Bad Blood: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas

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One of EOTR's favorite fights of the decade: a sincerely acrimonious build-up led to a hellacious war in the ring, with Fernando Vargas battering Oscar De La Hoya early and seemingly heading toward a knockout, before De La Hoya turns the tables in perhaps the most inspiring performance of his career. The victory would turn out to be even more amazing when it was later revealed that Vargas failed his post-fight drug test for performance enhancing substances.