Wilfred Benitez vs. Thomas Hearns - Revision history

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*About a week before the fight, promoter Don King convinced the boxers to accept purse reductions due to lagging ticket sales. Hearns and Benitez, who had signed to fight for $1.5 million each, took a pay cut of $250,000. The co-main event fighters, [[Wilfredo Gomez]] and [[Lupe Pintor]], who had been guaranteed $750,000 a piece, received $125,000 less.		*Hearns had been scheduled to defend the [[World Boxing Association]] welterweight title against Benitez at [[Madison Square Garden]] on February 23, 1981, on a card billed as "This Is It." The card was also going to include [[Gerry Cooney]] vs. [[Ken Norton]], WBC light heavyweight champion [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]] vs. WBA light heavyweight champion [[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]], and WBC super bantamweight champion [[Wilfredo Gomez]] vs. [[Mike Ayala]]. The show fell apart when the promoter, [[Harold Smith (Promoter)\|Harold Smith]], disappeared amid allegations that he was involved in a $21.3 million fraud against Wells Fargo National Bank. Smith, whose real name was Ross Fields, was later sentenced to ten years in prison after he was convicted of 29 counts of fraud and embezzlement.
			*About a week before the December 3 fight card, promoter Don King convinced the boxers to accept purse reductions due to lagging ticket sales. Hearns and Benitez, who had signed to fight for $1.5 million each, took a pay cut of $250,000. The co-main event fighters, [[Wilfredo Gomez]] and [[Lupe Pintor]], who had been guaranteed $750,000 a piece, received $125,000 less.
	*Initially, promoters hoped to attract a crowd of 40,000 to the Superdome in New Orleans. However, estimated attendance was just 12,000.		*Initially, promoters hoped to attract a crowd of 40,000 to the Superdome in New Orleans. However, estimated attendance was just 12,000.
	*The fight was shown on [[HBO]], pay-per-view and at 150 closed circuit locations.		*The fight was shown on [[HBO]], pay-per-view and at 150 closed circuit locations.
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	==Articles==		==Articles==
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19810205&id=D4JbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElENAAAAIBAJ&pg=5363,2366362&hl=en "MAPS Out Of Boxing" ''Gettysburg Times'', February 5, 1981]
	*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19821202&id=qYJIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6729,459848&hl=en "Fortunes uncertain for Hearns, Benitez" By Bruce Keidan, ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', December 2, 1982]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19821202&id=qYJIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6729,459848&hl=en "Fortunes uncertain for Hearns, Benitez" By Bruce Keidan, ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', December 2, 1982]
	*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19821204&id=U4sxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LaoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3947,5766827&hl=en "Hearns Changes Tactics, Boxes Way To 2nd Title" Associated Press, December 4, 1982]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19821204&id=U4sxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LaoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3947,5766827&hl=en "Hearns Changes Tactics, Boxes Way To 2nd Title" Associated Press, December 4, 1982]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/04/sports/hearns-dethrones-benitez-in-a-15-round-decision.html "HEARNS DETHRONES BENITEZ IN A 15-ROUND DECISION" By Peter Alfano, The ''New York Times'', December 4, 1982]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/04/sports/hearns-dethrones-benitez-in-a-15-round-decision.html "HEARNS DETHRONES BENITEZ IN A 15-ROUND DECISION" By Peter Alfano, The ''New York Times'', December 4, 1982]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1982/12/13/626047/the-hitman-becomes-the-hit-and-run-man "The Hitman Becomes The Hit-And-Run Man" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', December 13, 1982]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1982/12/13/626047/the-hitman-becomes-the-hit-and-run-man "The Hitman Becomes The Hit-And-Run Man" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', December 13, 1982]

