But even though it was bereft of some of the normal fight card touches, this show offered a fun presentation of boxing that never mocked the sport. In rounds, he had it three for Durn, two for Leonard, and ten even. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. By his last retirement in 1991, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard had become the first fighter to win titles in five divisions-every weight class from welteweight to light heavyweight. Although Price landed multiple good blows, Leonard knocked him out in the first round, advancing his record to 250 with 16 knockouts.[28]. The rematch, billed as "Stone vs. Sugar.. Once Again", took place November 25, 1980 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans in front of 25,038 fans. Doctors said they believed he would be able to resume his boxing career before the end of the year. Leonard landed several good left hooks in the first round. The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. Going into the final round, Leonard led by scores of 137130, 137133, and 136134. During a 20-year period, Sugar Ray Leonard was considered one of the greatest boxers. What is known is that Robinson grew up in Detroit, and he was 11 years old when his mother, tired of her husband's absence from the family's life, up and left the city, moving herself, her son and two daughters to Harlem. .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}Remembering Just Fontaine and His World Cup Record, The Man Behind the First All-Black Basketball Team, 8 Times Brothers Have Faced Off in a Championship, Every Black Quarterback to Play in the Super Bowl, Soccer Star Christian Atsu Survived an Earthquake. The young boxer quickly moved up the ranks. Everyone was surprised by Durn's actions, none more so than his veteran trainers, Freddie Brown and Ray Arcel. [64] Hearns was guaranteed $11 million and Leonard was guaranteed $14 million. For the first bout of his career in 1936, he borrowed the Amateur Athletic Union card of another boxer, whose name was Ray Robinson, to enter the ring. Lalonde, 312 with 26 knockouts, was guaranteed at least $6 million and Leonard was guaranteed over $10 million. [80], Leonard has also worked as an actor. Leonard got up, but was unable to ward off Camacho. [76], Leonard has worked as a boxing analyst for ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, HBO and EPIX. "I can never erase the pain or the scars I have made through my stupidity, my selfishness", Leonard said. However, Lalonde later told HBO's Larry Merchant that he didn't have any trouble making weight.[59]. Late in the final round, he again hurt Aldama, which brought a standing eight count from the referee. Leonard got hit by sparring partner Quincy Taylor and was badly buckled. and played to the screaming crowd. I don't believe it. Hearns was leading by scores of 124122, 125122, and 125121. He made him look like a guy chasing a bus. Leonard was also the subject of a Seinfeld episode (season 6, episode 22) where George tries to flatter his boss by saying he looks like Sugar Ray Leonard. The cuts required a total of 60 stitches. Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. on May 3, 1921, although the location is a source of debate. "I've had it. [14]:78, In 1973, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves Lightweight Championship, but lost to Randy Shields in the lightweight final of the National AAU Tournament. Late in the round, Leonard dropped Benitez with a left. Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis Sugar Ray Leonard is one of the fastest boxers in history and his speed was just otherworldly. He won his first Golden Gloves title (featherweight) in 1939, and then repeated the accomplishment in 1940. Hagler took a few months to decide, then agreed to the match.[52]. Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC welterweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout of Wilfred Bentez in 1979. He blamed his loss on a torn right calf muscle. His father worked as a supermarket night manager and his mother was a nurse. He said he started using medication after he retired in 1982, following surgery to repair a detached retina. AP Photo/Lennox McLendon What it's really about is boxing's great aesthetic divide. [67], In August 1990, Leonard relinquished the WBC super middleweight title, saying that he was under the weight for the division. 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 International Boxing Council (IBC) Middleweight Championship. Robinson, who was unapologetic for his lavish spending, is estimated to have earned more than $4 million as a fighter, all of which he burned through, forcing him to continue boxing much longer than he should have. 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. At the final bell, even uniformed ringside security rushed into the ring applauding and lauding Leonard's effort. Leonard battered Hearns in rounds six and seven, but Hearns regrouped. "It made his eyes water", Leonard said. "[36] Arcel was angry. . Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. The fight was postponed when Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to fix a loose retina. For three rounds Durn drove at Sugar Ray with a fury, and there were moments when it seemed the fight could not last five. Paternity Suit". Judge Jos Guerra scored the fight 118110 for Leonard. [22] After the fight, Leonard paid back his $21,000 loan to the investors. He was given a scholarship to the University of Maryland, a gift from the citizens of Glenarden, Maryland. Durn hesitated. Roger won some trophies and showed them off in front of Ray, goading him to start boxing. 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. Named after Ray Charles, Leonard's parents reportedly wanted him to become a singer, although as . His relationship with HBO lasted for more than a decade. She also said he was an occasional cocaine user. Durn was guaranteed $7.6 million and Leonard's arrangement guaranteed him over $13 million.[65]. Later that year, he boxed in the Eastern Olympic Trials. Leonard's 1987 fight with Hagler, which served as a comeback after a three-year retirement, is one of the greatest fights ever. .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Muhammad Ali liked to call Robinson "the king, the master, my idol." But the TV show came about and made my decision a lot easier. In rounds seven and eight, Hagler's southpaw jab was landing solidly and Leonard's counter flurries were less frequent. The fight began as expected, Leonard boxing from a distance and Hearns stalking. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns feature in fight one of a BBC Sounds look back at some of boxing's greatest fights. He made three successful title defenses, stopping Luis Primera, Randy Shields, and Pablo Baez. Leonard competed on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on ABC. Hosted (yes, there was a host) by Mario Lopez,. "[37] 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. Leonard was a shy child, and aside from the time he nearly drowned in a creek during a flood in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, his childhood was uneventful. "I wanted that arena. Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns II, billed as " The War ", was a professional boxing match contested on June 12, 1989 for the WBC and WBO super middleweight titles. Just five months after one of the greatest fights in modern boxing history, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran met in a rematch that somehow managed to transcend the original. "[83] Speaking of his promotional company, Leonard said, "We did some great shows with evenly matched fights. . The work greatly helped salvage his finances and was the reason he eventually settled in Southern California with his second wife, Millie. "I was shocked", Brown said. Leonard looked to be in trouble, but he furiously fought his way out of the corner. 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". After the Los Angeles Times broke the story, Leonard held a press conference and publicly acknowledged that the accusations were true. I snapped his head back with a jab. Dec. 16, 1989 12 AM PT. Wherever he went, he brought a large entourage of trainers, women and family members. The live gate was $5.9 million, and the revenue from pay-per-view was $7.5 million. [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. "I felt weaker and weaker in my body and arms." Bonds got up and continued to move, with Leonard in pursuit. TYson had warched film of Foreman destroying Joe Frazier. Sugar Ray Leonard (def. Voom! I was so ready, I wanted to get my title, my world championship belt back so bad! Leonard used constant lateral movement and won by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision over a listless Durn. 2 . In his last years Robinson battled Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. In March 2019, Leonard made a guest appearance on the popular daily morning show on YouTube, Good Mythical Morning, hosted by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. Come under with a punch.". The odds started at 41, then settled at 31. Sugar Ray Leonard: The Final Fight. "There was no indication that he was in pain or getting weak. [54], Leonard threw 629 punches and landed 306, while Hagler threw 792 and landed 291. 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. "I was ringside", Leonard said. He has also appeared in several movies, including I Spy and most recently The Fighter (2010), starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg. 1 in its book "The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time.". First, in 1991, he lost by decision to Terry Norris. In 1972, Leonard boxed in the featherweight quarterfinals of the National AAU Tournament, losing by decision to Jerome Artis. Asked if Leonard was the best he ever fought, Durn thought for a moment and then answered, "Si, si." [14]:63, When Leonard decided to turn professional, Janks Morton introduced him to Mike Trainer, a friend of his who was an attorney. . This is terrible. In round seven, Leonard started to taunt Durn. Correa was instructed not to spare the whip. [14]:6568, Leonard made his professional debut on February 5, 1977, before a crowd of 10,270 at the Civic Center in Baltimore. "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. 