Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Bruce Finch - Revision history

Walker21 at 04:14, 5 February 2023

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	*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight Championship</b> (1st defense by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight Championship</b> (1st defense by Leonard)
	*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Championship</b> (3rd defense of 2nd reign by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Championship</b> (3rd defense of 2nd reign by Leonard)
			*'''Promoter:''' [[Main Events]]
	*[[:File:Leonard vs. Finch Poster.jpg\|Fight Poster]]		*[[:File:Leonard vs. Finch Poster.jpg\|Fight Poster]]
	*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard drops Finch.JPG\|Photo 2]]		*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard drops Finch.JPG\|Photo 2]]

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The fight was promoted by [[Main Events]] and billed as "Reno's Got It."		*The fight was promoted by [[Main Events]] and billed as "Reno's Got It."

Walker21 at 19:03, 28 January 2023

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	<fight>812</FIGHT>		<fight>812</FIGHT>
	*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight Championship</b> (1st defense by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight Championship</b> (1st defense by Leonard)
	*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Championship</b> (3rd defense of 2nd reign by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Championship</b> (3rd defense of 2nd reign by Leonard)
	*[[:File:Leonard-Finch~~-Program~~.~~JPG~~\|~~Program Cover~~]]		*[[:File:Leonard vs. Finch Poster.jpg\|Fight Poster]]
	*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard drops Finch.JPG\|Photo 2]]		*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard drops Finch.JPG\|Photo 2]]

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	*The fight was promoted by [[Main Events]] and billed as "Reno's Got It."		*The fight was promoted by [[Main Events]] and billed as "Reno's Got It."
	*This was Reno's first championship fight since [[Jack Johnson]] knocked out [[James J. Jeffries]] to successfully defend the World Heavyweight Championship on [[Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries\|July 4, 1910]].		*This was Reno's first championship fight since [[Jack Johnson]] knocked out [[James J. Jeffries]] to successfully defend the World Heavyweight Championship on [[Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries\|July 4, 1910]].

Boxsoup at 07:33, 2 July 2015

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	<fight>812</FIGHT>		<fight>812</FIGHT>
	*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight Championship</b> (1st defense by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight Championship</b> (1st defense by Leonard)
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Leonard-Finch U820418-3.jpg\|right\|~~370px~~]]		[[File:Leonard-Finch U820418-3.jpg\|right\|425px]]
	*The fight was promoted by [[Main Events]] and billed as "Reno's Got It."		*The fight was promoted by [[Main Events]] and billed as "Reno's Got It."
			*This was Reno's first championship fight since [[Jack Johnson]] knocked out [[James J. Jeffries]] to successfully defend the World Heavyweight Championship on [[Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries\|July 4, 1910]].
	*This was Leonard's first defense of the Undisputed World Welterweight Championship.		*This was Leonard's first defense of the Undisputed World Welterweight Championship.
	*~~This~~ was ~~Reno's first championship fight since~~ [[~~Jack Johnson~~]] [[~~Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries\|knocked out~~]] [[~~James J. Jeffries~~]] in ~~1910~~.		*Finch, the [[NABF]] welterweight champion, was ranked third by the [[WBA]], fourth by the [[WBC]] and sixth by [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']].
	*Leonard's purse was $1.3 million~~, while~~ Finch ~~got~~ $85,000.		*Leonard and Finch fought as amateurs in 1973, with Leonard winning by a three-round decision.
	*Finch was ranked fourth by the [[WBC]].		*''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reported that Leonard's purse was $1.3 million and Finch's was $85,000.
	*The fight was televised live on [[HBO]] and was later shown by [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] on [[ABC Wide World of Sports\|''Wide World of Sports'']].		*The fight was televised live on [[HBO]] and was later shown by [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] on [[ABC Wide World of Sports\|''Wide World of Sports'']].
	*~~There was~~ a sellout crowd of 6,~~700~~ at Centennial Coliseum.		*The ''Washington Post'' reported that a sellout crowd of 7,330 at Centennial Coliseum produced a gross gate of $584,000.
			*Leonard got off to a slow start and lost the first round on all three official scorecards. He blamed his slow start on a technical problem that pushed back the start of the fight. Leonard said he warmed up well in his dressing room, but he cooled down during the delay.
	*Leonard dropped Finch twice in the second round and once in the third.		*Leonard dropped Finch twice in the second round and once in the third.
	*~~While training for his~~ next fight, ~~Leonard~~ discovered that he had a detached retina.		*Leonard's next fight was scheduled to be against [[Roger Stafford]] on May 14, but the bout was canceled after it was discovered that Leonard had a detached retina in his left eye.
	*Leonard ~~announced his retirement~~ on November 9, 1982.		*Following successful surgery to repair his retina, Leonard decided to retire. He made the announcement on November 9, 1982.
	*Leonard announced his return to the ring on December 10, 1983.		*Leonard announced his return to the ring on December 10, 1983.

