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Extra TV
A Sugar Ray Fight To Remember
(March 3, 2005)
The fight
that's been days in the making is finally here, and only "Extra" could
bring it to you, as our Mark McGrath faced his idol, Sugar Ray Leonard,
in the ring.
The judge for the once-in-a-lifetime fight was none other than Neal
McDonough from NBC's "Medical Investigation."
"I'm looking for a real battle in there," McDonough told us. "Sugar Ray
Leonard is obviously one of the fastest and most versatile fighters of
all time, but let's not forget about McGrath, growing up on the wrong
side of the tracks in Newport Beach. He's wearing the green for the
luck of the Irish, so I think it's going to be an excellent match."
All right ladies and gents, welcome to the main event: in one corner we
had six-time world champion in five different weight classes, Olympic
Gold Medalist and Executive Producer of the new NBC boxing reality
show, "The Contender," Sugar Ray Leonard.
In the other corner, hailing from Newport Beach, California, selling 8
million CDs and calling his dog, Lola, his guiding light -- weighing in
at 178 pounds: Sugar Ray Mark McGrath.
For those of you scoring at home, we had a 10-point must system, and
Neal was our sole judge. The two Sugar Rays came out from their corners
fast and embraced at center ring. Few expected the force with which
McGrath could throw a punch, but Leonard looked as quick as ever.
(Words can't do this clash of the titans justice, so be sure to check
out our video version of this story.)
The crowd was electrified from start to finish, but we quickly got word
of the judge's decision: "Ladies and Gentleman, the winner in a
unanimous decision is Sugar Ray Leonard!"
"I've been humbled," Mark admitted. "We'll change the name of the band
to 'Hit Man.'"
"He held his own," Sugar Ray said of Mark (who'd never been in the ring
before). "Pretty weak, but he held his own."
To both fighters, job well done. And we hope the real Sugar Ray enjoys
his new title!
See the Video at
ExtraTV.com
Screen captures courtesy of Sylvie at Robert
Wahlberg.com
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