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Thomas Hearns vs Sugar
Ray Leonard Signed Boxing Photo
A 16x12 inches Colour Action photograph of
Hearns vs Leonard. Rarely do you get chance to buy an item
of memorabilia signed by two boxing Legends. This exclusive
piece Comes with a photo from the signings. This is from
the FIRST EVER private signing with Thomas Hearns. We only
had TEN of these done.
Leonard vs
Hearns
£145.00
“I was at the Thomas Hearns-Pipino Cuevas
fight in Detroit. After the fight, they all looked down
at me (at ringside), ‘When are we gonna do it?’
I said, ‘We’ll do it.’ I was so impressed
by Tommy’s incredible punching ability. I’ve
known Tommy for a long time, since we were amateurs and
I always felt confident against Tommy. But I knew it wouldn’t
be easy. He’s an amazing puncher.” –Sugar
Ray Leonard
“This was a great, great happening to
happen.” –Bert Sugar
“His jab effected left eye in the 3rd
or 4th round. I boxed Tommy to get a feel for his style.
When my left eye became handicapped, I went inside. My left
hook hurt him.” –Leonard
“The problem with Tommy Hearns is his
height and reach and his hand speed. He’s like a kamikaze
– he’ll take a risk to hurt you. I found it
difficult to set him up.” –Leonard
“I don’t remember anyone hitting
Ray with all these jabs. I don’t remember anyone having
a seven-inch reach advantage over Ray either.” –ringside
television commentator Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
“Nine minutes left, you’re blowin’
it son, you’re blowin’ it!” –Angelo
Dundee to Leonard after 12th
“He said it the right way. I read between
the lines.” –Leonard on Dundee’s famous
words
Scores after 12 were 118-112, 118-113 and
117-111 all in favor of Hearns.
Round 13 by Dick Young of New York Daily News:
“Hearns moving forward. Hearns hit and slips into
ropes, half knockdown, half fall. No knockdown (called by
referee Davey Pearl). They exchange jabs. Sugar misses right.
Sugar lands suddenly with left to head. Sugar lands six,
eight, ten punches. Hearns climbs back into ring, gets back
to feet. Sugar charges at him. Hearns lands right. Sugar
is all over Hearns, lands right and left. Hearns doubled
up, holding with one hand. Sugar bangs with right, punishing
him. Hearns sagging into ropes. Referee motions Hearns to
get up then starts counting. Bell. I have round to Leonard
overwhelmingly.”
“RIGHT HANDS!!!” –Dundee
screaming to Leonard from corner
“Hearns is actually running away now.
Hearns is in desperate trouble.” –TV commentator
Don Dunphy
Round 14 by Dick Young: “…Hearns
is running and jabbing. Sugar bides his time. Sugar overhand
right staggers Hearns. Hearns sinks into ropes but still
standing. Leonard waves both hands overhead, anticipating
triumph. Has Hearns pinned to ropes and banging away with
both hands. Hearns covers up. Referee has stopped the fight.”
“Every time they show (Leonard-Hearns
on ESPN Classic) I have to leave the room. If I’m
at a bar or something, I just leave. I don’t want
to see it. It’s a nightmare. Tommy was winning. It
was not so much that Ray came on so strong like people say.
Tommy just dissolved because he over-trained and was under-nourished.
I’ve learned from experience that you have to be there
monitoring your fighter at all times. He was running twice
a day the week of the fight with his friends, making sure
he’d be in shape, which I didn’t know about.
He weighed in at 145 – two pounds under the limit.
Tommy was the better fighter and I know it. He knew it.”
–Emanuel Steward, trainer of Hearns
“I didn’t think the fight should
be stopped. I wasn’t dazed, I was in control. But
these are the things that happen. I have to say Ray is a
very good fighter. I never underestimated the man. I always
knew he was a good fighter.” –Thomas Hearns
statement at the post-fight press conference
“Duran, Benitez Hearns…Sugar Ray
Leonard has now met and beaten the best.” –Bert
Sugar
“It was the fight of the era.”
–Bert Sugar
