Camacho had stopped a 40-year-old Sugar Ray Leonard six months earlier, but that result created a misleading picture. Leonard had not fought in six years and was finished as a serious fighter. Beating that version did not make Camacho ready for a younger champion operating near his physical peak.
De La Hoya called the fight a “tune-up.” He was guaranteed $9 million, while Camacho received $3 million. The event produced 560,000 pay-per-view purchases and $22.4 million in television revenue.
From the opening bell, it became clear that Camacho had come to survive. He moved backward, tied Oscar up, and relied on every defensive trick he had…
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