Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard
Leonard in 2007
Statistics
Real name Ray Charles Leonard
Nickname(s) Sugar
Rated at Welterweight
Light Middleweight
Middleweight
Super Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach 74 in (188 cm)
Nationality American
Born May 17, 1956
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 40
Wins 36
Wins by KO 25
Losses 3
Draws 1
No contests 0
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sugar Ray Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is a retired
professional American boxer, motivational speaker, and
occasional actor. He was given the birth name Ray Charles
Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles.
Leonard was the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in
purses, won world titles in five weight divisions, and
defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of Fame
inductees Wilfred Bentez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Durn,
and Marvin Hagler.
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Leonard was named "Boxer of the
Decade" for the 1980s.
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1 Early life
2 Amateur career
2.1 Achievements
3 Change in plans
4 Professional career
4.1 Early professional career
4.2 First world title
4.3 The Brawl in Montreal
4.4 Revenge in New Orleans
4.5 Second world title
4.6 The Showdown
5 Retirement and return
5.1 The Super Fight
5.2 Another comeback
5.3 The last comeback
6 Professional boxing record
7 Titles in boxing
8 Media appearances
9 Personal life
9.1 Family
9.2 Charity work
9.3 Molestation
10 See also
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Olympic Men's Boxing
Gold 1976 Montreal Light Welterweight
11 References
12 External links
Leonard, the fifth of seven children, was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, to Cicero and Getha Leonard.
Leonard was named after singer Ray Charles.
[4]
The family moved to Washington, D.C. when he was three, and
they settled permanently in Palmer Park, Maryland when he was ten. His father worked as a supermarket night
manager, and his mother was a nurse. Sugar Ray Leonard went to high school at Parkdale High School.
Parkdale High School is located at 6001 Good Luck Road in Riverdale, MD.
Leonard was a shy child, and aside from the time he nearly drowned in a creek during a Seat Pleasant,
Maryland,
[5]
flood, his childhood was uneventful. He stayed home a lot, reading comic books and playing with
his dog. "He never did talk too much," his mother said. "We never could tell what he was thinking. But I never
had any problems with him. I never had to go to school once because of him."
[6]
Leonard started boxing at the Palmer Park Recreation Center in 1969. His older brother, Roger, started boxing
first. Roger helped start the boxing program, urging the center's director, Ollie Dunlap, to form a team. Dave
J acobs, a former boxer, and J anks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches. Roger won some trophies and showed
them off in front of Ray, goading him to start boxing.
In 1972, Leonard boxed in the featherweight quarterfinals of the National AAU Tournament, losing by decision
to J erome Artis. It was his first defeat. Later that year, he boxed in the Eastern Olympic Trials. The rules stated
that a boxer had to be seventeen to box in international competition, so Leonard, only sixteen, lied about his
age.
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He made it to the lightweight semifinals, losing a disputed decision to Greg Whaley, who took such a
beating that he wasn't allowed to continue in the trials and never boxed again.
[8]
Sarge J ohnson, assistant coach of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, said to Dave J acobs, "That kid you got is
sweet as sugar." The nickname stuck. However, given his style and first name, it was probably only a matter of
time before people started calling him Sugar Ray, after the man many consider to be the best boxer of all time,
Sugar Ray Robinson.
[9]
In 1973, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves Lightweight Championship, but lost to Randy Shields in the
lightweight final of the National AAU Tournament. The following year, Leonard won the National Golden
Gloves and National AAU Lightweight Championships.
Leonard suffered his last two losses as an amateur in 1974. He lost a disputed decision to Anatoli Kamnev in
Moscow, after which, Kamnev gave the winner's trophy to Leonard. In Poland, Kazimier Szczerba was given a
decision victory over Leonard, even though he was dominated in the first two rounds and dropped three times in
the third.
[10]
Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light Welterweight Championships in 1974. The
following year, he again won the National AAU Light Welterweight Championship, as well as the Light
Welterweight Championship at the Pan American Games.
Medal record
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In 1976, Leonard made the U.S. Olympic Team as the light welterweight representative. The team also included
Leon and Michael Spinks, Howard Davis, J r., Leo Randolph, Charles Mooney and J ohn Tate. Many consider
the 1976 U.S. team to be the greatest boxing team in the history of the Olympics.
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Leonard won his first four Olympic bouts by 50 decisions. He faced Kazimier Szczerba in the semifinals and
won by a 50 decision, avenging his last amateur loss. In the final, he boxed the great Cuban knockout artist
Andrs Aldama, who scored five straight knockouts to reach the final.
Leonard landed several good left hooks in the first round. In the second, he dropped Aldama with a left to the
chin. Late in the final round, he again hurt Aldama, which brought a standing eight count from the referee. With
only a few seconds left in the fight, a Leonard combination forced another standing eight count. Leonard was
awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic Gold Medal.
Afterward, Leonard announced, "I'm finished...I've fought my last fight. My journey has ended, my dream is
fulfilled. Now I want to go to school." He was given a scholarship to the University of Maryland, a gift from the
citizens of Glenarden, Maryland. He planned to study business administration and communications.
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He finished his amateur career with a record of 1455 and 75 KO's.
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Achievements
1973 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion, defeating Hilmer Kenty.
1973 National AAU Light Welterweight Championship runner-up, losing to Randy Shields.
1974 National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Champion, defeating J eff Lemeir.
1974 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion, defeating Paul Sherry.
1974 North American Championships Gold Medalist, defeating Robert Proulx.
1975 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion, defeating Milton Seward.
1975 North American Championships Gold Medalist, defeating Michel Briere.
1975 Pan American Games Light Welterweight Gold Medalist, defeating Victor Corona.
1976 Olympic Light Welterweight Gold Medalist, defeating Andres Aldama.
Olympic Results
Defeated Ulf Carlsson (Sweden) points 50
Defeated Valery Limassov (Soviet Union) points 50
Defeated Clinton McKenzie (Great Britain) points 50
Defeated Ulrich Beyer (East Germany) points 50
Defeated Kazimierz Szczerba (Poland) points 50
Defeated Andrs Aldama (Cuba) points 50
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J uanita Wilkinson, Leonard's high school girlfriend, told him she was pregnant in the summer of 1973. They
decided to have the baby but marriage would be put off until after the Olympics in 1976. Leonard would
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continue to pursue his Olympic dream while she and the baby, Ray Charles Leonard J r., lived with her parents.
