Results from Ringside - Memphis, TN

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Ronald Hearns, 13-0, 11KO, Detriot MI
vs. Dennis Sharpe, 17-4, 4KO, Bayonne, NJ
Steve Smoger, referee

Round 1:
Fighters touch gloves at center ring. Hearns starts out pumping his jab. Sharpe short on right hand, throws jab and right to the body. Hearns lands straight right. Left hook, right hand lands for Hearns. Sharpe already with a bloody nose, 50 seconds in. Double jab by Hearns. Sharpe short with two body shots. Double-jab by Hearns, second blocked. Right hand gets through. Sharpe sneaks in a jab, eats a right hand. Jab, jab right for Hearns. Double jab lands. Sharpe paws with jab, lands right to the body. Lands right upstairs, but Hearns comes back with a right. Hearns' jab setting the tone for the round, a feel-'em out process for both fighters. Hearns offers tight defense, blocks four shots, lands left hook upstairs. Jab, right to the body for Hearns. Right hand by Hearns, Sharpe lands right that momentarily wobbles Hearns (though he may have slipped in the process).

Hearns 10-9

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Hearns-Sharpe, Round 2

Fighters touch gloves (STOP IT!), Hearns starts out with his jab, Sharpe lands right to the chin. Hearns takes it, jabs and re-establishes distance. Sharpe misses with looping left hook, Hearns drops a right on Sharpe's chin. Sharpe taking everything well so far. Hearns' jab keeps Sharpe at bay. Brief clinch, first of the fight. Sharpe gets through with two jabs, eats a counter right. Hearns lands right to the body, follows through with right uppercut. Sharpe misses with wild right. Sharpe lands a right, gets Hearns' attention. Hearns lands right, overshoots on follow up. Right to the body for Hearns. Double jab for Hearns, followed by body work and a right upstairs.

Hearns 10-9/20-18

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Hearns-Sharpe, Round 3

It's all about Ronald's jab, as Sharpe unable to get inside when Hearns pumps it. Right, left right for Hearns, left hand blocked. Body shots by Hearns, drawing oohs and ahs, as does a left hook upstairs. Right uppercut for Hearns, lands a body shot, Sharpe wild with counter left hook. Sharpe throws two lazy jabs, both way off. Jab, left hook for Hearns. Right hand by Hearns taps Sharpe's chin. Left right by Hearns, left hand blocked, right gets through. Sharpe lands right, eats a forearm for his troubles. Right to the body by Hearns, left hook downstairs and up top as well. The two trade down the stretch, with Hearns landing three big rights.

Hearns 10-9/30-27

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Hearns-Sharpe, Round 4

Slower 4th round after a dominant third, Hearns' best round thus far. Sharpe falling short with his jab as Hearns plays defense. Right hands for Hearns. Sharpe attempts to counter, falls short. Jab by Hearns, Sharpe gets a couple through in return. Hearns paws with his jab, attempting to set up a straight right. Sharpe not biting. Jab, right hand by Hearns, probably the highlight of an otherwise slow 4th.

Hearns 10-9/40-36

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Hearns-Sharpe, Round 5

Once again, they touch gloves to start the round. Sharpe attempting to become the aggressor, with minimal success. Sharpe sneaks in ajab, right hand. Hearns takes it well, but in a round where he's playing defense, it could prove to be the difference. Spoke too soon as Hearns comes back with 1-2 upstairs. Right to the body by Hearns. Double jab by Sharpe falls short. Low blow by Sharpe, goes unnoticed by Steve Smoger. Hearns wings "hookercut" while on the ropes, as well as right hand. Fight moves to center ring. Hearns lands a series of rights, draws reaction from crowd, which is beginning to fill up.

Hearns 10-9/50-45

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Hearns-Sharpe, Round 6

Hearns jab and right hands basically story of the round. Missed most of it do to passer bys and phone calls, but Hearns controlled the round

Hearns 60-54

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Round 7
More of the same. Hearns landing jabs and straight rights, Sharpe taking them but unable to do anything else. Hearns working the body, maintaining distance,as bout has become a monotonous affair. Right hand by Hearns as Sharpe rushing in. Jab, jab by Hearns. And again. And again. Jab, left hook by Hearns, Sharpe sneaks a right hand along the way. Right hand to the body by Hearns. Sharpe jabs, Hearns ducks and gets on his bike. Hearns slipping and sliding as Sharpe wings right, clips Hearns with accidental headbutt at the bell.

Hearns 10-9/70-63