[15], Sarge Johnson, assistant coach of the US Olympic Boxing Team, said to Dave Jacobs, "That kid you got is sweet as sugar". Despite Leonard's obvious fatigue, he boxed well in the eleventh. By the fifth, Leonard, who was moving a lot, began to tire and Hagler started to get closer. Augie Sanchez had defeated Mayweather earlier that summer in qualifiers after a tight 11-12 decision. Early in the seventh round, Hearns hurt Leonard but punched himself out going for the knockout. Robinson, who had a son from a previous marriage, helped raise Millie's two children. Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. "I've had it. Associated Press had it 144141 for Durn, while The New York Times had Leonard ahead 144142. His mother said: "He never did talk too much. 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. TYson had warched film of Foreman destroying Joe Frazier. 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. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! 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. 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 responded with a furious flurry, landing few punches but whipping the upset-hoping crowd into a frenzy. Six years later, Robinson captured the middleweight title for the first time by defeating Jake LaMotta. 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. The referee stopped the fight with Bonds taking punishment in a corner.[39]. Now I want to go to school." As a boy growing up in Detroit, Sugar Ray Robinson was neighbors with heavyweight champion Joe Louis. Camacho, a light-hitting southpaw, was a three-time world champion with a record of 6231. 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. This fight proved to be one of the most controversial fights to date. With too much money to be lost by cancelling the fight, the matchmaker for the bout, Ron Katz, found a . The boxer continued his dominance until 1991 when he lost by decision to Terry Norris and retired again. (Photo . I never had to go to school once because of him."[13]. 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. Kalule got up but the referee waved it off. 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. Before the fight, he was given a shot of novocaine. [74], Leonard said he planned to have a series of tuneup fights before fighting a champion. Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title. [34], After the Montreal fight Durn went on a partying binge and ballooned in weight. Hometown: Palmer Park, Maryland, USA Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA Stance: Orthodox Height: 175cm Reach: 179cm Promoter: Record Pro Boxer: Record Amateur Boxer: Record Trainers: Angelo Dundee, Dave Jacobs, Janks Morton, Pepe Correa, Adrian Davis Manager: Mike Trainer Sugar Ray Leonard Gallery Contents 1 Amateur Achievements [42] Some also considered the stoppage premature. In the final, Leonard boxed the great Cuban knockout artist Andrs Aldama, who scored five straight knockouts to reach the final. Many were critical of the fact that Lalonde's light heavyweight title was on the line when the weight limit of the fight with Leonard was at 168 pounds, and critical of Leonard for stipulating that his opponenta natural 175-poundershould weigh less than his usual fighting weight, which could possibly weaken him. "I wanted more", Leonard said. [86] He appeared as a guest at the chef's table, along with Tito Ortiz, during the tenth season of Hell's Kitchen. He has also appeared in several movies, including I Spy and most recently The Fighter (2010), starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg. Leonard served as host and mentor to the aspiring fighters on The Contender. The scorecards from the ringside press and broadcast media attest to the polarizing views and opinions of the fight. If he had scored it 109, as his two colleagues did, Hearns would have won by a split decision. His older brother, Roger, started boxing first. The nickname "Sugar" came from Gainford, who had described the young boxer as "sweet as sugar"; reporters soon began using the moniker. However, Lalonde later told HBO's Larry Merchant that he didn't have any trouble making weight.[59]. Floyd bounced back and won two in a row over Sanchez to secure his spot in Atlanta. 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. "I think he won the fight with Durn, but I don't think it is healthy for him to be fighting Durn right away". Hagler took a few months to decide, then agreed to the match.[52]. "I can never erase the pain or the scars I have made through my stupidity, my selfishness", Leonard said. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. Frazier had a 73 reach. Leonard was the aggressor throughout, with Bonds circling the ring. Leonard competed on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on ABC. In rounds, he had it three for Durn, two for Leonard, and ten even. "It was stupid for me to fight Norris at 154 lbs", Leonard said. 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. His relationship with HBO lasted for more than a decade. Durn said. Although he would prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave Jacobs and Janks Morton. [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. He was paid $40,044 for the fight. From 1977-1997, Leonard only lost three professional fights. He stayed home a lot, reading comic books and playing with his dog. Leonard won the fight in 12 rounds on a split decision. 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. In their 2nd fight, a 30-year old Thomas Hearns (46-3, 38 KO) faced Sugar Ray Leonard again, who was now 33 years old with a record of 35-1 in a super-middleweight title defense fight. Leonard landed several good left hooks in the first round. Which boxers did sugar ray Leonard lose to? 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. Judge Jerry Roth scored the fight 113112 for Hearns, Judge Tom Kazmarek scored it 113112 for Leonard, and Judge Dalby Shirley scored it 112112. Later that year, he boxed in the Eastern Olympic Trials. Leonard was the winner by a technical knockout at 2:44 of round eight, regaining the WBC Welterweight Championship. Roberto Duran, known as one of the greatest boxers of all time, held world championships in four weight classes during his career and met Sugar Ray Leonard in the ring for the first time in June 1980. In the second, Durn rocked Leonard with a left hook, sending him into the ropes. The Senate hearing was titled "Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure". Roger won some trophies and showed them off in front of Ray, goading him to start boxing. Leonard used constant lateral movement and won by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision over a listless Durn. "At the end of the fifth round, I got cramps in my stomach and it kept getting worse and worse", Duran later said. 