Thomas Hearns vs. Marcos Geraldo
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Thomas Hearns 153 lbs beat Marcos Geraldo 159 lbs by KO at 1:48 in round 1 of 10
- Date: 1982-02-27
- Location: The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Referee: Joey Curtis
In a nationally televised bout on CBS, world-ranked middleweight Thomas Hearns went on the offensive against one-time contender Marcos Geraldo from the opening bell, landing long lefts and rights to the head of Geraldo, which left him backing up, in trouble, and unable to defend himself. Geraldo was counted out at 1:48 of the first round. After the bout, Sugar Ray Leonard, who was working as a commentator for CBS, appeared with Hearns in the post-fight interview. Previous to this bout, Geraldo had gone the ten-round distance with both Leonard and Marvin Hagler.