KO Magazine: October 1984

Cover: Sugar Ray Leonard, Mark Breland

• KO Interview: Aaron Pryor
• KO Closeup: Jaime Garza
• KO Bonus Pinup: Jaime Garza
• Head to Head: None
• Jimmy Cannon: The Frontier Of Oblivion (After Clay defeats Liston, columnist Cannon bemoans the state of the sport)

Articles include: Livingstone Bramble Stops Ray Mancini (The Buffalo Soldier dethrones the Youngstown Warrior), Fred Hutchings: The Unknown Contender (Why the junior middleweights are ducking The Pumper), Sugar Ray's One-Night Comeback (Why he had to say goodbye), Golden Boy Mark Breland: Can He Be The Next Sugar Ray? (The amateur sensation with unlimited pro potential), Mad Dog Hatcher Dumps Bump City (Johnny Bumphus becomes a yesterday's champion), Bonecrusher Smith Devours Briton's Best {A heavyweight contender hungry for more)