Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Hector Camacho - Revision history

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	* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)		* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)
			*'''Promoter:''' Dillon Promotions, [[Mike Acri\|Michael Acri Boxing Promotions]]
	*[[:File:Leonardcamacho.jpg\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonardcamacho.jpg\|Program Cover]]

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	* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)		* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)
	*[[:File:Leonardcamacho.jpg\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonardcamacho.jpg\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:Leonard-Camacho 350913.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Camacho-Leonard 350932.jpg\|Photo 2]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Leonard-Camacho BX001846.jpg\|right\|~~365px~~]] [[File:Camacho drops Leonard.jpg\|Program Cover\|right\|~~365px~~]]		[[File:Leonard-Camacho BX001846.jpg\|right\|355px]] [[File:Leonard-Camacho 350913.jpg\|right\|355px]] [[File:Camacho drops Leonard.jpg\|Program Cover\|right\|355px]] [[File:Camacho-Leonard 350932.jpg\|right\|355px]]
	*Leonard's purse was $4 million, and Camacho's was $2 million.		*Leonard's purse was $4 million, and Camacho's was $2 million.
	*Leonard was 40 years old and had not fought in six years. In his previous fight, he lost to [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Champion [[Terry Norris]] by a lopsided decision. He blamed the loss on a fractured rib, difficulty getting down to 154 pounds, and divorce proceedings.		*Leonard was 40 years old and had not fought in six years. In his previous fight, he lost to [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Champion [[Terry Norris]] by a lopsided decision. He blamed the loss on a fractured rib, difficulty getting down to 154 pounds, and divorce proceedings.
	*After announcing his return to the ring, Leonard appeared on the [[:File:SI8609.jpg\|cover]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.		*After announcing his return to the ring, Leonard appeared on the [[:File:SI8609.jpg\|cover]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.
	*[[Adrian Davis]] trained Leonard for the fight.		*[[Adrian Davis]] trained Leonard for the fight.
			*The Associated Press reported the following on January 14, 1997:
			:After the bout was derailed because of alleged ties to organized crime by one of the original promoters, Leonard’s comeback against Hector "Macho" Camacho has been reset for Saturday night, March 1, instead of Feb. 28. The Atlantic City Convention Center remains the site, but the promotion and pay-per-view distributor have changed.
			:"We’ve been keeping this fight together in a number of ways," said Bernard Dillon, who was involved in the original promotion and who remains a promoter.
			:Dillion will promote as Dillon Promotions instead of New Contenders. Mike Acri Boxing [Camacho's promoter] will remain as a promoter, while Caesars Atlantic City replaces Sun International Hotel, Ltd., and Griffin Gaming & Entertainment as site promoter and Titan Sports replaces TVKO as pay-per-view distributor. . . .
			:The Feb. 28 fight was to have been promoted by New Contenders, whose president was Dillon and whose chairman was Michael Blutrich.
			:The fight ran into trouble when the New Jersey Casino Control Commission was asked by regulators to ban New Contenders from promoting it because of alleged ties to organized crime. The allegation centered on Michael Blutrich, a lawyer for Scores, a New York City topless dance club raided in November by federal agents investigating links to the Gambino crime family. Blutrich also was listed as chairman of New Contenders.
			:The sponsors pulled out of the fight, as did TVKO, the pay-per-view division of Time-Warner Sports.
			:Dillon resigned from New Contenders and announced his intention to keep the fight together.
	*Leonard was a 7 to 5 favorite.		*Leonard was a 7 to 5 favorite.
	*The fight was shown live on pay-per-view and rebroadcast on the [[USA Network]] on April 1, 1997.		*The fight was shown live on pay-per-view and rebroadcast on the [[USA Network]] on April 1, 1997.
	*The Associated Press reported:		*The Associated Press reported on March 2, 1997:
	:With a crowd of 10,324 rooting him on, Leonard landed some nice punches in the first round but quickly looked like the old fighter he is and not the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame\|Hall of Fame]] fighter he used to be.		:With a crowd of 10,324 rooting him on, Leonard landed some nice punches in the first round but quickly looked like the old fighter he is and not the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame\|Hall of Fame]] fighter he used to be.
