Davey Moore vs. Roberto Duran - Revision history

Slugger at 21:47, 28 February 2019

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	At ringside, Moore's mother and girl friend had fainted, slumping in their seats, and now there were cries to stop the bloodbath. But the referee, Ernesto Magaña of Mexico, appeared blind to what was going on. He kept looking at Moore's closed eye, as if waiting for it to fall out before he would stop the fight. Leave it to the WBA to hire a turkey to run a cockfight. That is what it had become, and Duran had all the talons.		At ringside, Moore's mother and girl friend had fainted, slumping in their seats, and now there were cries to stop the bloodbath. But the referee, Ernesto Magaña of Mexico, appeared blind to what was going on. He kept looking at Moore's closed eye, as if waiting for it to fall out before he would stop the fight. Leave it to the WBA to hire a turkey to run a cockfight. That is what it had become, and Duran had all the talons.

	"Finish him off now," Duran's trainer, Nestor Quiñones, told him before the eighth. It took Duran two minutes and two seconds to convince [[Leon Washington\|Washington]] to throw a blood-splattered white towel of surrender into the ring. If Magaña saw it, he ignored it. Finally Jay Edson, a Top Rank representative, clambered into the ring and called a halt to the proceedings. "The worst ref I've looked at for a long time," [[Ray Arcel\|Arcel]] said. On top of that, the WBA's two Japanese judges, Kasumasa Kuwata and Tashikawa Yoshida, apparently were content to spend the night looking at Magaña looking at Moore's eye. They both called four of the seven rounds even.		"Finish him off now," Duran's trainer, Nestor Quiñones, told him before the eighth. It took Duran two minutes and two seconds to convince [[Leon Washington\|Washington]] to throw a blood-splattered white towel of surrender into the ring. If Magaña saw it, he ignored it. Finally [[Jay Edson]], a Top Rank representative, clambered into the ring and called a halt to the proceedings. "The worst ref I've looked at for a long time," [[Ray Arcel\|Arcel]] said. On top of that, the WBA's two Japanese judges, Kasumasa Kuwata and Tashikawa Yoshida, apparently were content to spend the night looking at Magaña looking at Moore's eye. They both called four of the seven rounds even.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1983/06/27/626138/he-that-was-lost-has-been-found"He That Was Lost Has Been Found" by William Nack, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 27, 1983]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1983/06/27/626138/he-that-was-lost-has-been-found"He That Was Lost Has Been Found" by William Nack, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 27, 1983]

Slugger at 21:43, 28 February 2019

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	<fight>1098</fight>		<fight>1098</fight>
	*~~'''Announcer:~~''' [[~~Michael Buffer~~]]		*'''[[WBA]] World Super Welterweight Title''' (4th defense by Moore)
	*'''[[World ~~Boxing Association]]~~ Super Welterweight Title''' (4th defense by Moore)		*'''Promoter:''' [[Bob Arum]] ([[Top Rank]])
	*[[~~:File:Moore-Duran.jpg\|Photo #2~~]], [[:~~File:Roberto duran davey moore a26954ddff36f76249b0ef1d3f6690cf.jpg\|Photo #3~~]]		*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]
	*[[~~:File:1983 - moore duran1.jpg\|Fight Poster~~]]		*'''Aired On:''' Closed Circuit (live), [[CBS Sports Saturday]] (rebroadcast) (Main Event)

	==Notes==		== Notes ==
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	*The fight took place on Duran's 32nd birthday.		*The fight took place on Duran's 32nd birthday.
	*Moore was a 5-2 favorite.		*Moore was a 5-2 favorite.
	*Duran ~~was ranked 7th by~~ the [[WBA]].		*Duran entered the fight as the WBA #7 super welterweight contender.
	*At the official weigh-in, Moore failed to make weight on his first attempt and had to go to a local gym to sweat off the excess poundage.		*At the official weigh-in, Moore failed to make weight on his first attempt and had to go to a local gym to sweat off the excess poundage.
	*The fight was televised live on closed circuit and pay-per-view TV and rebroadcast by [[CBS]] on June 19.		*The fight was televised live on closed circuit and pay-per-view TV and rebroadcast by [[CBS]] on June 19.
	*[[Sugar Ray Leonard]] was ringside working as a commentator for CBS. After the fight, Leonard [[:File:Leonard Duran BE023239.jpg\|congratulated]] Duran in the ring.		*[[Sugar Ray Leonard]] was ringside working as a commentator for CBS. After the fight, Leonard [[:File:Leonard Duran BE023239.jpg\|congratulated]] Duran in the ring.
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	*Duran won his first world title at Madison Square Garden 11 years earlier.		*Duran won his first world title at Madison Square Garden 11 years earlier.
	*Duran became the 7th fighter in boxing history to win world titles in [[:Category:Three Division World Champions\|three weight divisions]].		*Duran became the 7th fighter in boxing history to win world titles in [[:Category:Three Division World Champions\|three weight divisions]].
			*[[:File:Moore-Duran.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Roberto duran davey moore a26954ddff36f76249b0ef1d3f6690cf.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:1983 - moore duran1.jpg\|Fight Poster]].

