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and a potential third fight with Hearns. Whilst a third Hearns fight never came into fruition, Leonard and Duran would reach an agreement to face one another and the fight was announced at a press conference on July 26, 1989, though the venue in which the fight would take place was still in question.
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In contrast to their first two fights, this was entirely lopsided in
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landed a dismal 84 punches at a 14% rate. The fight went the full 12-round distance, with all three judges scoring the fight for
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694:"BOXING; Leonard Has Norris at Hand, but Hearns on the Mind"
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559:Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II
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673:. Molline, Illinois. August 28, 1990
554:Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán
666:"Sugar Ray relinquishes WBC crown"
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1124:1989 in sports in Nevada
506:Super Middleweight title
198:158 lb (72 kg)
195:160 lb (73 kg)
68:super middleweight title
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1034:Leonard vs. Durán III
974:Durán vs. de Jesús II
872:Leonard vs. Durán III
867:Leonard vs. Hearns II
671:The Rock Island Argus
234:Middleweight Champion
114:Palmer Park, Maryland
1159:Boxing on Sky Sports
1059:Durán vs. Camacho II
994:Durán vs. Leonard II
842:Durán vs. Leonard II
735:vs. Thomas Hearns II
315:mandatory challenger
61:Title(s) on the line
882:Leonard vs. Camacho
862:Lalonde vs. Leonard
832:Benítez vs. Leonard
380:Super Middleweight
313:stake, but Duran's
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1039:Durán vs. Pazienza
969:Durán vs. de Jesús
964:Buchanan vs. Durán
877:Leonard vs. Norris
857:Hagler vs. Leonard
852:Leonard vs. Howard
847:Leonard vs. Hearns
698:The New York Times
441:Light heavyweight
258:unanimous decision
255:wins via 12-round
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818:Sugar Ray Leonard
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137:$ 15,000,000
16:Boxing match
1080:Pepe Correa
898:Pepe Correa
703:December 7,
677:October 15,
589:8 September
388:Ray Leonard
216:Recognition
140:$ 7,600,000
120:Panama City
86:Ray Leonard
1113:Categories
583:boxrec.com
565:References
420:Ray Mercer
346:Fight card
291:Background
173:5 ft
46:The Mirage
1075:Ray Arcel
772:'s bouts
744:'s bouts
502: For
337:Aftermath
328:The fight
1068:Trainers
585:. BoxRec
548:See also
518:Country
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415:190+ lb
211:Orthodox
207:Orthodox
110:Hometown
97:Nickname
640:Uno Mas
499:^Note 1
444:175 lb
383:164 lb
369:Method
359:Weight
280:Uno Mas
253:Leonard
182:⁄
100:"Sugar"
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375:Notes
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306:Mirage
247:Result
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116:, U.S.
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203:Style
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82:Boxer
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275:III
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