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

Sugar Ray Leonard (Sugar) defends his WBC super-middleweight title against Thomas Hearns (The Hitman). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

33
Feb 5, 1977
35-1
10
25 (69.4%)
179 cm
188 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Nov 7, 1988
7m, 5d
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30
Nov 25, 1977
46-3
15
38 (77.6%)
185 cm
198 cm
13 cm
Orthodox
Nov 4, 1988
7m, 8d
1
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super-middleweight
Monday, 12 Jun 1989
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns II

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 35-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 5 days ago against Donny Lalonde, which he won via 9th round TKO.

Donny Lalonde's boxing career

Hearns comes in with a record of 46-3 (38 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 8 days ago against James Kinchen, which he won via 12 round majority decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Leonard will be 33 years old. Hearns will be 30 years and 7 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 55-45 in favor of Thomas Hearns. Here is the prediction for Leonard vs Hearns II.

The chances of Thomas Hearns winning is higher, but Sugar Ray Leonard cannot be counted out. Leonard could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

The fight ended in a 12 round draw. Both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. Leonard is now 35-1-1, and Hearns 46-3-1.

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