Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Kevin Howard - Revision history

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	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 77-74 Leonard		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 77-74 Leonard
	*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard		*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard
			*'''Promoter:''' Dan Doyle
	*[[:File:Leonard-Howard program.jpeg\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Howard program.jpeg\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369704.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369684.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369679.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369681.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 173351016.jpg\|Photo 5]], [[:File:1984-05-11.jpg\|Photo 6]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369704.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369684.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369679.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369681.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 173351016.jpg\|Photo 5]], [[:File:1984-05-11.jpg\|Photo 6]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*This was [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]'s first fight since [[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Bruce Finch\|February 15, 1982]], when he knocked out [[Bruce Finch]] in three rounds to successfully defend the Undisputed World Welterweight Championship. After defeating Finch, Leonard was scheduled to fight [[Roger Stafford]] on May 14 in Buffalo, New York. While training for the fight, Leonard started to see spots and was diagnosed with a detached retina in his left eye. On May 9, Dr. Ron Michels of John Hopkins Hospital performed surgery to repair the retina. Although the surgery was successful and Dr. Michels cleared Leonard to fight again, Leonard decided to retire. He made the announcement on November 9 at a charity event in Baltimore.		*This was [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]'s first fight since [[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Bruce Finch\|February 15, 1982]], when he knocked out [[Bruce Finch]] in three rounds to successfully defend the Undisputed World Welterweight Championship. After defeating Finch, Leonard was scheduled to fight [[Roger Stafford]] on May 14 in Buffalo, New York. While training for the fight, Leonard started to see spots and was diagnosed with a detached retina in his left eye. On May 9, Dr. Ron Michels of John Hopkins Hospital performed surgery to repair the retina. Although the surgery was successful and Dr. Michels cleared Leonard to fight again, Leonard decided to retire. He made the announcement on November 9 at a charity event in Baltimore.
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	*The ''New York Times'' reported that Mike Trainer said if Leonard "says afterwards that he's back where he was when he beat [[Thomas Hearns]]," there was a "possibility" of challenging Hagler for the middleweight title in the fall.		*The ''New York Times'' reported that Mike Trainer said if Leonard "says afterwards that he's back where he was when he beat [[Thomas Hearns]]," there was a "possibility" of challenging Hagler for the middleweight title in the fall.
	*The Associated Press reported:		*The Associated Press reported:
	:Sugar Ray Leonard climbed up from the first knockdown of his pro career in the fourth round Friday night and then stopped Kevin Howard with a furious barrage of head blows in the ninth round of his comeback fight. Leonard, fighting for the first time in 27 months, landed a crashing left hook that almost put Howard down in the ninth. But Howard grabbed Leonard and kept from falling. Then, after the two fighters were separated, Leonard landed several more shots to the head before referee [[Dick Flaherty\|Richard Flaherty]] stopped the fight with 32 seconds to go in the round. Howard's corner protested vehemently and many in the crowd of 10,461 at the Centrum booed. But it did appear that Howard was all but out on his feet. Howard came to fight and although Leonard, who relinquished his undisputed welterweight title after undergoing surgery to repair a detached retina, was in control all the way, he was never dominant. In the fourth round, Leonard landed a four or five punch series to the head and then mugged at Howard, his chin sticking forward. Suddenly, the 23-year-old from Philadelphia did something that [[Roberto Duran]] hadn't been able to do in 23 rounds, something that Thomas Hearns couldn't do in his 14-round brawl with Leonard. Kevin Howard knocked down Sugar Ray Leonard with a right to the jaw that followed a pawing left. Leonard hit the seat of his pants, then got up at three to take a mandatory eight count. Howard resumed the attack and landed two good left hooks to the jaw but Leonard was able to withstand them. In the fifth round, Howard motioned Leonard to come to him. Leonard won the round with several hard body shots in the last minute. Leonard also held the edge in the sixth, seventh and eighth and then the former champion won the fight on the force of that tremendous hook in the ninth.		:Sugar Ray Leonard climbed up from the first knockdown of his pro career in the fourth round Friday night and then stopped Kevin Howard with a furious barrage of head blows in the ninth round of his comeback fight.
	*Leonard was so disappointed in his performance that he announced his retirement at the post-fight press conference. "As of this moment, I am retired," he ~~said~~. "There's no sense in fooling myself or anyone else. It's just not there. I just can't go on and humiliate myself. I fought with apprehension. I had fear for my eyes. I had fear for my whole body. But now I am content. I did try."		:Leonard, fighting for the first time in 27 months, landed a crashing left hook that almost put Howard down in the ninth. But Howard grabbed Leonard and kept from falling. Then, after the two fighters were separated, Leonard landed several more shots to the head before referee [[Dick Flaherty\|Richard Flaherty]] stopped the fight with 32 seconds to go in the round.
			:Howard's corner protested vehemently and many in the crowd of 10,461 at the Centrum booed. But it did appear that Howard was all but out on his feet. Howard came to fight and although Leonard, who relinquished his undisputed welterweight title after undergoing surgery to repair a detached retina, was in control all the way, he was never dominant.
			:In the fourth round, Leonard landed a four or five punch series to the head and then mugged at Howard, his chin sticking forward. Suddenly, the 23-year-old from Philadelphia did something that [[Roberto Duran]] hadn't been able to do in 23 rounds, something that Thomas Hearns couldn't do in his 14-round brawl with Leonard.
			:Kevin Howard knocked down Sugar Ray Leonard with a right to the jaw that followed a pawing left. Leonard hit the seat of his pants, then got up at three to take a mandatory eight count.
			:Howard resumed the attack and landed two good left hooks to the jaw but Leonard was able to withstand them.
			:In the fifth round, Howard motioned Leonard to come to him. Leonard won the round with several hard body shots in the last minute. Leonard also held the edge in the sixth, seventh and eighth and then the former champion won the fight on the force of that tremendous hook in the ninth.
			*Leonard was so disappointed in his performance that he announced his re-retirement at the post-fight press conference. "As of this moment I am retired," he told the assembled press. "There's no sense in fooling myself or anyone else. It's just not there. I just can't go on and humiliate myself. I fought with apprehension. I had fear for my eyes. I had fear for my whole body. But now I am content. I did try."