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. Best Known For: Considered one of the greatest boxers of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and by 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. Leonard started boxing at the Palmer Park Recreation Center in 1969. Augie Sanchez had defeated Mayweather earlier that summer in qualifiers after a tight 11-12 decision. Leonard received $7 million and Durn received $8 million. [18] He planned to study business administration and communications. He is the celebrity spokesperson for the Atlanta law firm John Foy and Associates, PC. Friends and family mourned the loss of the welterweight champion at wake . While training, Leonard started to see floaters. At the age of 20 (1977), Leonard won his first professional fight, only setting the stage for a collection of the most memorable fights in all of boxing history. Robinson wouldn't go by his birth name for the rest of his career. What was the score of the Sugar Ray Leonard fight? Durn attacked at almost every turn. November 30, 1979: Leonard wins his first world titles by defeating Wilfred Bentez via 15th round TKO. [89] They were divorced in 1990. Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches. Hagler continued to score somewhat effectively in round six. They fought for Lalonde's WBC Light Heavyweight Championship and the newly created WBC Super Middleweight Championship, which meant that Lalonde had to make 168lbs. He attended Parkdale High School. On December 7, 1989, Leonard defended the title against Roberto Durn, who was the reigning WBC Middleweight Champion. Durn defeated Leonard via unanimous decision . His older brother, Roger, started boxing first. The referee stopped the fight with Bonds taking punishment in a corner.[39]. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. 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In 1984 The Ring magazine placed Robinson No. Judge Jerry Roth scored the fight 113112 for Hearns, Judge Tom Kazmarek scored it 113112 for Leonard, and Judge Dalby Shirley scored it 112112. Despite years away from the ring, Leonard defeated Hagler and secured his place as one of the best. If you moved, he was lost."[57]. Afterward, Leonard retired again, saying, "For sure, my career is definitely over for me in the ring." The fight was cancelled, and Leonard had surgery to repair the retina on May 9, 1982. Roberto Duran takes on Sugar Ray Leonard at the Superdome in New Orleans in November 1980. . Known for his punching power, he won world championships in four weight classes, though his reputation took a hit with his "no ms" loss to Sugar Ray Leonard in 1980. He had a falling out with partner Bjorn Rebney, whom he called "a cancer in my company. "At the end of the fifth round, I got cramps in my stomach and it kept getting worse and worse", Duran later said. Shortly before the Olympics, Wilkinson had filed an application to receive $156 a month in child support payments from Prince George's County, Maryland. 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. 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. I've handled thousands of fighters and never had anyone quit on me. The legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard had an impressive professional boxing career, with a total of 36 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. [1] He was named after Ray Charles, his mother's favorite singer. The real Leonard (a Seinfeld fan) mentioned that he was told about the episode by friends and family, but had never seen it for himself until a friend gave him the DVD set for a gift. Many of the people being considered wanted absolute control and a cut somewhere near the manager's traditional 33%. Dave Jacobs was one of the people let go, leaving Correa as the sole trainer. Outside of the ring, Robinson relished his celebrity, parading around Harlem with a pink Cadillac and making appearances at his high-profile Harlem nightclub. [47], Missing the limelight and the competition, Leonard announced in December 1983 that he was returning to the ring. Robinson began his career with an astonishing 40 straight victories and was called the "uncrowned champion" by boxing fans on account that the mob, with who Robinson refused to play nice with, denied him the chance to fight for the world welterweight title until after the war. He got up, but after a few more punches, the referee stopped the fight. "For the first time in a long time, I allowed someone to push me", Leonard said. The British challenger had a record of 332. [86] He appeared as a guest at the chef's table, along with Tito Ortiz, during the tenth season of Hell's Kitchen. Robinson inspired Ali's famous matador style, which he used to defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title in 1964. . [4] Leonard was part of the "Four Kings",[5] a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of