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Leonard scores TKO in 14th to overpower unbeaten Hearns
By United Press International
LAS VEGAS, Nev.-Sugar Ray Leonard used his lightning-quick speed and flashing fists to blunt the thunderous punching power of Thomas Hearns last night and won the World Wetterweight Championship with a 14th-round knockout in the richest fight in boxing history.
Leonard, his left eye swollen purple and nearly closed, was trailing in the fight when he rocked Hears with a flurry to the head midway through the 12th round. Later in the round he droomed him for a nine count.
IT WAS ORVIOUS at the start of the 14th that Hearns was in trouble and Leonard could sense the kill, concocted a series of combinations to Hearns' head.
Hearns' legs turned rubbery and he was absorbing tremendous punishment to the head when referre Dae Pearl was struck by 45 of the round and stopped the bout.
"I was afraid of him right until the 'I' very end and that right is something else," said Leonard. "He dropped some real trouble." And I was never in real bad trouble.
"I pulled this one out by reaching down into my guts, into my heart. I knew I had to reach down and pull out the reserve and did it.
"I didn't think I was behind but the end result is all that I care about. I'm surprise I was behind but I'm sure I am surprised of people by patting Hearns down."
Leonard admitted he was having vision problems and was hoping he could hang on to the end.
"BY THE 12th round, I had lost from half to three-quarters of the vision in my eye. I knew the longer it went the more trouble I'd have seen his right
hand, so I knew I had to put him out. I was always afraid of the right hand."
Hearns said he did not think Pearl should have stopped it, but it was obvious that he was in no condition to continue.
"I didn't think the fight should be stopped but those are the breaks," said Hearns. "The referee thought different. Ray is a very good fighter. I have nothing against Ray. He is a helvilla person. But there were two champs—one had to be eliminated. Definitely, I thought I was ahead on all three cards (which he was) and I would definitely like a rematch.
Official scorecards of the Thomas Hearns-Sugar Ray Leonard World Weilerweight Title fight, won by Leonardo on a 14th-round technical knockout.
**Judge Lee Joon:**
H-10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 8
L-9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 9 10
Total—Hearns 125, Leonard 122.
Judge DuPase Ford:
H-10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10
L-9 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10
Total Hearses 124 Leanne 122
Total—Heaths I.N., Leonard I.
Indian Charles Minkar.
"He hurt me in about the sixth round and I thought I had myself open to Ray's left hook. He threw some good body shots but they didn't hurt me. My body was in perfect condition after the fight, but my head wasn't."
All three judges had Hearns ahead.
Judging on the 10-point must system,
judge Duane Ford it was 184-122, judge
Joseph T. Cobb it was 193-158, judge
Lou Tabat L 125-122, all for Hearns.
Stage Charge Number:
H-10 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
L-9 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 9 9 10
Total-Hearns 125, Leonard 121.
Duran defeated Esteban DeJesus for the lightweight title in 1978.
IT WAS THE richest fight in history, grossing about $35 million and it was the first duel between two champions for an undisputed title since Roberto
The victory was the 31st for Leonard against only one loss and his 21st knockout. He earned $8 million for the fight. It was the first loss in 233 fights (amateur and professional) for Hearns and also marked the first time he had ever been knocked down. Hearns had not lost a fight since dropping a decision as an amateur to Howard Davis five years ago.
Leonard weighed 146 pounds, one more than Hearns, but he was facing the biggest opponent of his career. Hearns had a 3-inch height and 4-inch reach advantage and it apparently took some time for Leonard to solve it.
Leonard won the WBC title on Nov. 30, 1979, with a 15th-round technical knockout of defending champion Wilfred Benitez in the same Caesar's Palace ring. He defended it once by sopping England's Dave Green in four rounds in March 1980 but lost the title and suffered his only pro loss in June 1980, dropping a 15-round unanimous decision to Roberto Duran.
Hearns won the WBA version of the wetterweight title with a devastating second-round knockout of Pipino Cuevas last August in his hometown of Detroit. He defended it successfully three times, stopping Luis Primae in six rounds, Randy Shields in 13 and Pablo Baez in four.
LEONARD REGAINED the title in November 1980 by stopping Duran in eight rounds at New Orleans. He has defended his wetterweight title once since then, stopping Larry Bonds in 10 rounds last March in Syracuse, N.Y., where he was only a double champion when he won the WBA Junio Middleweight title with a 106-round TKO of previously unbeaten Ayub Kulune in June.
Chilly air marks return to practice
The cold nip in the September air suits Head Coach Don Fambrough just fine.
Fambrough said after yesterday's practice that the chilly temperature hadn't hindered the Jayhawks' workout.
By TRACEE HAMILTON Sports Editor
"IT KIND OF makes practice get a little more snappy," Fambrough said. "We practice better in cool weather."
"We don't have any more games where warm or hot weather would benefit us." Fambrough said.
Yesterday's practice was the first since KU's 19-10 victory over the Oregon Ducks Saturday. Pamela Daye's three-day layout hadn't hurt his squad.
"I think it was good for them," he said. "We'll work hard the rest of the week on conditioning. The break was us mentally and physically."
