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by Patrick Kehoe - After having been decked in the second round and basically drubbed for four rounds, a desperate Sugar Ray Leonard came out in the fifth, throwing hard against WBC 154-pound champion Terry Norris, to the delight of the Madison Square Garden faithful. The sparse crowd of 7,458 rose from their seats, most of them imploring Leonard to break down the agile, combination hitting Norris.
The young titleholder was supposed to have already gone gently horizontal into that good night of another Sugar Ray comeback. After all, Norris had been handpicked by the thirty-four year-old, five-time world champion - as had the classic New York venue - for the purposes of maximum credibility to be regained, atmospherics and theatrics ever at the command of the “Sugar Man.” [details]
The young titleholder was supposed to have already gone gently horizontal into that good night of another Sugar Ray comeback. After all, Norris had been handpicked by the thirty-four year-old, five-time world champion - as had the classic New York venue - for the purposes of maximum credibility to be regained, atmospherics and theatrics ever at the command of the “Sugar Man.” [details]
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