As an amateur, he took an Olympic gold medal in the light-welterweight class at the 1976 Games in Montreal. Sugar Ray Robinson died just about broke, he suffered 19 career defeats and he didn't beat as many world champions in consecutive fights (there were of course far less world champions back in . Before the fight, he was given a shot of novocaine. Former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard acknowledged today that he took cocaine and drank heavily during the early 1980's when his career was jeopardized by an eye injury.. His doctor suggested that he cancel the fight, but Leonard wanted to go through with it. Roberto Duran takes on Sugar Ray Leonard at the Superdome in New Orleans in November 1980. . [11], Leonard, the fifth of seven children of Cicero and Getha Leonard, was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. Round nine was the most exciting round of the fight. Hagler's undisputed status ended when the WBA stripped him of the title for choosing to fight Sugar Ray Leonard instead of mandatory challenger, Herol Graham. Hagler continued to score somewhat effectively in round six. In the sixth, there was an accidental clash of heads, which opened a cut on the forehead of Benitez. 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. 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. Leonard got up, but was unable to ward off Camacho. However, Camacho was also considered to be past his prime. 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. 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. [64] Hearns was guaranteed $11 million and Leonard was guaranteed $14 million. Between rounds eleven and twelve, Leonard's trainer: Angelo Dundee, implored Sugar Ray to get up off his stool yelling "We got three minutesnew champnew champ!" Durn, the former Undisputed World Lightweight Champion for .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}6+12 years, had a record of 711 and was the #1 welterweight contender and considered the best "Pound for Pound" fighter in the world. Many felt that the ten-point must scoring system was not properly used and those rounds should have been scored 108. The scores were 120110, 119109, and 116111. WBA-WBC era (1963-1983) No . Leonard testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in 2009. Durn forced the issue and took the fight to Leonard, cutting off the ring and denying Leonard space to fight his fight. Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. Although he would prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave Jacobs and Janks Morton. "No one, I mean no one, can make me miss punches like that", Leonard said. himself. He went to a doctor and discovered that he had a detached retina. Scottish boxing journalist Hugh McIlvanney wrote that Leonard's plan was to "steal rounds with a few flashy and carefully timed flurrieshe 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. In his prime, he was unstoppable. My journey has ended, my dream is fulfilled. Trainer talked 24 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. 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. 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. This latest eye problem further fueled the flames of those who opposed Leonard's comeback. May 11 - Kevin Howard, Massachusetts, KO 9 1987 Leonard won the WBC middleweight title in a 12-round contest against Marvin Hagler in April. With Hearns fatigued, Leonard came back and had a strong finish to the round. A paying crowd of 12,379 generated a live gate of $6.2 million. I know how Hagler felt now."[70]. 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. 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. 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. Leonard competed on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on ABC. After the bout Hagler stated it may be his last fight. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard breaks down some of his most iconic fights of all time, including his fights with Andrs Aldama in 1976, Dick Eklund in 1978,. But I never had any problems with him. [14]:6568, Leonard made his professional debut on February 5, 1977, before a crowd of 10,270 at the Civic Center in Baltimore. [50], Leonard and Howard fought on May 11, 1984, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Unlike the fight in Montreal, Leonard used his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle Durn. .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. "It took this fight to show me it is no longer my time", Leonard said. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 4050 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147." "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. He rose but was soon down again, and the fight was stopped. [85] During his appearance on The Colbert Report in 2011, Leonard was defeated by host Stephen Colbert in a thumb wrestling contest. He was also named "Athlete of the Year" by ABC's Wide World of Sports and "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated. He requested a contract for the Lalonde fight and Leonard refused. Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title. Leonard went the distance but lost by a lopsided decision. 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 . Despite Leonard's obvious fatigue, he boxed well in the eleventh. "[66] Although Leonard dominated the fight, he suffered several cuts. Leonard yelled "Yeah!" Leonard kept it up, continuing to move, stop, and mug. 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. If you moved, he was lost."