When Leonard boxed in the Olympics, he had a picture of Wilkinson taped to his sock.
Shortly before the Olympics, Wilkinson had filed an application to receive $156 a month in child support
payments from Prince George's County. She named Leonard as the father and the county's state attorney's office
filed a civil suit against Leonard to establish paternity and get support payments for the child. Leonard learned
of the suit several days after returning home from the Olympics. The headline in the Washington Star read,
"Sugar Ray Leonard Named in Welfare Dept. Paternity Suit."
[15]
Wilkinson went to the Olympics to watch Leonard box, but she did not tell him about the suit and never asked
him for any money. "I didn't feel like being bothered by all those complications by asking him for any money
for support," she said. Leonard pledged he would support his son, even if he had to scrap plans to attend
college.
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Leonard had hoped to get lucrative endorsements following his gold medal win, but the publicity from the
paternity suit chased off any big commercial possibilities. To make matters worse, his father was hospitalized
with meningitis and his mother suffered a heart attack. With neither parent able to work, with his child and the
mother of his child to support, and without any endorsement opportunities, Leonard decided to become a
professional boxer.
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Early professional career
When Leonard decided to turn professional, J anks Morton introduced him to Mike Trainer, a friend of his who
was an attorney. Trainer talked twenty-four of his friends and clients into underwriting Leonard's career with an
investment of $21,000 to be repaid within four years at 8% interest. Trainer then made Leonard the sole
stockholder in Sugar Ray Leonard, Inc. Angelo Dundee, Muhammad Ali's trainer, was brought in to be
Leonard's trainer and manager. Many of the people being considered wanted absolute control and a cut
somewhere near the manager's traditional 33%. Dundee had a different proposition. Although he would
prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave J acobs and J anks Morton. He
would also choose Leonard's opponents. For his services, Dundee would get 15% of Leonard's purse.
[18]
Leonard made his professional debut on February 5, 1977 before a crowd of 10,270 at the Civic Center in
Baltimore, Maryland. He was paid $40,044 for the fight. His opponent was Luis "The Bull" Vega, whom he
defeated by a six-round unanimous decision.
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After the fight, Leonard paid back his $21,000 loan to the
investors.
[20]
In his fourteenth professional fight, Leonard fought his first world-ranked opponent, Floyd Mayweather, who
was ranked seventeenth. The fight took place on September 9, 1978. Leonard won by a tenth-round
knockout.
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A month later, Leonard defeated his old amateur nemesis Randy Shields by a ten-round
unanimous decision.
[22]
On August 12, 1979, Leonard knocked out Pete Ranzany in four rounds to win the NABF Welterweight
Championship.
[23]
The following month, he made his first title defense against Andy Price. Many felt that Price
would give Leonard a tough fight, but Leonard took him out in the first round, advancing his record to 250
with 16 knockouts.
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First world title
Leonard fought Wilfred Benitez for the WBC Welterweight Championship on November 30, 1979 at Caesar's
Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Leonard received $1 million and Benitez, a two-division champion with a record
of 3801, received $1.2 million.
It was a highly competitive and tactical battle. In the first round, Leonard rocked Benitez with a left hook that
came off a jab and right cross. Late in the third, Leonard dropped Benitez on the seat of his pants with a stiff left
jab. More embarrassed than hurt, Benitez got up quickly.
Benitez started to do better in the fourth, slipping numerous punches and finding the range with his right hand.
"I wasn't aware I was in a championship early because I hit him so easy," Leonard said. "But then he adjusted to
my style. It was like looking in a mirror."
In the sixth, there was an accidental clash of heads, which opened a cut on the forehead of Benitez. Blood
flowed down his forehead and the bridge of his nose but stayed out of his eyes.
Leonard landed the harder punches and had Benitez hurt several times late in the fight, but Leonard couldn't put
him away. Benitez was very slick. "No one, I mean no one, can make me miss punches like that," Leonard said.
Going into the final round, Leonard led by scores of 137130, 137133, and 136134. The two went toe-to-toe
in the fifteenth. Late in the round, Leonard dropped Benitez with a left. He got up, but after a few more
punches, the referee stopped the fight. The time was 2:54 of round fifteen.
[25]
The Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring named Leonard "Fighter of the Year" for 1979.
Leonard made his first title defense in Landover, Maryland on March 31, 1980. His opponent was Dave "Boy"
Green. The British challenger had a record of 332. In the fourth round, Leonard knocked Green out with a
devastating left hook. Leonard called it "the hardest single punch I ever threw."
[26]
The Brawl in Montreal
On J une 20, 1980, Leonard returned to the Olympic Stadium in Montreal to defend his title against Roberto
Durn before a crowd of 46,317. Durn, the former Undisputed World Lightweight Champion, had a record of
711 and was the #1 welterweight contender. Durn received $1.5 million and Leonard, working for a
percentage of the closed-circuit gate as well as a guarantee, received over $9 million.
Angelo Dundee counseled Leonard to box, to move side to side and not to get caught on the ropes. However,
Leonard decided to fight Durn's way. "Flat-footed," he said. "I will not run."
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Durn forced the issue and took the fight to Leonard, cutting off the ring and denying Leonard space to fight his
fight. Durn attacked at almost every turn. Leonard battled back again and again, but he had to work just to find
room to breathe and swing, at times simply to survive. In the second, Durn rocked Leonard with a left hook,
sending him into the ropes. Leonard started to do better by the fifth round, finding some punching room and
throwing numerous multi-punch combinations. The two fought with great intensity throughout the fight.
According to Bill Nack:
It was, from almost the opening salvo, a fight that belonged to Durn. The Panamanian seized the
evening and gave it what shape and momentum it had. He took control, attacking and driving
Leonard against the ropes, bulling him back, hitting him with lefts and rights to the body as he
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maneuvered the champion against the ropes from corner to corner. Always moving forward, he
mauled and wrestled Leonard, scoring inside with hooks and rights. For three rounds Durn drove
at Sugar Ray with a fury, and there were moments when it seemed the fight could not last five.
Unable to get away, unable to counter and unable to slide away to open up the ring, Leonard
seemed almost helpless under the assault. Now and then he got loose and counteredleft-right-left
to Durn's bobbing headbut he missed punches and could not work inside, could not jab, could
not mount an offense to keep Durn at bay.
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Durn was awarded a unanimous decision, although it was mistakenly read as a majority decision in the ring.