	:Leonard bloodied Camacho's nose in the second round but Camacho returned the favor by ripping a cut over Leonard's left eye in the fourth. Then Camacho opened the fifth with a solid left to Leonard's head and, at about 50 seconds of the round, the left-handed Camacho landed a right and three left uppercuts that dropped Leonard, who had been knocked down twice in losing a one-sided decision to junior middleweight champion [[Terry Norris]] on Feb. 9, 1991.		:Leonard bloodied Camacho's nose in the second round but Camacho returned the favor by ripping a cut over Leonard's left eye in the fourth. Then Camacho opened the fifth with a solid left to Leonard's head and, at about 50 seconds of the round, the left-handed Camacho landed a right and three left uppercuts that dropped Leonard, who had been knocked down twice in losing a one-sided decision to junior middleweight champion [[Terry Norris]] on Feb. 9, 1991.
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	*Leonard was scheduled to fight Danny Phippen on June 1, 1997, but the bout was postponed until July 22 after Leonard said his calf needed more time to heal. After Phippen skipped out on a stipulated tuneup match, Leonard was set to face [[Dan Connolly]] on July 25, but he backed out because he said he didn't have enough time to train. Leonard then planned to meet [[Tony Menefee]] on February 15, 1998, in Sydney, Australia, but he pulled out of that fight as well. According to J.D. Brown, Leonard didn't have the motivation. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last fight.		*Leonard was scheduled to fight Danny Phippen on June 1, 1997, but the bout was postponed until July 22 after Leonard said his calf needed more time to heal. After Phippen skipped out on a stipulated tuneup match, Leonard was set to face [[Dan Connolly]] on July 25, but he backed out because he said he didn't have enough time to train. Leonard then planned to meet [[Tony Menefee]] on February 15, 1998, in Sydney, Australia, but he pulled out of that fight as well. According to J.D. Brown, Leonard didn't have the motivation. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last fight.
	== Articles ==		== Articles ==
			*[https://apnews.com/article/e2ef9b7f3deb5ba6ff9ef81b96f80b17 "Leonard-Camacho fight back on for March 1" By Ed Schuyler, Associated Press, January 14, 1997]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kUtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3831,732259&dq=sugar+ray+leonard+hector+camacho&hl=en "Camacho sends Leonard back into retirement" Associated Press, March 2, 1997]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kUtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3831,732259&dq=sugar+ray+leonard+hector+camacho&hl=en "Camacho sends Leonard back into retirement" Associated Press, March 2, 1997]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_C0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1wcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2513,535004&dq=ray+leonard+camacho+son+hospital&hl=en "Leonard camp defends choice to fight injured" Associated Press, March 3, 1997]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_C0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1wcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2513,535004&dq=ray+leonard+camacho+son+hospital&hl=en "Leonard camp defends choice to fight injured" Associated Press, March 3, 1997]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-PxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4781,653701&dq=sugar+ray+leonard+hector+camacho&hl=en "Sugar Ray may fight again despite beating" Reuter, March 8, 1997]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-PxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4781,653701&dq=sugar+ray+leonard+hector+camacho&hl=en "Sugar Ray may fight again despite beating" Reuter, March 8, 1997]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1997/03/10/223655/sweet-n-low-sugar-ray-leonard-looked-all-of-his-40-years-in-another-ill-fated-comeback "Sweet 'n Low" By Richard Hoffer, ''Sports Illustrated'', March 10, 1997]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1997/03/10/223655/sweet-n-low-sugar-ray-leonard-looked-all-of-his-40-years-in-another-ill-fated-comeback "Sweet 'n Low" By Richard Hoffer, ''Sports Illustrated'', March 10, 1997]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19970501&id=87QaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IjoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3476,1394214 "Leonard postpones fight" Associated Press, May 1, 1997]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19970520&id=6vxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GRUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1309,4337609 "Sugar Ray's opponent missing since Friday" Associated Press, May 20, 1997]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19970520&id=6vxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GRUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1309,4337609 "Sugar Ray's opponent missing since Friday" Associated Press, May 20, 1997]
	*[http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1998/Sugar-Ray-Exits-Australian-Bout/id-37d65fb1a42df8e8a4cf3640530bdefd "Sugar Ray Exits Australian Bout" Associated Press, January 12, 1998]		*[http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1998/Sugar-Ray-Exits-Australian-Bout/id-37d65fb1a42df8e8a4cf3640530bdefd "Sugar Ray Exits Australian Bout" Associated Press, January 12, 1998]

