European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 9, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 19 commentary Dundee sculpts sugar Ray Rilos Terp eee his name is Angelo Dundee but  should be Michelangelo now. He s the Trainer who sculpted boxing masterpiece sugar Ray Leonard s tactical Triumph Over both marvelous Marvin Higler and father time after a virtual live year leave of absence. Bon to move and Glide Dundee kept telling him in the Corner Don Trade shot with this Guy. That s a  like a Good student Leonard not Only listened he accepted what Dundee told him then went out and did  to earn the middleweight title with a split Deci Sion. Some boxing people Are trying to compare what Leonard did monday night with what Muhammad Ali once did under Dundee s guidance against Sonny listen and later against George Foreman but Dun Dee does see in that Way. This Guy Dundee was saying tuesday of Leon Ard ii a completely different cat. One difference is that Leonard accepted Dundee advice while Ali tended to resist  with Muhammad i d to around the mul Berry Bush Dundee said. Make  think he s the innovator. When he beat Lisbon for the title wanted him to surround Lilian s Jab. Lisbon could Knock you dead with � Jab. After awhile Muhammad thought  was his idea. When he won inc title the second Lime from Foreman the rope a dope just happened. I was Yelling for him 10 get off the ropes. The rope a dope was  but on monday night  Caesars Palace virtually everything that Leonard did had been choreographed by Dundee  their training Camp in Hilton head . Angelo probably had As much to do and maybe More to do with Ray winning than anybody Leon Ard s attorney Mike Trainer said. By the Lime an Gelo got there feb. 28th, Ray was ready for Angelo s input. Angelo told him you be got your body you re in great shape now let me show you what we have to do to beat this  Hagler had lost in 11 years but Dundee knew that Roberto Duran and Juan Roldan had confused Dav Canderson him. Hagler s 9 Hopper and a  Dundee said when Hagler throws a double Jab he slides to the right so Ray would slide to his right and he would be there for Hagler to hit. Duran had done that Roldan had done that until he got lagged. An other thing i kept telling Ray when this Guy leans on you slide our right slide out ten Ray s so smooth he could do . And he s willing to accept instructions. You could never Lell Muhammad what to do. You can Lell Ray Whai to  Over his four decades of working with fighters Dundee has managed six left handed boxers. I had Andy Arel who gave Willie Pep fils Dun Dee raid. "1 had Irish Bobby Lloyd Arthur King i Sonny boy West pretty Good southpaws. But Hagler s not the usual Southpaw. Sometimes he s a right Paw and you got to watch for thai. You usually never 0 right with a Southpaw but with Hagler you can go right and Nail him with a right hand. Hagler s a sucker for aright hand counter. Hagler i had lost for 11 years but there s always somebody out there who can lick  Dundee three years ago when Leon Ard told Dundee that he was retiring again after hav ing stopped Kevin Howard the Trainer said amen. But when Leonard decided to defy the Box ing commandment that they never come Back Dundee agreed. Ray told me that he had to do in he had to fight Hagler and 1 said amen to that Loo Dundee said. A was five years  was two and a half years. He s been training for this fight for one solid year. For six months he worked three Days a week which Wai just  was in Trevor Berwick s Corner inc night Mike Tyson won he world boxing Council heavy weight title with a Savage second round knockout. I told Trevor some of the same things i Lold  in was All angles that you got to keep yourself Al an Angle against Tyson just like Ray had to do with Hagler. If you keep him straight in front of you. You re licked. If you stand there Adios. I thought i convinced Trevor bul coming Down the aisle some Dummy Musl pc yelled you re As Strong As that kid Trevor Musl pc listened to him instead of to me. Trevor did do anything i Lold him. You Don fight strength with  on my scorecard monday night s fight was Adraw. I gave Leonard the first four rounds Hagler the next six and Leonard the last two. In  s 114-114. But on the judges cards the fight turned on Leonard s winning the sixth the i oth an the Lith another thing we knew about Hauler he flattens out in the Middle rounds Dundee said. He likes 10 dictate the Early rounds then he flattens out then becomes on. Our idea was to make sure