[57]. Afterward, Leonard retired again, saying, "For sure, my career is definitely over for me in the ring." 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". [34], After the Montreal fight Durn went on a partying binge and ballooned in weight. It was promoted as "The War". When they fought again a . "[72], In January 1997, it was announced that Leonard had been voted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, New York. Leonard had difficulty with Hearns' long reach and sharp jab. On December 7, 1989, Leonard defended the title against Roberto Durn, who was the reigning WBC Middleweight Champion. He took control, attacking and driving Leonard against the ropes, bulling him back, hitting him with lefts and rights to the body as he maneuvered the champion against the ropes from corner to corner. He had beaten the best of his . No. [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. 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.[31]. After the Los Angeles Times broke the story, Leonard held a press conference and publicly acknowledged that the accusations were true. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. My word is my bond", Leonard said. The decision was read. 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. Unable to get away, unable to counter and unable to slide away to open up the ring, Leonard seemed almost helpless under the assault. [14]:75, In his fourteenth professional fight, Leonard fought his first world-ranked opponent, Floyd Mayweather, who was ranked seventeenth. Leonard knocked him out in the third round. Sugar Ray Robinson turned pro in 1940 and won his first 40 fights. His older brother, Roger, started boxing first. "[91] In 2011, Leonard revealed in an NPR interview that he had been free of alcohol since July 2006. The work greatly helped salvage his finances and was the reason he eventually settled in Southern California with his second wife, Millie. Shortly before the Olympics, Wilkinson had filed an application to receive $156 a month in child support payments from Prince George's County, Maryland. Sugar Ray Leonard (def. Rounds nine and ten were good rounds for Leonard, but he ran into trouble in the eleventh round. Hearns managed to rise, but was dropped by a flurry of hard punches near the end of the round. Leonard married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Wilkinson, in January 1980. Voom! For the Durn fight, Leonard cut his entourage from twenty-one to six. Hearns was paid $5.1 million, and Leonard made over $11 million. Leonard, becoming more aggressive, hurt Hearns in the sixth with a left hook to the chin. Durn defeated Leonard via unanimous decision . Sugar Ray Leonard boxed Marvin Hagler and forced him to fight away from his strengths while using what he did bestflurrying with the mindset of disrupting Hagler and not trying to hurt or drop himwhich was something Ray knew could only fail, and open the door for Hagler to nail him. April - Marvin Hagler, Las Vegas, W 12 1988 Leonard won the WBC light heavyweight and super middleweight titles by knocking out Don Lalonde in November. How many times did Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard fight? I've handled thousands of fighters and never had anyone quit on me. Camacho applied pressure from the opening bell and started to score well in the third. Blood flowed down his forehead and the bridge of his nose but stayed out of his eyes. "Sugar Walker Smith wouldn't have been the same.". The fight was named "Fight of the Year" and "Upset of the Year" by The Ring. Hearns was the WBA champion while Leonard held the WBC title. In 1991 the brilliant career of Sugar Ray Leonard appeared to have finally come to an end. It ended in 1990, after HBO was not offered an opportunity to bid on the telecast rights to Leonard's fight with Terry Norris. Frazier had a 73 reach. A strange night, a boring fight. He quit because he was embarrassed. 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. He tried to get me against the ropes, I'd pivot, spin off and Pow! Hagler backed off, and Leonard danced away with Hagler in pursuit. Of all people, John 'The Beast' Mugabi." He died at the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California, on April 12, 1989. "I wanted that arena. Durn attacked at almost every turn. Leonard maintained his eye was fully healed, but that he just didn't want to box anymore. For the Camacho fight, Leonard had a new trainer, Adrian Davis. [60][61], Lalonde's size and awkwardness troubled Leonard. He knocked Leonard down with a left hook in the second round, and in the seventh, he dropped Leonard again with a short right. The following month, he made his first title defense against Andy Price. The action see-sawed back and forth for the rest of the round, with each man having his moments. Hearns started to stick and move, and he started to pile up points again. Hearns won rounds nine through twelve on all three scorecards. He continued to taunt Durn mercilessly. In the closing seconds of the eighth round, Durn turned his back to Leonard and quit, saying to referee Octavio Meyran, "No Ms" (English: "No more"). Many felt that Hagler deserved the decision because he was the aggressor and landed the harder punches. "I wanted more", Leonard said. The two fought with great intensity throughout the fight. Death Year: 1989, Death date: April 12, 1989, Death State: California, Death City: Culver City, Death Country: United States, Article Title: Sugar Ray Robinson Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/athletes/sugar-ray-robinson, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: April 13, 2021, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014. [42] Some also considered the stoppage premature. . HBO believed it would be inappropriate for Leonard to continue with them if they couldn't bid on his fights. Between rounds twelve and thirteen, Angelo Dundee told Leonard, "You're blowing it, son! He attended Parkdale High School. I already had it in the back of my mind to dissolve the company. "I was shocked", Brown said. In his later years, Robinson worked in show business, even doing some television acting. 