The scorecard of judge Angelo Poletti was incorrectly added and announced as 147147. He actually scored it
148147. In rounds, he had it three for Durn, two for Leonard, and ten even. Sports Illustrated called his
scorecard "a monument to indecision." J udges Raymond Baldeyrou and Harry Gibbs scored the fight 146144
and 145144, respectively. The Associated Press had it 144141 for Durn, while The New York Times had
Leonard ahead 144142.
"I did the best I could," Leonard said. "I think I pretty much fought from the heart." Asked if Leonard was the
best he ever fought, Durn thought for a moment and then answered, "Si, si." Durn said. "He does have a heart.
That's why he's living."
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Revenge in New Orleans
The rematch took place November 25, 1980 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Leonard received $7
million and Durn received $8 million.
Dave J acobs disagreed with the decision to have an immediate rematch with Durn and terminated his
relationship with Leonard when the rematch was made. "My idea is that he should have a tuneup fight before he
fights with Roberto again," J acobs said. "I think he won the fight with Durn, but I don't think it is healthy for
him to be fighting Durn right away."
[30]
After the Montreal fight Durn went on a partying binge and ballooned in weight. Leonard was aware of this,
and in an interview for Beyond the Glory he said: "My intention was to fight Durn ASAP because I knew
Durn's habits. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 4050 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147." Unlike
the fight in Montreal, Leonard used his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle Durn. "The
whole fight, I was moving, I was moving," Leonard said. "And Voom! I snapped his head back with a jab.
Voom! I snapped it back again. He tried to get me against the ropes, I'd pivot, spin off and Pow! Come under
with a punch."
In round seven, Leonard started to taunt Durn. Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the round.
Winding up his right hand, as if to throw a bolo punch, Leonard snapped out a left jab and caught Durn flush in
the face. "It made his eyes water," Leonard said. He continued to taunt Durn mercilessly. He stuck out his chin,
inviting Durn to hit it. Durn hesitated. Leonard kept it up, continuing to move, stop, and mug.
In the closing seconds of the eighth round, Durn turned his back to Leonard and quit, saying to referee Octavio
Meyran, "No Mas." Leonard was the winner by a technical knockout at 2:44 of round eight, regaining the WBC
Welterweight Championship. Leonard led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.
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Durn said he quit because of stomach cramps, caused by overeating after the weigh-in. "At the end of the fifth
round, I got cramps in my stomach and it kept getting worse and worse," Duran later said. "I felt weaker and
weaker in my body and arms." He then announced, "I am retiring from boxing right now." During the night
Durn was admitted to a hospital with stomach pains, and discharged the following day.
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Everyone was surprised by Durn's actions, none more so than his veteran trainers, Freddie Brown and Ray
Arcel. "I was shocked," Brown said. "There was no indication that he was in pain or getting weak."
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Arcel
was angry. "That's it," he said. "I've had it. This is terrible. I've handled thousands of fighters and never had
anyone quit on me. I think he needs a psychiatrist more than he needs anything else." Durn's manager, Carlos
Eleta, said, "Durn didn't quit because of stomach cramps. He quit because he was embarrassed. I know
this."
[33]
According to Randy Gordon, who witnessed Durn's antics beforehand and was in his dressing room
immediately afterwards, Durn quit because of his huge eating binge prior to the fight.
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"I made him quit," Leonard said. "To make a man quit, to make Roberto Durn quit, was better than knocking
him out."
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Second world title
On March 28, 1981, Leonard defended his title against Larry Bonds, the WBC sixth-ranked contender, at the
Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Bonds was a southpaw, which made him a good opponent for Leonard,
given that his next opponent was scheduled to be the WBA Light Middleweight Champion Ayub Kalule, a
southpaw.
Leonard was the aggressor throughout, with Bonds circling the ring. He staggered Bonds with a right in the
fourth round and dropped him with a follow-up combination. Bonds got up and continued to move, with
Leonard in pursuit. Leonard dropped him again in the tenth. Bonds rose but Leonard didn't let him off the hook.
The referee stopped the fight with Bonds taking punishment in a corner.
[36]
Leonard moved up to the junior middleweight division and faced Kalule on J une 25, 1981 at the Astrodome in
Houston, Texas. Kalule, who was 360, had been the WBA Light Middleweight Champion for two years.
Kalule and his handlers had expected Leonard to use lateral movement against him, but Leonard took the fight
to Kalule. After eight tough rounds, Leonard was ahead although Kalule appeared to be coming on strong in the
eight and ninth. Leonard finally hurt him with a right to the head. Shortly afterward, Leonard dropped him with
a flurry of punches. Kalule got up but the referee waved it off. Leonard celebrated his victory with a full
360-degree, no-hands flip.
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Despite an official stoppage time of 2.59, the fight was actually stopped at 3.06
into the round, meaning Kalule should have been saved by the bell.
[38]
The Showdown
Promoted as "The Showdown," Leonard fought Thomas Hearns on September 16, 1981 at Caesars Palace in
Las Vegas to unify the World Welterweight Championship in a scheduled fifteen-rounder. They fought before a
live crowd of 23,618. Hearns was paid $5.1 million, and Leonard made over $11 million.
Hearns, 320 with 30 knockouts, won the WBA Welterweight Championship in 1980, scoring a second-round
knockout of J ose 'Pipino' Cuevas in Detroit, Michigan. He made three successful title defenses, stopping Luis
Primera, Randy Shields, and Pablo Baez.
The fight began as expected, Leonard boxing from a distance and Hearns stalking. Leonard had difficulty with
Hearns' long reach and sharp jab. By the end of round five, Leonard had a growing swelling under his left eye,
and Hearns had built a considerable lead on the scorecards. Leonard, becoming more aggressive, hurt Hearns in
the sixth with a left hook to the chin. Leonard battered Hearns in rounds six and seven, but Hearns regrouped.
Hearns started to stick and move, and he started to pile up points again. The roles reversed: Leonard became the
stalker and Hearns became the boxer. The fight billed as a classic showdown between a powerful knockout
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artist and the best boxer/puncher the welterweight division had seen in decades devolved into a tactical and
boring fight.
Hearns won rounds nine through twelve on all three scorecards. Between rounds twelve and thirteen, Angelo
Dundee told Leonard, "You're blowing it, son! You're blowing it!".
