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Round 1
At ringside for the much-anticipated championship showdown were Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard, who put on a welterweight title showdown of their own in Las Vegas on Sept. 16, 1981. Leonard won that memorable match when he stopped Hearns in the 14th round.Also on hand were three other fighters: former heavyweight champion George Foreman, part of the telecast; former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson; and former middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
Trinidad wore a white karate-style outfit into the ring with a straw hat native to Puerto Rico. De La Hoya wore a hooded blue robe. He got the louder cheer, which was not surprising due to the fact the fight is in Las Vegas, which is near Los Angeles and Mexico.
The start was delayed several minutes because Trinidad did not have a mouthpiece.
Little happened in the first 30 seconds as both men circled. De La Hoya got in a stiff left jab just before one minute.
De La Hoya got in a left-right at mid-round. But he missed a big left hook that had the crowd oohing and aahing. They continued to circle, with little action.
Trinidad was short with his jab for most of the round. He got one in with 40 seconds left, but De La Hoya came back witha left-right to the head and Trinidad got in a left to the head.
The crowd started chanting "Oscar, Oscar" near the end of the round.
De La Hoya's Round.
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