Walker21 at 06:19, 2 February 2023

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	*Leonard was 40 years old and had not fought in six years. In his previous fight, he lost to [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Champion [[Terry Norris]] by a lopsided decision. He blamed the loss on a fractured rib, difficulty getting down to 154 pounds, and divorce proceedings.		*Leonard was 40 years old and had not fought in six years. In his previous fight, he lost to [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Champion [[Terry Norris]] by a lopsided decision. He blamed the loss on a fractured rib, difficulty getting down to 154 pounds, and divorce proceedings.
	*After announcing his return to the ring, Leonard appeared on the [[:File:SI8609.jpg\|cover]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.		*After announcing his return to the ring, Leonard appeared on the [[:File:SI8609.jpg\|cover]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.
	*[[~~Adrian Davis (Trainer)\|~~Adrian Davis]] trained Leonard for the fight.		*[[Adrian Davis]] trained Leonard for the fight.
	*Leonard was a 7 to 5 favorite.		*Leonard was a 7 to 5 favorite.
	*The fight was shown live on pay-per-view and rebroadcast on the [[USA Network]] on April 1, 1997.		*The fight was shown live on pay-per-view and rebroadcast on the [[USA Network]] on April 1, 1997.
	*The Associated Press reported:		*The Associated Press reported:
	:With a crowd of 10,324 rooting him on, Leonard landed some nice punches in the first round but quickly looked like the old fighter he is and not the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame\|Hall of Fame]] fighter he used to be. Leonard bloodied Camacho's nose in the second round but Camacho returned the favor by ripping a cut over Leonard's left eye in the fourth. Then Camacho opened the fifth with a solid left to Leonard's head and, at about 50 seconds of the round, the left-handed Camacho landed a right and three left uppercuts that dropped Leonard, who had been knocked down twice in losing a one-sided decision to junior middleweight champion [[Terry Norris]] on Feb. 9, 1991. Leonard started to get up at the count of three, then fell back down, but struggled up to easily beat the 10-count. Camacho then leaped to the attack and landed a barrage of 10 punches to the head that made referee [[Joe Cortez]] move in to save Leonard from further punishment.		:With a crowd of 10,324 rooting him on, Leonard landed some nice punches in the first round but quickly looked like the old fighter he is and not the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame\|Hall of Fame]] fighter he used to be.
			:Leonard bloodied Camacho's nose in the second round but Camacho returned the favor by ripping a cut over Leonard's left eye in the fourth. Then Camacho opened the fifth with a solid left to Leonard's head and, at about 50 seconds of the round, the left-handed Camacho landed a right and three left uppercuts that dropped Leonard, who had been knocked down twice in losing a one-sided decision to junior middleweight champion [[Terry Norris]] on Feb. 9, 1991.
			:Leonard started to get up at the count of three, then fell back down, but struggled up to easily beat the 10-count.
			:Camacho then leaped to the attack and landed a barrage of 10 punches to the head that made referee [[Joe Cortez]] move in to save Leonard from further punishment.
	*Camacho was ahead on two scorecards and even on the third. The scores were 39-37, 39-37 and 38-38.		*Camacho was ahead on two scorecards and even on the third. The scores were 39-37, 39-37 and 38-38.
	*From the start of the fight, Leonard had difficulty keeping his feet beneath him. He tripped once and almost stumbled to the canvas a second time. Afterward, he revealed that he had torn his right calf on January 31 while training in Chandler, Arizona. "I should have canceled the fight," said J.D. Brown, Leonard's adviser. "There were rumors that he was hospitalized and they were true." Leonard denied the rumors and said his son, Ray Jr., who was trying out for a local Arena Football League team, had been the Leonard in question. His doctor suggested that the fight be postponed, but Leonard refused. He didn't spar for two weeks. When he resumed sparring, he quickly re-injured his leg. His camp then closed his workouts to the press and public so nobody would see how hobbled he was. "It was something we camouflaged because we thought it was going to heal," said J.D. Brown. Leonard said his doctor injected him with a painkiller two hours before the fight. However, he was insistent that nobody take it as an excuse. "Do not write that this was the reason I lost," Leonard said.		*From the start of the fight, Leonard had difficulty keeping his feet beneath him. He tripped once and almost stumbled to the canvas a second time. Afterward, he revealed that he had torn his right calf on January 31 while training in Chandler, Arizona. "I should have canceled the fight," said J.D. Brown, Leonard's adviser. "There were rumors that he was hospitalized and they were true." Leonard denied the rumors and said his son, Ray Jr., who was trying out for a local Arena Football League team, had been the Leonard in question. His doctor suggested that the fight be postponed, but Leonard refused. He didn't spar for two weeks. When he resumed sparring, he quickly re-injured his leg. His camp then closed his workouts to the press and public so nobody would see how hobbled he was. "It was something we camouflaged because we thought it was going to heal," said J.D. Brown. Leonard said his doctor injected him with a painkiller two hours before the fight. However, he was insistent that nobody take it as an excuse. "Do not write that this was the reason I lost," Leonard said.

