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Julio Cesar Chavez was seeking to make history as the first Mexican boxer to win world titles in four weight divisions when he challenged Pernell Whitaker for the welterweight title at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 10, 1993. Chavez, a champion at 130, 135 and 140 pounds, was the slight betting favorite. The biggest indoor crowd ever to attend a non-heavyweight fight up to that time (56,959) was on hand, almost all of them there to roar Chavez to victory.

Yet, hard though Chavez fought — and he was the busier man in several rounds — Whitaker seemed to have the overall advantage. The decision of a draw seemed to stun not only Whitaker but many of those present.

The champion from Norfolk, Va., scored sharply from his southpaw stance, and instead of hitting and moving, as many had expected, he often stood right in front of Chavez and landed what seemed like the harder punches. I covered the fight from ringside and reported in Boxing Monthly: “Whitaker did what he had to do: he fought the perfect fight.” It was not enough, though, to get him the decision.