Donny Lalonde vs. Sugar Ray Leonard - Revision history

Walker21 at 05:50, 2 February 2023

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	*Trainer said Leonard would earn at least $15 million, and Lalonde would earn about $5 million.		*Trainer said Leonard would earn at least $15 million, and Lalonde would earn about $5 million.
	*Leonard's purse was the largest ever for a light heavyweight title fight. The previous largest was $1.2 million, which was paid to both [[Michael Spinks]] and [[Dwight Muhammad Qawi]] when they fought to unify the World Light Heavyweight Championship on [[Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi\|March 18, 1983]].		*Leonard's purse was the largest ever for a light heavyweight title fight. The previous largest was $1.2 million, which was paid to both [[Michael Spinks]] and [[Dwight Muhammad Qawi]] when they fought to unify the World Light Heavyweight Championship on [[Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi\|March 18, 1983]].
	*Titan Entertainment reportedly paid $9.5 million to be the closed circuit and pay-per-view distributor. Titan, which previously had success with pay-per-view wrestling events such as Wrestlemania and Summer Slam, was making its first foray into boxing. The fight was distributed to some 800 cable systems with a pay-per-view price of $29.95. "We did gross revenues of $19.5 million and a net just a little under $10 million. Out of 9.5 million homes, we had a buy rate of 6.8 percent," said Jim Troy of Titan. "There was approximately another $1 million from closed circuit television and about another $2 million from foreign rights."		*Titan Entertainment reportedly paid $9.5 million to be the closed-circuit and pay-per-view distributor. Titan, which previously had success with pay-per-view wrestling events such as Wrestlemania and Summer Slam, was making its first foray into boxing. The fight was distributed to some 800 cable systems with a pay-per-view price of $29.95. "We did gross revenues of $19.5 million and a net just a little under $10 million. Out of 9.5 million homes, we had a buy rate of 6.8 percent," said Jim Troy of Titan. "There was approximately another $1 million from closed-circuit television and about another $2 million from foreign rights."
	*The fight was held in a 15,388-seat outdoor stadium at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tickets were priced from $200 and $1,000. Caesars Palace, which reportedly paid a site fee of $7.5 million, announced a crowd 13,246 and a gate of $7.5 million. However, the [[Nevada State Athletic Commission]] claimed there was a paid crowd of 5,590 and a gate of $2,789,800. It was reported that more than 5,000 free tickets were given away to increase the crowd.		*The fight was held in a 15,388-seat outdoor stadium at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tickets were priced from $200 and $1,000. Caesars Palace, which reportedly paid a site fee of $7.5 million, announced a crowd 13,246 and a gate of $7.5 million. However, the [[Nevada State Athletic Commission]] claimed there was a paid crowd of 5,590 and a gate of $2,789,800. It was reported that more than 5,000 free tickets were given away to increase the crowd.
	*Coors contributed $1 million to the boxers' purses and an additional $2 million into advertising the bout. The day after the fight, Mike Trainer threatened to withhold a portion of Lalonde's purse because his cornermen had not worn the Coors beer insignia on their clothes the night of the bout. [[Dave Wolf]], Lalonde's manager, said Lalonde didn't want to be associated with a brewery because of his advocacy against child abuse. (Lalonde wore a patch on his trunks that read "No Excuse For Child Abuse.") Trainer said, "Their money is going to go to a charity of Donny`s choice. He`s not getting it." A week after the fight, Lalonde's attorney, Norm Kaplan, said he had heard no further on the subject from Trainer. "I spoke to the Coors people and they indicated there was no problem," said Kaplan.		*Coors contributed $1 million to the boxers' purses and an additional $2 million into advertising the bout. The day after the fight, Mike Trainer threatened to withhold a portion of Lalonde's purse because his cornermen had not worn the Coors beer insignia on their clothes the night of the bout. [[Dave Wolf]], Lalonde's manager, said Lalonde didn't want to be associated with a brewery because of his advocacy against child abuse. (Lalonde wore a patch on his trunks that read "No Excuse For Child Abuse.") Trainer said, "Their money is going to go to a charity of Donny`s choice. He`s not getting it." A week after the fight, Lalonde's attorney, Norm Kaplan, said he had heard no further on the subject from Trainer. "I spoke to the Coors people and they indicated there was no problem," said Kaplan.