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	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/11/sports/leonard-returns-more-vulnerable.html "LEONARD RETURNS MORE VULNERABLE" By Michael Katz, May 10, 1984]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/11/sports/leonard-returns-more-vulnerable.html "LEONARD RETURNS MORE VULNERABLE" By Michael Katz, May 10, 1984]
	*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1907&dat=19840510&id=s2YrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=99gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4121,3126325&hl=en "Hagler will keep an eye on Leonard return" Associated Press, May 10, 1984]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1907&dat=19840510&id=s2YrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=99gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4121,3126325&hl=en "Hagler will keep an eye on Leonard return" Associated Press, May 10, 1984]
	*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19840512&id=HVhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4400,7843772&hl=en "Comeback see Ray get off his back" Associated Press, ~~may~~ 12, 1984]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19840512&id=HVhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4400,7843772&hl=en "Comeback see Ray get off his back" Associated Press, May 12, 1984]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19840512&id=4nwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=82cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3587,2139458 "Leonard Wins, Retires Again" By Ed Schuyler Jr., Associated Press, May 12, 1984]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19840512&id=4nwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=82cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3587,2139458 "Leonard Wins, Retires Again" By Ed Schuyler Jr., Associated Press, May 12, 1984]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1984/05/21/627364/for-leonard-it-was-down-and-then-out "For Leonard It Was Down, And Then Out" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', May 21, 1984]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1984/05/21/627364/for-leonard-it-was-down-and-then-out "For Leonard It Was Down, And Then Out" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', May 21, 1984]