JAYHAWK NOTES: Physically, the Jayhawks are in fairly good shape. Free safety Roger Foote and defensive end Carky Alexander, who won a goaltender game with injuries, are expected to sit up against Kentucky.
Linebacker Eddie Simmons suffered a strained knee in the Oregon game, but he also is expected to return soon.
Defensive end Marky Alexander, whose fourth-quarter sacr of Duck quarterback Kevin Lusk gave Kansas a sawn and racked first in the Big Eight in fumble recoveries with two, both against Tula.
The Jayhawks' only casualty is offensive guard David Lawrence, who injured his knee in the Oregon game and missed the second half.
Lawrence, a Parsons senior and co-captain of this year's squad, is in Lawrence Memorial Hospital, and Sid Wilson, sports information director, said yesterday that Lawrence might return in four to five weeks if the knee did not be replaced by John Prater, who will be moved from his usual position of backup center.
KU punter Bucky Scribner was named Big Eight Defensive Player of the Week. Scribner leads Big Eight punters with a 50.5-yard average in two games, and that ranks him fourth in the nation.
KU's Esry rediscovers tennis game
By JOHN RASMUSSEN Sports Writer
Marci Esry thought her tennis career was over last spring.
The Independence, Mo., junior had cartilage removed from both of her knees.
It was then that I decided to quit the team and redirect my life into some other place.
"The doctor said it was the best thing to do." she said of quitting.
"I started rehabilitation in December to get ready for this fall," Ersay said. "All my attention was on the pain I was feeling. I wasn't making any progress and I had to keep starting over. I wasn't sure where we were and it was very frustrated."
This redirection led to the rediscovery of Essy's tennis game.
Finally, Esry decided it was time to
finally it up. He quit the team and turned in
their checkbook.
"Iowe it all to Christ and everything I do on the court is for his glory," she said. "I'm playing by the grace of God and couldn't be happier right now."
Coach Kathy Merrion has many talented players to go along with Erys. The first-year coach lists Erys, Maureen Guilfoil and Laura Runnels, a freshman walk-on from Topeka, as her top three players.
"By spring I'd been working real hard, but I was still having so much trouble."
"Marci was No. 1 two years ago and I'm very glad to have her back," she said. "But I am not optimistic about our freshmen. We have a lot of potential, not just a few
good players but 12 talented players.
The remaining nine players are Corey Nason, Shawn Wilson, Marn Jensen, Bain Rainair and Stephanie Dickey, Walk-ons Liz Jones, Kathy Gormon, Debbie Coleman and Ann Scott round out the squad.
The women's fall schedule is a full one, including meets at Emporia, Kansas City and a five-team tournament in Iowa. The first meet is the weekend at the Tournament this weekend at the Alvamart Racquet Club in Lawrence.
Merrion said her goal was to bring out the potential of all the players. Marci Esry has a goal but she says it
Brett sparks Royals. 3-1
"I have three years of eligibility left since I was red-shirted last year," she said. "I plan to use this year to rebulb, and goal in the future is to win the Big 8."
By United Press International
ANHEAIM, Calif. —George Brett had three hits, scored the tie-breaking run and drove in an insurance run last night to pace the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory and a series sweep over the California Angels.
Dennis Leonard allowed just eight hits, struck out four and walked none in notching his ninth consecutive triumph over the Angels. Leonard, 10-10, has a .436 record. Danny Willett Geoff Zahn, 9-10, who scattered 10 hits in his 72/2 innings, took the loss.
BRETT OPENED the eighth inning with a single to right and was sacrificed to second by Amos Otis. Hal McRae then hit a roller that shortstop Rick Burleson fielded behind second base and dug behind fully. Royals dug, allowing Brett to score.
Rookie Darryl Motley had tied the score 1-1 when he opened the seventh inning with his second major league catching throw, and nearly cleared the foul pole in left field.
U. L. Washington led off the Royals with ninth his third single of the game, took second when Willie Wilson and scored on Brett's second single to get rid
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Brian Downing's first home run since June 8 gave the Angels their run in the third inning. Downing's seventh homer came with two outs and barely eluded the glove of a leaping Wilson at the left field wall.
A Kansas City Royals spokesman confirmed yesterday that the club planned no disciplinary action against third baseman Brett for pushing a female reporter in the face then hit him. The reporter who came to the woman's defense.
Public Relations Director Dean Vogelar said the Royals considered the matter closed and replied with a nod. When asked if Brett would be disciplined.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Pittsburgh at Chicago, ppp, cain
San Francisco 12, Cincinnati 7
Los Angeles 6, San Diego 5
Montreal 3, Montreal 1, 1st game
Montreal 4, St. Louis 3, 2nd game
Philadelphia 3, New York 1, 1st game
New York 5, Philadelphia 4, 2nd game
Philadelphia 3, Indiana 2
American League
Boston 8, Detroit 10, 10 innings 15 game
Boston 8, Boston 2nd game
Baltimore at Cleveland ppd, rain
Minnesota 3, Toronto 2
New York 4, Oakland 7, Texas 1
Kansas City 3, California 1
Colorado 2, Kentucky
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