Boxsoup at 23:32, 5 October 2015

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	[[File:Hearns-Benitezz 167960268.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Benitez (left) and Hearns exchange punches.]]		[[File:Hearns-Benitezz 167960268.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Benitez (left) and Hearns exchange punches.]]
	<fight>992</fight>		<fight>992</fight>
	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])
	*'''~~Show~~:''' [http://boxrec.com/~~show_display.php?show_id=~~2265]		*'''Complete card results:''' [http://boxrec.com/show/2265]
	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns
	*'''Unofficial UPI scorecard:''' 145-143 Hearns		*'''Unofficial UPI scorecard:''' 145-143 Hearns
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*~~Each fighter was guaranteed~~ $1.25 million.		*About a week before the fight, promoter Don King convinced the boxers to accept purse reductions due to lagging ticket sales. Hearns and Benitez, who had signed to fight for $1.5 million each, took a pay cut of $250,000. The co-main event fighters, [[Wilfredo Gomez]] and [[Lupe Pintor]], who had been guaranteed $750,000 a piece, received $125,000 less.
	*The fight was shown on pay-per-view and closed circuit ~~television in 150~~ locations.		*Initially, promoters hoped to attract a crowd of 40,000 to the Superdome in New Orleans. However, estimated attendance was just 12,000.
	*There was an estimated crowd of 12,000 at the Superdome.		*The fight was shown on [[HBO]], pay-per-view and at 150 closed circuit locations.
	*Hearns had a point deducted in the fourth round for pulling Benitez's head down.		*Hearns had a point deducted in the fourth round for pulling Benitez's head down.
	*Benitez suffered a knockdown in the fifth round. After being hit on the chin with a right, Benitez staggered back and broke his fall by placing both gloves on the floor. As Hearns moved in, the referee jumped between the two and gave Benitez a mandatory eight-count.		*Benitez suffered a knockdown in the fifth round. After being hit on the chin with a right, Benitez staggered back and broke his fall by placing both gloves on the floor. As Hearns moved in, the referee jumped between the two and gave Benitez a mandatory eight-count.
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	==Articles==		==Articles==
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19821202&id=qYJIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6729,459848&hl=en "Fortunes uncertain for Hearns, Benitez" By Bruce Keidan, ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', December 2, 1982]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19821204&id=U4sxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LaoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3947,5766827&hl=en "Hearns Changes Tactics, Boxes Way To 2nd Title" Associated Press, December 4, 1982]
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/04/sports/hearns-dethrones-benitez-in-a-15-round-decision.html "HEARNS DETHRONES BENITEZ IN A 15-ROUND DECISION" By Peter Alfano, The ''New York Times'', December 4, 1982]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/04/sports/hearns-dethrones-benitez-in-a-15-round-decision.html "HEARNS DETHRONES BENITEZ IN A 15-ROUND DECISION" By Peter Alfano, The ''New York Times'', December 4, 1982]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1982/12/13/626047/the-hitman-becomes-the-hit-and-run-man "The Hitman Becomes The Hit-And-Run Man" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', December 13, 1982]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1982/12/13/626047/the-hitman-becomes-the-hit-and-run-man "The Hitman Becomes The Hit-And-Run Man" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', December 13, 1982]

