Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns

The Showdown

Date	September 16, 1981
Venue	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBA, WBC and The Ring undisputed welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Ray Leonard Thomas Hearns Nickname "Sugar" "The Hitman" Hometown Palmer Park, Maryland, U.S. Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Purse $8,000,000 $5,000,000 Pre-fight record 30–1 (21 KO) 32–0 (30 KO) Age 25 years, 3 months 22 years, 10 months Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight 146 lb (66 kg) 145 lb (66 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBC and The Ring Welterweight Champion WBA and The Ring Super Welterweight champion 2-division world champion WBA Welterweight Champion The Ring No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
Result
Leonard wins via 14th-round TKO

Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns, billed as The Showdown, was a professional boxing match contested on September 16, 1981, for the undisputed welterweight championship.^[1]