YANKEE STADIUM
Sugar Ray Robinson Wu 15 Sugar Ray Leonard
Referee: Raul Caiz
147-133, 147-133 and 146-135. Another one sided bout, Robinson knocked down Leonard in the second, sixth, and twice in the 14th. Leonard won the first and third rounds, but lost 11 of the final twelve rounds.
Julian Jackson KO 5 Thomas Hearns
Referee: Jerry McKenzie
Hearns led 39-37 on all three cards. Jackson had won the second round, Hearns the other three. Jackson got to Hearns in the fifth however, knocking him down once for the count.
Charley Burley Wm 15 Marvin Hagler
Referee: Rafael Ramos
Two judges scored 144-140 for Burley, one had it a 142-142 draw. Hagler knocked down Burley in the eighth round. Burley won started fast, Hagler took over the middle rounds but Burley came back to win the last three rounds on all three scorecards. Burley never received a world title shot but now he wins the ultimate middleweight championship.
Roy Jones Wu 15 Chris Eubank
Referee: Robert Byrd
148-136, 150-134 and 147-136. Jones scored knockdowns in the eleventh and fifteenth rounds. Give Eubank credit for lastin the distance, honestly. When one judge scores a shutout and it's not controversial, that's a mismatch.
Ezzard Charles TKO 10 Sam Langford
Referee: Larry Rodazilla
No knockdowns. Charles led on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage, and battered Langford in the tenth until the referee stepped in. Solid victory for Charles.
Jack Dempsey Ds 15 Joe Louis
Referee: Chuck Hassett
139-138 Dempsey, 140-138 Louis and a 139-139 draw. Dempsey knocked down Louis in the third, twice in the fourth and twice in the twelveth. Louis knocked down Dempsey in the fifth and seventh rounds. Dempsey won the fifteenth round to force the draw. Punch stats saw Louis land 357 punches compared to 342 for Dempsey.
Since this is a final and not for a championship belt, I'm going ahead and crowning co-champions. Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis!