De la Hoya vs Ike Quartey

Odlh close, but winning, Long time since i have seen it, maybe i should have another look.

 

quartey.

But winning a decision over an Arum moneymaker is never an easy thing to do.

 

Not watched this since 2012, but I had Oscar winning by two if I recall. Wouldn't have grumbled with a draw, but don't think I could quite make a case for Quartey winning it outright, good effort and close fight though it was. What I do remember from re-watching it back then was that it wasn't quite as thrilling or exciting a fight as I had initially remembered it. Great sixth and twelfth rounds, but pretty so-so for the rest of it in the grand scheme of things. Although it wasn't as close or disputed a decision, I actually think Whitaker-Trinidad from a week or two before was possibly a better fight to watch on the whole. Will see if I can find my old card for this one when I get a chance.

 

I had Oscar, though just barely. Still a win of any kind against a prime Ike Quartey is nothing to sneeze at. I've always believed Oscar gets short shrift here by a lot of people. In an era where so many so-called greats pick and choose the easiest route to the money, Oscar fought just about every top dog he could have been expected to and fought on more than even terms with everyone in his prime or near it. We should be applauding a fighter like that but some don't want to see things that way.

 

It was a close fight, Quartey did himself no favors by going down in 12th.

 

What was your scorecard and which rounds did you think absolutely, unquestionably belonged to Quartey?

 

Oscar DeLaHoya vs Ike Quartey

Round 1: 10-9 Oscar
Round 2: 10-10 Even
Round 3: 10-10 Even
Round 4: 10-9 Oscar
Round 5: 10-9 Ike
Round 6: 10-9 Ike (both fighters score knockdowns but Ike has the best of the exchanges)
Round 7: 10-9 Ike
Round 8: 10-9 Ike
Round 9: 10-9 Ike
Round 10: 10-9 Oscar
Round 11: 10-10 Even
Round 12: 10-8 Oscar (Oscar scores a knockdown)

Total: 115-115 Draw

Oscar barely scrapes home with a draw in this one on my card.

 

Thanks. I haven’t watched it in a few years but I remember thinking that it could have gone to either fighter because there were 2 or 3 toss-up rounds. Pretty sure I scored it for Oscar by a point when I watched it in real time back in the 90s. Definitely didn’t seem like a robbery to me. I’ll have to add it to my rewatch list.

 

Bout did not have the stench result like the Felix Sturm fight.

 

Quartey 115-114

 

Had Quartey winning, but boy what a 12th round. DLH wanted the ref to stop it so bad. But he didn't!!