			== Bout Summary ==
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	'''From ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'':'''		'''From ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'':'''

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	"Finish him off now," Duran's trainer, Nestor Quiñones, told him before the eighth. It took Duran two minutes and two seconds to convince [[Leon Washington\|Washington]] to throw a blood-splattered white towel of surrender into the ring. If Magaña saw it, he ignored it. Finally Jay Edson, a Top Rank representative, clambered into the ring and called a halt to the proceedings. "The worst ref I've looked at for a long time," [[Ray Arcel\|Arcel]] said. On top of that, the WBA's two Japanese judges, Kasumasa Kuwata and Tashikawa Yoshida, apparently were content to spend the night looking at Magaña looking at Moore's eye. They both called four of the seven rounds even.		"Finish him off now," Duran's trainer, Nestor Quiñones, told him before the eighth. It took Duran two minutes and two seconds to convince [[Leon Washington\|Washington]] to throw a blood-splattered white towel of surrender into the ring. If Magaña saw it, he ignored it. Finally Jay Edson, a Top Rank representative, clambered into the ring and called a halt to the proceedings. "The worst ref I've looked at for a long time," [[Ray Arcel\|Arcel]] said. On top of that, the WBA's two Japanese judges, Kasumasa Kuwata and Tashikawa Yoshida, apparently were content to spend the night looking at Magaña looking at Moore's eye. They both called four of the seven rounds even.

	==~~Article~~==		== Sources ==
	[http://www.si.com/vault/1983/06/27/626138/he-that-was-lost-has-been-found"He That Was Lost Has Been Found" by William Nack, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 27, 1983]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1983/06/27/626138/he-that-was-lost-has-been-found"He That Was Lost Has Been Found" by William Nack, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 27, 1983]

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			*'''Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Super Welterweight Title''' (4th defense by Moore)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Super Welterweight Title''' (4th defense by Moore)
	*~~'''Announcer~~:~~'''~~ [[~~Michael Buffer~~]]		*[[:File:Moore-Duran.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Roberto duran davey moore a26954ddff36f76249b0ef1d3f6690cf.jpg\|Photo #3]]
	*[[:File:1983 - moore duran1.jpg\|Fight Poster]]		*[[:File:1983 - moore duran1.jpg\|Fight Poster]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	*The fight took place on Duran's 32nd birthday.		*The fight took place on Duran's 32nd birthday.
	*Moore was a 5-2 favorite.		*Moore was a 5-2 favorite.
	*Duran was ranked 7th by the [[WBA]].		*Duran was ranked 7th by the [[WBA]].
	*At the official weigh-in, Moore failed to make weight on his first attempt and had to go to a local gym to sweat off the excess poundage.		*At the official weigh-in, Moore failed to make weight on his first attempt and had to go to a local gym to sweat off the excess poundage.
	*The fight was televised live on closed circuit and pay-per-view TV and rebroadcast by CBS on June 19.		*The fight was televised live on closed circuit and pay-per-view TV and rebroadcast by [[CBS]] on June 19.
	*[[Sugar Ray Leonard]] was ringside working as a commentator for CBS. After the fight, Leonard [[:File:Leonard Duran BE023239.jpg\|congratulated]] Duran in the ring.		*[[Sugar Ray Leonard]] was ringside working as a commentator for CBS. After the fight, Leonard [[:File:Leonard Duran BE023239.jpg\|congratulated]] Duran in the ring.
	*A crowd of 20,061 at [[Madison Square Garden]] produced a gate of $964,305.		*A crowd of 20,061 at [[Madison Square Garden]] produced a gate of $964,305.
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	*Duran became the 7th fighter in boxing history to win world titles in [[:Category:Three Division World Champions\|three weight divisions]].		*Duran became the 7th fighter in boxing history to win world titles in [[:Category:Three Division World Champions\|three weight divisions]].

	~~[[File:SI5826.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|''Sports Illustrated'' cover]]~~
	'''From ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'':'''		'''From ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'':'''
	:Duran made the attack from the outset, taking the fight where he wanted it to go, slipping punches deftly while beginning his work on Moore's body. Near the end of the first round, he struck the most telling blow of the fight—a thumb poked in Moore's right eye. It closed gradually in the next few rounds as Duran made a target of it with his jab. Duran shook off whatever Moore landed and continued to press the issue inside and to the body. In the second round, he began pounding Moore's body with uppercuts. Then, coming over with a right, he bloodied Moore's nose. "I wanted to keep up the pressure," Duran said. He did just that. With Duran's back to the ropes, after Moore hit him with a right, he spun Moore around, putting him on the ropes, and ripped back at him with a flurry. "I hit him back in payment for what he'd hit me with," Duran said.