	==Article==		==Article==
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19820216&id=XRYSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3844,153612&hl=en "Leonard hammers Finch in 3" By Ed Schuyler Jr., Associated Press, February 16, 1982]
			*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/02/16/leonard-retains-title-with-tko-of-finch-in-3rd/fccd4eaa-4419-483f-be66-c5e37f5649a6/ "Leonard Retains Title With TKO Of Finch in 3rd" By Steve Hershey, ''Washington Post'', February 16, 1982]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1982/03/01/564785/finch-was-a-pigeon-for-sugar-ray "Finch Was A Pigeon For Sugar Ray" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', March 1, 1982]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1982/03/01/564785/finch-was-a-pigeon-for-sugar-ray "Finch Was A Pigeon For Sugar Ray" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', March 1, 1982]

Boxsoup at 18:41, 8 November 2014

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	*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Championship</b> (3rd defense of 2nd reign by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Championship</b> (3rd defense of 2nd reign by Leonard)
	*[[:File:Leonard-Finch-Program.JPG\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Finch-Program.JPG\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard drops Finch.JPG\|Photo #2]]		*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard drops Finch.JPG\|Photo 2]]

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Boxsoup at 06:17, 5 November 2014

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	*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight ~~Title~~</b> (1st defense by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight Championship</b> (1st defense by Leonard)
	*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight ~~Title~~</b> (3rd defense by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Championship</b> (3rd defense of 2nd reign by Leonard)
	*[[:File:Leonard-Finch-Program.JPG\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Finch-Program.JPG\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard drops Finch.JPG\|Photo #2]]		*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard drops Finch.JPG\|Photo #2]]
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	*The fight was televised live on [[HBO]] and was later shown by [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] on [[ABC Wide World of Sports\|''Wide World of Sports'']].		*The fight was televised live on [[HBO]] and was later shown by [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] on [[ABC Wide World of Sports\|''Wide World of Sports'']].
	*There was a sellout crowd of 6,700 at Centennial Coliseum.		*There was a sellout crowd of 6,700 at Centennial Coliseum.
	*Leonard dropped Finch twice in the second round and once in the third ~~round~~.		*Leonard dropped Finch twice in the second round and once in the third.
	*While training for his next fight, Leonard discovered that he had a detached retina.		*While training for his next fight, Leonard discovered that he had a detached retina.
	*Leonard announced his retirement on November 9, 1982.		*Leonard announced his retirement on November 9, 1982.
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	==Article==		==Article==
	*[http://~~vault.sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1125270~~/~~index.htm~~ "Finch Was A Pigeon For Sugar Ray" ''Sports Illustrated'', March 1, 1982]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1982/03/01/564785/finch-was-a-pigeon-for-sugar-ray "Finch Was A Pigeon For Sugar Ray" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', March 1, 1982]

Earl at 04:42, 11 April 2014

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	==Article==		==Article==
	*[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125270/index.htm ''Sports Illustrated'' - March 1, 1982]		*[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125270/index.htm "Finch Was A Pigeon For Sugar Ray" ''Sports Illustrated'', March 1, 1982]