Walker21 at 05:26, 2 February 2023

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	*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)		*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)
	*<b>[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Championship</b> (Vacant inaugural title)		*<b>[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Championship</b> (Vacant inaugural title)
	*[[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 576x324.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 81451380.jpg\|Photo 2]]		*'''Promoter:''' [[Mike Trainer]] (Victory Promotions)
			*[[:File:Leonard-Lalonde pose ring.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 576x324.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 81451380.jpg\|Photo 3]]
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Walker21 at 05:26, 28 January 2023

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	*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)		*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)

Boxsoup at 05:39, 16 July 2015

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	*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)		*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)
	*<b>[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Championship</b> (Vacant inaugural title)		*<b>[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Championship</b> (Vacant inaugural title)
	*~~[[:File:LeonardLalonde.jpg\|Photo 1]],~~ [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 576x324.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 81451380.jpg\|Photo 3]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 576x324.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 81451380.jpg\|Photo 2]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Leonard-Lalonde 81346144.jpg\|right\|~~425px~~]]		[[File:Leonard-Lalonde 81346144.jpg\|right\|400px]]
	[[File:Leonard-Lalonde 81371728.jpg\|right\|~~425px~~]]		[[File:LeonardLalonde.jpg\|right\|right\|400px]]
	[[File:Leonard-Lalonde BE054242.jpg\|right\|~~425px~~]]		[[File:Leonard-Lalonde 81371728.jpg\|right\|400px]]
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	*On August 4, 1988, a press conference was held in Washington, D.C., to announce that Leonard and Lalonde had signed to fight for Lalonde's [[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship and the newly created WBC Super Middleweight Championship. Another press conference was held in New York City on August 18 to announce the date, site and other details of the fight.		*On August 4, 1988, a press conference was held in Washington, D.C., to announce that Leonard and Lalonde had signed to fight for Lalonde's [[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship and the newly created WBC Super Middleweight Championship. Another press conference was held in New York City on August 18 to announce the date, site and other details of the fight.
	*This was Leonard's third return from retirement and his first fight since defeating [[Marvin Hagler\|Marvelous Marvin Hagler]] by a 12-round split decision to win the WBC Middleweight Championship on [[Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard\|April 6, 1987]].		*This was Leonard's third return from retirement and his first fight since defeating [[Marvin Hagler\|Marvelous Marvin Hagler]] by a 12-round split decision to win the WBC Middleweight Championship on [[Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard\|April 6, 1987]].
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	*After Leonard weighed a career-high 165 pounds at the official weigh-in, Lalonde took the microphone and said, "I'm not only fighting an old welterweight, I'm fighting an old, fat welterweight." Leonard got on the scale wearing a warmup suit and later revealed that he had silver dollars in his pockets. "I had about 40-50 in each pocket," Leonard said. "What I actually weighed this morning was 159½."		*After Leonard weighed a career-high 165 pounds at the official weigh-in, Lalonde took the microphone and said, "I'm not only fighting an old welterweight, I'm fighting an old, fat welterweight." Leonard got on the scale wearing a warmup suit and later revealed that he had silver dollars in his pockets. "I had about 40-50 in each pocket," Leonard said. "What I actually weighed this morning was 159½."
	*Leonard was a 3½ to 1 favorite.		*Leonard was a 3½ to 1 favorite.
	*~~Lalonde dropped~~ Leonard ~~with~~ a right ~~cross~~ in the fourth round.		*[[Pat Putnam]] of the ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reported:
	*Leonard floored Lalonde twice in the ninth ~~round~~. Leonard ~~scored~~ the ~~first knockdown~~ with a left hook. When Lalonde ~~got up~~, Leonard ~~finished~~ him with a right ~~cross~~ and a ~~left~~ hook.		:The end came like a savage storm. Leonard, who had been knocked down by a right hand to the left side of his head when caught off balance in the fourth round, faced a furious assault in the ninth. His chances for world titles four and five -- the WBC super middleweight championship and Lalonde's WBC light heavyweight crown -- suddenly appeared dim as Lalonde threw 31 straight punches, although most lacked power or precision. When Lalonde paused, Leonard attacked. As he came out of the corner, he launched three hooks to Lalonde's head and a hard jab to his nose. A right snapped Lalonde's head back, driving him into his own corner, where he took a savage battering. Leonard slammed fist after fist against Lalonde's head before dropping him with a hard left hook.

