How big was Trinidad vs. DLH?

['Sugar' Freddi]

I wasn't watching boxing back then and I was young but for some who were, how big was it in terms of publicity?

[oside4life]

I wasn't watching boxing back then and I was young but for some who were, how big was it in terms of publicity?

to me it was the biggest fight for me ever and still stands that way. And by the way TITO WON and he won fair and square face facts de la hoya fans

[oside4life]

and if i rerember correctly it was highly promoted too a lot of buzz for the "fight of the decade" To bad oscar didn't want to fight

[mic573]

By the standards back then it was a huge fight. I remember people had been talking about that fight for a few years before it actually took place.

I believe if they had the same type of promotion like there is now with the 24/7 and everything else that fight would still be the standard for big fights under the heavyweight division. It would of easily beaten Mayweather/Delahoya in terms of money and ppv buys.

[bklynboy]

By the standards back then it was a huge fight. I remember people had been talking about that fight for a few years before it actually took place.

I believe if they had the same type of promotion like there is now with the 24/7 and everything else that fight would still be the standard for big fights under the heavyweight division. It would of easily beaten Mayweather/Delahoya in terms of money and ppv buys.

It was a big fight -- but no where as big as a Pac-Mayweather would be. I thought that Duran-SRL and SRL-Hagler were much, much bigger. And, as far as bringing in non-boxing fans Tyson-Spinks was larger.

All this is based on the reaction by NY sports fans and NY papers. It could / would be different elsewhere.

[CarlosG815]

It was a huge fight and highly controversial and is known as grade A Las Vegas robbery, as it was clear to everybody that Oscar had won the fight.

DLH already had the Decision by the 10th round but miraculously Tito won. I can still remember Tito crying like a baby girl and when he heard his name, the look of shock on his face was worse than the look of shock on mine, as I'm sure he and his corner were aware he had clearly lost.

One of the worst decisions in fight history.

A historical fight for many reasons and the pre fight hype was comparable to that of any huge fight in history.

[bklynboy]

It was a huge fight and highly controversial and is known as grade A Las Vegas robbery, as it was clear to everybody that Oscar had won the fight.

DLH already had the Decision by the 10th round but miraculously Tito won. I can still remember Tito crying like a baby girl and when he heard his name, the look of shock on his face was worse than the look of shock on mine, as I'm sure he and his corner were aware he had clearly lost.

One of the worst decisions in fight history.

A historical fight for many reasons and the pre fight hype was comparable to that of any huge fight in history.

I thought that ODLH gave away the last three rounds. He should have won the fight but, in my mind, he gave the last three rounds and the fight away.

I was a ODLH fan before the fight but I've never warmed up to him since.

[oside4life]

It was a huge fight and highly controversial and is known as grade A Las Vegas robbery, as it was clear to everybody that Oscar had won the fight.

DLH already had the Decision by the 10th round but miraculously Tito won. I can still remember Tito crying like a baby girl and when he heard his name, the look of shock on his face was worse than the look of shock on mine, as I'm sure he and his corner were aware he had clearly lost.

One of the worst decisions in fight history.

A historical fight for many reasons and the pre fight hype was comparable to that of any huge fight in history.

no it was emotion, crying like a lil girl was mayweather after he beat gatti. And two de la hoya lost he gave the fight away he gave the last three rounds away and some of the close rounds went to tito. De la hoya has no one to blame but himself and thats a fact. Biggest robbery in vegas was lennox lewis and evander holyfield

[jrosales13]

and if i rerember correctly it was highly promoted too a lot of buzz for the "fight of the decade" To bad oscar didn't want to fight

Fight of the Millennium.

[jrosales13]

It was a huge fight and highly controversial and is known as grade A Las Vegas robbery, as it was clear to everybody that Oscar had won the fight.

DLH already had the Decision by the 10th round but miraculously Tito won. I can still remember Tito crying like a baby girl and when he heard his name, the look of shock on his face was worse than the look of shock on mine, as I'm sure he and his corner were aware he had clearly lost.

One of the worst decisions in fight history.

A historical fight for many reasons and the pre fight hype was comparable to that of any huge fight in history.

Too bad it wasn't a 10th round fight.