Leonard, with a badly swollen left eye, came out roaring for the thirteenth round. After hurting Hearns with a
right, Leonard exploded with a combination of punches. Hearns' legs were clearly gone and after more pressure
from Leonard he was bundled through the ropes, no knockdown was given as it wasn't a punch that sent him
there. Hearns managed to rise, but was dropped by a flurry of hard punches near the end of the round.
In round fourteen, after staggering Hearns with an overhand right, Leonard pinned Hearns against the ropes,
where he unleashed another furious combination, prompting referee Davey Pearl to stop the contest and award
Sugar Ray Leonard the Unified World Welterweight Championship. Hearns was leading by scores of 124122,
125122, and 125121.
After the fight, there was controversy due to the scoring of rounds six and seven. Even though Leonard
dominated, hurting Hearns and battering him, all three judges gave both rounds to Leonard by a 109 margin.
Many felt that the ten-point must scoring system was not properly used and those rounds should have been
scored 108.
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Some also considered the stoppage premature. Veteran ringside commentator Don Dunphy said
"They're stopping the fight. I don't believe it. Hearns was ahead on points." However, Emanuel Steward,
Hearns' manager and trainer, said, "I felt that the referee was justified in stopping the fight ... Tommy did not
have enough energy to make it through the fight."
[40]
The fight was named "Fight of the Year" by The Ring.
Leonard was named "Fighter of the Year" by The Ring and The Boxing Writers Association of America. He was
also named "Athlete of the Year" by ABC's Wide World of Sports and "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports
Illustrated.
[41]
On February 15, 1982, Leonard defended the unified title against Bruce Finch, the WBC fourth-ranked
contender. Leonard knocked him out in the third round.
[42]
Leonard's next fight was scheduled to be against
Roger Stafford on May 14, 1982 in Buffalo, New York. While training, Leonard started to see floaters. He went
to a doctor and discovered that he had a detached retina. The fight was cancelled, and Leonard had surgery to
repair the retina on May 9, 1982.
[43]
On November 9, 1982, Leonard invited Marvin Hagler and other boxing dignitaries to a charity event in
Baltimore, Maryland to hear him announce whether he would continue his career. Standing in a boxing ring
with Howard Cosell, the master of ceremonies, Leonard announced his retirement, saying a bout with Hagler
would unfortunately never happen. Leonard maintained his eye was fully healed, but that he just didn't want to
box anymore.
[44]
Missing the limelight and the competition, Leonard announced in December 1983 that he was returning to the
ring. Leonard boasted that he would have a couple of ten-round bouts and then take on Milton McCrory, Donald
Curry, Durn, Hearns and finally Hagler. This decision was met with a torrent of criticism from fans and the
media, who felt Leonard was taking unnecessary risks with his surgically repaired eye.
[45]
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A bout with Philadelphia's Kevin Howard, who was 2041, was scheduled for February 25, 1984. The fight
was postponed when Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to fix a loose retina. This latest eye problem
further fueled the flames of those who opposed Leonard's comeback.
[46]
Before the fight with Howard, Dave J acobs rejoined Leonard's team in a limited role. J acobs had quit in 1980,
disagreeing with Leonard's decision to have an immediate rematch with Durn.
[47]
Leonard and Howard fought on May 11, 1984 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Howard knocked Leonard flat on
his back in the fourth round. It was the first knockdown of Leonard's professional career. Leonard came back to
stop Howard in the ninth round, but the stoppage was disputed, with some feeling that the referee stopped the
fight prematurely. Leonard was ahead on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage. At the post-fight press
conference, Leonard surprised everyone by announcing his retirement again, saying he just didn't have it
anymore.
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The Super Fight
On March 10, 1986, Marvelous Marvin Hagler knocked out J ohn "The Beast" Mugabi in eleven rounds to retain
the Undisputed World Middleweight Championship for the twelfth time and advance his record to 6222. "I
was ringside," Leonard said. "I'm watching J ohn 'The Beast' Mugabi outbox Hagler. Of all people, J ohn 'The
Beast' Mugabi." It was then that Leonard decided to come back and fight Hagler. He called Mike Trainer and
said, "I can beat Hagler."
On May 1, 1986, Leonard announced on a Washington, D.C. talk show that he would return to the ring to fight
Hagler. The announcement generated a lot of controversy because of Leonard's inactivity and eye injuries, yet it
also excited many sports fans who had hoped to see them fight years earlier. Hagler took a few months to
decide, then agreed to the match.
[49]
The fight, promoted as "The Super Fight," was scheduled for April 6, 1987 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Leonard was guaranteed $11 million, and Hagler was guaranteed $12 million. Hagler was a heavy favorite. The
odds started at 41, then settled at 31.
The original fight plan for Leonard was to go toe-to-toe with Hagler and try to cut him, but the plan changed
about five days before the fight. Leonard got hit by sparring partner Quincy Taylor and was badly buckled. "He
almost knocked me out," Leonard said. After that, Leonard decided to box Hagler.
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Many were surprised that Hagler, a natural southpaw, opened the fight boxing out of an orthodox stance. After
the quick and slick Leonard won the first two rounds on all three scorecards, Hagler started the third round as a
southpaw. Hagler did better, but Leonard's superior speed and boxing skill still allowed him to control the fight.
Hagler looked stiff and mechanical and missed the speedy Leonard time and again prompting ringside
commentator for the NBC network re-broadcast Gil Clancy to remark "...and is he ever missing...Leonard isn't
doing anything to make him miss, he's just missing!"
By the fifth, Leonard, who was moving a lot, began to tire and Hagler started to get closer. Hagler buckled
Leonard's knees with a right uppercut near the end of the round, which finished with Leonard on the ropes.
Hagler continued to score somewhat effectively in round six. Leonard, having slowed down, was obliged to
fight more and move less. However, he was able to outpunch Hagler along the ropes and got the better of
several bristling exchanges. Hagler never seized total control of the fight as he had against Thomas Hearns two
years earlier, when he brutalized Hearns and scored a third-round knockout. Hagler's punches lacked snap and,
although he was scoring solidly to the body, he looked nothing like the powerful fighter who had dominated the
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middleweight division for the previous five years. Leonard's observation that the Hagler who beat J ohn Mugabi
was older and slower proved to be spot on.
In rounds seven and eight, Hagler's southpaw jab was landing solidly and Leonard's counter flurries were less
frequent. Round nine was the most exciting round of the fight. Hagler hurt Leonard with a left cross and pinned
him in a corner. Leonard looked to be in trouble, but he furiously fought his way out of the corner. The action
see-sawed back and forth for the rest of the round, with each man having his moments. However, Hagler's
moments were more spectacular and one of Hagler's cornermen: Roger Perron (in an interview that took place
on an episode of HBO's Legendary Nights episode segments in 2003) later stated that: "the ninth round was
probably Marvin (Hagler)'s, best round".
