Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Tony Chiaverini

Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Tony Chiaverini

Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Tony Chiaverini

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Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Tony Chiaverini

1979

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Sugar Ray Leonard 22-0 (13 KOs) vs. Tony Chiaverini 30-4 (21 KOs) The WBC ranked Leonard third at welterweight and Chiaverini sixth at super welterweight. Leonard made $140,000, and Chiaverini got $61,000. The fight took place at the Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion. Chiaverini requested an 18-foot ring, and the Leonard camp acquiesced. The fight was televised nationally by ABC on Wide World of Sports.

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