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	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 77-74 Leonard		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 77-74 Leonard
	*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard		*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard
	*[[:File:Leonard-Howard program.jpeg\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Howard program.jpeg\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369704.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369684.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369679.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369681.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 173351016.jpg\|Photo 5]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369704.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369684.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369679.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369681.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 173351016.jpg\|Photo 5]], [[:File:1984-05-11.jpg\|Photo 6]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Leonard ~~had retired~~ on ~~November 9~~, ~~1982~~, ~~following surgery~~ to ~~repair~~ a detached retina in his left eye.		*This was [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]'s first fight since [[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Bruce Finch\|February 15, 1982]], when he knocked out [[Bruce Finch]] in three rounds to successfully defend the Undisputed World Welterweight Championship. After defeating Finch, Leonard was scheduled to fight [[Roger Stafford]] on May 14 in Buffalo, New York. While training for the fight, Leonard started to see spots and was diagnosed with a detached retina in his left eye. On May 9, Dr. Ron Michels of John Hopkins Hospital performed surgery to repair the retina. Although the surgery was successful and Dr. Michels cleared Leonard to fight again, Leonard decided to retire. He made the announcement on November 9 at a charity event in Baltimore.
	*On December 10, 1983, after boxing a six-round exhibition at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Leonard announced that he was returning to the ring.		*On December 10, 1983, after boxing a six-round exhibition at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Leonard announced that he was returning to the ring.
	*Leonard and ~~Howard were originally scheduled~~ to fight on February 25, ~~1984~~, ~~but~~ the fight ~~had~~ to be postponed ~~after~~ Leonard had ~~minor surgery~~ on his right ~~eye~~ to ~~repair~~ a ~~loose retina~~ on ~~February 13~~.		*On December 20, 1983, WDVM-TV in Washington, D.C., quoted unnamed sources as saying Leonard would fight [[Kevin Howard]], [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'' magazine's]] eighth-ranked welterweight contender, on February 25, 1984.
	*Leonard was ~~paid~~ $3.5 million, and Howard ~~got~~ $~~105~~,000.		*[[Mike Trainer]], Leonard's attorney, called [[John Condon]], the president of [[Madison Square Garden]]'s boxing department, and asked about holding Leonard's comeback fight at the Garden on February 25. Condon said the date was already taken for a concert by the rock band Yes. After illness forced Yes to cancel the concert, Condon called Trainer to inform him that the arena was now available. Trainer, who had already made plans to hold the fight in Atlantic City, turned it down. Trainer then decided against Atlantic City due to the city's nine percent luxury tax.
			*On January 26, 1984, a press conference was held to officially announce that Leonard would fight Kevin Howard on February 25 at the 13,866-seat Centrum (later the DCU Center) in Worcester, Massachusetts. Tickets were priced from $10 to $300.
			*At the press conference, Leonard said he planned to fight every three months and predicted he would regain his welterweight crown "by the fall." He also said that he looked forward to fighting [[Marvin Hagler]] "two or three years down the road. I am not going to rush anything."
			*The Massachusetts Boxing Commission required Leonard to be examined by Dr. Edward Ryan, a retinal specialist at the Eye and Ear Infirmary of Massachusetts General Hospital, before it would grant him a license. Leonard's left eye was okay, but Dr. Ryan discovered that the retina in his right eye was loose. As a result, the fight was indefinitely postponed. "There could have been further damage," Dr. Ryan said. "We decided right away that he should not fight." Dr. Ron Michels, Leonard's personal ophthalmologist, knew of the right eye's condition for two years. He said the "abnormal areas were not thought to be a threat." He added, "When seen by Dr. Ryan, it was felt these areas had deteriorated." Dr. Ryan performed a five-minute corrective treatment called cryotherapy, in which a small freezing probe is used to create adhesion around weak areas of the retina.
			*After examining Leonard on February 24, Dr. Ryan said his right retina had "responded properly to the treatment and is well healed." He added, "I have contacted the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission and stated that the eyes appear stable." The commission granted Leonard a boxing license, and the fight with Howard was rescheduled for May 11.
			*Both fighters wore thumbless gloves, which Leonard insisted on as a precaution against eye injuries.
			*Leonard's purse was $3 million, and Howard's was $125,000.
	*The fight was televised live on [[HBO]].		*The fight was televised live on [[HBO]].
	*~~There were~~ 10,461 ~~fans in~~ the 13,~~000-seat DCU Center~~.		*The crowd of 10,461 at the Centrum included World Middleweight Champion [[Marvin Hagler]]. "I purchased a ringside seat for him," Leonard said. "I talked to him a few days ago, and he said he would be there."
	*~~Both fighters wore thumbless gloves~~, ~~which Leonard insisted on as~~ a ~~precaution against eye injuries~~.		*The ''New York Times'' reported that Mike Trainer said if Leonard "says afterwards that he's back where he was when he beat [[Thomas Hearns]]," there was a "possibility" of challenging Hagler for the middleweight title in the fall.
	*In the fourth round, Howard ~~floored Leonard~~ with a ~~right hand~~. ~~It was~~ the first time ~~Leonard was knocked down as a professional.~~		*The Associated Press reported:
	*Shortly after Leonard wobbled Howard with a left hook in the ninth ~~round~~, the referee stopped the fight. ~~Most felt~~ it was a ~~premature stoppage~~.		:Sugar Ray Leonard climbed up from the first knockdown of his pro career in the fourth round Friday night and then stopped Kevin Howard with a furious barrage of head blows in the ninth round of his comeback fight. Leonard, fighting for the first time in 27 months, landed a crashing left hook that almost put Howard down in the ninth. But Howard grabbed Leonard and kept from falling. Then, after the two fighters were separated, Leonard landed several more shots to the head before referee [[Dick Flaherty\|Richard Flaherty]] stopped the fight with 32 seconds to go in the round. Howard's corner protested vehemently and many in the crowd of 10,461 at the Centrum booed. But it did appear that Howard was all but out on his feet. Howard came to fight and although Leonard, who relinquished his undisputed welterweight title after undergoing surgery to repair a detached retina, was in control all the way, he was never dominant. In the fourth round, Leonard landed a four or five punch series to the head and then mugged at Howard, his chin sticking forward. Suddenly, the 23-year-old from Philadelphia did something that [[Roberto Duran]] hadn't been able to do in 23 rounds, something that Thomas Hearns couldn't do in his 14-round brawl with Leonard. Kevin Howard knocked down Sugar Ray Leonard with a right to the jaw that followed a pawing left. Leonard hit the seat of his pants, then got up at three to take a mandatory eight count. Howard resumed the attack and landed two good left hooks to the jaw but Leonard was able to withstand them. In the fifth round, Howard motioned Leonard to come to him. Leonard won the round with several hard body shots in the last minute. Leonard also held the edge in the sixth, seventh and eighth and then the former champion won the fight on the force of that tremendous hook in the ninth.
	*Leonard was so disappointed in his performance that he announced his retirement at the post-fight press conference. "As of this moment, I am retired," he said. "There's no sense in fooling myself or anyone else. It's just not there. I just can't go on and humiliate myself. I fought with apprehension. I had fear for my eyes. I had fear for my whole body. But now I am content. I did try."		*Leonard was so disappointed in his performance that he announced his retirement at the post-fight press conference. "As of this moment, I am retired," he said. "There's no sense in fooling myself or anyone else. It's just not there. I just can't go on and humiliate myself. I fought with apprehension. I had fear for my eyes. I had fear for my whole body. But now I am content. I did try."

