saint0917
February 13th, 2009, 07:10 AM
2/13/99:
Oscar De La Hoya (30-0) barely retains his WBC welterweight title with a 12-round split decision over previously unbeaten (34-1-1) Ike Quartey at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Quartey, formerly the WBA world welterweight champion, presents De La Hoya with a serious test for nine rounds and is leading or tied on all three judges’ scorecards at that point. From then on, De La Hoya gains control of the fight and scores a knockdown in the final round to sway the decision in his favor.
B I R T H D A Y S
Patty Berg b. 1918
Eddie Robinson b. 1919
Mike Krzyzewski b. 1947
Mats Sundin b. 1971
Randy Moss b. 1977
Oscar De La Hoya (30-0) barely retains his WBC welterweight title with a 12-round split decision over previously unbeaten (34-1-1) Ike Quartey at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Quartey, formerly the WBA world welterweight champion, presents De La Hoya with a serious test for nine rounds and is leading or tied on all three judges’ scorecards at that point. From then on, De La Hoya gains control of the fight and scores a knockdown in the final round to sway the decision in his favor.
B I R T H D A Y S
Patty Berg b. 1918
Eddie Robinson b. 1919
Mike Krzyzewski b. 1947
Mats Sundin b. 1971
Randy Moss b. 1977