			:His expression grim, Lalonde struggled to his feet. He nodded at Leonard, as if to say, "O.K., you win." When referee Richard Steele waved Leonard forward, Lalonde grimaced and exhaled sharply, sending a bright red spray into the night air. His eyes widened as Leonard moved swiftly to resume his assault. He hammered a right against Lalonde's head, and Lalonde, who had held his title for not quite a year, tried to clinch, but his strength was gone, and he backed away against the ropes. Leonard set himself and fired a right from the floor that narrowly missed Lalonde. Then, tapping Lalonde's chest gently, almost contemptuously, with a measuring left hand, Leonard cracked him with another right and sent Lalonde to the floor with a hook. It was over.
	*Leonard landed 205 of 382 punches (54 percent), and Lalonde connected on 122 of 508 (24 percent).		*Leonard landed 205 of 382 punches (54 percent), and Lalonde connected on 122 of 508 (24 percent).
	*Leonard became the second fighter in history to win world championships in five weight divisions. Three days earlier, [[Thomas Hearns]] became the first to accomplish the feat when he defeated [[James Kinchen]] to win the inaugural [[WBO]] Super Middleweight Championship.		*Leonard became the second fighter in history to win world championships in five weight divisions. Three days earlier, [[Thomas Hearns]] became the first to accomplish the feat when he defeated [[James Kinchen]] to win the inaugural [[WBO]] Super Middleweight Championship.

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	*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19881106&id=FPglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5083,1402699&hl=en "Two champs go for new titles" Associated Pres, November 6, 1988]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19881106&id=FPglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5083,1402699&hl=en "Two champs go for new titles" Associated Pres, November 6, 1988]
	*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19881107&id=dXQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4IgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1050,1749375&hl=en "Latest Farewell Fight Should Earn Leonard Big Check, Two Belts" By Tim Dalhberg, Associated Press, November 7, 1988]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19881107&id=dXQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4IgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1050,1749375&hl=en "Latest Farewell Fight Should Earn Leonard Big Check, Two Belts" By Tim Dalhberg, Associated Press, November 7, 1988]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/08/sports/leonard-knocks-out-lalonde-to-win-two-titles.html "Leonard Knocks Out Lalonde to Win Two Titles" By Phil Berger, ~~The~~ ''New York Times'', November 8, 1988]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/08/sports/leonard-knocks-out-lalonde-to-win-two-titles.html "Leonard Knocks Out Lalonde to Win Two Titles" By Phil Berger, ''New York Times'', November 8, 1988]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19881112&id=W38iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4256,3600485 "Titan cleans up with Leonard fight" Associated Press, November 12, 1988]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19881112&id=W38iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4256,3600485 "Titan cleans up with Leonard fight" Associated Press, November 12, 1988]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/17/sports/boxing-notebook-the-road-to-leonard-hearns.html "BOXING NOTEBOOK; The Road to Leonard-Hearns" By Phil Berger, ~~The~~ ''New York Times'', November 17, 1988]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/17/sports/boxing-notebook-the-road-to-leonard-hearns.html "BOXING NOTEBOOK; The Road to Leonard-Hearns" By Phil Berger, ''New York Times'', November 17, 1988]
	*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19881118&id=N-AcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fWMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2088,1794873&hl=en "Sports Digest: Boxing" ~~The~~ ''Pittsburgh Press, November 18, 1988]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19881118&id=N-AcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fWMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2088,1794873&hl=en "Sports Digest: Boxing" ''Pittsburgh Press'', November 18, 1988]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1988/11/21/118933/how-sweet-it-was-sugar-ray-leonard-kod-donny-lalonde-and-savored-every-brutal-second-of-it "HOW SWEET IT WAS" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', November 21, 1988]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1988/11/21/118933/how-sweet-it-was-sugar-ray-leonard-kod-donny-lalonde-and-savored-every-brutal-second-of-it "HOW SWEET IT WAS" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', November 21, 1988]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19900328&id=yxoaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3137,6627979 "Lalonde retires" Associated Press, May 28, 1989]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19900328&id=yxoaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3137,6627979 "Lalonde retires" Associated Press, May 28, 1989]

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	*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)		*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)
	*<b>[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Championship</b> (Vacant inaugural title)		*<b>[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Championship</b> (Vacant inaugural title)
	*[[:File:LeonardLalonde.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 576x324.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde ~~BE054242~~.jpg\|Photo 3~~]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 81451380.jpg\|Photo 4~~]]		*[[:File:LeonardLalonde.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 576x324.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 81451380.jpg\|Photo 3]]
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	[[File:Leonard-Lalonde 81346144.jpg\|right\|~~375px~~]]		[[File:Leonard-Lalonde 81346144.jpg\|right\|425px]]
	[[File:Leonard-Lalonde 81371728.jpg\|right\|~~375px~~]]		[[File:Leonard-Lalonde 81371728.jpg\|right\|425px]]
	*On August 4, 1988, Leonard and Lalonde signed to fight.		[[File:Leonard-Lalonde BE054242.jpg\|right\|425px]]
	*Leonard and Lalonde fought for Lalonde's [[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship and the newly created WBC Super Middleweight Championship.		*On August 4, 1988, a press conference was held in Washington, D.C., to announce that Leonard and Lalonde had signed to fight for Lalonde's [[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship and the newly created WBC Super Middleweight Championship. Another press conference was held in New York City on August 18 to announce the date, site and other details of the fight.