Round ten was tame by comparison, as the pace slowed after the furious action of the previous round but with
Hagler having more spectacular moments. Despite Leonard's obvious fatigue, he boxed well in the eleventh.
Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as
effective. But at that point in the fight, Hagler appeared to be slightly more ring-general and clearly more
aggressive. Between rounds eleven and twelve, Leonard's trainer: Angelo Dundee, implored Sugar Ray to get
up off his stool yelling "We got three minutes...new champ...new champ!" Leonard yelled "Yeah!" and played to
the screaming crowd. Hagler's corner was much more reserved prompting Clancy to comment: "They're talking
to him like it's an IBM meeting or something...no emotion." In the final round, Hagler continued to chase
Leonard. He hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. Leonard responded with a furious
flurry, landing few punches but whipping the upset-hoping crowd into a frenzy. Hagler backed off, and Leonard
danced away with Hagler in pursuit. The fight ended with Hagler and Leonard exchanging along the ropes. At
the final bell, even uniformed ringside security rushed into the ring applauding and lauding Leonard's effort.
[51]
Leonard threw 629 punches and landed 306, while Hagler threw 792 and landed 291.
[52]
Leonard was awarded a controversial split-decision. J udge Dave Moretti scored it 115113 for Leonard, while
judge Lou Filippo had it 115113 for Hagler. J udge J ose Guerra scored the fight 118110 for Leonard. Many
felt that Hagler deserved the decision because he was the aggressor and landed the harder punches. British
boxing journalist Hugh McIlvanney wrote that Leonard's plan was to "steal rounds with a few flashy and
carefully timed flurries....he was happy to exaggerate hand speed at the expense of power, and neither he nor
two of the scorers seemed bothered by the fact that many of the punches landed on the champion's gloves and
arms."
[53]
Many others felt that Leonard deservedly got the decision, arguing that Leonard landed more punches and
showed better defense and ring generalship. J im Murray, long-time sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times,
wrote, "It wasn't even close...He didn't just outpoint Hagler, he exposed him. He made him look like a guy
chasing a bus. In snowshoes.... Leonard repeatedly beat Hagler to the punch. When he did, he hit harder. He hit
more often.... He made Hagler into what he perceived him to be throughout his careera brawler, a swarmer, a
man who could club you to death only if you stood there and let him. If you moved, he was lost."
[54]
The fight was named "Fight of the Year" and "Upset of the Year" by The Ring.
Despite requests from the Hagler camp, Leonard was uninterested in a rematch and retired on May 27, 1987.
"I'll try, I'll give it a shot," Leonard said of his latest retirement. "But you guys know me."
[55]
A month after
Hagler's formal retirement in J une 1988 Leonard would announce another comeback.
Another comeback
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On November 7, 1988, Leonard made another comeback, facing Don Lalonde at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
They fought for Lalonde's WBC Light Heavyweight Championship and the newly created WBC Super
Middleweight Championship, which meant that Lalonde had to make 168 lbs. Many were critical of Leonard
for stipulating that his opponenta natural 175 poundershould weigh less than his usual fighting weight,
which could possibly weaken him. However, Lalonde later told HBO's Larry Merchant that he didn't have any
trouble making weight.
[56]
Lalonde, 312 with 26 knockouts, was guaranteed at least $6 million and Leonard was guaranteed over $10
million.
This would be Leonard's first professional fight without Angelo Dundee. For Leonard's fight with Hagler,
Dundee worked without a contract and received $175,000, which was less than 2% of Leonard's purse. Dundee
was unhappy with that amount. He requested a contract for the Lalonde fight and Leonard refused. "I don't have
contracts. My word is my bond," Leonard said. J anks Morton and Dave J acobs trained Leonard for the Lalonde
fight.
[57][58]
Lalonde's size and awkwardness troubled Leonard. In the fourth round, a right hand to the top of Leonard's head
dropped him for just the second time in his career. Early in the ninth, Lalonde hurt Leonard with a right to the
chin. Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. He drove him to the ropes and unleashed a furious
assault. Lalonde tried to tie up Leonard, but got dropped with a powerful left hook. He rose but was soon down
again, and the fight was stopped. J udges Chuck Giampa and Franz Marti had Leonard ahead by scores of 7774
and 7775, respectively. J udge Stuart Kirshenbaum had Lalonde ahead 7675.
[59]
After the fight, Leonard vacated the light heavyweight title, but kept the super middleweight title. Also, Leonard
and J anks Morton split because of personal differences. Morton was replaced as co-trainer by Pepe Correa, who
had worked with Leonard for most of the previous fifteen years.
[60]
On J une 12, 1989, Leonard defended the WBC Super Middleweight Championship in a rematch with Thomas
Hearns at Caesar's Palace. It was promoted as "The War." Hearns was guaranteed $11 million and Leonard was
guaranteed $14 million.
Hearns dropped Leonard with a right cross in the third round, but Leonard came back and battered Hearns
around the ring in the fifth. Early in the seventh round, Hearns hurt Leonard but punched himself out going for
the knockout. With Hearns fatigued, Leonard came back and had a strong finish to the round. Rounds nine and
ten were good rounds for Leonard, but he ran into trouble in the eleventh round. Three booming rights from
Hearns sent Leonard down for the second time in the fight. Knowing he needed a big finish, Leonard fought
furiously and had a big final round.
The judges scored the fight a draw and Leonard retained the title. J udge J erry Roth scored the fight 113112 for
Hearns, J udge Tom Kazmarek scored it 113112 for Leonard, and J udge Dalby Shirley scored it 112112.
Shirley was the only judge to give Leonard a 108 margin in the twelfth. If he had scored it 109, as his two
colleagues did, Hearns would have won by a split decision. The decision was soundly booed, as most felt that
Hearns had won.
[61]
Eventually, Leonard admitted that Hearns deserved the decision.
On December 7, 1989, Leonard defended the title against Roberto Durn, who was the reigning WBC
Middleweight Champion. Durn was guaranteed $7.6 million and Leonard's arrangement guaranteed him over
$13 million.