Leonard, Roberto Durn, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler. On May 1, 1986, Leonard announced on a Washington, D.C. talk show that he would return to the ring to fight Hagler. Leonard suffered his last two losses as an amateur in 1974. Now I want to go to school." On November 7, 1988, Leonard made another comeback, facing Donny Lalonde at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Hagler was a heavy favorite. This would be Leonard's first professional fight without Angelo Dundee. [78][79] Leonard is among the most sought-after motivational/inspirational speakers in the world today. "[56], Many others felt that Leonard deservedly got the decision, arguing that Leonard landed more punches and showed better defense and ring generalship. On March 10, 1986, Marvin Hagler knocked out John Mugabi in eleven rounds to retain the Undisputed World Middleweight Championship for the twelfth time and advance his record to 6222. At the post-fight press conference, Leonard surprised everyone by announcing his retirement again, saying he just didn't have it anymore.[51]. "I decided to search for a substituteI resorted to cocaine. [50], Leonard and Howard fought on May 11, 1984, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He finished his career in 1965 with 175 victories. Morton was replaced as co-trainer by Pepe Correa, who had worked with Leonard for most of the previous fifteen years.[63]. Pat Putnam of Sports Illustrated wrote, "Leonard gave them artistic perfection when they wanted heated battle, and they booed lustily. They fought before a live crowd of 23,618. himself. It was the only time in Leonard's career that he was knocked out. [46], 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. In the fourth round, a right hand to the top of Leonard's head dropped him for just the second time in his career. In 2009, the foundation expanded to support programs that help people rebuild their communities in ten cities across the United States. Bonds rose but Leonard didn't let him off the hook. . Benitez was very slick. In the second, he dropped Aldama with a left to the chin. [44], On February 15, 1982, Leonard defended the unified title against Bruce Finch, the WBC fourth-ranked contender, in a bout at Reno, NV. "I think I pretty much fought from the heart." He then announced, "I am retiring from boxing right now." Leonard also won a light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. Judge Stuart Kirshenbaum had Lalonde ahead 7675. In the fourth round, Leonard knocked Green out with a devastating left hook. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed professionally between 1977 and 1997, winning world titles in five weight classes; the lineal championship in three weight classes;[3] as well as the undisputed welterweight championship. He lost it to Roberto Durn by a close decision in June 1980 and regained it five months later in the infamous No Ms Fight, in which Duran quit in the eighth round. After that, Leonard decided to box Hagler. After the bout Hagler stated it may be his last fight. 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. The scores were 120110, 119109, and 116111. "He has really helped me get ready. He never liked being called "The Hit Man," and after going nearly 14 rounds with nemesis Sugar Ray Leonard under the bright lights at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Tommy . [69], On February 9, 1991, Leonard went down to 154lbs and fought WBC Light Middleweight Champion Terry Norris at Madison Square Garden. Hagler did better, but Leonard's superior speed and boxing skill still allowed him to control the fight. He requested a contract for the Lalonde fight and Leonard refused. A strange night, a boring fight. He was also named "Athlete of the Year" by ABC's Wide World of Sports and "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated. The nickname "Sugar" came from Gainford, who had described the young boxer as "sweet as sugar"; reporters soon began using the moniker. Many felt that Hagler deserved the decision because he was the aggressor and landed the harder punches. Duran rode out his trilogy with Sugar Ray Leonard with little fire. After the quick and slick Leonard won the first two rounds on all three scorecards, Hagler started the third round as a southpaw. I'm in the best shape possible. Dickie Eklund (left) smiles before the Sugar Ray fight. He actually scored it 148147. Look back on this free fight from 1986 at "The Super Fight" between #MarvinHagler and #SugarRayLeonardNext Up for Top Rank Boxing, WBO/IBF unified junior li. 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.[92]. Leonard's attorney, Mike Trainer, said, "There never has been a linkage between his broadcasting and his fighting. Jim Murray, long-time sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times, wrote, "It wasn't even closeHe didn't just outpoint Hagler, he exposed him. "[58] A month after Hagler's formal retirement in June 1988, Leonard would announce another comeback. 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