	:Feeling sluggish, Duran relaxed his attack in the third and fourth rounds, and Moore became the aggressor. "Then I began to get air and began to box, and the boxing renewed my speed," said Duran. He never stopped punishing Moore's body, but now he went after the head, too. By the fourth round, the right eye had' closed, and Moore was bleeding from the nose and lip; by the seventh he was all target. Duran buckled Moore's legs with a combination to the head. As the champion backed up, Duran dropped him with that hard right hand, sending him to the floor with his back on the ropes. There he simply sat with his lower lip puffed out, dazed and helpless. "That punch came from nowhere," Moore said later. He gamely climbed to his feet at the count of eight, and then the bell rang.		Duran made the attack from the outset, taking the fight where he wanted it to go, slipping punches deftly while beginning his work on Moore's body. Near the end of the first round, he struck the most telling blow of the fight—a thumb poked in Moore's right eye. It closed gradually in the next few rounds as Duran made a target of it with his jab. Duran shook off whatever Moore landed and continued to press the issue inside and to the body. In the second round, he began pounding Moore's body with uppercuts. Then, coming over with a right, he bloodied Moore's nose. "I wanted to keep up the pressure," Duran said. He did just that. With Duran's back to the ropes, after Moore hit him with a right, he spun Moore around, putting him on the ropes, and ripped back at him with a flurry. "I hit him back in payment for what he'd hit me with," Duran said.

			Feeling sluggish, Duran relaxed his attack in the third and fourth rounds, and Moore became the aggressor. "Then I began to get air and began to box, and the boxing renewed my speed," said Duran. He never stopped punishing Moore's body, but now he went after the head, too. By the fourth round, the right eye had' closed, and Moore was bleeding from the nose and lip; by the seventh he was all target. Duran buckled Moore's legs with a combination to the head. As the champion backed up, Duran dropped him with that hard right hand, sending him to the floor with his back on the ropes. There he simply sat with his lower lip puffed out, dazed and helpless. "That punch came from nowhere," Moore said later. He gamely climbed to his feet at the count of eight, and then the bell rang.

	:At ringside, Moore's mother and girl friend had fainted, slumping in their seats, and now there were cries to stop the bloodbath. But the referee, Ernesto Magaña of Mexico, appeared blind to what was going on. He kept looking at Moore's closed eye, as if waiting for it to fall out before he would stop the fight. Leave it to the WBA to hire a turkey to run a cockfight. That is what it had become, and Duran had all the talons.		At ringside, Moore's mother and girl friend had fainted, slumping in their seats, and now there were cries to stop the bloodbath. But the referee, Ernesto Magaña of Mexico, appeared blind to what was going on. He kept looking at Moore's closed eye, as if waiting for it to fall out before he would stop the fight. Leave it to the WBA to hire a turkey to run a cockfight. That is what it had become, and Duran had all the talons.

	:"Finish him off now," Duran's trainer, Nestor Quiñones, told him before the eighth. It took Duran two minutes and two seconds to convince [[Leon Washington\|Washington]] to throw a blood-splattered white towel of surrender into the ring. If Magaña saw it, he ignored it. Finally Jay Edson, a Top Rank representative, clambered into the ring and called a halt to the proceedings. "The worst ref I've looked at for a long time," [[Ray Arcel\|Arcel]] said. On top of that, the WBA's two Japanese judges, Kasumasa Kuwata and Tashikawa Yoshida, apparently were content to spend the night looking at Magaña looking at Moore's eye. They both called four of the seven rounds even.		"Finish him off now," Duran's trainer, Nestor Quiñones, told him before the eighth. It took Duran two minutes and two seconds to convince [[Leon Washington\|Washington]] to throw a blood-splattered white towel of surrender into the ring. If Magaña saw it, he ignored it. Finally Jay Edson, a Top Rank representative, clambered into the ring and called a halt to the proceedings. "The worst ref I've looked at for a long time," [[Ray Arcel\|Arcel]] said. On top of that, the WBA's two Japanese judges, Kasumasa Kuwata and Tashikawa Yoshida, apparently were content to spend the night looking at Magaña looking at Moore's eye. They both called four of the seven rounds even.

	==Article==		==Article==
	[http://~~sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1120968~~/1/~~index.htm~~ "He That Was Lost Has Been Found" by William Nack, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 27, 1983]		[http://www.si.com/vault/1983/06/27/626138/he-that-was-lost-has-been-found"He That Was Lost Has Been Found" by William Nack, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 27, 1983]

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	*Duran became the 7th fighter in boxing history to win world titles in [[:Category:Three Division World Champions\|three weight divisions]].		*Duran became the 7th fighter in boxing history to win world titles in [[:Category:Three Division World Champions\|three weight divisions]].

			[[File:SI5826.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|''Sports Illustrated'' cover]]
	'''From ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'':'''		'''From ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'':'''
			:Duran made the attack from the outset, taking the fight where he wanted it to go, slipping punches deftly while beginning his work on Moore's body. Near the end of the first round, he struck the most telling blow of the fight—a thumb poked in Moore's right eye. It closed gradually in the next few rounds as Duran made a target of it with his jab. Duran shook off whatever Moore landed and continued to press the issue inside and to the body. In the second round, he began pounding Moore's body with uppercuts. Then, coming over with a right, he bloodied Moore's nose. "I wanted to keep up the pressure," Duran said. He did just that. With Duran's back to the ropes, after Moore hit him with a right, he spun Moore around, putting him on the ropes, and ripped back at him with a flurry. "I hit him back in payment for what he'd hit me with," Duran said.