Walker21 at 21:37, 1 February 2023

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	* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)		* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)
	*[[:File:Leonardcamacho.jpg\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonardcamacho.jpg\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:Leonard-Camacho 350913.jpg\|Photo 1~~]], [[:File:Leonard-Camacho BX001846.jpg\|Photo 2~~]], [[:File:Camacho-Leonard 350932.jpg\|Photo 3]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Camacho 350913.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Camacho-Leonard 350932.jpg\|Photo 2]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Camacho drops Leonard.jpg\|Program Cover\|right\|365px]]		[[File:Leonard-Camacho BX001846.jpg\|right\|365px]] [[File:Camacho drops Leonard.jpg\|Program Cover\|right\|365px]]
	*Leonard's purse was $4 million, and Camacho's was $2 million.		*Leonard's purse was $4 million, and Camacho's was $2 million.
	*Leonard was 40-years-old and had not fought in six years. In his previous fight, he lost to [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Champion [[Terry Norris]] by a lopsided decision. He blamed the loss on a fractured rib, difficulty getting down to 154 pounds, and divorce proceedings.		*Leonard was 40 years old and had not fought in six years. In his previous fight, he lost to [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Champion [[Terry Norris]] by a lopsided decision. He blamed the loss on a fractured rib, difficulty getting down to 154 pounds, and divorce proceedings.
	*After announcing his return to the ring, Leonard appeared on the [[:File:SI8609.jpg\|cover]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.		*After announcing his return to the ring, Leonard appeared on the [[:File:SI8609.jpg\|cover]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.
	*[[Adrian Davis (Trainer)\|Adrian Davis]] trained Leonard for the fight.		*[[Adrian Davis (Trainer)\|Adrian Davis]] trained Leonard for the fight.

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	{{Fight Succession Box\|		{{Fight Succession Box\|
	before=[[Hector Camacho vs. Roberto Duran\|Camacho vs. Duran]]\|		before=[[Hector Camacho vs. Roberto Duran (1st meeting)\|Camacho vs. Duran I]]\|
	title=[[IBC Middleweight Title Fights\|IBC Middleweight Title Fight]]<br># 5\|		title=[[IBC Middleweight Title Fights\|IBC Middleweight Title Fight]]<br># 5\|
	after=[[Tony Marshall vs. Kevin Tillman\|Marshall vs. Tillman]]\|		after=[[Tony Marshall vs. Kevin Tillman\|Marshall vs. Tillman]]\|
	}}		}}
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	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19970520&id=6vxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GRUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1309,4337609 "Sugar Ray's opponent missing since Friday" Associated Press, May 20, 1997]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19970520&id=6vxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GRUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1309,4337609 "Sugar Ray's opponent missing since Friday" Associated Press, May 20, 1997]
	*[http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1998/Sugar-Ray-Exits-Australian-Bout/id-37d65fb1a42df8e8a4cf3640530bdefd "Sugar Ray Exits Australian Bout" Associated Press, January 12, 1998]		*[http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1998/Sugar-Ray-Exits-Australian-Bout/id-37d65fb1a42df8e8a4cf3640530bdefd "Sugar Ray Exits Australian Bout" Associated Press, January 12, 1998]