	*This was Leonard's first fight ~~in nineteen months and just his third~~ fight ~~in seven years~~.		*This was Leonard's third return from retirement and his first fight since defeating [[Marvin Hagler\|Marvelous Marvin Hagler]] by a 12-round split decision to win the WBC Middleweight Championship on [[Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard\|April 6, 1987]].
	*Leonard ~~was expected to~~ earn ~~as much as~~ $15 million, and Lalonde ~~was expected to make~~ about $5 million.		*This was Lalonde's first fight at super middleweight since defeating Benito Fernandez by a ninth-round TKO on November 6, 1986.
	*~~Before Lalonde vs.~~ Leonard, the ~~biggest purse~~ ever for a light heavyweight title fight was ~~the~~ $1.75 million [[Michael Spinks]] ~~got~~ when ~~he defeated~~ [[Dwight Muhammad Qawi]] ~~in 1983~~.		*Mike Trainer, Leonard's attorney, promoted the fight under the banner of Victory Promotions.
	*~~The fight was promoted by Victory Promotions, which was the company of Mike Trainer, Leonard's attorney.~~ Titan Entertainment ~~distributed~~ the ~~fight to some 800 cable systems~~. ~~It was~~ Titan~~'s first foray into boxing~~, ~~after scoring big~~ with pay-per-view wrestling events such as Wrestlemania and Summer Slam.		*Trainer said Leonard would earn at least $15 million, and Lalonde would earn about $5 million.
	*[[Caesars Palace]] announced a crowd 13,246 and a gate of $7.5 million.		*Leonard's purse was the largest ever for a light heavyweight title fight. The previous largest was $1.2 million, which was paid to both [[Michael Spinks]] and [[Dwight Muhammad Qawi]] when they fought to unify the World Light Heavyweight Championship on [[Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi\|March 18, 1983]].
	*Titan Entertainment said the ~~pay-per-view gross~~ was $19.5 ~~million~~, the ~~closed circuit gross was~~ $1 million and ~~another~~ $2 million ~~was made from foreign television rights~~.		*Titan Entertainment reportedly paid $9.5 million to be the closed circuit and pay-per-view distributor. Titan, which previously had success with pay-per-view wrestling events such as Wrestlemania and Summer Slam, was making its first foray into boxing. The fight was distributed to some 800 cable systems with a pay-per-view price of $29.95. "We did gross revenues of $19.5 million and a net just a little under $10 million. Out of 9.5 million homes, we had a buy rate of 6.8 percent," said Jim Troy of Titan. "There was approximately another $1 million from closed circuit television and about another $2 million from foreign rights."
	*The fight ~~was rebroadcast by~~ [[~~HBO~~]] on ~~November 12~~, ~~1988~~.		*The fight was held in a 15,388-seat outdoor stadium at [[Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tickets were priced from $200 and $1,000. Caesars Palace, which reportedly paid a site fee of $7.5 million, announced a crowd 13,246 and a gate of $7.5 million. However, the [[Nevada State Athletic Commission]] claimed there was a paid crowd of 5,590 and a gate of $2,789,800. It was reported that more than 5,000 free tickets were given away to increase the crowd.