	Duran made the attack from the outset, taking the fight where he wanted it to go, slipping punches deftly while beginning his work on Moore's body. Near the end of the first round, he struck the most telling blow of the fight—a thumb poked in Moore's right eye. It closed gradually in the next few rounds as Duran made a target of it with his jab. Duran shook off whatever Moore landed and continued to press the issue inside and to the body. In the second round, he began pounding Moore's body with uppercuts. Then, coming over with a right, he bloodied Moore's nose. "I wanted to keep up the pressure," Duran said. He did just that. With Duran's back to the ropes, after Moore hit him with a right, he spun Moore around, putting him on the ropes, and ripped back at him with a flurry. "I hit him back in payment for what he'd hit me with," Duran said.		:Feeling sluggish, Duran relaxed his attack in the third and fourth rounds, and Moore became the aggressor. "Then I began to get air and began to box, and the boxing renewed my speed," said Duran. He never stopped punishing Moore's body, but now he went after the head, too. By the fourth round, the right eye had' closed, and Moore was bleeding from the nose and lip; by the seventh he was all target. Duran buckled Moore's legs with a combination to the head. As the champion backed up, Duran dropped him with that hard right hand, sending him to the floor with his back on the ropes. There he simply sat with his lower lip puffed out, dazed and helpless. "That punch came from nowhere," Moore said later. He gamely climbed to his feet at the count of eight, and then the bell rang.

	Feeling sluggish, Duran relaxed his attack in the third and fourth rounds, and Moore became the aggressor. "Then I began to get air and began to box, and the boxing renewed my speed," said Duran. He never stopped punishing Moore's body, but now he went after the head, too. By the fourth round, the right eye had' closed, and Moore was bleeding from the nose and lip; by the seventh he was all target. Duran buckled Moore's legs with a combination to the head. As the champion backed up, Duran dropped him with that hard right hand, sending him to the floor with his back on the ropes. There he simply sat with his lower lip puffed out, dazed and helpless. "That punch came from nowhere," Moore said later. He gamely climbed to his feet at the count of eight, and then the bell rang.

	At ringside, Moore's mother and girl friend had fainted, slumping in their seats, and now there were cries to stop the bloodbath. But the referee, Ernesto Magaña of Mexico, appeared blind to what was going on. He kept looking at Moore's closed eye, as if waiting for it to fall out before he would stop the fight. Leave it to the WBA to hire a turkey to run a cockfight. That is what it had become, and Duran had all the talons.		:At ringside, Moore's mother and girl friend had fainted, slumping in their seats, and now there were cries to stop the bloodbath. But the referee, Ernesto Magaña of Mexico, appeared blind to what was going on. He kept looking at Moore's closed eye, as if waiting for it to fall out before he would stop the fight. Leave it to the WBA to hire a turkey to run a cockfight. That is what it had become, and Duran had all the talons.

	"Finish him off now," Duran's trainer, Nestor Quiñones, told him before the eighth. It took Duran two minutes and two seconds to convince [[Leon Washington\|Washington]] to throw a blood-splattered white towel of surrender into the ring. If Magaña saw it, he ignored it. Finally Jay Edson, a Top Rank representative, clambered into the ring and called a halt to the proceedings. "The worst ref I've looked at for a long time," [[Ray Arcel\|Arcel]] said. On top of that, the WBA's two Japanese judges, Kasumasa Kuwata and Tashikawa Yoshida, apparently were content to spend the night looking at Magaña looking at Moore's eye. They both called four of the seven rounds even.		:"Finish him off now," Duran's trainer, Nestor Quiñones, told him before the eighth. It took Duran two minutes and two seconds to convince [[Leon Washington\|Washington]] to throw a blood-splattered white towel of surrender into the ring. If Magaña saw it, he ignored it. Finally Jay Edson, a Top Rank representative, clambered into the ring and called a halt to the proceedings. "The worst ref I've looked at for a long time," [[Ray Arcel\|Arcel]] said. On top of that, the WBA's two Japanese judges, Kasumasa Kuwata and Tashikawa Yoshida, apparently were content to spend the night looking at Magaña looking at Moore's eye. They both called four of the seven rounds even.

	==Article==		==Article==
	[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1120968/1/index.htm "He That Was Lost Has Been Found" by William Nack, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 27, 1983]		[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1120968/1/index.htm "He That Was Lost Has Been Found" by William Nack, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 27, 1983]

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	*'''Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]		*'''Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]
	*[[:File:1983 - moore duran1.jpg\|Fight Poster]]		*[[:File:1983 - moore duran1.jpg\|Fight Poster]]

