European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. December 24, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 1989 in snorts sugar Ray s revivals ruled ring scene Rabin Chens and Mike Tyson became old news. By Kosc Iii . Al to in writer  in Ray Leonard staged a couple of lucrative Box ing re rivals. While Mike twin played a Mure subdued role in Impi Sunal snap opera in i fx1. Lyson was divorced Ironi actress Robin livens in v Alent be s Day and l came Las veal s Mas i gossip columns. He also gave l i minutes. A seconds of his time lit keep the undisputed heavyweight championship. Meanwhile. George Foreman the former heavy weight Champion who will he 12 Jan. 22. Won fic More lights against a ranked oppo lion. That extended his Streak to i1 victories since ending a 10-Vear Layoff in in. I Conard s two fights made it his most Active year since he fought three times in i ski. That was the year he stopped Thomas i learns m the 14th round for the undisputed welterweight title in one of the great lights of the i jus. The first Leonard revival almost ended in the second defeat of his career. He had to gel up from two Knock Downs for a 12-round draw with i learns in a Light for his world hoping Council super middleweight title june 12 at  vegas. Leonard Wasa i favorite Over Lara Rev  in i m1 had narrowly escaped a fourth round Knockdown to get a 12-round split decision Over  Kinc Hen the draw kept alive the Long awaited much argued Ghoul Leonard Roberto Duran rubber match Ali in took place dec. 7 at i As . Duran and most of those who bought a ticket or paid to watch on pay per vie a 01 t los cd in my television wanted a Fishl similar to the Tarsi him in Mon Treal. That i1w fight saw the two pc Titei i. Tc-,--t.i-Oe Lor Mireh of the 15 rounds with Duran winning a narrow but Unai minis do Ion. What they r t ins  was a forum d a cite Sce Ond  h in be  i a Hof in j  1  was the no Mas fight in who. H  a no in i  ent Iru Siratsin i his Lime Duran did t  t. Bit  dec Ual a Tius rated by the taunting elusive i .   a one sided i 2-round decision. Leonard s purses totalled about $.11 million Lor the two lights. Leonard said the rubber match with Duran might lie his last fight but there was speculation lie would fight learns again in june. Knockdowns by Donau lil incl is and Hearns and my stitches to dose cuts alter Duran certainly will be Consu Kief by the flu a old i  he had Prev Tous a been knocked Down Only once and need Senosk i u. Despite the loss to . It was a going year for the is year old Duran. He pulled a Surpri i cd 2-1 b scor ing u 12-round split decision Oer Iran , Ai Atlanta it. N .1 for the Vic middleweight title la was won 21 years and a Day after lie turned Pisand if. Uts. X m nth after he heat Ken Buchanan for the lightweight title. In first of his four world championships. Tyson broke training for his fight with i rank a Bruno and hew to Vancouver for a Brief Sii to in inv his estranged wife. She was on location for a television movie. While there he grabbed a camera trom a news photographer and broke a television camera the 22-year-uld Champion then made a Wnuk Tup to the dominican Republic to get his divorce n i be 2s lie almost beat Bruno in 15 seconds but did t get the i a done until 2 .55 of the fifth round in son was not Sharp ninety three seconds was what Tyson needed to heat Carl " i he truth Williams july 22 at Atlantic it. Williams went Down from a single left Hook. He got up at s. Hut referee Kandy Neumann stopped the Light when Williams did t raise his hands to re Spond when Neumann asked re my Oka " Wil Liams complained of Neumann s a lion and c a lip later he was knocked Down he a collision of Heads Ivson was silk ruled to defend aim nil a Oik Dock nov. In at i do onto. . But  l go is cancelled when i son sult ered a Clusin Uhi t it it Vas Mother big vein Lor inh air have. E of the Premier fighters of the i is i Lviv in ,1 la Natl world title b. A Pipih Kriiger . W. Ii i Fri them in Lund for the  Llovina soc Ian i in1 Lor Weber Weiglin i  Villel or Kim ill Alberto  in the thud  on dec in i in his  mex Iid. Have  Nim   �k-0, with 55 knockouts m the decade Solher Champion who it out of the we Mil. I in was Michael n Unn lie defended the International Home a Eder Alum Nuddle vein it title with a Cue punch first round knockout of Sumbu Kalambayi and a l2- i und majority decision Over darkies. Sugar Ray Leonard right disappointed the fans but won a unanimous decision in december by staying out of the reach of Roberto Duran in their i us vegas rematch