconds later when Vargas didn't respond to a barrage of punches by De La Hoya.

Vargas did finish the fight on his feet.

Despite getting knocked down by De La Hoya and getting his face bloodied, Vargas felt former champion, Felix "Tito" Trinidad is much more of a devastating puncher. "I was hit a hundred times harder by Trinidad," said Vargas when he was questioned about the power of De La Hoya. "I just got caught."

Vargas seemed satisfied with his performance against De La Hoya and said that the love from his fans, makes him feel good and gives him satisfaction. "With the Trinidad fight, I was mad at God." said Vargas in a calm tone of voice. "Now it's different, my fans are happy, I'm in peace with God and that makes me happy."

Vargas is looking to getting another world title and would love to get a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya, but if not, he will look at challenging Winky Wright for the IBF jr. middleweight title.

Former champ says he would love a rematch with De La Hoya.

Written by Ozzie Gonzalez & Mercedes Marrero

September 19, 2002 -- In his first public appearance since the crushing loss to Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas was in good spirits and is planning to continue his boxing career.

Vargas held a press conference today and spoke to the media about what happened on September 14th when he lost his WBA jr. middleweight title to De La Hoya by TKO.

"I thought I was winning the fight. I was putting pressure on Oscar and hitting him with the harder shots ... I felt strong, but I was unable to get him out of there. He caught me with a good shot. That's boxing."

Vargas gave a lot of credit to the boxing skills of De La Hoya and said "De La Hoya came to fight and not to run -- I respect him for that."

Coming to fight for De La Hoya was something that was questionable in the minds of many before the match, because of his performance during the final rounds of Trinidad fight, three years ago.

But that was the De La Hoya of old and now we could be seeing a new Oscar.

The turning point of the fight came in the tenth round when De La Hoya rocked Vargas with a left hook in the final seconds of the tenth round. With Vargas' head not completely clear, De La Hoya came out strong in the 11th and put Vargas down on his back. Vargas managed to get up, but the fight was stopped seconds later when Vargas didn't respond to a barrage of punches by De La Hoya.

Vargas did finish the fight on his feet.

Despite getting knocked down by De La Hoya and getting his face bloodied, Vargas felt former champion, Felix "Tito" Trinidad is much more of a devastating puncher. "I was hit a hundred times harder by Trinidad," said Vargas when he was questioned about the power of De La Hoya. "I just got caught."

Vargas seemed satisfied with his performance against De La Hoya and said that the love from his fans, makes him feel good and gives him satisfaction. "With the Trinidad fight, I was mad at God." said Vargas in a calm tone of voice. "Now it's different, my fans are happy, I'm in peace with God and that makes me happy."

Vargas is looking to getting another world title and would love to get a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya, but if not, he will look at challenging Winky Wright for the IBF jr. middleweight title.
He was hit harder by Trinidad because Trinidad tapes his hand's illegally.

vargas is done, he cant beat oscar and probaly not even wright anymore...

He was hit harder by Trinidad because Trinidad tapes his hand's illegally.
Damn, I thought we were rid of these idiots already :mad:

Damn, I thought we were rid of these idiots already :mad:
Yes I am only an idiot when I attack your beloved Trinidad. By you attacking other boxers, in your opinion you are just stating facts. Hopkins exposed Trinidad for this illegality, but I am an idiot.

Vargas is fat and has brain damage.

Vargas will never learn to just shut up and box.
If he insists on his ill-advised comeback, he is going to be hit SO hard and SO often by SO many guys, he won't be able to keep track.

anybody can see that Trinidad hit harder than DLH, even most of the boxers out there right now dont even come close

god
ud think vargas would have learned to shut his mouht already
guess u cant stop talkin crap when u need some money

Vargas is fat and has brain damage.
Vargas Fat?


http://www.wbaeurope.com/fotos/fernando_vargas_2002_juicio.jpg

Why on earth would you say that?

Vargas Fat?


http://www.wbaeurope.com/fotos/fernando_vargas_2002_juicio.jpg

Why on earth would you say that?
man
and thats the type of pics where he lost some weight before he'd finally let them get a pic of himn

He was much bigger that DLH

http://www.latinosportslegends.com/images/Delahoya_vargas_exchange-091402.jpg

Vargas has always resembled "Sluggo" from the "Nancy" comic strip.

He has two holes in his head.....with no eyeballs.

man
and thats the type of pics where he lost some weight before he'd finally let them get a pic of himn
lol yeah sure was, he was right over 200lbs

c'mon guys did you see the date on this? sept 19 2002. old news. i hope he does come back like they have been saying though. he is still young and has plenty of time and room for improvement.

c'mon guys did you see the date on this? sept 19 2002. old news. i hope he does come back like they have been saying though. he is still young and has plenty of time and room for improvement.


He'll never be as good as he was back at the turn of the Millenium.
He's been physically & mentally damaged.

He was hit harder by Trinidad because Trinidad tapes his hand's illegally.

If you were right it would be noticeable now that Tito wrapem'up differently...and Vargas should definitely shut up cause DLH gave him a true boxing lesson, and also hit him much harder than he wants to admit IMO. it's not only Vargas getting tired and caught by a good shot!

Trinidad Sr. has been asked by other camps to demonstrate his method of wrapping. It IS different. It's NOT illegal.