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	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Super Welterweight Title'''~~<br>~~		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Super Welterweight Title'''(4th defense by Moore)
	*'''Time:''' 2:02<br>
	*'''Weights:''' Moore ~~154 lbs, Duran 152.5 lbs<br>~~
	*'''Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]		*'''Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]
	~~<br clear=all>~~		*[[:File:1983 - moore duran1.jpg\|Fight Poster]]
	== ~~Comments~~ ==
	- Duran ~~wins a world title~~ in ~~a third~~ weight ~~class~~ on his ~~32nd birthday with~~ a ~~thoroughly one~~-~~sided beating~~ of the ~~champ~~.		==Notes==
	~~== Bout Summary ==~~		*The fight took place on Duran's 32nd birthday.
	Duran ~~began to establish himself almost~~ from the ~~first bell~~, ~~landing~~ the ~~more telling blows in in the opening session~~. ~~During~~ the ~~course~~ of the round ~~Duran thumbed~~ Moore's right eye. ~~The eye would~~ gradually ~~swell through out~~ the ~~remainder~~ of ~~the bout~~. ~~Right before the bell~~ Duran ~~threw a borderline body shot which may have strayed low, certainly not unprecedented as his aggressive style often caused him~~ to ~~bend~~ the ~~rule or trample them underfoot altogether. The result in this case was~~ to ~~no doubt get inside~~ the ~~younger fighter's head~~.~~<br><br>~~		*Moore was a 5-2 favorite.
	~~Moore attempted to get back into it early in~~ round ~~two~~, ~~but Duran rose to the challenge, driving~~ Moore ~~to the ropes~~ with ~~a series of combinations~~. ~~Each time Moore tried to take control Duran answered~~ with ~~something even stronger.~~ Moore's ~~round ending combination was by far his best action~~ to that ~~point, but~~ Duran's ~~legendary machismo lessened~~ the ~~psychological advantage~~ Moore ~~may have gained as~~ he ~~shook off~~ the ~~barrage~~ and ~~stared the champion down, eventually dismissing~~ him ~~to his own corner~~ with a ~~disdainful wave of his glove~~.~~<br><br>~~		*Duran was ranked 7th by the [[WBA]].
	~~In round three~~ Duran ~~began to follow~~ his ~~combinations by smiling at~~ Moore. ~~Moore attempted~~ to ~~work his jab more frequently~~, ~~but Duran reduced the effectiveness of that strategy by moving inside~~ and ~~ripping murderous body shots. At one point as~~ the ~~two were in close the crafty~~ Duran~~, who had his head on~~ Moore's ~~chest~~, ~~clearly used his skull as a weapon and~~ he ~~brought his~~ head ~~up under the champion's chin~~.~~<br><br>~~		*At the official weigh-in, Moore failed to make weight on his first attempt and had to go to a local gym to sweat off the excess poundage.
	By the ~~beginning of~~ round ~~four~~ the ~~swelling of~~ Moore~~'s eye~~ was ~~undeniable. Although Moore flurried and kept very busy in~~ the ~~early going, his punches were short~~ and ~~not particularly effective. Duran, on~~ the ~~other hand, landed sharp, effective punches. A left hook in the last minute~~ was ~~particularly telling~~.~~<br><br>~~		*The fight was televised live on closed circuit and pay-per-view TV and rebroadcast by CBS on June 19.
	~~Between rounds four and five,~~ Moore's ~~corner, clearly concerned, didn't so much offer advice as repeatedly ask Moore how badly Duran was hurting him. This is never~~ a ~~good sign~~.~~<br><br>~~		*[[Sugar Ray Leonard]] was ringside working as a commentator for CBS. After the fight, Leonard [[:File:Leonard Duran BE023239.jpg\|congratulated]] Duran in the ring.
	As ~~he waited for~~ the ~~bell to start round five~~, Duran ~~stared across~~ the ~~ring hungrily, a sneer fixed~~ on his ~~face~~. ~~He didn't wait long to continue dismantling the champion~~, ~~landing hard combinations, almost at will by this point. But~~ Moore ~~was not giving up by any means~~. ~~The fifth was~~ his ~~best round to this point as he tagged Duran with hard~~, ~~effective combinations to the head~~ and ~~punctuated the effort by popping the veteran after~~ the bell.~~<br><br>~~		*A crowd of 20,061 at [[Madison Square Garden]] produced a gate of $964,305.
	~~Duran took control again~~ in the ~~sixth~~, ~~landing hard shots~~ to Moore's ~~head~~, ~~clearly targeting Davey's eye which was swollen completely shut by~~ the ~~end of~~ the ~~frame~~. ~~Moore was bleeding from~~ the ~~mouth as well~~.~~<br><br>~~		*Duran won his first world title at Madison Square Garden 11 years earlier.
	~~Knowing he was in trouble~~, ~~Moore repeatedly pushed down on~~ Duran's ~~head~~, ~~but it only served~~ to ~~fire Duran up. He began~~ to throw ~~more often and harder~~, ~~eventually dropping him on~~ the ~~seat of his pants with~~ a ~~murderous right that caught Moore right on~~ the ~~button~~. ~~Many~~ at ~~ringside were pleading~~ for ~~the fight to be stopped~~, ~~but Referee Magana allowed it to continue~~. ~~Moore~~'s ~~wife~~ and ~~mother both reportedly passed out~~ at ~~ringside.<br><br>~~		*Duran became the 7th fighter in boxing history to win world titles in [[:Category:Three Division World Champions\|three weight divisions]].
	~~Duran~~'s ~~corner instructed him to finish Davey in the eighth~~. ~~Duran landed every punch he threw as Moore was completely incapable~~ of ~~defending himself, but~~ the ~~referee seemed totally unaware of how hurt the champion was~~. ~~Moore~~'~~s corner finally threw in the towel to save their man.~~

