1981_09 The Daily Collegian September 1981

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18, 1981 —
Thomas Heams
Sugar Ray Leonard
Hearns to win in three
By Brtrtt Kotford
Sjaff Writer
"We're midway through the third
round and Sugar Ray Leonard has been
stunned often thus far by Thomas
Hearns' long overhand rights. Hearns
stalks Leonard with menace in those
icy black eyes. A long jab followed by a
right, and Leonard slumps to the canvas.
He rises at the count of six with a
confused smile on his face.
Leonard acknowledges the referee's
eight count. The ref lets the fight
continue, and Heams swarms all over a
defenseless Leonard. An overhand
right, a devastating left uppercut, a
glancing right and Leonard drops
heavily to the canvas.
Leonard weakly tries to rise, but
unable to regain his senses, collapses
helplessly back to the canvas. The
fight is over. Thomas Hearns is the
winner.*
As an avid fight fan, this is how I
feel the scenario will unfoled tonight
in Las Vegas.
At one time I was a rabid Leonard
detractor. I thought he had a question¬
able chin, questionable courage and
questionable desire.
But I think Leonard has answered all
those questions. He took Roberto
Duran's best shots for 15 rounds in
their first fight. True, Duran wasn't
the blockbusting puncher as a welter¬
weight that he was as a light, and yes,
the Sugar man staggered a couple of
times, but he did show more courage and
desire than many, including myself,
gave him credit for. ^~
And his punching ability has improved
over the last couple of years as eviden¬
ced by impressive knockouts over
Dave- *f3oy" Green, Andy "Hawk"
Price and others Leonard is a very
good, maybe a great fighter But he's
fighting Heams.
Hearns is listed at 6-foot-1, but he's
probably closer to 6-foot-3 His upper
body is muscled like a light heavyweight
His. reach is like a'heavyweight. His
boney but strong legs are what allow
Thomas to fight as a welterweight
HEARNS continued on page 5
Sugar: dance to victory
By Bryan Gardner
Staff Writer
In a boxing enthusiast's dream.
Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns
will decide in the ring tonight once and
for all — or at least until the rematch —
who will be the universal welterweight
champ.
During the past months of pre-fight
media hype, Hearns has threatened
repeatedly to knock out Leonard in the
early rounds Many sportswriters seem
to agree with Hearns, predicting Leon¬
ard will fall to one of Hearns' crackling
right hands before the fourth round.
Not likely.
Leonard has been there before, he is
accustomed to being in the spotlight and
he knows what it takes to win the big
fight
One has to wonder how Hearns, the
quiet Detroit native, at only 22, will
handle the pressure of the biggest
fight in boxing history. The bout is
expected to gross more than $40 million
and to be viewed by more than 300
million people     The attention and the
media mobs are something new to
Hearns.
Ala Ali, Leonard is a media master
and has been through the big fight
buildups twice before when he lost and
then won back his WBC welterweight
title from Roberto Duran.
Thus, Leonard should have the mental
edge, jt'there is such a thing, before
they iac|£their gloves.
The fight matches Leonard, the boxer,
with Hearns, the heavy puncher. Hearns
is undefeated in 32 pro fights with 30
knockouts and Leonard has lost once,
to Duran, in 31 fights. Hehas21KO's
Hearns' record deserves a serious
second look, however. Boxing fans
would be challenged to remember, or
even recognize, the names of most of his
opponents. No, the man known as the
'Detroit Hit Man' or the 'Motor City
Cobra* (take your pick) has yet to be
tested and he definitely hasn't been in
the ring with anyone in Leonard's
caliber during his pro career.
Even when  Hearns  won   his  WBA
LEONARD continued on page 5
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Hearns
Continued from page 4
He has a menacing, foreboding pre¬
sence and his punches come in quick,
devastating combinations.
Leonard is maybe only slightly quicker
but certainly not enough to make up for
the difference in raw punching power. If
they trade combinations, Leonard will
feel them much more. .
And the fighters' upbringing may
prove a difference. Leonard grew up in a.
basically middle dass household in
Palmer Parker, Maryland, with a mother
and a father and dinner on the table
every night. He had alternatives.
Thomas grew up fatherless, often
hungry. In the deepest, dreariest part
of the Detroit ghetto. His only way out
of the abject poverty of the slums was
to fight his way out And that spirit'
.of a little boy's hunger and anger will
be with Heams tonight in Las Vegas.
