On June 20, 1980, Sugar Ray Leonard (27-0, 18 KOs), the welterweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Roberto Durán (71-1, 56 KOs).
Sugar Ray Leonard is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Dave Boy Green, 2 months and 20 days ago. Roberto Durán is on a 40-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Wellington Wheatley, 3 months and 27 days ago.
The winning odds are at 83.2-16.8 in favor of Sugar Ray Leonard. Roberto Durán is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Leonard should win this fight.
Roberto Durán defeated Sugar Ray Leonard via unanimous decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Durán improves his record to 72-1, while Leonard adds a loss to his record at 27-1.