Word: knockout
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...euphoria in New York disappeared with Christmas. On the 27th New York had one less team in the playoffs, following the failure of Todd's last-minute comeback attempt against the Bills. The Giants, however, upset Philadelphia, scoring a surprising knockout of last year's NFC representative in the Super Bowl. The magic didn't carry over to the next week when San Francisco demolished New York's last survivors, 38-24. After all, by then it was already...
...viewers love it," said Robert Strock, marketing director of Theta Cable, which delivers CBS-C to 100,000 homes in the Los Angeles area. "We are already getting tons of calls. CBS's lineup for October is a knockout...
Hearns won those early rounds, but nearly as much fighting took place after the bell as before. Hearns exorcised his anger by refusing to be separated, and Leonard obliged him in those brief exchanges. But if Hearns' potential knockout punch was a bomb ticking, so was Leonard's blinding hand speed and his capacity to exploit an opening. In the sixth round, Hearns dropped his right hand too far, and Leonard swooped into the opening with a savage left hook. Hearns was rocked back on his heels and, suddenly wobbly, retreated to the ropes. While Hearns reeled, Leonard...
Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns with a TKO in the 14th round. Hearns, however, was ahead on all three cards--124-122, 125-121, and 125-123--when the knockout occurred...
Sugar Ray Leonard captured the undisputed world welterweight championship last night with a 14th round technical knockout over previously-undefeated Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns. The end came at 2:45 of the round with Leonard pummeling Hearns on the ropes, and Hearns barely able to defend himself...