[62]
For the Durn fight, Leonard cut his entourage from twenty-one to six. Dave J acobs was one of the people let
go, leaving Correa as the sole trainer. Correa was instructed not to spare the whip. "For the first time in a long
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time, I allowed someone to push me," Leonard said.
The fight took place at the new Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. Leonard used constant lateral movement and won
by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision over a listless Durn. The scores were 120110, 119109, and
116111. In a fight that many considered to be very boring, both fighters were booed often by the fans and
many left the arena before the decision was announced. Pat Putnam of Sports Illustrated wrote, "Leonard gave
them artistic perfection when they wanted heated battle, and they booed lustily. Most fight fans would not spend
a dime to watch Van Gogh paint Sunflowers, but they would fill Yankee Stadium to see him cut off his ear."
[63]
Although Leonard dominated the fight, he suffered several cuts. His lower lip was cut from a headbutt in the
fourth round, his left eye was cut in the eleventh round, and his right eye was cut in the twelfth round. The cuts
required a total of sixty stitches.
[64]
In J anuary 1990, Leonard relinquished the WBC Super Middleweight Championship, saying that he was unsure
whether he would fight again.
[65]
When Leonard decided to continue his career, he offered Hagler a rematch,
but Hagler decided to stay retired.
[66]
He then offered Hearns a third fight, but Hearns said he could no longer
make the weight and moved up to the light heavyweight division.
[67]
On February 9, 1991, Leonard went down to 154 lbs and fought WBC Light Middleweight Champion Terry
Norris at Madison Square Garden. Leonard entered the bout as a 3-1 favorite but Norris dominated the fight,
giving Leonard a heavy beating. He knocked Leonard down with a left hook in the second round, and in the
seventh, he dropped Leonard again with a short right. Leonard had no answer for the skillful, younger, faster
man. Leonard went the distance but lost by a lopsided decision. The scores were 120104, 119103, and
116110. After the verdict was announced, Leonard announced his retirement. "It took this fight to show me it
is no longer my time," Leonard said. "Tonight was my last fight. I know how Hagler felt now."
[68]
The last comeback
In October 1996, the 40-year-old Leonard announced that he was coming out of retirement to fight 34-year-old
Hctor Camacho for the lightly regarded IBC Middleweight Championship. Camacho, a light-hitting southpaw,
was a three-time world champion with a record of 6231. However, Camacho was also considered to be past
his prime. Leonard decided to fight Camacho after commentating on his fight with the 45-year-old Roberto
Duran the previous year. Camacho won by a disputed unanimous decision, which Leonard called "an early
Christmas gift."
Leonard blamed his poor performance against Norris on lack of motivation, a rib injury, moving down in
weight, and divorce, which was being litigated while he was in training. "It was stupid for me to fight Norris at
154 lbs," Leonard said. "This is different. I'm in the best shape possible."
[69]
For the Camacho fight, Leonard had a new trainer, Adrian Davis. "He's a great trainer, a throwback," Leonard
said. "He has really helped me get ready."
[70]
In J anuary 1997, it was announced that Leonard had been voted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in
Canastota, New York. The rules state that a boxer must be retired for five years before being eligible for
induction. When the vote took place, Leonard had been retired for more than five years, therefore, he was
eligible, even though he had a fight scheduled. The induction ceremony was on J une 15, 1997.
[71]
The fight with Camacho took place on March 1, 1997 in Atlantic City, New J ersey. Camacho applied pressure
from the opening bell and started to score well in the third. He continued to score well in the fourth and opened
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a cut above Leonard's right eye. In the fifth, Camacho dropped Leonard with a right followed by two left
uppercuts. Leonard got up, but was unable to ward off Camacho. The referee stopped the fight with Camacho
teeing off on a defenseless Leonard on the ropes. It was the only time in Leonard's career that he was knocked
out.
Afterward, Leonard retired again, saying, "For sure, my career is definitely over for me in the ring." However,
less than a week after the fight, Leonard said he planned to fight again. He blamed his loss on a torn right calf
muscle. His doctor suggested that he cancel the fight, but Leonard wanted to go through with it. Before the
fight, he was given a shot of novocaine.
[72]
Leonard said he planned to have a series of tuneup fights before fighting a champion.
[73]
He was scheduled to
fight Tony Menefee on February 15, 1998 in Australia, but he pulled out of the fight, saying that he didn't have
the motivation. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last. He finished his career with a record of 3631 with 25
knockouts.
[74]
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36 Wins (25 knockouts, 11 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 1 Draw
[75]
Res. Record Opponent Type
Round,
Time
Date Location Notes
Loss 3631
Hctor
Camacho
TKO
5 (12),
1:08
1997-03-01
Convention Center,
Atlantic City, New J ersey
For IBC Middleweight title.
Loss 3621 Terry Norris UD 12 1991-02-09
Madison Square
Garden, New York City,
New York
For WBC Light Middleweight
title.
Win 3611
Roberto
Durn
UD 12 1989-12-07
Mirage Hotel &
Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Retained WBC Super
Middleweight title.
Draw 3511
Thomas
Hearns
PTS 12 1989-06-12
Caesars Palace, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Retained WBC Super
Middleweight title.
For WBO Super Middleweight
title.
Win 3510
Donny
Lalonde
TKO
9 (12),
2:30
1988-11-07
Caesars Palace, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Won WBC Light Heavyweight
& vacant WBC Super
Middleweight titles.
Win 3410
Marvelous
Marvin Hagler
SD 12 1987-04-06
Caesars Palace, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Won WBC & The Ring
The Ring magazine's "Fight of
the Year" (1987)
Win 3310
Kevin
Howard
TKO
9 (10),
2:27
1984-05-11
DCU Center,
Worcester, Massachusetts
Win 3210 Bruce Finch TKO
3 (15),
1:50
1982-02-15
Centennial Coliseum,
Reno, Nevada
Retained WBC, WBA & The
Ring Welterweight titles.
Win 3110
Thomas
Hearns
TKO
14 (15),
1:45
1981-09-16
Caesars Palace, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Retained WBC & The Ring &
won WBA Welterweight titles.
The Ring magazine's "Fight of
the Year" (1981)
Win 3010 Ayub Kalule TKO
9 (15),
3:06
1981-06-25
Astrodome, Houston,
Texas
Won WBA & The Ring Light
Win 2910 Larry Bonds TKO
10 (15),
2:22
1981-03-28
Carrier Dome,
Syracuse, New York
Retained WBC & The Ring
Welterweight titles.