	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=~~1298~~&dat=~~19840214~~&id=~~vfpNAAAAIBAJ~~&sjid=~~hosDAAAAIBAJ~~&pg=~~6760~~,~~1888071~~ "Leonard~~'s comeback postponed by unexpected~~ eye ~~surgery~~" Associated Press, ~~February 14~~, 1984]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19831210&id=C4ofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=stIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6121,7152009&hl=en "Sugar Ray Leonard Coming Out Of Retirement" Associated Press, December 11, 1983]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19831220&id=sTQdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gqUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1661,6430824&hl=en "Sugar Ray Leonard to face Kevin Howard" Associated Press, December 21, 1983]
			*[http://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/20/sports/sports-people-garden-may-get-bout.html "Garden May Get Bout" ''New York Times'', January 20, 1984]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19840128&id=2YwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O-gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3431,2983554&hl=en "Sugar Ray to take on Kevin Howard" Associated Press, January 28, 1984]
			*[http://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/15/sports/leonard-is-advised-to-quit-fighting.html "LEONARD IS ADVISED TO QUIT FIGHTING" ''New York Times'', February 15, 1984]
			*[http://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/18/sports/leonard-decides-to-continue-career.html "LEONARD DECIDES TO CONTINUE CAREER" By Michael Katz, ''New York Times'', February 18, 1984]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=19840225&id=2RBJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qAUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2548,4234320&hl=en "Leonard Resumes Career May 11" Associated Press, February 25, 1984]
			*[http://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/11/sports/leonard-returns-more-vulnerable.html "LEONARD RETURNS MORE VULNERABLE" By Michael Katz, May 10, 1984]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1907&dat=19840510&id=s2YrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=99gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4121,3126325&hl=en "Hagler will keep an eye on Leonard return" Associated Press, May 10, 1984]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19840512&id=HVhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9u4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4400,7843772&hl=en "Comeback see Ray get off his back" Associated Press, may 12, 1984]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19840512&id=4nwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=82cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3587,2139458 "Leonard Wins, Retires Again" By Ed Schuyler Jr., Associated Press, May 12, 1984]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19840512&id=4nwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=82cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3587,2139458 "Leonard Wins, Retires Again" By Ed Schuyler Jr., Associated Press, May 12, 1984]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1984/05/21/627364/for-leonard-it-was-down-and-then-out "For Leonard It Was Down, And Then Out" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', May 21, 1984]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1984/05/21/627364/for-leonard-it-was-down-and-then-out "For Leonard It Was Down, And Then Out" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', May 21, 1984]

