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On January 24, 1989, promoter Bob Arum announced that Leonard and Hearns would fight on June 12. The contracts were signed at a press conference in New York City on January 31.
The fight was billed as "The War."
Leonard was guaranteed $13 million, and Hearns was guaranteed $11 million. Leonard also received 40 percent of the promotional gross over $30 million, and Hearns received 35 percent.
Leonard was the WBC Super Middleweight Champion, and Hearns was the WBC No. 1-ranked super middleweight contender. Hearns was also the WBO Super Middleweight Champion, but his title was not at stake. Leonard refused to have anything to do with the WBO due to its involvement with fighters from apartheid South Africa.
Leonard dictated the terms of the rematch, including a reported clause that carried big financial penalties if either fighter weighed more than 164 pounds at the official weigh-in.
Caesars Palace paid $8 million to host the fight. It took place in an outdoor stadium before a capacity crowd of 15,300.
The fight was shown live on closed circuit television in 1,600 locations and on pay-per-view, which was available to about nine million homes in the United States.
On June 8, at the final pre-fight press conference at Caesars Palace, Hearns and Emanuel Steward, his manager and trainer, accused Leonard of taking steroids. Leonard, who had noticeably bulked up for the fight, laughed off the allegation and offered to take a drug test. "It's a joke," said Mike Trainer, Leonard's attorney. "They're throwing it out to stir things up and get some more publicity for the fight."
The Nevada State Athletic Commission said they had no plans to test either boxer for steroids, although urine tests for other drugs would be taken immediately before the fight.
Leonard was a 3 to 1 favorite, and the odds were 15 to 1 against the fight ending in a draw. boxrec.com
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