It seems all major fights now are in Vegas, but at that time they were set in all sorts of obscure places and still made money. This was the second of three fights between the superstars, as Sugar Ray tried to regain the welterweight crown he lost to this same man a few months earlier in Montreal. In the first fight, Duran outlasted Sugar Ray by getting the superstar off his game. In this fight it was Duran that seemingly gave up in the eighth round as he turned towards the ref and proclaimed: “No más” (No More In Spanish), and then walked off the ring seemingly in one piece.

What does it take to get someone to just walk away? After all, Sugar Ray was known for lightning quick feet, and not killer jabs that gut their opponents in an instant. According to Duran, it was stomach cramps, blaming his manager for an abnormal diet required for his morning weigh-in. His manager’s response: “He quit because he was embarrassed”. The scorecard showed Leonard leading by one on all 3 scorecards at the time. So, you decide what happened.