	*This was Leonard's first professional fight without [[Angelo Dundee]] in his corner. They parted ways ~~because of~~ a dispute over money. [[Janks Morton]] ~~and~~ [[Dave Jacobs]] ~~trained~~ Leonard for the Lalonde fight.		*Coors contributed $1 million to the boxers' purses and an additional $2 million into advertising the bout. The day after the fight, Mike Trainer threatened to withhold a portion of Lalonde's purse because his cornermen had not worn the Coors beer insignia on their clothes the night of the bout. [[Dave Wolf]], Lalonde's manager, said Lalonde didn't want to be associated with a brewery because of his advocacy against child abuse. (Lalonde wore a patch on his trunks that read "No Excuse For Child Abuse.") Trainer said, "Their money is going to go to a charity of Donny`s choice. He`s not getting it." A week after the fight, Lalonde's attorney, Norm Kaplan, said he had heard no further on the subject from Trainer. "I spoke to the Coors people and they indicated there was no problem," said Kaplan.
	*After Leonard weighed 165 ~~lbs~~ at the official weigh-in, Lalonde took the microphone and said, "I'm not only fighting an old welterweight, I'm fighting an old, fat welterweight." Leonard got on the scale wearing a warmup suit and later revealed that he had silver dollars in his pockets.		*This was Leonard's first professional fight without trainer [[Angelo Dundee]] in his corner. They parted ways due to a dispute over money. Dundee was unhappy with the amount of money he received for Leonard's fight against Hagler. "They paid me off in the fabulous sum of one percent of Ray's purse, plus something else," Dundee said. "I thought it was a little low, and I resented it." Mike Trainer disputed Dundee's story. "What Angie told you he got paid from Ray is absolutely false," Trainer said. "He made more for the last fight than for any other fight up to that time." Dundee demanded that his payment for the Lalonde fight be negotiated by his attorney, but Leonard refused. [[Janks Morton]], [[Dave Jacobs]] and [[Pepe Correa]] worked Leonard's corner for the Lalonde fight.
	*Leonard was a 3 to 1 favorite.		*After Leonard weighed a career-high 165 pounds at the official weigh-in, Lalonde took the microphone and said, "I'm not only fighting an old welterweight, I'm fighting an old, fat welterweight." Leonard got on the scale wearing a warmup suit and later revealed that he had silver dollars in his pockets. "I had about 40-50 in each pocket," Leonard said. "What I actually weighed this morning was 159½."
			*Leonard was a 3½ to 1 favorite.
	*Lalonde dropped Leonard with a right cross in the fourth round.		*Lalonde dropped Leonard with a right cross in the fourth round.
	*Leonard floored Lalonde twice in the ninth round. Leonard scored the first knockdown with a left hook. When Lalonde got up, Leonard finished him with a right cross and a left hook.		*Leonard floored Lalonde twice in the ninth round. Leonard scored the first knockdown with a left hook. When Lalonde got up, Leonard finished him with a right cross and a left hook.
			*Leonard landed 205 of 382 punches (54 percent), and Lalonde connected on 122 of 508 (24 percent).
	*Leonard became the second fighter in history to win world championships in five weight divisions. Three days earlier, [[Thomas Hearns]] became the first to accomplish the feat when he defeated [[James Kinchen]] to win the inaugural [[WBO]] Super Middleweight Championship.		*Leonard became the second fighter in history to win world championships in five weight divisions. Three days earlier, [[Thomas Hearns]] became the first to accomplish the feat when he defeated [[James Kinchen]] to win the inaugural [[WBO]] Super Middleweight Championship.
			*The fight was rebroadcast several times by [[HBO]], starting on November 12, 1988.
	*Leonard vacated the light heavyweight title and defended the super middleweight title against Thomas Hearns on June 12, 1989.		*Leonard vacated the light heavyweight title and defended the super middleweight title against Thomas Hearns on June 12, 1989.
	*Lalonde was scheduled to fight [[Dennis Andries]] for the vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Championship on June 24, 1989, but retired a month before the fight, saying, "I can no longer justify hurting people for my own gain." He returned to the ring in 1991.		*Lalonde was scheduled to fight [[Dennis Andries]] for the vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Championship on June 24, 1989, but retired a month before the fight, saying, "I can no longer justify hurting people for my own gain." He returned to the ring in 1991.