There is a remote chance Leonard
could win the bout. He can be (but
often Isn't) a smart fighter. He could
run for 10 rounds and wear Heams out.
He could survive the Heams bombs and
outpoint him, or maybe Leonard could
land a big punch and knock Hearns out.   I
Leonard's a fine fighter. He might'
win. But don't count on it.
Because he' s fighting Hearns.
Leonard
Continued from page 4
crown last year, the fight was a complete
mismatch. The former champion,
Pipino Cuevas, is a good fighter with
a strong- left hook, but against the 6-
foot-1 Hearns he was at a serious
height and reach disadvantage. Cuevas'
hunched-over style -made him easy
prey for Hearns and he didn't last
two rounds.
This time it won't be so easy.
Leonard, also the WBA junior-middle¬
weight titlist, . has proven himself
again and again in fights against Duran,
Wilfred Benrtez and Ayub Kalule.
More importantly he has learned from
his mistakes.
He picked up invaluable experience
in his first fight with Duran. He realized
that it was wrong to go after Duran in
toe'to-toe fashion for 15 rounds. The
second time around he put his learnings
to use, completely outboxing and
frustrating Duran in last November's
celebrated 'No mas, no mas* event.
Leonard will be at a slight disadvan¬
tage giving away three indies in height
and four in reach. But for the first time,
Hearns will be fighting someone dose
to dose to his size with superior hand
speed and boxing skills. It should prove
difficult for him.
Granted, Hearns has dominated his
pro bouts, as they have lasted only an
average of five rounds, but that could
work against him. The mark of a good
fighter is being able to fight when hurt,
another area where Hearns stands
unchallenged.
Nobody has been able to get through
to him. Leonard will.
Leonard will not try and challenge
Hearns, trading punch for punch. It
would be suicidal. No, Leonard will
stick to his game plan, until the late
round anyway, of moving, looking for the
opening to throw a quick-flurry and then
getting out of the way.
Leonard cannot compare in punching
power with Hearns, it's true. But des¬
pite what others believe, Leonard will
prove that he can take a punch and that
over the course of a fight his punches
can be damaging also.
Expect Leonard to be very cautious in /
the early rounds; he knows the longer
the fight goes the more the odds will
weigh in his favor. A knockout of either
fighter is unlikely, it's hard to imagine
either Leonard'or Heams face up with
a dangling mouthpiece.
Like Ali (the comparisons are In¬
evitable), Leonard will dance, he will
taunt and, most importantly, he will
Season dark for Rainey
The outlook for this season looks dark
for Dan Rainey, but he says he will be
ready to go next year.
Rainey, who damaged ligaments in
his knee in last Saturday's Bulldog foot¬
ball loss to Oregon State said he will be
in a cast for six weeks following surgery
Monday.
Rainey was hurt in the fourth quarter
Saturday evening in Corvallis, Ore.,
when the CSUF tailback ran a delay pat¬
tern underneath a Beaver linebacker.
After he caught the ball, Rainey said, his
leg was tangled with two other OSU
tackier s
Afjer the cast comes off, Rainey said
he will be involved in rehabilitation for
the knee. Coming back will be a slow
process.
'I'll probably be running when the
doctor says I can run," Rainey said.
Rainey, a transfer this season from
San Diego, had an explosive Bulldog
debut Sept. S in CSUF's 23-16 upset of
Oregon. He had been hurt in practice
during the week before the Oregon
State tilt and saw limited action.
Rainey ran for 117 yards against Ore¬
gon and head coach Jim Sweeney said
he was happy with the depth the Bull¬
dogs had at tailback with Rainey and
veteran Steve Woods. Now Woods is
the only back with experience.  '
Stewart garners award
Senior Nancy Hufford-Stewart of the
CSUF women' s volleyball team received
the San Joaquin Valley Sportswriters
and Sportscasters Athlete of the Week
honor for her performance last weekend
in the Western  Intercollegiate Invita¬
tional   Volleyball   Tournament   at   UC
Davis.
She was given the award Monday
afternoon at the organization's weekly
meeting Monday.
Reppewdine Uniueusity
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wishes to announce that an admission officer will be on campus
to speak with anyone interested in pursuing a legal education.
To arrange an interview or to attend a group session, contact
the office listed below.
Contact: On the College Union
Balcony from 10 am to 2 pas
Career Planning a\ Placement
Date: Thursday
September 17.1981
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