Editing Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Argüello (section)

==Aftermath==
The fight became known as the "fight of the decade" by ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wainwright |first1=Anson |title=Best I faced: Aaron Pryor |url=https://www.ringtv.com/467714-best-faced-aaron-pryor/ |website=The Ring |access-date=25 January 2023 |date=10 October 2016}}</ref>

Both the oddities surrounding the water bottles and Pryor's response to its use were noticed after the bout. It was also reported that Pryor did not undertake a drug test following the bout, his team responded that no-one had approached them for a urine sample. A rematch was ordered, which took place 10 months after the first bout. Both had different trainers for the rematch, with Arguello having fired Eddie Futch, blaming Futch for his loss. He later apologised to Futch, calling it "the biggest mistake of my life". Pryor's trainer Panama Lewis had lost his license for removing padding from Luis Resto's gloves before his fight with Billy Collins Jr. As a result, Pryor hired Richie Giachetti to train him for the rematch, but they had disagreements and Pryor replaced him with Emanuel Steward.

In the rematch, Pryor won by a 10th-round knockout of another exciting contest where Pryor sent Arguello to the canvas three times but Arguello staggered Pryor briefly in the second round,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xxB3p8Qwwo | title=Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello II | website=[[YouTube]] | date=20 July 2012 }}</ref> and both fighters retired following the bout. Driven by financial problems and cocaine addictions, both would later come out of retirement. During his comeback, Arguello knocked out former champion [[Billy Costello (boxer)|Billy Costello]] in four rounds. Pryor was also largely successful in his comebacks, although he would suffer the only loss of his career in one of them. Eventually, it was discovered during a medical test that Pryor had significantly lost vision in one of his eyes, and after that he was denied a boxing license.

Arguello entered politics later in his native Nicaragua, while Aaron Pryor became a Christian minister. Both Arguello and Pryor are members of the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]], and the two formed a deep friendship since their bout. Most notably, Pryor traveled to Nicaragua to support Arguello's political career, and the two met several times a year until Arguello's death, apparently by a self-inflicted gunshot, in 2009. Pryor died on October 9, 2016.

Arguello was the flag carrier for Nicaragua in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].

In a 2009 documentary, former Lewis-trained boxer [[Luis Resto (boxer)|Luis Resto]] revealed that Panama Lewis would break apart [[antihistamine]] pills and pour the medicine into his water, giving him greater lung capacity in the later rounds of a fight. This revelation fueled further speculation as to whether Lewis had added an unsanctioned substance to Pryor's water in his bout with Arguello.<ref> Hal Habib. (July 29, 2009). [http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2009/07/29/0729panama_lewis.html Controversial boxing trainer Panama Lewis still hoping for another chance] Palm Beach Post {{webarchive|date=August 5, 2009|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805081255/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2009/07/29/0729panama_lewis.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/story/12007362 |title='Assault in the Ring' a must-see for Margarito |access-date=2009-08-03 |archive-date=2012-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010163940/http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/story/12007362 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-hbodoc072209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns|title = 'Assault in the Ring' a chilling tale| date=23 July 2009 }}</ref>