In a closely contested match in which neither man was able to master the other, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. won a loudly booed split decision over Oscar De La Hoya to claim the World Boxing Council super welterweight title before a sellout crowd at the Grand Garden Arena.
 Fight Action
There's so much video footage and clips for you to watch, it could use its own category! Check out one of the 24/7 Outtakes or see Oscar and Floyd answer the questions submitted by HBO.com users. Try the video below and then watch them all!
 Boxing Is Hard Work: Mayweather
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Behind the scenes photos from 24/7 and the PPV commercial shoot, Oscar and Floyd on the town and both figther's past fight slideshows. What else do you want? We've got it all!
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WHAT THEIR TOUGHEST FIGHTS TELL US ABOUT WHO WILL WIN
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya are winners. They always have been. Yes, De La Hoya has lost a few, but on the whole he's been profoundly successful and will be rewarded for that success (beyond what he's earned already, which is considerable), with induction into the Boxing Hall of Fame the moment he's eligible. Though less commercially successful, Mayweather is at least as accomplished in the ring, and in fact has not yet suffered the indignity of cashing a check in compensation for having lost a prizefight. He also is a certain future Hall of Fame member.
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Battle of the Trainers
When one thinks of chaos in the corner many examples come to mind but when one thinks of a dysfunctional corner one image tends to linger ahead of the rest. It's the image of then heavyweight champion Leon Spinks lost in a cacophony of words 29 years ago after his lead trainer, George Benton, picked up his bucket after five rounds and walked out of the arena, not to be seen again until everyone got back to the hotel cocktail lounge in New Orleans.
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COMPUBOX PRE-FIGHT ANALYSIS
Mayweather, 37-0, 24 KOs, attempting to win his fifth title in five different weight classes, an 8-5 favorite over the Golden Boy, 38-4, 30 KOs, an underdog for just the second time in his 42-fight career.
Mayweather, who's won titles at 130 lbs, 135 lbs., 140 lbs. and 147 lbs., outlanded his last four opponents (Baldomir W 12, Judah W 12, Mitchell KO 6, Gatti KO 6) 537-177 in total punches. That's an average of just five punches landed per round for Floyd's unsuccessful foes! The average welterweight and junior middleweight lands 19 punches per round.
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12 Rounds With Max Kellerman
So -- who's going to win? Oscar or Floyd? Everybody's got an opinion. Some give Floyd an edge on youth and speed. Others give the edge to Oscar because he's a naturally bigger fighter who has faced better competition. Rather than just add another opinion to the mix, Max Kellerman, a commentator on HBO's "Boxing After Dark" series, pounds out 12 rounds on key criteria to pick the winner.
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WHERE WERE THEY THEN? OSCAR AND FLOYD A DECADE AGO
Not everyone saw it coming 10 years ago but at least one man did.
When Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was a barely 130-pound, six-round fighter just a year removed from a disappointing finish at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Oscar De La Hoya was already a three-time world champion and a pay-per-view engine driving sales like no fighter his size since Sugar Ray Leonard.
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Bert Sugar's Pre-Fight Analysis
De La Hoya is a taller, bigger, stronger boxer who is fighting at a more natural weight than Mayweather who is moving up from welterweight. Mayweather is a faster boxer who can work at a fast pace the entire fight, all 12 rounds if necessary. What does each fighter need to do to
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