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. "I did the best I could", Leonard said. The live gate was $5.9 million, and the revenue from pay-per-view was $7.5 million. But eventually you and Durn had a rematch that you ended up winning. Leonard was ahead on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage. 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. Leonard started boxing at the Palmer Park Recreation Center in 1969. Hearns was ahead on points." November 30, 1979: Leonard wins his first world titles by defeating Wilfred Bentez via 15th round TKO. 17 May 1956 -. I snapped his head back with a jab. Leonard started to do better by the fifth round, finding some punching room and throwing numerous multi-punch combinations. "[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. [89] They were divorced in 1990. There was a capacity crowd of about 4,600. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns feature in fight one of a BBC Sounds look back at some of boxing's greatest fights. Many consider the 1976 U.S. team to be the greatest boxing team in the history of the Olympics. [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. Hearns was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. He also had the distinction of being the first boxer ever to earn $100 million in purses. In his last years Robinson battled Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. Hearns dropped Leonard with a right cross in the third round, but Leonard came back and battered Hearns around the ring in the fifth. 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. Leonard's attorney, Mike Trainer, said, "There never has been a linkage between his broadcasting and his fighting. Leonard called it "the hardest single punch I ever threw."[30]. Shirley was the only judge to give Leonard a 108 margin in the twelfth. To make matters worse, his father was hospitalized with meningitis and his mother had a heart attack. To revisit this article, select My Account, then View saved stories. . [23] Leonard won by a tenth-round knockout. Boxing in Serenity The following year, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Lightweight Championships. Robinson's birth certificate lists his place of birth as Ailey, Georgia, while the boxer stated in his autobiography that he was born in Detroit, Michigan. In rounds, he had it three for Durn, two for Leonard, and ten even. [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. "He has really helped me get ready. To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will. In the fourth round, a right hand to the top of Leonard's head dropped him for just the second time in his career. Leonard was the aggressor throughout, with Bonds circling the ring. It was his first defeat. Leonard was on a eight-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. WASHINGTON POST. He hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. On May 1, 1986, Leonard announced on a Washington, D.C. talk show that he would return to the ring to fight Hagler. When Leonard left the show, he was replaced as host by Tony Danza for the final season. In the fourth round, Leonard knocked Green out with a devastating left hook. Leonard also won a light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Leonard battered Hearns in rounds six and seven, but Hearns regrouped. [6][7] Leonard was also the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, and was named "Boxer of the Decade" in the 1980s. Leonard and Duran fought the fiercest battle in welterweight history, fuelled by Duran's utter hatred for the pretty boy with lots of money and Ray's refusal to back down. He testified about the burden of diabetes and the need for continued research funding to find a cure.[93]. . Shortly afterward, Leonard dropped him with a flurry of punches. He called Mike Trainer and said, "I can beat Hagler". In this episode [87] of the "March Milkness" series (where Rhett and Link created a March Madness style bracket to determine the best breakfast cereal), Leonard was brought in to break a tie between the Fruity Region Champion, Froot Loops, and the Chocolatey Region Champion, Oreo O's. During the night Durn was admitted to a hospital with stomach pains, and discharged the following day. The first fight occurred in '81 and was a highly anticipated welterweight unification match. Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC welterweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout of Wilfred Bentez in 1979. In 1989, Leonard was introduced to Bernadette Robi by Kenny G at a Luther Vandross concert. Correa was instructed not to spare the whip. Robinson inspired Ali's famous matador style, which he used to defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title in 1964. "[36] Arcel was angry. [69], On February 9, 1991, Leonard went down to 154lbs and fought WBC Light Middleweight Champion Terry Norris at Madison Square Garden. Leonard used constant lateral movement and won by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision over a listless Durn. Leonard received $1 million and Benitez, a two-division champion with a record of 3801, received $1.2 million. The fight billed as a classic showdown between a powerful knockout artist and the best boxer/puncher the welterweight division had seen in decades devolved into a slow, tactical fight. When Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran met on Nov. 25, 1980, for an immediate rematch of their showdown that saw "Hands of Stone" give Leonard his first loss, few could have possibly anticipated what would take place at The Superdome in New Orleans. Leonard responded with a furious flurry, landing few punches but whipping the upset-hoping crowd into a frenzy. Sylvester Stallone, who co-hosted during the first season, was one of the executive producers, along with Mark Burnett. "I think I pretty much fought from the heart." His partner was Anna Trebunskaya. Leonard, with a badly swollen left eye, came out roaring for the thirteenth round. Veteran ringside commentator Don Dunphy said "They're stopping the fight. The rules stated that a boxer had to be seventeen to box in international competition, so Leonard, only sixteen, lied about his age. 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. Late in the final round, he again hurt Aldama, which brought a standing eight count from the referee. 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. N o classic. Pat Putnam of Sports Illustrated wrote, "Leonard gave them artistic perfection when they wanted heated battle, and they booed lustily. [8] The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1979 and 1981, while the Boxing Writers Association of America named him Fighter of the Year in 1976, 1979, and 1981. Leonard led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.[35]. [citation needed] After eight tough rounds, Leonard was ahead although Kalule appeared to be coming on strong in the eight and ninth. Sugar Ray Leonard, byname of Ray Charles Leonard, (born May 17, 1956, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.), American boxer, known for his agility and finesse, who won 36 of 40 professional matches and various titles. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor.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; as well as the undisputed . Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. Bonds rose but Leonard didn't let him off the hook. They fought before a live crowd of 23,618. [21], Leonard had hoped to get lucrative endorsements following his gold medal win, but the negative publicity from the paternity suit chased off any big commercial possibilities. I used when I felt bad, I used when I missed competing at that level", he said. [53], Many were surprised that Hagler, a natural southpaw, opened the fight boxing out of an orthodox stance. Leonard looked to be in trouble, but he furiously fought his way out of the corner. It was a fascinating fight in which a determined Leonard roared back from the brink of defea. "I was ringside", Leonard said. The referee stopped the fight with Camacho teeing off on a defenseless Leonard on the ropes. On November 7, 1988, Leonard made another comeback, facing Donny Lalonde at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. [14]:1 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. The feared warrior who had defeated Sugar Ray Leonard and battled Marvelous Marvin for fifteen back-and-forth rounds had been rendered helpless by Thomas Hearns in just four minutes, left face down in the resin dust, a sight few had imagined they might ever behold. Picking himself off the canvas twice, Leonard showed . Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the. [14]:63, When Leonard decided to turn professional, Janks Morton introduced him to Mike Trainer, a friend of his who was an attorney. [45] Leonard's next fight was scheduled to be against Roger Stafford on May 14, 1982, in Buffalo, New York. Dave Jacobs was one of the people let go, leaving Correa as the sole trainer. Many of the people being considered wanted absolute control and a cut somewhere near the manager's traditional 33%. Duran rode out his trilogy with Sugar Ray Leonard with little fire. The win over Barkley was in many ways the final memory of the old rampaging warrior. While training, Leonard started to see floaters. But the TV show came about and made my decision a lot easier. The fight ended with Hagler and Leonard exchanging along the ropes. The 'Super Fight' between Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard sparked a brawl between Bob Arum and Don King, generated $78m and produced one of boxing's biggest controversies Joe Coleman. The bout took place on June 20, 1980 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. Robinson's ability to cross weight classes caused boxing fans and writers to dub him "pound for pound, the best," a sentiment that has not faded over the years. Leonard landed the harder punches and had Benitez hurt several times late in the fight, but Leonard couldn't put him away. Leonard's 1987 fight with Hagler, which served as a comeback after a three-year retirement, is one of the greatest fights ever. Six years later, Robinson captured the middleweight title for the first time by defeating Jake LaMotta. [76], Leonard has worked as a boxing analyst for ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, HBO and EPIX. Answer (1 of 8): Hearns and Leonard fought twice. The fight ended in a split draw, meaning both fighters retained their respective titles. Dundee had a different proposition. Floyd bounced back and won two in a row over Sanchez to secure his spot in Atlanta. 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