Win 2810
Roberto
Durn
TKO
8 (15),
2:44
1980-11-25
Superdome, New
Orleans, Louisiana
Won WBC & The Ring
Loss 2710
Roberto
Durn
UD 15 1980-06-20
Olympic Stadium,
Montreal, Quebec
Lost WBC & The Ring
Win 2700 Dave Green KO
4 (15),
2:27
1980-03-31
Capital Centre,
Landover, Maryland
Retained WBC & The Ring
Win 2600
Wilfred
Benitez
TKO
15 (15),
2:54
1979-11-30
Caesars Palace, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Won WBC & The Ring
Win 2500 Andy Price KO
1 (12),
2:52
1979-09-28
Caesars Palace, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Retained NABF Welterweight
title.
Win 2400 Pete Ranzany TKO
4 (12),
2:41
1979-08-12
Caesars Palace, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Won NABF Welterweight title.
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Win 2300
Tony
Chiaverini
RTD 4 (10) 1979-06-24
Caesars Palace, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Win 2200
Marcos
Geraldo
UD 10 1979-05-20
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana
Win 2100
Adolfo
Viruet
UD 10 1979-04-21
Dunes Hotel, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Win 2000
Daniel Aldo
Gonzalez
KO
1 (10),
2:03
1979-03-24
Community Center,
Tucson, Arizona
Win 1900
Fernand
Marcotte
TKO
8 (10),
2:33
1979-02-11
Convention Center,
Miami Beach, Florida
Win 1800 J ohnny Gant TKO
8 (12),
2:57
1979-01-11
Capitol Centre,
Landover, Maryland
Win 1700
Armando
Muniz
RTD 6 (10) 1978-12-09
Civic Center,
Springfield, Massachusetts
Win 1600
Bernardo
Prada
UD 10 1978-11-03
Cumberland County
Civic Center, Portland,
Maine
Win 1500
Randy
Shields
UD 10 1978-10-06
Civic Center,
Baltimore, Maryland
Win 1400
Floyd
Mayweather. Sr.
TKO
10 (10),
2:16
1978-09-09
Civic Center,
Providence, Rhode Island
Win 1300
Dicky
Eklund
UD 10 1978-07-18
Hynes Auditorium,
Boston, Massachusetts
Win 1200
Rafael
Rodriguez
UD 10 1978-06-03
Civic Center,
Baltimore, Maryland
Win 1100
Randy
Milton
TKO
8 (10),
2:55
1978-05-13
Memorial Auditorium,
Utica, New York
Win 1000
Bobby
Hayman
TKO 3 (10) 1978-04-13
Capitol Centre,
Landover, Maryland
Win 900 J avier Muniz KO 1 (8), 2:45 1978-03-19
Veterans Memorial
Coliseum, New Haven,
Connecticut
Win 800
Art
McKnight
TKO 7 (8), 1:52 1978-03-01
Hara Arena, Dayton,
Ohio
Win 700
Rocky
Ramon
UD 8 1978-02-04
Civic Center,
Baltimore, Maryland
Win 600 Hector Diaz KO 2 (8), 2:20 1977-12-17
DC Armory,
Washington, District of
Columbia
Win 500
Augustin
Estrada
KO 5 (8), 1:54 1977-11-05
Caesars Palace, Las
Vegas, Nevada
Win 400
Frank
Santore
KO 5 (8), 2:55 1977-09-24
Civic Center,
Baltimore, Maryland
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Win 300
Vinnie
DeBarros
TKO 3 (6), 1:59 1977-06-10
Civic Center, Hartford,
Connecticut
Win 200
Willie
Rodriguez
UD 6 1977-05-14
Civic Center,
Baltimore, Maryland
Win 100 Luis Vega UD 6 1977-02-05
Civic Center,
Baltimore, Maryland
Major World Titles:
WBC Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
(2) WBC Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
WBA Light Middleweight Champion (154 lbs)
WBA Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
WBC Middleweight Champion (160 lbs)
WBC Super Middleweight Champion (168 lbs)
WBC Light Heavyweight Champion (175 lbs)
The Ring/Lineal Championship Titles:
The Ring Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
(2) The Ring Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
The Ring Light Middleweight Champion (154 lbs)
The Ring Middleweight Champion (160 lbs)
Regional/International Titles:
NABF Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
Leonard has worked as a boxing analyst for ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, HBO and EPIX. His relationship with
HBO lasted for more than a decade. It ended in 1990, after HBO was not offered an opportunity to bid on the
telecast rights to Leonard's fight with Terry Norris. HBO believed it would be inappropriate for Leonard to
continue with them if they couldn't bid on his fights. Leonard's attorney, Mike Trainer, said, "There never has
been a linkage between his broadcasting and his fighting."
[76]
Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, Nabisco,
Revlon and 7 Up. His most famous commercial was a 7 Up ad he did with his son, Ray J r., Roberto Durn and
Durn's son Roberto J r. in the early 1980s.
[77][78]
Leonard is among the most sought-after
motivational/inspirational speakers in the world today. His speech, entitled "Power" (Prepare, Overcome and
Win Every Round), is consistently booked with major Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States and
abroad.
[79]
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Leonard signs autographs at a Tristar
Productions sports collectors show in
Houston in J anuary 2014.
Leonard has also worked as an actor. He has appeared in numerous
television shows, including Half & Half, L.A. Heat, Married With
Children, Renegade and Tales From The Crypt. He has also appeared in
several movies, including I Spy and most recently The Fighter, starring
Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg. This movie brought back memories
of his fight with Dicky Eklund. He also worked as an adviser in the 2011
robot boxing film Real Steel. Leonard served as host and mentor to the
aspiring fighters on The Contender. Sylvester Stallone, who co-hosted
during the first season, was one of the executive producers, along with
Mark Burnett. When Leonard left the show, he was replaced as host by
Tony Danza for the final season.
[80]
In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing
promotional company, and announced the company's strategic
partnership with ESPN. Together, Leonard and ESPN would produce
and promote "Sugar Ray Leonard and ESPN II Presents Friday Night
Fights," which would air the first Friday of every month for twelve
months.
[81]
Leonard's boxing promotional company was dissolved in
2004. He had a falling out with partner Bjorn Rebney, whom he called "a
cancer in my company."
[82]
Speaking of his promotional company, Leonard said, "We did some great shows
with evenly matched fights. I took great pride in it. But the TV show came about and made my decision a lot
easier. I already had it in the back of my mind to dissolve the company. The working environment was not
healthy."