			'''From ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'':'''

			Duran made the attack from the outset, taking the fight where he wanted it to go, slipping punches deftly while beginning his work on Moore's body. Near the end of the first round, he struck the most telling blow of the fight—a thumb poked in Moore's right eye. It closed gradually in the next few rounds as Duran made a target of it with his jab. Duran shook off whatever Moore landed and continued to press the issue inside and to the body. In the second round, he began pounding Moore's body with uppercuts. Then, coming over with a right, he bloodied Moore's nose. "I wanted to keep up the pressure," Duran said. He did just that. With Duran's back to the ropes, after Moore hit him with a right, he spun Moore around, putting him on the ropes, and ripped back at him with a flurry. "I hit him back in payment for what he'd hit me with," Duran said.

			Feeling sluggish, Duran relaxed his attack in the third and fourth rounds, and Moore became the aggressor. "Then I began to get air and began to box, and the boxing renewed my speed," said Duran. He never stopped punishing Moore's body, but now he went after the head, too. By the fourth round, the right eye had' closed, and Moore was bleeding from the nose and lip; by the seventh he was all target. Duran buckled Moore's legs with a combination to the head. As the champion backed up, Duran dropped him with that hard right hand, sending him to the floor with his back on the ropes. There he simply sat with his lower lip puffed out, dazed and helpless. "That punch came from nowhere," Moore said later. He gamely climbed to his feet at the count of eight, and then the bell rang.

			At ringside, Moore's mother and girl friend had fainted, slumping in their seats, and now there were cries to stop the bloodbath. But the referee, Ernesto Magaña of Mexico, appeared blind to what was going on. He kept looking at Moore's closed eye, as if waiting for it to fall out before he would stop the fight. Leave it to the WBA to hire a turkey to run a cockfight. That is what it had become, and Duran had all the talons.

			"Finish him off now," Duran's trainer, Nestor Quiñones, told him before the eighth. It took Duran two minutes and two seconds to convince [[Leon Washington\|Washington]] to throw a blood-splattered white towel of surrender into the ring. If Magaña saw it, he ignored it. Finally Jay Edson, a Top Rank representative, clambered into the ring and called a halt to the proceedings. "The worst ref I've looked at for a long time," [[Ray Arcel\|Arcel]] said. On top of that, the WBA's two Japanese judges, Kasumasa Kuwata and Tashikawa Yoshida, apparently were content to spend the night looking at Magaña looking at Moore's eye. They both called four of the seven rounds even.

			==Article==
			[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1120968/1/index.htm "He That Was Lost Has Been Found" by William Nack, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 27, 1983]

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	*'''World Boxing Association Super Welterweight Title'''<br>		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Super Welterweight Title'''<br>
	*'''Time:''' 2:02<br>		*'''Time:''' 2:02<br>
	*'''Weights:''' Moore 154 lbs, Duran 152.5 lbs<br>		*'''Weights:''' Moore 154 lbs, Duran 152.5 lbs<br>

