That Teddy Atlas quote says it perfectly, Kilo.
Listening to people on the radio, and people talking at a party I went to last night, I think backs Crespo's point up that that fight didn't "save boxing". It simply wasn't the type of fight to do it. Unfortunately, I also hear a lot of people doubting Mayweather's abilities because he was on the defensive, which was more or less his gameplan going into the fight. Going into it I thought that the only way Mayweather could lose that fight is if he tried to go toe to toe with De La Hoya. I think a rematch would help the sport a lot, though -- might as well use De La Hoya's popularity contrasted with Mayweather being a great 'bad guy' while you can. Unfortunately, I do believe Mayweather when he says he's done.