Boxsoup at 02:40, 7 June 2015

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	[[File:~~LG=89858745745748~~.~~png~~\|~~thumb\|210px~~\|thumb\|~~right~~\|]]		[[File:Hearns-Benitezz 167960268.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|Benitez (left) and Hearns exchange punches.]]
	<fight>992</fight>		<fight>992</fight>
	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)
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	*'''Unofficial UPI scorecard:''' 145-143 Hearns		*'''Unofficial UPI scorecard:''' 145-143 Hearns
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title''' (3rd defense by Benitez)		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title''' (3rd defense by Benitez)
			*[[:File:Box a hearns benitez 300.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Hearns-Benitez 173356711.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Hearns-Benitez U821829.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Hearns-Benitez 173356720.jpg\|Photo 5]]
			*[[:File:LG=89858745745748.png\|Closed Circuit Poster]]
	*[[:File:Hearns-Benitez Program.jpg\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Hearns-Benitez Program.jpg\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:Box a hearns benitez 300.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Hearns-Benitez 173356711.jpg\|Photo 2]]
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	~~[[File:Hearns-Benitez 173356720.jpg\|right\|190px\|thumb\|]]~~
	*Each fighter was guaranteed $1.25 million.		*Each fighter was guaranteed $1.25 million.
	*The fight was shown on pay-per-view and closed circuit television in 150 locations.		*The fight was shown on pay-per-view and closed circuit television in 150 locations.
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	*Benitez suffered a knockdown in the fifth round. After being hit on the chin with a right, Benitez staggered back and broke his fall by placing both gloves on the floor. As Hearns moved in, the referee jumped between the two and gave Benitez a mandatory eight-count.		*Benitez suffered a knockdown in the fifth round. After being hit on the chin with a right, Benitez staggered back and broke his fall by placing both gloves on the floor. As Hearns moved in, the referee jumped between the two and gave Benitez a mandatory eight-count.
	*In the ninth round, Benitez scored what a television replay showed to be a phantom knockdown. While eluding a left hand, which missed him by several inches, Hearns stumbled and fell after Benitez stepped on his foot. The referee ruled it a knockdown.		*In the ninth round, Benitez scored what a television replay showed to be a phantom knockdown. While eluding a left hand, which missed him by several inches, Hearns stumbled and fell after Benitez stepped on his foot. The referee ruled it a knockdown.
	*''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reported: "It has been the lot of Thomas Hearns to be regarded solely as a cannon, something to be rolled into a ring to reduce an opponent to rubble. Last Friday night, against Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans' Superdome, Hearns finally showed that he brings more to boxing than a big bang. Fighting with only his left hand from the eighth round on after hurting the right on Benitez' head, Hearns outboxed the master boxer and lifted the Puerto Rican's WBC super welterweight (154-pound) championship on a majority decision. ~~One judge ruled it a draw, the two others had Hearns the winner.~~		*[[Pat Putnam]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reported: "It has been the lot of Thomas Hearns to be regarded solely as a cannon, something to be rolled into a ring to reduce an opponent to rubble. Last Friday night, against Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans' Superdome, Hearns finally showed that he brings more to boxing than a big bang. Fighting with only his left hand from the eighth round on after hurting the right on Benitez' head, Hearns outboxed the master boxer and lifted the Puerto Rican's WBC super welterweight (154-pound) championship on a majority decision."

	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/04/sports/hearns-dethrones-benitez-in-a-15-round-decision.html The ''New York Times'' - December 4, 1982]		*[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/04/sports/hearns-dethrones-benitez-in-a-15-round-decision.html "HEARNS DETHRONES BENITEZ IN A 15-ROUND DECISION" By Peter Alfano, The ''New York Times'', December 4, 1982]
	*[http://~~sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1126212~~/~~index.htm~~ ''Sports Illustrated'' - December 13, 1982]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1982/12/13/626047/the-hitman-becomes-the-hit-and-run-man "The Hitman Becomes The Hit-And-Run Man" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', December 13, 1982]

Luiz gomes at 22:17, 21 May 2015

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	<fight>992</fight>		<fight>992</fight>
			*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)
			*'''Show:''' [http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=2265]
	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns
	*'''Unofficial UPI scorecard:''' 145-143 Hearns		*'''Unofficial UPI scorecard:''' 145-143 Hearns
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	*[[:File:Box a hearns benitez 300.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Hearns-Benitez 173356711.jpg\|Photo 2]]		*[[:File:Box a hearns benitez 300.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Hearns-Benitez 173356711.jpg\|Photo 2]]
	==Notes==		==Notes==
			[[File:Hearns-Benitez 173356720.jpg\|right\|190px\|thumb\|]]
	*Each fighter was guaranteed $1.25 million.		*Each fighter was guaranteed $1.25 million.
	*The fight was shown on pay-per-view and closed circuit television in 150 locations.		*The fight was shown on pay-per-view and closed circuit television in 150 locations.