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			before=[[Hector Camacho vs. Roberto Duran\|Camacho vs. Duran]]\|
			title=[[IBC Middleweight Title Fights\|IBC Middleweight Title Fight]]<br># 5\|
			after=[[Tony Marshall vs. Kevin Tillman\|Marshall vs. Tillman]]\|
			}}
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	*Leonard was a 7 to 5 favorite.		*Leonard was a 7 to 5 favorite.
	*The fight was shown live on pay-per-view and rebroadcast on the [[USA Network]] on April 1, 1997.		*The fight was shown live on pay-per-view and rebroadcast on the [[USA Network]] on April 1, 1997.
	*~~There was~~ a crowd of 10,324 at the ~~Convention Center~~.		*The Associated Press reported:
	*Camacho ~~dropped~~ Leonard in the fifth round. Leonard struggled to ~~his feet and told~~ the ~~referee that he wanted to continue~~. Camacho then ~~pinned Leonard~~ to the ~~ropes~~ and ~~battered him until~~ the referee ~~stepped~~ in ~~and stopped the fight~~.		:With a crowd of 10,324 rooting him on, Leonard landed some nice punches in the first round but quickly looked like the old fighter he is and not the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame\|Hall of Fame]] fighter he used to be. Leonard bloodied Camacho's nose in the second round but Camacho returned the favor by ripping a cut over Leonard's left eye in the fourth. Then Camacho opened the fifth with a solid left to Leonard's head and, at about 50 seconds of the round, the left-handed Camacho landed a right and three left uppercuts that dropped Leonard, who had been knocked down twice in losing a one-sided decision to junior middleweight champion [[Terry Norris]] on Feb. 9, 1991. Leonard started to get up at the count of three, then fell back down, but struggled up to easily beat the 10-count. Camacho then leaped to the attack and landed a barrage of 10 punches to the head that made referee [[Joe Cortez]] move in to save Leonard from further punishment.
	*Camacho was ahead on two scorecards and even on the third. The scores were 39-37, 39-37, and 38-38.		*Camacho was ahead on two scorecards and even on the third. The scores were 39-37, 39-37 and 38-38.
	*From the start of the fight, Leonard had difficulty keeping his feet beneath him. He tripped once and almost stumbled to the canvas a second time. Afterward, he revealed that he had torn his right calf on January 31 while training in Chandler, Arizona. "I should have canceled the fight," said J.D. Brown, Leonard's adviser. "There were rumors that he was hospitalized and they were true." Leonard denied the rumors and said his son, Ray Jr., who was trying out for a local Arena Football League team, had been the Leonard in question. His doctor suggested that the fight be postponed, but Leonard refused. He didn't spar for two weeks. When he resumed sparring, he quickly re-injured his leg. His camp then closed his workouts to the press and public so nobody would see how hobbled he was. "It was something we camouflaged because we thought it was going to heal," said J.D. Brown. Leonard said his doctor injected him with a painkiller two hours before the fight. However, he was insistent that nobody take it as an excuse. "Do not write that this was the reason I lost," Leonard said.		*From the start of the fight, Leonard had difficulty keeping his feet beneath him. He tripped once and almost stumbled to the canvas a second time. Afterward, he revealed that he had torn his right calf on January 31 while training in Chandler, Arizona. "I should have canceled the fight," said J.D. Brown, Leonard's adviser. "There were rumors that he was hospitalized and they were true." Leonard denied the rumors and said his son, Ray Jr., who was trying out for a local Arena Football League team, had been the Leonard in question. His doctor suggested that the fight be postponed, but Leonard refused. He didn't spar for two weeks. When he resumed sparring, he quickly re-injured his leg. His camp then closed his workouts to the press and public so nobody would see how hobbled he was. "It was something we camouflaged because we thought it was going to heal," said J.D. Brown. Leonard said his doctor injected him with a painkiller two hours before the fight. However, he was insistent that nobody take it as an excuse. "Do not write that this was the reason I lost," Leonard said.
	*"For sure, my career is definitely over," Leonard said in the Convention Center ring after the fight. However, just a few days later, he changed his mind and said he would return with a series of tuneup fights before fighting a champion.		*"For sure, my career is definitely over," Leonard said in the Convention Center ring after the fight. However, just a few days later, he changed his mind and said he would return with a series of tuneup fights before fighting a champion.

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	* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)		* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)
	*[[:File:Leonard-Camacho 350913.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Camacho BX001846.jpg\|Photo 2]]		*[[:File:Leonardcamacho.jpg\|Program Cover]]
			*[[:File:Leonard-Camacho 350913.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Camacho BX001846.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Camacho-Leonard 350932.jpg\|Photo 3]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:~~Leonardcamacho~~.jpg\|Program Cover\|right\|~~350px~~]]		[[File:Camacho drops Leonard.jpg\|Program Cover\|right\|365px]]
	*Leonard's purse was $4 million, and Camacho's was $2 million.		*Leonard's purse was $4 million, and Camacho's was $2 million.
	*Leonard was 40-years-old and had not fought in six years. In his previous fight, he lost to [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Champion [[Terry Norris]] by a lopsided decision. He blamed the loss on a fractured rib, difficulty getting down to 154 pounds, and divorce proceedings.		*Leonard was 40-years-old and had not fought in six years. In his previous fight, he lost to [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Champion [[Terry Norris]] by a lopsided decision. He blamed the loss on a fractured rib, difficulty getting down to 154 pounds, and divorce proceedings.