	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[~~http~~://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=~~1982~~&dat=19881020&id=~~HN9GAAAAIBAJ~~&sjid=~~1jMNAAAAIBAJ~~&pg=~~4690~~,~~1843569~~ "Leonard ~~splits with Dundee~~" Associated Press, October 20, 1988]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19881020&id=5ohQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6740,4815153&hl=en "Dundee pulls out of Leonard's corner" Associated Press, October 20, 1988]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19881106&id=FPglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5083,1402699&hl=en "Two champs go for new titles" Associated Pres, November 6, 1988]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19881107&id=dXQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4IgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1050,1749375&hl=en "Latest Farewell Fight Should Earn Leonard Big Check, Two Belts" By Tim Dalhberg, Associated Press, November 7, 1988]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/08/sports/leonard-knocks-out-lalonde-to-win-two-titles.html "Leonard Knocks Out Lalonde to Win Two Titles" By Phil Berger, The ''New York Times'', November 8, 1988]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/08/sports/leonard-knocks-out-lalonde-to-win-two-titles.html "Leonard Knocks Out Lalonde to Win Two Titles" By Phil Berger, The ''New York Times'', November 8, 1988]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19881112&id=W38iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4256,3600485 "Titan cleans up with Leonard fight" Associated Press, November 12, 1988]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19881112&id=W38iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4256,3600485 "Titan cleans up with Leonard fight" Associated Press, November 12, 1988]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1988/11/21/118933/how-sweet-it-was-sugar-ray-leonard-kod-donny-lalonde-and-savored-every-brutal-second-of-it "~~How Sweet It Was~~" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', November 21, 1988]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/17/sports/boxing-notebook-the-road-to-leonard-hearns.html "BOXING NOTEBOOK; The Road to Leonard-Hearns" By Phil Berger, The ''New York Times'', November 17, 1988]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19900328&id=yxoaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3137,6627979 "Lalonde ~~Retires~~" Associated Press, May 28, 1989]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19881118&id=N-AcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fWMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2088,1794873&hl=en "Sports Digest: Boxing" The ''Pittsburgh Press, November 18, 1988]
			*[http://www.si.com/vault/1988/11/21/118933/how-sweet-it-was-sugar-ray-leonard-kod-donny-lalonde-and-savored-every-brutal-second-of-it "HOW SWEET IT WAS" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', November 21, 1988]
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19900328&id=yxoaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3137,6627979 "Lalonde retires" Associated Press, May 28, 1989]

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	*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)		*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)
	*<b>[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Championship</b> (Vacant inaugural title)		*<b>[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Championship</b> (Vacant inaugural title)
	*[[:File:LeonardLalonde.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 576x324.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde BE054242.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 81451380.jpg\|Photo #4]]		*[[:File:LeonardLalonde.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 576x324.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde BE054242.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 81451380.jpg\|Photo 4]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	*[[Caesars Palace]] announced a crowd 13,246 and a gate of $7.5 million.		*[[Caesars Palace]] announced a crowd 13,246 and a gate of $7.5 million.
	*Titan Entertainment said the pay-per-view gross was $19.5 million, the closed circuit gross was $1 million and another $2 million was made from foreign television rights.		*Titan Entertainment said the pay-per-view gross was $19.5 million, the closed circuit gross was $1 million and another $2 million was made from foreign television rights.
	*The fight was rebroadcast by [[HBO]] on November 12.		*The fight was rebroadcast by [[HBO]] on November 12, 1988.
	*This was Leonard's first professional fight without [[Angelo Dundee]] in his corner. They parted ways because of a dispute over money. [[Janks Morton]] and [[Dave Jacobs]] trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight.		*This was Leonard's first professional fight without [[Angelo Dundee]] in his corner. They parted ways because of a dispute over money. [[Janks Morton]] and [[Dave Jacobs]] trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight.
	*After Leonard weighed 165 lbs at the official weigh-in, Lalonde took the microphone and said, "I'm not only fighting an old welterweight, I'm fighting an old, fat welterweight." Leonard got on the scale wearing a warmup suit and later revealed that he had silver dollars in his pockets.		*After Leonard weighed 165 lbs at the official weigh-in, Lalonde took the microphone and said, "I'm not only fighting an old welterweight, I'm fighting an old, fat welterweight." Leonard got on the scale wearing a warmup suit and later revealed that he had silver dollars in his pockets.