Earl at 00:02, 18 January 2014

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	*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Title</b> (3rd defense by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Title</b> (3rd defense by Leonard)
	*[[:File:Leonard-Finch-Program.JPG\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Finch-Program.JPG\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo #3]]		*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard drops Finch.JPG\|Photo #2]]

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Earl at 23:01, 17 January 2014

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	*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight Title</b> (~~first~~ defense by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight Title</b> (1st defense by Leonard)
	*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Title</b> (~~third~~ defense by Leonard)		*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Title</b> (3rd defense by Leonard)
	*[[:File:Leonard-Finch-Program.JPG\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Finch-Program.JPG\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo]]		*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo #3]]

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	*Leonard's purse was $1.3 million, while Finch got $85,000.		*Leonard's purse was $1.3 million, while Finch got $85,000.
	*Finch was ranked fourth by the [[WBC]].		*Finch was ranked fourth by the [[WBC]].
	*The fight was televised live on [[HBO]] and was later shown on ABC's ''Wide World of Sports''.		*The fight was televised live on [[HBO]] and was later shown by [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] on [[ABC Wide World of Sports\|''Wide World of Sports'']].
	*There was a sellout crowd of 6,700 at Centennial Coliseum.		*There was a sellout crowd of 6,700 at Centennial Coliseum.
	*Leonard dropped Finch twice in the second round and once in the third round.		*Leonard dropped Finch twice in the second round and once in the third round.

Boxsoup at 22:23, 23 June 2013

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	<fight>812</FIGHT>		<fight>812</FIGHT>
	*<b>[[~~World Boxing Association~~]] Welterweight Title</b>		*<b>[[WBA]] Welterweight Title</b> (first defense by Leonard)
	*<b>[[~~World Boxing Council~~]] Welterweight Title</b>		*<b>[[WBC]] Welterweight Title</b> (third defense by Leonard)
			*[[:File:Leonard-Finch-Program.JPG\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo]]		*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo]]

	~~Aired on [[HBO]]<br>~~

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The ~~bout~~ was ~~titled~~ "Reno's Got It".		[[File:Leonard-Finch U820418-3.jpg\|right\|370px]]
			*The fight was promoted by [[Main Events]] and billed as "Reno's Got It."
			*This was Leonard's first defense of the Undisputed World Welterweight Championship.
			*This was Reno's first championship fight since [[Jack Johnson]] [[Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries\|knocked out]] [[James J. Jeffries]] in 1910.
	*Leonard's purse was $1.3 million, while Finch got $85,000.		*Leonard's purse was $1.3 million, while Finch got $85,000.
	*Finch was ranked fourth by the WBC.		*Finch was ranked fourth by the [[WBC]].
	*~~This~~ was ~~Reno's first championship fight since~~ [[~~Jack Johnson~~]] ~~knocked out [[James J. Jeffries]] in 1910~~.		*The fight was televised live on [[HBO]] and was later shown on ABC's ''Wide World of Sports''.
	*There was a sellout crowd of 6,700.		*There was a sellout crowd of 6,700 at Centennial Coliseum.
	*The fight was televised live on HBO.
	*Leonard dropped Finch twice in the second round and once in the third round.		*Leonard dropped Finch twice in the second round and once in the third round.
	*While training for his next fight, Leonard discovered that he had a detached retina.		*While training for his next fight, Leonard discovered that he had a detached retina.
	*Leonard announced his retirement on November 9, 1982.		*Leonard announced his retirement on November 9, 1982.
	*Leonard announced his return to the ring on December 10, 1983.		*Leonard announced his return to the ring on December 10, 1983.

	==Article==		==Article==
	*[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125270/index.htm Sports Illustrated - March 1, 1982]		*[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125270/index.htm ''Sports Illustrated'' - March 1, 1982]

Michael at 01:44, 31 October 2012

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	*<b>[[World Boxing Council]] Welterweight Title</b>		*<b>[[World Boxing Council]] Welterweight Title</b>
	*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo]]		*[[:File:1982-02.jpg\|Photo]]

			Aired on [[HBO]]<br>

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