Word: duran
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other half of the title--the WBA half-owned by Pipino Cuevas. That was a good idea, but Cuevas wanted no part of Hearns either. Finally, the WBA ordered Cuevas to give Hearns a shot. It was set for August 1980, a few months after the first Leonard-Duran fight...
...press conference following Duran's victory in Montreal, a reporter told Leonard that Hearns would give him a shot at his title after his fight with Cuevas. "Would you prefer to fight Duran again, or will you fight Hearns for the other half of the title?" the reporter asked...
...title before he starts offering me a shot. He's got to beat Cuevas first, and Cuevas is a great fighter. Cuevas will knock him out, and I don't want any more questions about Hearns. I want to fight Duran again...
Hearns demolished Cuevas, knocking him out in the second round. Leonard beat Duran in their rematch, landing about six punches while the champ got sick to his stomach...
...Duran insisted that, satisfactory or not, it was his last fight, and that from now on the hands of stone will never do anything more strenuous than count the estimated $8 million he earned from this fight (Leonard made about $6 million). Said Duran: "I have been fighting for a long time. I have gotten tired of the sport. I am going to retire." As criticism of his eighth-round walkout grew, however, Duran had second thoughts. "I will not retire and I will seek a revenge fight with Sugar Ray Leonard," he said. Lest any paying customers feel cheated...