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	- Duran wins a world title in a third weight class on his 32nd birthday with a thoroughly one-sided beating of the champ.		- Duran wins a world title in a third weight class on his 32nd birthday with a thoroughly one-sided beating of the champ.
	== Bout Summary ==		== Bout Summary ==
	Duran began to establish himself almost from the first bell, landing the more telling blows in in the opening session. During the course of the round Duran thumbed Moore's right eye. The eye would gradually swell through out the remainder of the bout. Right before the bell Duran threw a borderline body shot which may have strayed low, certainly not unprecedented as his aggressive style often caused him to bend the rule or trample them underfoot altogether. The result in this case was to no doubt get inside the younger fighter's head.<br>		Duran began to establish himself almost from the first bell, landing the more telling blows in in the opening session. During the course of the round Duran thumbed Moore's right eye. The eye would gradually swell through out the remainder of the bout. Right before the bell Duran threw a borderline body shot which may have strayed low, certainly not unprecedented as his aggressive style often caused him to bend the rule or trample them underfoot altogether. The result in this case was to no doubt get inside the younger fighter's head.<br><br>
	Moore attempted to get back into it early in round two, but Duran rose to the challenge, driving Moore to the ropes with a series of combinations. Each time Moore tried to take control Duran answered with something even stronger. Moore's round ending combination was by far his best action to that point, but Duran's legendary machismo lessened the psychological advantage Moore may have gained as he shook off the barrage and stared the champion down, eventually dismissing him to his own corner with a disdainful wave of his glove.<br>		Moore attempted to get back into it early in round two, but Duran rose to the challenge, driving Moore to the ropes with a series of combinations. Each time Moore tried to take control Duran answered with something even stronger. Moore's round ending combination was by far his best action to that point, but Duran's legendary machismo lessened the psychological advantage Moore may have gained as he shook off the barrage and stared the champion down, eventually dismissing him to his own corner with a disdainful wave of his glove.<br><br>
	In round three Duran began to follow his combinations by smiling at Moore. Moore attempted to work his jab more frequently, but Duran reduced the effectiveness of that strategy by moving inside and ripping murderous body shots. At one point as the two were in close the crafty Duran, who had his head on Moore's chest, clearly used his skull as a weapon and he brought his head up under the champion's chin.<br>		In round three Duran began to follow his combinations by smiling at Moore. Moore attempted to work his jab more frequently, but Duran reduced the effectiveness of that strategy by moving inside and ripping murderous body shots. At one point as the two were in close the crafty Duran, who had his head on Moore's chest, clearly used his skull as a weapon and he brought his head up under the champion's chin.<br><br>
	By the beginning of round four the swelling of Moore's eye was undeniable. Although Moore flurried and kept very busy in the early going, his punches were short and not particularly effective. Duran, on the other hand, landed sharp, effective punches. A left hook in the last minute was particularly telling.<br>		By the beginning of round four the swelling of Moore's eye was undeniable. Although Moore flurried and kept very busy in the early going, his punches were short and not particularly effective. Duran, on the other hand, landed sharp, effective punches. A left hook in the last minute was particularly telling.<br><br>
	Between rounds four and five, Moore's corner, clearly concerned, didn't so much offer advice as repeatedly ask Moore how badly Duran was hurting him. This is never a good sign.<br>		Between rounds four and five, Moore's corner, clearly concerned, didn't so much offer advice as repeatedly ask Moore how badly Duran was hurting him. This is never a good sign.<br><br>
	As he waited for the bell to start round five, Duran stared across the ring hungrily, a sneer fixed on his face. He didn't wait long to continue dismantling the champion, landing hard combinations, almost at will by this point. But Moore was not giving up by any means. The fifth was his best round to this point as he tagged Duran with hard, effective combinations to the head and punctuated the effort by popping the veteran after the bell.<br>		As he waited for the bell to start round five, Duran stared across the ring hungrily, a sneer fixed on his face. He didn't wait long to continue dismantling the champion, landing hard combinations, almost at will by this point. But Moore was not giving up by any means. The fifth was his best round to this point as he tagged Duran with hard, effective combinations to the head and punctuated the effort by popping the veteran after the bell.<br><br>
	Duran took control again in the sixth, landing hard shots to Moore's head, clearly targeting Davey's eye which was swollen completely shut by the end of the frame. Moore was bleeding from the mouth as well.<br>		Duran took control again in the sixth, landing hard shots to Moore's head, clearly targeting Davey's eye which was swollen completely shut by the end of the frame. Moore was bleeding from the mouth as well.<br><br>
	Knowing he was in trouble, Moore repeatedly pushed down on Duran's head, but it only served to fire Duran up. He began to throw more often and harder, eventually dropping him on the seat of his pants with a murderous right that caught Moore right on the button. Many at ringside were pleading for the fight to be stopped, but Referee Magana allowed it to continue. Moore's wife and mother both reportedly passed out at ringside.<br>		Knowing he was in trouble, Moore repeatedly pushed down on Duran's head, but it only served to fire Duran up. He began to throw more often and harder, eventually dropping him on the seat of his pants with a murderous right that caught Moore right on the button. Many at ringside were pleading for the fight to be stopped, but Referee Magana allowed it to continue. Moore's wife and mother both reportedly passed out at ringside.<br><br>
	Duran's corner instructed him to finish Davey in the eighth. Duran landed every punch he threw as Moore was completely incapable of defending himself, but the referee seemed totally unaware of how hurt the champion was. Moore's corner finally threw in the towel to save their man.		Duran's corner instructed him to finish Davey in the eighth. Duran landed every punch he threw as Moore was completely incapable of defending himself, but the referee seemed totally unaware of how hurt the champion was. Moore's corner finally threw in the towel to save their man.