Earl at 21:41, 31 October 2013

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	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title''' (3rd defense by Benitez)		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title''' (3rd defense by Benitez)
	*[[:File:Hearns-Benitez Program.jpg\|Program Cover]]		*[[:File:Hearns-Benitez Program.jpg\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:Box a hearns benitez 300.jpg\|Photo 1]]		*[[:File:Box a hearns benitez 300.jpg\|Photo 1]], [[:File:Hearns-Benitez 173356711.jpg\|Photo 2]]
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Each fighter was guaranteed $1.25 million.		*Each fighter was guaranteed $1.25 million.
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	*Hearns had a point deducted in the fourth round for pulling Benitez's head down.		*Hearns had a point deducted in the fourth round for pulling Benitez's head down.
	*Benitez suffered a knockdown in the fifth round. After being hit on the chin with a right, Benitez staggered back and broke his fall by placing both gloves on the floor. As Hearns moved in, the referee jumped between the two and gave Benitez a mandatory eight-count.		*Benitez suffered a knockdown in the fifth round. After being hit on the chin with a right, Benitez staggered back and broke his fall by placing both gloves on the floor. As Hearns moved in, the referee jumped between the two and gave Benitez a mandatory eight-count.
	*In the ninth round, Benitez scored what a television replay showed to be a phantom knockdown. While eluding a left hand, which missed him by several inches, Hearns stumbled and fell.		*In the ninth round, Benitez scored what a television replay showed to be a phantom knockdown. While eluding a left hand, which missed him by several inches, Hearns stumbled and fell after Benitez stepped on his foot. The referee ruled it a knockdown.
	*''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reported: "It has been the lot of Thomas Hearns to be regarded solely as a cannon, something to be rolled into a ring to reduce an opponent to rubble. Last Friday night, against Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans' Superdome, Hearns finally showed that he brings more to boxing than a big bang. Fighting with only his left hand from the eighth round on after hurting the right on Benitez' head, Hearns outboxed the master boxer and lifted the Puerto Rican's WBC super welterweight (154-pound) championship on a majority decision. One judge ruled it a draw, the two others had Hearns the winner.		*''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reported: "It has been the lot of Thomas Hearns to be regarded solely as a cannon, something to be rolled into a ring to reduce an opponent to rubble. Last Friday night, against Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans' Superdome, Hearns finally showed that he brings more to boxing than a big bang. Fighting with only his left hand from the eighth round on after hurting the right on Benitez' head, Hearns outboxed the master boxer and lifted the Puerto Rican's WBC super welterweight (154-pound) championship on a majority decision. One judge ruled it a draw, the two others had Hearns the winner.

Earl at 20:36, 31 October 2013

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	*Hearns had a point deducted in the fourth round for pulling Benitez's head down.		*Hearns had a point deducted in the fourth round for pulling Benitez's head down.
	*Benitez suffered a knockdown in the fifth round. After being hit on the chin with a right, Benitez staggered back and broke his fall by placing both gloves on the floor. As Hearns moved in, the referee jumped between the two and gave Benitez a mandatory eight-count.		*Benitez suffered a knockdown in the fifth round. After being hit on the chin with a right, Benitez staggered back and broke his fall by placing both gloves on the floor. As Hearns moved in, the referee jumped between the two and gave Benitez a mandatory eight-count.
	*In the ninth round, Benitez scored what a television replay showed to be a phantom knockdown. While eluding a left hand, which missed him by several inches, Hearns stumbled and fell~~. The referee called it a knockdown~~.		*In the ninth round, Benitez scored what a television replay showed to be a phantom knockdown. While eluding a left hand, which missed him by several inches, Hearns stumbled and fell.
	*''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reported: "It has been the lot of Thomas Hearns to be regarded solely as a cannon, something to be rolled into a ring to reduce an opponent to rubble. Last Friday night, against Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans' Superdome, Hearns finally showed that he brings more to boxing than a big bang. Fighting with only his left hand from the eighth round on after hurting the right on Benitez' head, Hearns outboxed the master boxer and lifted the Puerto Rican's WBC super welterweight (154-pound) championship on a majority decision. One judge ruled it a draw, the two others had Hearns the winner.		*''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reported: "It has been the lot of Thomas Hearns to be regarded solely as a cannon, something to be rolled into a ring to reduce an opponent to rubble. Last Friday night, against Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans' Superdome, Hearns finally showed that he brings more to boxing than a big bang. Fighting with only his left hand from the eighth round on after hurting the right on Benitez' head, Hearns outboxed the master boxer and lifted the Puerto Rican's WBC super welterweight (154-pound) championship on a majority decision. One judge ruled it a draw, the two others had Hearns the winner.

