32 years ago today: Óscar "The Golden Boy" De La Hoya vs. Narciso "Chico" Valenzuela Romo

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This was the first knockdown suffered by a then-undefeated ODLH in the pros, just forty seconds into the contest. NVR was a heavy favorite against the Olympic gold medalist, but the Mexican brought in 5x as much professional experience and had no intention of laying down for the American prospect. De La Hoya showed why he was on his greatness by rebounding from being dropped in such quick fashion and scoring two knockdowns of his own in the following two minutes.

Short 'n' sweet. And man, I miss that Budweiser logo style ring.

 

Has to be a short list of fights that average 1.03 knockdowns per round.