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Leonard vs. Hearns: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In an undisputed world title fight, Sugar Ray Leonard (Sugar) and Thomas Hearns (The Hitman) put their welterweight belts on the line. Leonard brings the WBC and The Ring belts. Hearns brings the WBA belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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25
Feb 5, 1977
30-1
6
21 (67.7%)
179 cm
188 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Jun 25, 1981
2m, 22d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
22
Nov 25, 1977
32-0
4
30 (93.8%)
185 cm
198 cm
13 cm
Orthodox
Jun 25, 1981
2m, 22d
32
WBAWBCTheRing
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w1
sWL
w1
WL
w2
d2
WL
w2
d2
WBA
WL
w1
d3
welterweight
Wednesday, 16 Sep 1981
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns I

Date

This fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns took place on at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Thomas Hearns is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Sugar Ray Leonard is 179 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Hearns also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Leonard's 188 cm. On top of that, Hearns also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Leonard.

Leonard is coming in to this fight with a record of 30-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 22 days ago against Ayub Kalule, which he won via 9th round TKO.

Ayub Kalule's boxing career

Hearns comes in with an undefeated record of 32-0 (30 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 22 days ago against Pablo Baez, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Leonard will be 25 years and 3 months old. Hearns will be 22 years and 10 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 53-47 in favor of Thomas Hearns. Here is the prediction for Leonard vs Hearns.

A close matchup. Thomas Hearns may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Sugar Ray Leonard could win too.

Result

Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Thomas Hearns via 14th round TKO to win the WBA welterweight title and retain the WBC and The Ring welterweight titles. Hearns' undefeated record of 32 wins comes to an end, and Leonard advances his win streak to 4. Leonard is now 31-1, and Hearns 32-1.

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