This fight set the PPV record that took eight more years to break when the loser of this fight, De La Hoya, fought Floyd Mayweather. In a rather close decision, Trinidad won a lackluster fight that did not fulfill the hype that had people yearning to see the greatest welterweight bout since Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Thomas Hearns, two decades earlier. Why wouldn’t it be the greatest ever? Both fighters fought over 30 undefeated matches, with Trinidad the great power puncher, and De La Hoya seemingly being able to do everything. With no clear favorite prior to the match, the outcome was destined to be close and destined to be questioned, no matter what. And it was close with one judge deeming it a draw and two judges giving a one and two-point edge respectively to the champ. Many saw De La Hoya as the winner, prompting even the two promoters, Don King and Bob Arum to verbally scrum after the match with King proclaiming: “Give my fighter credit. He beat your man. You’re trying to manipulate these people. There’s no controversy here…” and Arum telling King to Shut the hell up. This fight should have had a rematch, but it never happened.