[83]
Leonard competed on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on
ABC. His partner was Anna Trebunskaya. He was voted off in Week 4 of the show.
[84][85]
During his
appearance on The Colbert Report in 2011, Leonard was defeated by host Stephen Colbert in a thumb wrestling
contest.
[86]
He appeared as a guest at the chef's table, along with Tito Ortiz, during the 2012 season of Hell's
Kitchen. He is the celebrity spokesperson for the Atlanta law firm J ohn Foy and Associates, PC.
Family
Leonard married his high school sweetheart, J uanita Wilkinson, in J anuary 1980. Their six-year-old son, Ray
J r., served as the ring bearer.
[87]
In 1984, they had another son, J arrel.
[88]
They were divorced in 1990. During divorce proceedings, J uanita Leonard accused her husband of physically
abusing her while under the influence of alcohol. She also said he was an occasional cocaine user.
After the Los Angeles Times broke the story, Leonard held a press conference and acknowledged that the
accusations were true. He said he started using after he retired in 1982, following surgery to repair a detached
retina. "I wanted more," Leonard said. "I wanted that arena. I didn't want anyone to tell me my career had to
end."
"I decided to search for a substitute...I resorted to cocaine. I used when I felt bad, I used when I missed
competing at that level," he said. "It was a crutch, something that enabled me to forget."
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He said he quit using drugs in early 1986, when he woke up one morning and "what I saw in the mirror was
scary."
"I can never erase the pain or the scars I have made through my stupidity, my selfishness," Leonard said. "All I
can do is say I'm sorry, but that is not enough."
[89]
In 2011, Sugar Ray revealed in an NPR broadcast that he had been free of alcohol since J uly 2006.
In 1989, Leonard was introduced to Bernadette Robi by Kenny G at a Luther Vandross concert. Robi is the
daughter of Paul Robi, one of the original Platters and she is the ex-wife of Lynn Swann.
Leonard and Robi were married at Leonard's $8.7 million estate in Pacific Palisades, California in August 1993.
At the wedding ceremony, the grounds were converted into a garden with 10,000 roses and blossoms of other
flowers flown in from the Netherlands. They have two children, Camille and Daniel Ray.
[90]
Leonard is also the godfather of Khlo Kardashian and has appeared on many episodes of Keeping Up With The
Kardashians.
Charity work
For many years, Leonard has been the International Chairman of the J uvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's
Walk for a Cure and is actively involved in raising both awareness and funds.
Leonard testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in 2009. The
Senate hearing was titled "Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure." He testified
about the burden of diabetes and the need for continued research funding to find a cure.
[91]
Leonard and his wife, Bernadette, founded the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation to support the J uvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation and its annual Walk for a Cure. In 2009, the foundation expanded to support programs that
help people rebuild their communities in ten cities across the United States. It supports accessible housing,
healthcare services, and educational services and job training.
In 2007 he was awarded The Ambassador Award of Excellence by the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission
at the Riviera Country Club for his continued community involvement.
[92]
Molestation
In his autobiography The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the Ring, published in J une 2011, Leonard reveals
that as a young boxer he was the victim of sexual abuse from an Olympic trainer as well as another man, a
benefactor.
[93]
He has since made public appearances to bring attention to the issue of child sex abuse, declaring
himself a "poster child" for the cause and encouraging victims to report their abuse.
[94]
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of quotations related to:
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^ "Anchorage Daily News, J une 15, 1984" (http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=adAyAAAAIBAJ &
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^ "Sugar Ray Leonard's Testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs"
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Official Site (http://www.sugarrayleonard.net)
Professional boxing record for Sugar Ray Leonard
(http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=000269&
cat=boxer) from BoxRec
Sugar Ray Leonard's Amateur Boxing Record (http://boxing-
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Awards
Preceded by
Muhammad Ali
The Ring Fighter of the Year
1979
Succeeded by
Thomas Hearns
Preceded by
Thomas Hearns
The Ring Fighter of the Year
Shared award with Salvador Snchez
1981
Succeeded by
Larry Holmes
Preceded by
U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
1981
Succeeded by
Wayne Gretzky
Preceded by
U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year
1981
Succeeded by
Wayne Gretzky
Preceded by
Inaugural Award
Mark Grossinger Etess Award
for "Boxer of the Decade"
1980-1989
Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
BWAA Fighter of the Year
1976
shared award with Leo Randolph, Howard Davis, J r.,
Leon Spinks and Michael Spinks
Succeeded by
Ken Norton
Preceded by
Larry Holmes
1979
Succeeded by
Thomas Hearns
Preceded by
Thomas Hearns
1981
Succeeded by
Aaron Pryor
Achievements
Preceded by
Wilfred Bentez
WBC Welterweight Champion
30 November 1979 20 J une 1980
Succeeded by
Roberto Durn
The Ring Welterweight Champion
30 November 1979 20 J une 1980
Preceded by
Roberto Durn
WBC Welterweight Champion
25 November 1980 9 November 1982
Retires
Vacant
Title next held by
Milton McCrory
The Ring Welterweight Champion
Retires
Vacant
Title next held by
Donald Curry
Preceded by
Ayub Kalule
WBA Light Middleweight Champion
25 J une 19811981
Vacates
Vacant
Title next held by
Tadashi Mihara
The Ring Light Middleweight Champion
25 J une 1981 22 September 1981
Vacates
Vacant
Title next held by
Thomas Hearns
Preceded by
Thomas Hearns
WBA Welterweight Champion
16 September 1981 9 November 1982
Vacates
Vacant
Title next held by
Donald Curry
Vacant
Title last held by
Jos Npoles
Undisputed Welterweight Champion
16 September 1981 9 November 1982
Retires
Vacant
Title next held by
Donald Curry
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Preceded by
Marvin Hagler
WBC Middleweight Champion
6 April 1987 27 May 1987
Retires
Vacant
Title next held by
Thomas Hearns
The Ring Middleweight Champion
6 April 1987 27 May 1987
Retires
Vacant
Title next held by
Sumbu Kalambay
Preceded by
Donny Lalonde
WBC Light Heavyweight Champion
Vacates
Vacant
Title next held by
Dennis Andries
Inaugural Champion
WBC Super Middleweight Champion
7 November 1988 27 August 1990
Vacates
Vacant
Title next held by
Mauro Galvano
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Sportspeople from Wilmington, North Carolina Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series) participants
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