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. Dickie's fight against Sugar Ray Leonard was on July 18, 1978 at the Hynes Memorial Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts. "The whole fight, I was moving, I was moving", Leonard said. Leonard's observation that the Hagler who beat John Mugabi was older and slower proved to be spot on. "I'm watching John 'The Beast' Mugabi outbox Hagler. When he did, he hit harder. He had a career record of 79-6-3 and was a showman in the ring, chanting 'It . [88] In 1984, they had another son, Jarrell. [50], Leonard and Howard fought on May 11, 1984, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Complete Fight Highlights: LEONARD vs. DURAN 'NO MAS' (1980) Watch on Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran's 1980 rematch, known as the No Mas Fight. "But you guys know me. 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. First, in 1991, he lost by decision to Terry Norris. This movie brought back memories of his fight with Dicky Eklund. Even though Leonard dominated, hurting Hearns and battering him, all three judges gave both rounds to Leonard by a 109 margin. It was the first knockdown of Leonard's professional career. His most famous commercial was a 7 Up ad he did with his son, Ray Jr., Roberto Durn and Durn's son Roberto Jr. in the early 1980s. "This is different. When Leonard boxed in the Olympics, he had a picture of Wilkinson taped to his sock. Hearns was leading by scores of 124122, 125122, and 125121. After several comebacks, Leonard ended his professional career with 36 wins, three losses, and one draw. The fight was cancelled, and Leonard had surgery to repair the retina on May 9, 1982. The nickname stuck. Durn retired from boxing . [48], A bout with Philadelphia's Kevin Howard, who was 2041, was scheduled for February 25, 1984. He went to a doctor and discovered that he had a detached retina. In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years. He tried to get me against the ropes, I'd pivot, spin off and Pow! Thomas Hearns) 16 September 1981 - 9 November 1982 . [95] 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.[96]. Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the round. Durn was guaranteed $7.6 million and Leonard's arrangement guaranteed him over $13 million.[65]. The fight was a classic match between a slugger in Marvin Hagler, left, and a boxer in Sugar Ray Leonard. 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. Outside of the ring, Robinson relished his celebrity, parading around Harlem with a pink Cadillac and making appearances at his high-profile Harlem nightclub. Robinson inspired Ali's famous matador style, which he used to defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title in 1964. On December 7, 1989, Leonard defended the title against Roberto Durn, who was the reigning WBC Middleweight Champion. Voom! Leonard pledged he would support his son, even if he had to scrap plans to attend college. .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." It didn't take much for Robinson, who'd been a neighbor of heavyweight champ Joe Louis back in Detroit, to strap on fighting gloves. Sugar Ray Leonard: The Final Fight. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. No. Astrological Sign: Taurus. On December 7, 1989, the boxer Sugar Ray Leonard triumphs over a lackluster Roberto Duran in a unanimous 12-round decision at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. Durn's manager, Carlos Eleta, said, "Durn didn't quit because of stomach cramps. Sugar Ray Leonard, the world welterweight champion, underwent two hours of surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore yesterday to repair a partially detached retina in his left eye. Robinson finally retired from the sport for good in 1965. His opponent was Dave "Boy" Green. Where did Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran have their first fight? Hearns won rounds nine through twelve on all three scorecards. He continued to taunt Durn mercilessly. The Panamanian seized the evening and gave it what shape and momentum it had. His partner was Anna Trebunskaya. "It was a crutch, something that enabled me to forget." His incredible achievements include winning world titles in five weight divisions, including the WBC welterweight, WBA light middleweight, and WBC middleweight titles. The action see-sawed back and forth for the rest of the round, with each man having his moments. He lost a disputed decision to Anatoli Kamnev in Moscow, after which, Kamnev gave the winner's trophy to Leonard. [94], In his autobiography The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the Ring, published in June 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. But at that point in the fight, Hagler appeared to be slightly more ring-general and clearly more aggressive. "I think I pretty much fought from the heart." Their six-year-old son, Ray Jr., served as the ring bearer. [67], In August 1990, Leonard relinquished the WBC super middleweight title, saying that he was under the weight for the division. His decision was to push Froot Loops onto the Finals, where they were taken out by Cinnamon Toast Crunch. They fought before a live crowd of 23,618. "He does have a heart. 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 . In rounds seven and eight, Hagler's southpaw jab was landing solidly and Leonard's counter flurries were less frequent. In round seven, Leonard started to taunt Durn. The legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard had an impressive professional boxing career, with a total of 36 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. The scorecard of judge Angelo Poletti was incorrectly added and announced as 147147. The live gate was $5.9 million, and the revenue from pay-per-view was $7.5 million. 17 May 1956 -. After hurting Hearns with a right, Leonard exploded with a combination of punches. [14]:3334,43, 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. Leonard decided to fight Camacho after commentating on Camacho's fight with the 45-year-old Roberto Durn the previous year, describing the disputed unanimous decision as "an early Christmas gift". Named after Ray Charles, Leonard's parents reportedly wanted him to become a singer, although as . It was his first defeat. In Poland, local fighter Jan Kwacz was given a disqualification victory over Leonard after being knocked down three times in the first round but the referee ruled that Leonard had punched after the bell.[16]. Duran and Leonard would go on to fight two more times, once in November 1980 and again . He died at the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California, on April 12, 1989. WBA-WBC era (1963-1983) No . Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. [9] In 2016, he was voted by The Ring to be the greatest living fighter. He also worked as an adviser in the 2011 robot boxing film Real Steel. "[43], The fight was named "Fight of the Year" by The Ring. The scores were 120104, 119103, and 116110. It's less revisionist and says right up front, in the first sentence of the prologue, what Sugar Ray won't confess to: "On the night of April 6, 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard stole a fight. 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. AP Photo/Lennox McLendon What it's really about is boxing's great aesthetic divide. "That's it", he said. "[72], In January 1997, it was announced that Leonard had been voted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, New York. The win over Barkley was in many ways the final memory of the old rampaging warrior. 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