Why did DLH never rematch Trinidad?

They couldn't agree on a weight.

Tito was ready to move up in weight (Tito had moved up to 154 a couple years earlier and fought Troy Waters but came back down).

I can't remember exactly if the rematch was supposed to be at 154 or a catchweight of 152 or something, but Arum and De La Hoya wanted it at welterweight again. After Tito won a title @ 154, DLH and Arum said they'd fight at a catchweight aroud 149-151, but King and Trinidad said to fight at 154.

Then later on when Oscar beat Vargas in September 2002, I think Oscar tried to get Tito out of his retirement to fight him, but Tito wouldn't budge.

 

Here's what I could find about it:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2000/Feb-26-Sat-2000/sports/13041179.html

NEW YORK -- Even before Oscar De La Hoya meets Derrell Coley tonight at Madison Square Garden, an agreement for a rematch with Felix Trinidad is getting closer, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Friday.
De La Hoya will meet Coley in an HBO-televised fight (Channel 54, 6 p.m. PST) in De La Hoya's first bout since suffering his first professional loss in a controversial majority decision to Trinidad on Sept. 18 at Mandalay Bay.
De La Hoya, of Whittier, Calif., is a 14-1 favorite over Coley in De La Hoya's second fight at Madison Square Garden. De La Hoya stopped James Leija in 1995 in the second round to retain his World Boxing Organization lightweight title.
Arum, who promotes De La Hoya, said he met with rival Don King, who promotes Trinidad, on Thursday night.
"We're getting real close," Arum said.
The weight for the fight is to be decided. It will be between 147 pounds (welterweight division) and 154 (super welterweight or junior middleweight division).
"(King) is at 152 pounds, and we're at 150 pounds," Arum said.
De La Hoya told reporters Wednesday he would fight Trinidad at between 149 and 151 pounds.
Trinidad will move up in weight Friday night to challenge World Boxing Association super welterweight champion David Reid at Caesars Palace. Trinidad and his father/manager/trainer, Felix Trinidad Sr., said they won't defend the fighter's International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council welterweight titles.
"The economic issues have all been addressed (for De La Hoya-Trinidad)," said Arum, who said the camps would split the proceeds evenly.
"It will be total, complete parity or forget about it," he said. "The only issue is weight."
Since the fight will be at a "catch," or compromise weight, no championship will be involved. Arum said he was not concerned about that.
"We're not fighting for titles anymore," he said.
Whatever compromise weight is decided -- 151 seems likely -- Arum said there would be a $5 million per pound penalty for either fighter over the weight.
Arum said if there is a rematch in Las Vegas, it would be at Caesars Palace. Arum said if there was a third fight, it would be at Mandalay Bay.
Arum added that Madison Square Garden also is interested.
Arum said June 10 is likely for the rematch rather than the previously discussed date of June 17. He said June 17 is the target date for De La Hoya's next fight because it is an open date at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where De La Hoya is expected to fight Shane Mosley.
But Mosley, a former IBF lightweight champion from Pomona, Calif., has been reverted to "Plan B" in the De La Hoya Sweepstakes.

 

The hearts of Puerto Rico luckily didn't fully shatter the first time. It was only considerate of Tito to shield them from that embarrassment again.

 

Cause Tito knew DLH won the first time around, didnt wanna hurt is legacy worse by actually losing a second time.

 

Because they think they deserve 50/50 split, they are too greedy. Thats why the fight never happened, if he agreed to 60/40 the fight would be a go.

 

tito new what was gona happen if he took the rematch, dlh was gona kill him

 

Tito and King tried to get a rematch. But DLH took some time off from boxing for his 'music career.' So Tito said **** him, and moved up in weight. Then, when the talks started again. DLH lost to Mosley in 2000. And you all know Tito, he doesnt like to fight guys coming off loses. He fights nothing but the best.

 

Exactly.

Tito knew he was Oscar's *****, and would get absolutely schooled once again.

 

The fight was close, but Tito got scholled and lost.

 

:good

 

DLH sonned Tito, cause Tito wanted 50/50 and DLH even said that if the fight was even 70/30 in Oscars favor Tito would have made a career high payday. Just goes to show Oscar's business savvy. Tito is crazy if he thinks he can call the shots, Oscar runs the show and doesnt need Tito, he knows he won, and so does the majority of the boxing public.:deal

 

I know what you mean. Even though he still won the fight, and was robbed, he SHOULD have put it so far beyond doubt in those last 2-3 rounds that if the judges went against him, the place would've been burned down.

 

Defo agree with you DLH won the first fight and most of the boxing public realise this,he should have however have put the fight beyond doubt! tito was a legend but DLH beat him easy!!!...........