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	*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard		*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard
	*[[:File:Leonard-Howard program.jpeg\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Howard program.jpeg\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369704.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369684.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369679.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369681.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 173351016.jpg\|Photo #5]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369704.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369684.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369679.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369681.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 173351016.jpg\|Photo 5]]
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	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 77-74 Leonard		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 77-74 Leonard
	*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard		*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard
	*[[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369704.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369684.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369679.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369681.jpg\|Photo #4]]		*[[:File:Leonard-Howard program.jpeg\|Program Cover]]
			*[[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369704.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369684.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369679.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369681.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 173351016.jpg\|Photo #5]]
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	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19840214&id=vfpNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hosDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760,1888071 "Leonard's comeback postponed by unexpected eye surgery" Associated Press, February 14, 1984]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19840214&id=vfpNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hosDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760,1888071 "Leonard's comeback postponed by unexpected eye surgery" Associated Press, February 14, 1984]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19840512&id=4nwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=82cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3587,2139458 "Leonard Wins, Retires Again" Associated Press, May 12, 1984]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19840512&id=4nwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=82cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3587,2139458 "Leonard Wins, Retires Again" By Ed Schuyler Jr., Associated Press, May 12, 1984]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1984/05/21/627364/for-leonard-it-was-down-and-then-out "For Leonard It Was Down, And Then Out" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', May 21, 1984]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1984/05/21/627364/for-leonard-it-was-down-and-then-out "For Leonard It Was Down, And Then Out" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', May 21, 1984]

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	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 77-74 Leonard		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 77-74 Leonard
	*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard		*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard
			*[[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369704.jpg\|Photo #1]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369684.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369679.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:Leonard-Howard 139369681.jpg\|Photo #4]]
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	*Leonard was so disappointed in his performance that he announced his retirement at the post-fight press conference. "As of this moment, I am retired," he said. "There's no sense in fooling myself or anyone else. It's just not there. I just can't go on and humiliate myself. I fought with apprehension. I had fear for my eyes. I had fear for my whole body. But now I am content. I did try."		*Leonard was so disappointed in his performance that he announced his retirement at the post-fight press conference. "As of this moment, I am retired," he said. "There's no sense in fooling myself or anyone else. It's just not there. I just can't go on and humiliate myself. I fought with apprehension. I had fear for my eyes. I had fear for my whole body. But now I am content. I did try."
	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=~~_vpdAAAAIBAJ~~&sjid=~~uF8NAAAAIBAJ~~&pg=~~6750~~,~~472005~~&dq=~~sugar+ray+leonard~~&hl=en "~~Sugar Ray~~ Leonard ~~Hangs up Gloves~~, Again" ~~The ''Bonham Daily Favorite''~~, May 13, 1984]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19840214&id=vfpNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hosDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760,1888071 "Leonard's comeback postponed by unexpected eye surgery" Associated Press, February 14, 1984]
	*[http://~~vault~~.~~sportsillustrated.cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1122100~~/~~index.htm~~ "For Leonard It Was Down, And Then Out" ''Sports Illustrated'', May 21, 1984]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19840512&id=4nwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=82cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3587,2139458 "Leonard Wins, Retires Again" Associated Press, May 12, 1984]
			*[http://www.si.com/vault/1984/05/21/627364/for-leonard-it-was-down-and-then-out "For Leonard It Was Down, And Then Out" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', May 21, 1984]

Earl at 04:42, 11 April 2014

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	*Leonard was so disappointed in his performance that he announced his retirement at the post-fight press conference. "As of this moment, I am retired," he said. "There's no sense in fooling myself or anyone else. It's just not there. I just can't go on and humiliate myself. I fought with apprehension. I had fear for my eyes. I had fear for my whole body. But now I am content. I did try."		*Leonard was so disappointed in his performance that he announced his retirement at the post-fight press conference. "As of this moment, I am retired," he said. "There's no sense in fooling myself or anyone else. It's just not there. I just can't go on and humiliate myself. I fought with apprehension. I had fear for my eyes. I had fear for my whole body. But now I am content. I did try."
	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_vpdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uF8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6750,472005&dq=sugar+ray+leonard&hl=en ~~Associated Press -~~ May 13, 1984]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_vpdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uF8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6750,472005&dq=sugar+ray+leonard&hl=en "Sugar Ray Leonard Hangs up Gloves, Again" The ''Bonham Daily Favorite'', May 13, 1984]
	*[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1122100/index.htm ''Sports Illustrated'' - May 21, 1984]		*[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1122100/index.htm "For Leonard It Was Down, And Then Out" ''Sports Illustrated'', May 21, 1984]

