Oscar De La Hoya vs Julio César Chávez II September 18, 1998 1080p 60FPS HBO

I have upped this fight previously, but that version was minus the between round breaks and had Russian commentary. The rematch of the first fight which had been held 2 years prior. I watched some of a documentary recently on Chavez and, as “Big“ George Foreman stated during the first round of the first fight, the cut De La Hoya opened up with a jab within the first minute or so, was caused in sparring in the month leading into the fight. Although Chavez retires on his stool at the end of the 8th, he gives a hell of a fight much better than anyone anticipated him being able to pull off at this stage in his career Oscar De La Hoya 147 lbs beat Julio Cesar Chavez 144 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 8 of 12 Date: 1998-09-18 Location: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Referee: Richard Steele Judge: Daniel Van de Wiele 78-75 Judge: John Keane 78-75 Judge: Anek Hongtongkam 79-73 WBC World Welterweight Title (5th defense by De La Hoya) Notes: Chavez does not come out for round 9.