Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns
On September 16, 1981, Sugar Ray Leonard (30-1, 21 KOs), the welterweight WBC and The Ring champion, and Thomas Hearns (32-0, 30 KOs), the welterweight WBA champion, fight for the undisputed welterweight world championship.
Leonard vs Hearns Stats
Sugar Ray Leonard is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Ayub Kalule, 2 months and 22 days ago. Thomas Hearns is on a 32-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Pablo Baez, 2 months and 22 days ago.
Leonard vs Hearns Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Sugar Ray Leonard at 99-1 winning odds. Thomas Hearns really doesn't have much to present against Leonard.
Leonard vs Hearns Result
Sugar Ray Leonard stopped Thomas Hearns via TKO in the 14th round and unified the WBC, The Ring, and WBA welterweight titles. Leonard improves his record to 31-1 (22 KOs), while Hearns adds a loss to his record at 32-1.