to win the Early rounds then steal a couple in the Middle. And when Ray had to he even pushed Hagler Back a few limes. Ray s  the ninth round Leonard wobbled twice but escaped each time in a flurry of punches. In ihc10th, Hagler nol Only let the moment gel away on the judges cards he let the round gel away. And twas Clear that Hagler had let the first four rounds gel away. But Over 15 rounds perhaps Hagler Wouldhave been Able to produce a knockout. No Way Dundee said great fighters suck  great trainers do too bul boxing s Michelangelo was about to Lake any bows for his masterpiece. I m not Star Quality Anglo Dundee said. The fighter s the Star. All those Michelangelo statues in museums Are stars Loo but he s still the sculptor.  Hagler s handlers Call judge inept  vegas nov a while sugar Ray Leonard privately Savoured his stunning upset Victory. Marvelous mar Vin Hagler s Camp expressed disbelief Over a judge who scored Only two rounds for Hagler Hagler s co manager Goody per once i complained that judge Jojo Guerra was inept in giving Leonard a 118-110 nod in Points for the 12-round , however contended that if any scoring mistakes were made in Mon Day night s split decision they were made by the judge who had Hagler win Ning. Guerra had nothing but Praise for Leonard s  was Superb Guerra said. In sur prised me. All this Lime he was away from boxing and he looked  Leonard who made Only Brief com ments following the fight left for his Home in College Park md., on tuesday without holding a press conference Here. His attorney Mike Trainer said the new middleweight Champion needed Lime to collect his  la Lake a couple of weeks off and review what happened last night Trainer said. Then he i make a Kiaie Manl to everyone  the same  declined to meet with the press on  s reeling Down Pat i trondle Goody s brother  said Leonard who insisted be fore the bout that he would fight again regardless of what happened against Hagler was caught up in inc euphoria ofic moment when he indicated that he might fight  has not indicated anything differ ent than what he said before the fight that he wanted to Lake one shot  mar Vin Hagler Trainer  s Camp was still Upsel inc Day after the fight about Guerra s  was Way out of order Goody Patron Coli said. He was  complaints were ironic because Hagler s Camp had requested that a mex ican judge take the place of an English judge that the Nevada slate athletic commission had originally scheduled to work the  thought the English people favored the Boxer the classic stand up Boxer Pat Petranelli said. They said he Guerre was very Good the commis Sion said he is very effective,1 Guerra a resident of Monterrey mex Ico who says he has judged some 6,000 fights said he was upset with the criticism of his ,.t. He said he was sure he had the right fighter winning and Byich Correct margin. Maybe i was a Little off  said. In my mind i m certain i had the right score i thought in was five Points Btl Easl while Guerra had Leonard Way ahead judge Dave More Ali had in closer favouring Leonard 115-113, judge Lou Fillippo was the Lone judge favouring Hagler. By a 115-113  was very much surprised when they announced ii As a split decision said Guerra a real estate Salesman who was paid $1,100 to judge inc Boul. The should put heat on inc other Guy not  sugar Ray Leonard and his wife Juanlin Greet fans during a Stopover in Texas. Leonard returns Home Washington a sugar Ray Leonard made a triumphant return to his native Washington area on tuesday eve Ning following his Victory in a 12-round split decision against marvelous Marvin Hagler. Leonard who arrived  Washington National Airport about to . On american airlines flight 844. Said that he had no immediate plans and told the assemblage of fans and Media thai he would hold a news conference not week to disclose his future intentions. About 1,000 washingtonians welcomed Leonard s connecting flight from Dallas according loan Airport police official. The official said the crowd was orderly bul vocal and there were no incidents to report. After leaving inc plane Leonard speaking on a tag to a District of co Lumbia television station said All want to say is that monday night to fun. I did the impossible i Beal Marvel Ous Marvin Hagler. I m nol going o make any predictions. I m not going today any  Leonard who looked weary a tier Thelong trip from Las vegas to d the gainer ing. I m kind of tired 1 just say than you 10 All of my  he said his fans support gave me in Power to win and bring the title