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	*The fight was promoted by Victory Promotions, which was the company of Mike Trainer, Leonard's attorney. Titan Entertainment distributed the fight to some 800 cable systems. It was Titan's first foray into boxing, after scoring big with pay-per-view wrestling events such as Wrestlemania and Summer Slam.		*The fight was promoted by Victory Promotions, which was the company of Mike Trainer, Leonard's attorney. Titan Entertainment distributed the fight to some 800 cable systems. It was Titan's first foray into boxing, after scoring big with pay-per-view wrestling events such as Wrestlemania and Summer Slam.
	*[[Caesars Palace]] announced a crowd 13,246 and a gate of $7.5 million.		*[[Caesars Palace]] announced a crowd 13,246 and a gate of $7.5 million.
	*Titan Entertainment said the pay-per-view gross was $19.5 million, the closed-circuit gross was $1 million and another $2 million was made from foreign television rights.		*Titan Entertainment said the pay-per-view gross was $19.5 million, the closed circuit gross was $1 million and another $2 million was made from foreign television rights.
	*The fight was rebroadcast by [[HBO]] on November 12.		*The fight was rebroadcast by [[HBO]] on November 12.
	*This was Leonard's first professional fight without [[Angelo Dundee]] in his corner. They parted ways because of a dispute over money. [[Janks Morton]] and [[Dave Jacobs]] trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight.		*This was Leonard's first professional fight without [[Angelo Dundee]] in his corner. They parted ways because of a dispute over money. [[Janks Morton]] and [[Dave Jacobs]] trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight.

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	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19881020&id=HN9GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1jMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4690,1843569 "Leonard splits with Dundee" Associated Press, October 20, 1988]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19881020&id=HN9GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1jMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4690,1843569 "Leonard splits with Dundee" Associated Press, October 20, 1988]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/08/sports/leonard-knocks-out-lalonde-to-win-two-titles.html "Leonard Knocks Out Lalonde to Win Two Titles " The ''New York Times'', November 8, 1988]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/08/sports/leonard-knocks-out-lalonde-to-win-two-titles.html "Leonard Knocks Out Lalonde to Win Two Titles" By Phil Berger, The ''New York Times'', November 8, 1988]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19881112&id=W38iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4256,3600485 "Titan cleans up with Leonard fight" Associated Press, November 12, 1988]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19881112&id=W38iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4256,3600485 "Titan cleans up with Leonard fight" Associated Press, November 12, 1988]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1988/11/21/118933/how-sweet-it-was-sugar-ray-leonard-kod-donny-lalonde-and-savored-every-brutal-second-of-it "How Sweet It Was" ''Sports Illustrated'', November 21, 1988]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1988/11/21/118933/how-sweet-it-was-sugar-ray-leonard-kod-donny-lalonde-and-savored-every-brutal-second-of-it "How Sweet It Was" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', November 21, 1988]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19900328&id=yxoaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3137,6627979 "Lalonde Retires" Associated Press, May 28, 1989]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19900328&id=yxoaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3137,6627979 "Lalonde Retires" Associated Press, May 28, 1989]

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	[[File:Leonard-Lalonde Program.jpeg\|right\|300px]]		[[File:Leonard-Lalonde Program.jpeg\|right\|300px]]
	<fight>3074</fight>		<fight>3074</fight>
	*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight ~~Title~~</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)		*<b>[[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship</b> (2nd defense by Lalonde)
	*<b>[[WBC]] Super Middleweight ~~Title~~</b> (Vacant inaugural title)		*<b>[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Championship</b> (Vacant inaugural title)
	*[[:File:LeonardLalonde.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:~~1307585275~~.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde ~~81371728~~.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde ~~BE054242~~.jpg\|Photo #4]]		*[[:File:LeonardLalonde.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 576x324.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde BE054242.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:Leonard-Lalonde 81451380.jpg\|Photo #4]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			[[File:Leonard-Lalonde 81346144.jpg\|right\|375px]]
			[[File:Leonard-Lalonde 81371728.jpg\|right\|375px]]
	*On August 4, 1988, Leonard and Lalonde signed to fight.		*On August 4, 1988, Leonard and Lalonde signed to fight.
