Sugar Ray Leonard vs Pete Ranzany || HIGHLIGHTS

Ray Leonard 147 lbs beat Pete Ranzany 147 lbs by TKO at 2:41 in round 4 of 12 Date: 1979-08-12 Location: Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Referee: Joey Curtis Judge: Art Lurie Judge: Harold Buck Judge: Hal Miller NABF Welterweight Title (6th defense by Ranzany) Leonard was ranked second by the WBC, and Ranzany was ranked third. Leonard made $150,000, and Ranzany got $75,000. The fight took place at the Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion before a capacity crowd of about 4,500. The fight was televised nationally on ABC on Wide World of Sports. The Associated Press reported: “Both fighters rarely left the center of the 18-foot ring until Leonard backed Ranzany to the ropes with a flashing series of jabs followed by a half-dozen devastating hooks that put Ranzany down.“ Ranzany was down once in round 4. Although Ranzany beat the count and was able to resume the fight, a subsequent barrage of punches from Leonard convinced the referee to call a halt to the fight. Ranzany led on all three scorecards going into the 4th round. Sugar Ray Leonard: “Pete put up a hell of a fight, but he never hurt me, and he didn’t throw any punches I wasn’t ready for.“ Pete Ranzany: “I feel so disappointed. I don’t know what I did wrong. Maybe I was too aggressive. Usually, I’m a slow starter, but today I wanted to be impressive, and I wanted to win this fight so much.“