Leonard-Hearns II

It was the Steak I tells ya.

 

I'm all for different opinions but I'm sorry 9-3 for Leonard is a ludicrous scorecard quite frankly it's horrendous and just plain wrong.

I've never seen a single boxing fan have Leonard winning the fight let alone winning it by 9-3 probably one of the strangest comments I've ever seen.

 

1 Even
2 Hearns
3 Hearns 10-8 knockdown
4 Leonard
5 Leonard
6 Hearns
7 Hearns
8 Hearns
9 Leonard
10 Leonard
11 Hearns 10-8 knockdown
12 Leonard

115-112 Hearns

I'd love to know what 9 rounds you gave to Leonard at a stretch I could maybe see 6 rounds for Leonard but no more than that and mathematically Leonard would still lose the fight on points.

 

Hearns should have been given the Nod in the second fight.

 

This fight is kind of like Bivol (Sugar) Beterviev (Hitman). do you favour clean punches or ring control?

 

Hearns is the tall one in the gold trunks.

 

I haven't watched it in a long time but I remember thinking Hearns won for sure at the end of the 12th round and being pissed at the decision when it was announced.

 

Did Mark Ant highjack jabbers account?

 

My take from 4-plus years ago on the What Fights Did You Watch/Score Today thread. Narrowly to Hearns:

Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns II on June 12, 1989, scheduled for 12 rounds in front of a crowd of 15,300 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for the WBC super middleweight crown.

Leonard, age 33, entered 35-1 (25) and weighs 160. He is guaranteed $13M.

Hearns, 30, enters 46-3 (38) and weighs 162 1/2. His guarantee is $11M.

Leonard is a 3-1 favorite at the sports books. Odds on a draw are 15-1.

Interestingly, this is Ray’s fifth fight since their first meeting in 1981. Hearns has had 15 fights since that fight

This time, Hearns wears the gold Kronk trunks while Leonard is clad in red and white striped attire.

Round 1: Hearns 10-9 — Leonard moves around as in the first fight for about a minute and then settles down to hold his ground; He lands one good right whereas Hearns controls things with is jab and lands a few others blows to take it

Round 2: Hearns 10-9 — Tommy keeps working the jab and lands a solid right when Ray turns southpaw for a moment; Leonard throwing one shot at a time

Round 3: Hearns 10-8 — The Hit man lands a right that stuns Sugar Ray and puts him down with a glancing follow-up to the top of the head; Hearns rakes him along the ropes as he goes for the KO

Round 4: Hearns 10-9 — Several good exchanges, with Leonard starting to take over late in the round, but by that time Hearns has done enough to nip it

Round 5: Leonard 10-8 — Ray stuns Tommy with a right hand followed by a big hook and batters him the rest of the round

Round 6: Hearns 10-9 — Ray takes off the first 2 minutes, doing basically nothing after expending so much energy going for the stoppage the round before; Hearns wins the round by being busier

Round 7: Leonard 10-9 — Hearns comes on strong in the final minute but Leonard did more, especially to the body, over the first two minutes to put this one in his pocket

Round 8: Leonard 10-9 — Close round, not much happening but Ray is a tad busier

Round 9: Leonard 10-9 — This one is close until he last 30 seconds, when Leonard comes on strong to grab it

Round 10: Leonard 10-9 — Leonard has a big early part of the round and pulls even on my scoreboard

Round 11: Hearns 10-8 — Hearns tags Sugar with a big right and follows up with a left hook and another to put Ray on the canvas again; Tommy follows up on his advantage and pours it on for a big round

Round 12: Leonard 10-9 — The Motor City Cobra starts well but Leonard storms back and takes over, landing a lot of hard shots to the head and body in his last stand

Result: Draw

Cards: 113-112 Hearns, 113-112 Leonard, 112-112 even

My card: Hearns 113-112

Of note: The tale of the tape for the first fight credited Hearns with an 8-inch reach advantage at 78 1/2 inches; this tale of the tape his reach is half an inch shorter and Ray’s wingspan has grown 4 inches, haha.

Hearns accepts the verdict but Ray later admits his rival should have gotten the decision.

Fun fight. They aren’t the same as they were in their primes but are no less competitive and committed to winning. Bravo.

 

Tommy wuz robbed!!
But to be fair he seemed okay about the decision.
I think he knew that most watching Had him winning, he was cool with that.

 

Classic.

 

Hearns 115-113

 

115-112 Hearns for me.