Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns II

The War

Date	June 12, 1989
Venue	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBC super middleweight 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 $13,000,000 $11,000,000 Pre-fight record 35–1 (25 KO) 46–3 (38 KO) Age 33 years 30 years, 7 months Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight 160 lb (73 kg) 162+1⁄2 lb (74 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBC Super Middleweight Champion 5-division world champion WBC No. 1 Ranked Super Middleweight WBO Super Middleweight Champion 4–division world champion
Result
12-round split draw (112-113, 113-112, 112-112)

Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns II, billed as The War, was a professional boxing match contested on June 12, 1989, for the WBC super middleweight title.^[1] The fight ended in a split draw, meaning both fighters retained their respective titles.