Boxsoup at 18:45, 8 November 2014

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	* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)		* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)
	*[[:File:Leonard-Camacho 350913.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard-Camacho BX001846.jpg\|Photo #2]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Camacho 350913.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Camacho BX001846.jpg\|Photo 2]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

Boxsoup at 06:21, 5 November 2014

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	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_C0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1wcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2513,535004&dq=ray+leonard+camacho+son+hospital&hl=en "Leonard camp defends choice to fight injured" Associated Press, March 3, 1997]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_C0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1wcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2513,535004&dq=ray+leonard+camacho+son+hospital&hl=en "Leonard camp defends choice to fight injured" Associated Press, March 3, 1997]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-PxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4781,653701&dq=sugar+ray+leonard+hector+camacho&hl=en "Sugar Ray may fight again despite beating" Reuter, March 8, 1997]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-PxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4781,653701&dq=sugar+ray+leonard+hector+camacho&hl=en "Sugar Ray may fight again despite beating" Reuter, March 8, 1997]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1997/03/10/223655/sweet-n-low-sugar-ray-leonard-looked-all-of-his-40-years-in-another-ill-fated-comeback "Sweet 'n Low" ''Sports Illustrated'', March 10, 1997]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1997/03/10/223655/sweet-n-low-sugar-ray-leonard-looked-all-of-his-40-years-in-another-ill-fated-comeback "Sweet 'n Low" By Richard Hoffer, ''Sports Illustrated'', March 10, 1997]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19970501&id=87QaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IjoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3476,1394214 "Leonard postpones fight" Associated Press, May 1, 1997]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19970501&id=87QaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IjoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3476,1394214 "Leonard postpones fight" Associated Press, May 1, 1997]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19970520&id=6vxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GRUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1309,4337609 "Sugar Ray's opponent missing since Friday" Associated Press, May 20, 1997]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19970520&id=6vxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GRUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1309,4337609 "Sugar Ray's opponent missing since Friday" Associated Press, May 20, 1997]
	*[http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1998/Sugar-Ray-Exits-Australian-Bout/id-37d65fb1a42df8e8a4cf3640530bdefd "Sugar Ray Exits Australian Bout" Associated Press, January 12, 1998]		*[http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1998/Sugar-Ray-Exits-Australian-Bout/id-37d65fb1a42df8e8a4cf3640530bdefd "Sugar Ray Exits Australian Bout" Associated Press, January 12, 1998]

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	* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)		* '''[[International Boxing Council\|IBC]] Middleweight Championship''' (1st defense by Camacho)
	*[[:File:Leonardcamacho.jpg\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonardcamacho.jpg\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:Leonard-Camacho 350913.jpg\|Photo 1~~]], [[:File:Leonard-Camacho BX001846.jpg\|Photo 2~~]], [[:File:Camacho-Leonard 350932.jpg\|Photo 3]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Camacho 350913.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Camacho-Leonard 350932.jpg\|Photo 2]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Camacho drops Leonard.jpg\|Program Cover\|right\|365px]]		[[File:Leonard-Camacho BX001846.jpg\|right\|365px]] [[File:Camacho drops Leonard.jpg\|Program Cover\|right\|365px]]
	*Leonard's purse was $4 million, and Camacho's was $2 million.		*Leonard's purse was $4 million, and Camacho's was $2 million.
	*Leonard was 40-years-old and had not fought in six years. In his previous fight, he lost to [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Champion [[Terry Norris]] by a lopsided decision. He blamed the loss on a fractured rib, difficulty getting down to 154 pounds, and divorce proceedings.		*Leonard was 40 years old and had not fought in six years. In his previous fight, he lost to [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Champion [[Terry Norris]] by a lopsided decision. He blamed the loss on a fractured rib, difficulty getting down to 154 pounds, and divorce proceedings.
	*After announcing his return to the ring, Leonard appeared on the [[:File:SI8609.jpg\|cover]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.		*After announcing his return to the ring, Leonard appeared on the [[:File:SI8609.jpg\|cover]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.
	*[[Adrian Davis (Trainer)\|Adrian Davis]] trained Leonard for the fight.		*[[Adrian Davis (Trainer)\|Adrian Davis]] trained Leonard for the fight.