Earl at 22:55, 17 January 2014

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	*Leonard and Howard were originally scheduled to fight on February 25, 1984, but the fight had to be postponed after Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to repair a loose retina on February 13.		*Leonard and Howard were originally scheduled to fight on February 25, 1984, but the fight had to be postponed after Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to repair a loose retina on February 13.
	*Leonard was paid $3.5 million, and Howard got $105,000.		*Leonard was paid $3.5 million, and Howard got $105,000.
	*The fight was televised live on HBO.		*The fight was televised live on [[HBO]].
	*There were 10,461 fans in the 13,000-seat DCU Center.		*There were 10,461 fans in the 13,000-seat DCU Center.
	*Both fighters wore thumbless gloves, which Leonard insisted on as a precaution against eye injuries.		*Both fighters wore thumbless gloves, which Leonard insisted on as a precaution against eye injuries.

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	<fight>1304</fight>		<fight>1304</fight>
			*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 77-74 Leonard
			*'''Unofficial ''[[KO Magazine]]'' scorecard:''' 77-75 Leonard
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Leonard had retired on November 9, 1982, following surgery to repair a detached retina in his left eye.		*Leonard had retired on November 9, 1982, following surgery to repair a detached retina in his left eye.
	*On December 10, 1983, after boxing a six-round exhibition at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Leonard announced that he was returning to the ring.		*On December 10, 1983, after boxing a six-round exhibition at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Leonard announced that he was returning to the ring.
	*Leonard and Howard were originally scheduled to fight on February 25, 1984, but Leonard had ~~to have~~ minor surgery on his right retina. ~~The surgery resulted in the fight being postponed until May 11.~~		*Leonard and Howard were originally scheduled to fight on February 25, 1984, but the fight had to be postponed after Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to repair a loose retina on February 13.
	*Leonard was paid $3.5 million and Howard got $105,000.		*Leonard was paid $3.5 million, and Howard got $105,000.
	*The fight was televised live on HBO.		*The fight was televised live on HBO.
	*There were ~~nearly 11~~,~~000~~ fans in the 13,000-seat ~~arena (the associated press listed a crowd of 10,461)~~.		*There were 10,461 fans in the 13,000-seat DCU Center.
	*Both fighters wore thumbless gloves, which Leonard insisted on as a precaution against eye injuries.		*Both fighters wore thumbless gloves, which Leonard insisted on as a precaution against eye injuries.
	*In the fourth round, Howard floored Leonard with a right hand. It was the first time Leonard was knocked down as a professional.		*In the fourth round, Howard floored Leonard with a right hand. It was the first time Leonard was knocked down as a professional.
	*Shortly after Leonard wobbled Howard with a left hook in the ninth round, the referee stopped the fight. Most felt it was a premature stoppage.		*Shortly after Leonard wobbled Howard with a left hook in the ninth round, the referee stopped the fight. Most felt it was a premature stoppage.
	*Leonard was ahead on all three official scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Referee Dick Flaherty scored it 77-76, George DeFillipo had it 78-74, and Dave Sammataro saw it 79-74. The Associated Press had Leonard ahead 77-74.
	*Leonard was so disappointed in his performance that he announced his retirement at the post-fight press conference. "As of this moment, I am retired," he said. "There's no sense in fooling myself or anyone else. It's just not there. I just can't go on and humiliate myself. I fought with apprehension. I had fear for my eyes. I had fear for my whole body. But now I am content. I did try."		*Leonard was so disappointed in his performance that he announced his retirement at the post-fight press conference. "As of this moment, I am retired," he said. "There's no sense in fooling myself or anyone else. It's just not there. I just can't go on and humiliate myself. I fought with apprehension. I had fear for my eyes. I had fear for my whole body. But now I am content. I did try."
	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_vpdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uF8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6750,472005&dq=sugar+ray+leonard&hl=en Associated Press - May 13, 1984]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_vpdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uF8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6750,472005&dq=sugar+ray+leonard&hl=en Associated Press - May 13, 1984]
	*[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1122100/index.htm Sports Illustrated - May 21, 1984]		*[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1122100/index.htm ''Sports Illustrated'' - May 21, 1984]