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THE BATTALION Page 15
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1981
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TANK MCNAMARA
Leonard, Hearns await bell
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United Press International
LAS VEGAS — Sugar Ray
:onard's route to the World Box-
_ Council welterweight title
:ame under the bright lights of
iasy Street. Thomas Hearns
aveled dark and unpaved roads
to the World Boxing Association
[welterweight crown.
The two were set to meet today
a noon EDT weigh-in for the
lal time before tonight’s long-
waited, scheduled 15-rounder
for the undisputed welterweight
title. Neither fighter was expected
to have any problem making the
division s 147-pound limit.
With an expected closed-
tireuit and payt-television audi-
:nceof30() million, the fight, in a
ipecially built, 25,000-seat out-
loor arena at Caesars Palace will
the richest in the history of box-
ave^Mng. Leonard has been guaranteed
18 million and Hearns $5 million
md promoters expected a gross
tpproaching $40 million.
Leonard, 30-1 with 21 knock-
aits, was the darling of the 1976
Olympics and rose to almost im-
tiediate fame as television’s gol-
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then lost it last year to Roberto
Duran in a grueling 15-round bout
in Montreal. But Leonard re
gained the crown five months later
when Duran turned in his in
famous “no-mas” performance in
New Orleans, quitting in the
eighth round.
Hearns, 32-0 with 30 knock
outs, rose through the ranks with
little attention despite easily dis
patching every opponent. He be
came well known only when he
won the WBA title by humiliating
champion Pipino Cuevas with a
second-round knockout in August
1979.
Leonard relies on his enormous
boxing skills. He is the classic box
er, using a flicking left jab to set up
lightning combinations.
Hearns has built his record and
reputation on two simple
weapons: a powerful jab and
sledgehammer right hand. At 6-
foot-1 with a 78-inch reach, he is a
physical freak for the welter
weight division. He’s also the
most devastating puncher in the
division’s history.
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able to determine a clear-cut favo
rite. They’ve listed the fighters as
dead even.
Leonard has referred to Hearns
as a “robot,” saying he’s unable to
adapt when his fight plan goes
astray.
“He knows only one way to fight
and I can adapt to different
styles, Leonard said. I go into
each fight with a plan and I fight
each fight differently.”
“I’m going to heat him so badly
that he’s going to crawl into a shell
and disappear.”
Hearns, generally solemn,
smiles when he hears Leonard
talk. He said he s going (o prove to
his critics that he isn’t a non
thinking brawler.
“People think I’m just a pun
cher because of all the knockouts, ”
said Hearns. “But I consider my
self a good boxer. I was always a
good boxer throughout the
amateurs. I think I have an excel
lent jab and hook. The knockouts
come after 1 hurt people with the
left hand.”
Both fighters trained hard and
appeared in excellent condition.
Temperatures were expected to
he in the 90s for the fight, making
conditioning vital.
The bout is being promoted by
Main Event, Inc., a New Jersey-
based group which runs one of the
most successful club programs in
the nation in Tptowa, N.J.
by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds
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Brett’s temper flares again
, ., a , T i -. „ < * >ress International
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kansas Citv Royals’ third
baseman George Brett allegedly slapped a woman
reporter in the face Tuesday morning then punched
another reporter who came to her aid, a witness said.
The fight in the lobby of the Anaheim Hyatt
Regency started when Brett began needling Kansas
City Times sports reporter Mike Fish.
I he Royals star player reportedly criticized Fish
tor doing a May 31 story about Brett’s demolishing a
locker room toilet with his baseball bat after having a
bad game against the Minnesota Twins.
Janice Carr, a former Los Angeles Times reporter
who was with f ish, told Brett if he wanted to be in
the limelight, he had to accept those kinds of
things.
...A 1 P° in L Brett slapped Carr in the face and
r ish stepped in to prevent him from striking her
again.
Dean Vogelaar, a team press agent, tried to sepa
rate the two men, but Fish came out of the fight with
with a 2-inch gash over his right eye and several
scratches on his face.
Royals’ General Manager Joe Burke issued a for
mal apology to Fish, saying:
We don’t condone this type of action by our
people. We re sorry about it. It won’t happen again
and won’t be tolerated.”
It was unknown if the club was considering anv
disciplinary action against Brett, but Vogelaar said
Brett met with Fish before Tuesday night’s game and
apologized for the incident.
Fish had no comment, except to say, “I intend to
invite Brett to my next block party. ”
Brett, who led the major leagues in hatting last
season with a .390 average and won the American
League’s Most Valuable Player Award, has been
struggling this year and has had several temper
amental outbursts.
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