Here's another point:
If Trinidad, hits "100 times harder" as Sterocious says, what does that say about his ability to take a punch? Sounds to me like a veritable wuss knocked your ass OUT, 'nando!

vargas has heart and skills but his chin lets him down.
not a glass chin but not good either.

hope he comes back..makes the divisions even more exciting

Yes I am only an idiot when I attack your beloved Trinidad. By you attacking other boxers, in your opinion you are just stating facts. Hopkins exposed Trinidad for this illegality, but I am an idiot.
Here, read this thread: click me (http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3908&page=3&pp=10)

I don't feel like explaining it anymore.

He was hit harder by Trinidad because Trinidad tapes his hand's illegally.

I havent tried to wrap my hand that way so i dont know if it is effective or not!! If it is, some sparring parnters going to get a beating!! :D

Vargas would say Tito's punches are x100 harder because he hate DLH!! I have no doubt he does punch harder but x100!? :rolleyes:

Well, it's too late for Vargas now, Winky doesn't want him anymore. His sights are on Tito Triniidad, but to reject $3 Million, probably the most amount of money he'll be offered in his career, is foolish. Maybe he thinks he's Hopkins..

why are we discussing trash talking articles from 02?? :confused: lol everyone already knows tito is a bigger puncher than dlh, so i dont know whats the point of bringing this out of the dead

tito is a stronger puncher then dlh

but not 100x stronger

vargas needs to grow up n he might get some respect

vargas is a great fighter and i would love to see him come back into boxing

Vargas is one of my least favorite boxers of all time. A punk, a ganster and a big mouth that he can't back up. I wonder why he thinks he still matters? Nobody in Boxing cares about Vargas. DeLaHoya will never give him a rematch becuase of the crap he pulled before the first fight. Trinidad has no reason to fight him..already destroyed him once. Wright might have lost a decision to Vargas 5 years ago, but Winky won the fight in my opinion and is much improved now. Wright is looking for big name opponents, not has been/never were guys. At one time, Vargas definitely showed potential, but I think his lack of intelligence and weak chin destroyed any hope. Maybe he should turn the page and move on...most everyone else has already turned the page on his career.

Maybe he could take up golf, I hear he and his "posse" can swing a mean three wood. :D

that was good i agree wit u

Former champ says he would love a rematch with De La Hoya.

Written by Ozzie Gonzalez & Mercedes Marrero

September 19, 2002 -- In his first public appearance since the crushing loss to Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas was in good spirits and is planning to continue his boxing career.

Vargas held a press conference today and spoke to the media about what happened on September 14th when he lost his WBA jr. middleweight title to De La Hoya by TKO.

"I thought I was winning the fight. I was putting pressure on Oscar and hitting him with the harder shots ... I felt strong, but I was unable to get him out of there. He caught me with a good shot. That's boxing."

Vargas gave a lot of credit to the boxing skills of De La Hoya and said "De La Hoya came to fight and not to run -- I respect him for that."

Coming to fight for De La Hoya was something that was questionable in the minds of many before the match, because of his performance during the final rounds of Trinidad fight, three years ago.

But that was the De La Hoya of old and now we could be seeing a new Oscar.

The turning point of the fight came in the tenth round when De La Hoya rocked Vargas with a left hook in the final seconds of the tenth round. With Vargas' head not completely clear, De La Hoya came out strong in the 11th and put Vargas down on his back. Vargas managed to get up, but the fight was stopped seconds later when Vargas didn't respond to a barrage of punches by De La Hoya.

Vargas did finish the fight on his feet.

Despite getting knocked down by De La Hoya and getting his face bloodied, Vargas felt former champion, Felix "Tito" Trinidad is much more of a devastating puncher. "I was hit a hundred times harder by Trinidad," said Vargas when he was questioned about the power of De La Hoya. "I just got caught."

Vargas seemed satisfied with his performance against De La Hoya and said that the love from his fans, makes him feel good and gives him satisfaction. "With the Trinidad fight, I was mad at God." said Vargas in a calm tone of voice. "Now it's different, my fans are happy, I'm in peace with God and that makes me happy."

Vargas is looking to getting another world title and would love to get a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya, but if not, he will look at challenging Winky Wright for the IBF jr. middleweight title.


Vargas is full of **** and he has done nothing to deserve a rematch.

Fact is he talked all kind of **** for years to get that DLH fight and when he finally got he got KO'ed like a *****.

He was hit harder by Trinidad because Trinidad tapes his hand's illegally.

Sure he does...and Santa Claus will come down your chiminy on the 25th. :rolleyes:

He was hit harder by Trinidad because Trinidad tapes his hand's illegally.


How is that possible?

I thought the ref would check each fighters prior to putting the gloves on.

He was hit harder by Trinidad because Trinidad tapes his hand's illegally.


How is that possible?

I thought the ref would check each fighter prior to putting the gloves on.

btw how do u wrap illegaly in the first place imo?

Vargas is fat and has brain damage.

That "jesus avatar" is the most retarded piece of art I have ever seen. Did you make that with Microsoft Paint? oh my. In coalition with your 1 line bits of wisdom, you are a formidable internet boxing forum opponent.

I'd like to see Vargas fight David Estrada...Estrada would rip him a new one..

Here, read this thread: click me (http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3908&page=3&pp=10)

I don't feel like explaining it anymore.

I'd like a link to the story about B-Hop and Bouie saying it was to keep him from warming up, etc.

I don't believe the Tito hand wrap theroy...

btw how do u wrap illegaly in the first place imo?

moisture, and certain packing techniques can create a 'harder' wrapping, similar to plaster.

don't know what the beef was with Tito though?

if u notice that interview is from 2002