Earl at 20:33, 31 October 2013

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	<fight>992</fight>		<fight>992</fight>
	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns
	*'''Unofficial UPI scorecard''' - 145-143 Hearns		*'''Unofficial UPI scorecard:''' 145-143 Hearns
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title'''~~<br>~~		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title''' (3rd defense by Benitez)
			*[[:File:Hearns-Benitez Program.jpg\|Program Cover]]
			*[[:File:Box a hearns benitez 300.jpg\|Photo 1]]
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Each fighter was guaranteed $1.25 million.		*Each fighter was guaranteed $1.25 million.
	*There was an estimated crowd of 12,000.		*The fight was shown on pay-per-view and closed circuit television in 150 locations.
	*Benitez suffered a flash knockdown in the ~~fifth round after being hit by a right~~.		*There was an estimated crowd of 12,000 at the Superdome.
	*Hearns had a point deducted in the fourth round for pulling Benitez's head down.		*Hearns had a point deducted in the fourth round for pulling Benitez's head down.
	*Benitez ~~stepped~~ on Hearns~~' foot~~ in the ninth round as Hearns ~~was moving backwards~~. Hearns ~~went down,~~ and the ~~referee called~~ it a ~~knockdown~~.		*Benitez suffered a knockdown in the fifth round. After being hit on the chin with a right, Benitez staggered back and broke his fall by placing both gloves on the floor. As Hearns moved in, the referee jumped between the two and gave Benitez a mandatory eight-count.
			*In the ninth round, Benitez scored what a television replay showed to be a phantom knockdown. While eluding a left hand, which missed him by several inches, Hearns stumbled and fell. The referee called it a knockdown.
			*''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reported: "It has been the lot of Thomas Hearns to be regarded solely as a cannon, something to be rolled into a ring to reduce an opponent to rubble. Last Friday night, against Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans' Superdome, Hearns finally showed that he brings more to boxing than a big bang. Fighting with only his left hand from the eighth round on after hurting the right on Benitez' head, Hearns outboxed the master boxer and lifted the Puerto Rican's WBC super welterweight (154-pound) championship on a majority decision. One judge ruled it a draw, the two others had Hearns the winner.

			==Articles==
			*[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/04/sports/hearns-dethrones-benitez-in-a-15-round-decision.html The ''New York Times'' - December 4, 1982]
			*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126212/index.htm ''Sports Illustrated'' - December 13, 1982]

Flatnose at 14:53, 9 December 2012

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	<fight>992</fight>		<fight>992</fight>
	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns
	*Unofficial UPI scorecard - 145-143 Hearns		*'''Unofficial UPI scorecard''' - 145-143 Hearns
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title'''<br>		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title'''<br>
	==Notes==		==Notes==

Flatnose at 14:52, 9 December 2012

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	<fight>992</fight>		<fight>992</fight>
	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns
			*Unofficial UPI scorecard - 145-143 Hearns
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title'''<br>		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title'''<br>
	==Notes==		==Notes==

Earl at 22:31, 20 September 2012

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	<fight>992</fight>		<fight>992</fight>
			*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 143-139 Hearns
	*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title'''<br>		*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Super Welterweight Title'''<br>
	*''~~'Weights:''' Benitez 152 lbs~~, ~~Hearns 153~~.~~75 lbs~~		==Notes==
			*Each fighter was guaranteed $1.25 million.
			*There was an estimated crowd of 12,000.
			*Benitez suffered a flash knockdown in the fifth round after being hit by a right.
			*Hearns had a point deducted in the fourth round for pulling Benitez's head down.
			*Benitez stepped on Hearns' foot in the ninth round as Hearns was moving backwards. Hearns went down, and the referee called it a knockdown.