	*Leonard and Lalonde fought for Lalonde's [[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship and the newly created WBC Super Middleweight Championship.		*Leonard and Lalonde fought for Lalonde's [[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship and the newly created WBC Super Middleweight Championship.
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	*The fight was promoted by Victory Promotions, which was the company of Mike Trainer, Leonard's attorney. Titan Entertainment distributed the fight to some 800 cable systems. It was Titan's first foray into boxing, after scoring big with pay-per-view wrestling events such as Wrestlemania and Summer Slam.		*The fight was promoted by Victory Promotions, which was the company of Mike Trainer, Leonard's attorney. Titan Entertainment distributed the fight to some 800 cable systems. It was Titan's first foray into boxing, after scoring big with pay-per-view wrestling events such as Wrestlemania and Summer Slam.
	*[[Caesars Palace]] announced a crowd 13,246 and a gate of $7.5 million.		*[[Caesars Palace]] announced a crowd 13,246 and a gate of $7.5 million.
	*Titan Entertainment said the pay-per-view gross was $19.5 million, the closed-circuit gross was $1 million, and another $2 million was made from foreign television rights.		*Titan Entertainment said the pay-per-view gross was $19.5 million, the closed-circuit gross was $1 million and another $2 million was made from foreign television rights.
	*The fight was rebroadcast by [[HBO]] on November 12.		*The fight was rebroadcast by [[HBO]] on November 12.
	*This was Leonard's first professional fight without [[Angelo Dundee]] in his corner. They parted ways because of a dispute over money. [[Janks Morton]] and [[Dave Jacobs]] trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight.		*This was Leonard's first professional fight without [[Angelo Dundee]] in his corner. They parted ways because of a dispute over money. [[Janks Morton]] and [[Dave Jacobs]] trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight.
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	*Lalonde was scheduled to fight [[Dennis Andries]] for the vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Championship on June 24, 1989, but retired a month before the fight, saying, "I can no longer justify hurting people for my own gain." He returned to the ring in 1991.		*Lalonde was scheduled to fight [[Dennis Andries]] for the vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Championship on June 24, 1989, but retired a month before the fight, saying, "I can no longer justify hurting people for my own gain." He returned to the ring in 1991.
	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=~~8wkjAAAAIBAJ~~&sjid=~~PMwFAAAAIBAJ~~&pg=~~5828~~,~~5303275&dq=sugar+ray+leonard+lalonde+dundee&hl=en~~ "~~Dispute~~ splits ~~Leonard,~~ Dundee" ~~The ''Palm Beach Post''~~, October 20, 1988]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19881020&id=HN9GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1jMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4690,1843569 "Leonard splits with Dundee" Associated Press, October 20, 1988]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/08/sports/leonard-knocks-out-lalonde-to-win-two-titles.html "Leonard Knocks Out Lalonde to Win Two Titles " The ''New York Times'', November 8, 1988]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/08/sports/leonard-knocks-out-lalonde-to-win-two-titles.html "Leonard Knocks Out Lalonde to Win Two Titles " The ''New York Times'', November 8, 1988]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=~~jsBPAAAAIBAJ~~&sjid=~~yQYEAAAAIBAJ~~&pg=~~3457~~,~~362278&dq=sugar+ray+leonard+lalonde+closed+circuit&hl=en~~ "Leonard~~, Lalonde good as gold~~" ~~''Ocala Star-Banner''~~, November 17, 1988]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19881112&id=W38iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4256,3600485 "Titan cleans up with Leonard fight" Associated Press, November 12, 1988]
	*[http://~~vault.sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1068002~~/~~index.htm~~ "How Sweet It Was" ''Sports Illustrated'', November 21, 1988]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1988/11/21/118933/how-sweet-it-was-sugar-ray-leonard-kod-donny-lalonde-and-savored-every-brutal-second-of-it "How Sweet It Was" ''Sports Illustrated'', November 21, 1988]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=~~EewhAAAAIBAJ~~&sjid=~~lXoEAAAAIBAJ~~&pg=~~5439~~,~~5860283&dq=sugar+ray+leonard+lalonde+light+heavyweight+super+middleweight+titles&hl=en~~ "Lalonde Retires" ~~''Sarasota Herald-Tribune''~~, May 29, 1989]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19900328&id=yxoaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3137,6627979 "Lalonde Retires" Associated Press, May 28, 1989]