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			*'''World Boxing Association Super Welterweight Title'''<br>
	*~~<b>WBA Light Middleweight~~ Title</b>		*'''Time:''' 2:02<br>
	*~~<b>~~Time:~~</b>~~ 2:02		*'''Weights:''' Moore 154 lbs, Duran 152.5 lbs<br>
			*'''Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]
	*<i>~~An interesting aside~~: ~~This was the first time~~ Michael Buffer ~~announced a fight at Madison Square Garden.~~</i>		<br clear=all>
	-~~---~~		== Comments ==
			- Duran wins a world title in a third weight class on his 32nd birthday with a thoroughly one-sided beating of the champ.
	Duran wins a world title in a third weight class on his 32nd birthday with a thoroughly one-sided beating of the champ.		== Bout Summary ==
			Duran began to establish himself almost from the first bell, landing the more telling blows in in the opening session. During the course of the round Duran thumbed Moore's right eye. The eye would gradually swell through out the remainder of the bout. Right before the bell Duran threw a borderline body shot which may have strayed low, certainly not unprecedented as his aggressive style often caused him to bend the rule or trample them underfoot altogether. The result in this case was to no doubt get inside the younger fighter's head.<br>
	Duran began to establish himself almost from the first bell, landing the more telling blows in in the opening session. During the course of the round Duran thumbed Moore's right eye. The eye would gradually swell through out the remainder of the bout. Right before the bell Duran threw a borderline body shot which may have strayed low, certainly not unprecedented as his aggressive style often caused him to bend the rule or trample them underfoot altogether. The result in this case was to no doubt get inside the younger fighter's head.		Moore attempted to get back into it early in round two, but Duran rose to the challenge, driving Moore to the ropes with a series of combinations. Each time Moore tried to take control Duran answered with something even stronger. Moore's round ending combination was by far his best action to that point, but Duran's legendary machismo lessened the psychological advantage Moore may have gained as he shook off the barrage and stared the champion down, eventually dismissing him to his own corner with a disdainful wave of his glove.<br>
			In round three Duran began to follow his combinations by smiling at Moore. Moore attempted to work his jab more frequently, but Duran reduced the effectiveness of that strategy by moving inside and ripping murderous body shots. At one point as the two were in close the crafty Duran, who had his head on Moore's chest, clearly used his skull as a weapon and he brought his head up under the champion's chin.<br>
	Moore attempted to get back into it early in round two, but Duran rose to the challenge, driving Moore to the ropes with a series of combinations. Each time Moore tried to take control Duran answered with something even stronger. Moore's round ending combination was by far his best action to that point, but Duran's legendary machismo lessened the psychological advantage Moore may have gained as he shook off the barrage and stared the champion down, eventually dismissing him to his own corner with a disdainful wave of his glove.		By the beginning of round four the swelling of Moore's eye was undeniable. Although Moore flurried and kept very busy in the early going, his punches were short and not particularly effective. Duran, on the other hand, landed sharp, effective punches. A left hook in the last minute was particularly telling.<br>
			Between rounds four and five, Moore's corner, clearly concerned, didn't so much offer advice as repeatedly ask Moore how badly Duran was hurting him. This is never a good sign.<br>
	In round three Duran began to follow his combinations by smiling at Moore. Moore attempted to work his jab more frequently, but Duran reduced the effectiveness of that strategy by moving inside and ripping murderous body shots. At one point as the two were in close the crafty Duran, who had his head on Moore's chest, clearly used his skull as a weapon and he brought his head up under the champion's chin.		As he waited for the bell to start round five, Duran stared across the ring hungrily, a sneer fixed on his face. He didn't wait long to continue dismantling the champion, landing hard combinations, almost at will by this point. But Moore was not giving up by any means. The fifth was his best round to this point as he tagged Duran with hard, effective combinations to the head and punctuated the effort by popping the veteran after the bell.<br>
			Duran took control again in the sixth, landing hard shots to Moore's head, clearly targeting Davey's eye which was swollen completely shut by the end of the frame. Moore was bleeding from the mouth as well.<br>
	By the beginning of round four the swelling of Moore's eye was undeniable. Although Moore flurried and kept very busy in the early going, his punches were short and not particularly effective. Duran, on the other hand, landed sharp, effective punches. A left hook in the last minute was particularly telling.		Knowing he was in trouble, Moore repeatedly pushed down on Duran's head, but it only served to fire Duran up. He began to throw more often and harder, eventually dropping him on the seat of his pants with a murderous right that caught Moore right on the button. Many at ringside were pleading for the fight to be stopped, but Referee Magana allowed it to continue. Moore's wife and mother both reportedly passed out at ringside.<br>

	Between rounds four and five, Moore's corner, clearly concerned, didn't so much offer advice as repeatedly ask Moore how badly Duran was hurting him. This is never a good sign.

	As he waited for the bell to start round five, Duran stared across the ring hungrily, a sneer fixed on his face. He didn't wait long to continue dismantling the champion, landing hard combinations, almost at will by this point. But Moore was not giving up by any means. The fifth was his best round to this point as he tagged Duran with hard, effective combinations to the head and punctuated the effort by popping the veteran after the bell.

	Duran took control again in the sixth, landing hard shots to Moore's head, clearly targeting Davey's eye which was swollen completely shut by the end of the frame. Moore was bleeding from the mouth as well.

	Knowing he was in trouble, Moore repeatedly pushed down on Duran's head, but it only served to fire Duran up. He began to throw more often and harder, eventually dropping him on the seat of his pants with a murderous right that caught Moore right on the button. Many at ringside were pleading for the fight to be stopped, but Referee Magana allowed it to continue. Moore's wife and mother both reportedly passed out at ringside.

	Duran's corner instructed him to finish Davey in the eighth. Duran landed every punch he threw as Moore was completely incapable of defending himself, but the referee seemed totally unaware of how hurt the champion was. Moore's corner finally threw in the towel to save their man.		Duran's corner instructed him to finish Davey in the eighth. Duran landed every punch he threw as Moore was completely incapable of defending himself, but the referee seemed totally unaware of how hurt the champion was. Moore's corner finally threw in the towel to save their man.

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