This fight is overlooked because it happened in the same year as Morales-Barrera I, Trinidad-Vargas, and Mosley-DLH I. Great fight, the most impressive performance of Vargas' career.

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One thing i never understood though is why Quartey retired for 5 years after the Vargas fight ??
Quartey was a very successful businessman outside of the ring, so he didn't need the constant paychecks. He was also a very cocky and stubborn guy, so he wasn't going to fight unless it was a big money fight. After getting the bad decision against Oscar and losing to Vargas, there were no real big money fights for him.

Quartey really had a tough luck career. He got a draw against Lopez in a fight that most people thought he won. He signed up to fight Whitaker in a big money fight in '98 that got cancelled when Whitaker got arrested for drugs. Then he loses the controversial decision to Oscar (I thought Quartey clearly won), then loses the tough fight to Vargas. 5 years later comes back and gets robbed against Forrest.