The British challenger had a record of 332. He tried to get me against the ropes, I'd pivot, spin off and Pow! Although he would prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave Jacobs and Janks Morton. "I didn't feel like being bothered by all those complications by asking him for any money for support", she said. [75] 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. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. In the sixth, there was an accidental clash of heads, which opened a cut on the forehead of Benitez. Leonard, with a badly swollen left eye, came out roaring for the thirteenth round. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. The rules stated that a boxer had to be seventeen to box in international competition, so Leonard, only sixteen, lied about his age. 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. 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. His father worked as a supermarket night manager and his mother was a nurse. Dec. 16, 1989 12 AM PT. In the semifinals, he faced Kazimierz Szczerba and won a 50 decision. He became known as Sugar Ray Robinson as an under-aged boxer, after using a fellow boxer's Amateur Athletic Union card to fight in a show. You're blowing it!". That's why he's living."[32][33]. With the fight in control, Leonard would begin taunting Duran, much to the chagrin of . This latest eye problem further fueled the flames of those who opposed Leonard's comeback. Afterward, Leonard announced, "I'm finishedI've fought my last fight. "[77], Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, Nabisco, Revlon and 7 Up. No. Augie Sanchez had defeated Mayweather earlier that summer in qualifiers after a tight 11-12 decision. "[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. Hearns was the WBA champion while Leonard held the WBC title. Leonard's 1987 fight with Hagler, which served as a comeback after a three-year retirement, is one of the greatest fights ever. Photo: Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images, Remembering Just Fontaine and His World Cup Record, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Sugar Ray Robinson, Birth Year: 1921, Birth date: May 3, 1921, Birth State: Georgia, Birth City: Ailey, Birth Country: United States. "[71] All Rights Reserved. Sugar Ray Leonard walked away from boxing for good in 1997 when, at the age of 40, Hector Camacho ended his ill-fated comeback by stopping him in five rounds.. Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. Durn was guaranteed $7.6 million and Leonard's arrangement guaranteed him over $13 million.[65]. 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 fight began as expected, Leonard boxing from a distance and Hearns stalking. The fight ended with Hagler and Leonard exchanging along the ropes. Robi is the daughter of Paul Robi, one of the original Platters, and she is the ex-wife of Lynn Swann. Duran rode out his trilogy with Sugar Ray Leonard with little fire. There was a capacity crowd of about 4,600. The fight took place on September 9, 1978. Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light Welterweight Championships in 1974. "He does have a heart. [22] After the fight, Leonard paid back his $21,000 loan to the investors. According to Bob Arum, the fight grossed $78 million (which equates to around $179 million in 2020). "I wasn't aware I was in a championship early because I hit him so easy", Leonard said. Going into the final round, Leonard led by scores of 137130, 137133, and 136134. To revisit this article, select My Account, then View saved stories. . N o classic. [14]:93 A month later, Leonard defeated his old amateur nemesis Randy Shields by a ten-round unanimous decision. [55], Leonard was awarded a controversial split-decision. Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the best." Leonard battled back again and again, but he had to work just to find room to breathe and swing, at times simply to survive. [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. I think he needs a psychiatrist more than he needs anything else." But I never had any problems with him. "[58] A month after Hagler's formal retirement in June 1988, Leonard would announce another comeback. He knocked Leonard down with a left hook in the second round, and in the seventh, he dropped Leonard again with a short right. On June 20, 1980, Leonard returned to the Olympic Stadium in Montreal to defend his title against Roberto Durn before a crowd of 46,317. Roberto Duran takes on Sugar Ray Leonard at the Superdome in New Orleans in November 1980. . Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the. [64] Hearns was guaranteed $11 million and Leonard was guaranteed $14 million. Leonard fought Wilfred Bentez for the WBC Welterweight Championship on November 30, 1979, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Knowing he needed a big finish, Leonard fought furiously and had a big final round. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns feature in fight one of a BBC Sounds look back at some of boxing's greatest fights. The fight, promoted as "The Super Fight" and "The King of the Ring", was scheduled for April 6, 1987, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Leonard was the aggressor throughout, with Bonds circling the ring. Now I want to go to school." "No one, I mean no one, can make me miss punches like that", Leonard said. Duran and Leonard would go on to fight two more times, once in November 1980 and again . "All I can do is say I'm sorry, but that is not enough. [1] He was named after Ray Charles, his mother's favorite singer. After the verdict was announced, Leonard announced his retirement. The fight was postponed when Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to fix a loose retina. Hagler backed off, and Leonard danced away with Hagler in pursuit. On June 12, 1989, Leonard defended the WBC Super Middleweight Championship in a rematch with Thomas Hearns at Caesar's Palace. 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]. Career Highlights Sugar Ray Leonard fought a total of 40 times during his professional career. In a career that spanned 25 years, Robinson amassed 175 wins, 110 knockouts and just 19 losses. [45] Leonard's next fight was scheduled to be against Roger Stafford on May 14, 1982, in Buffalo, New York. He made him look like a guy chasing a bus. Leonard looked to be in trouble, but he furiously fought his way out of the corner. Many felt that the ten-point must scoring system was not properly used and those rounds should have been scored 108. The Panamanian seized the evening and gave it what shape and momentum it had. He got up, but after a few more punches, the referee stopped the fight. Correa was instructed not to spare the whip. Blood flowed down his forehead and the bridge of his nose but stayed out of his eyes. Dickie Eklund (left) smiles before the Sugar Ray fight. Which boxers did sugar ray Leonard lose to? 2 of his losses came after his first retirement. With only a few seconds left in the fight, a Leonard combination forced another standing eight count. [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. However, Lalonde later told HBO's Larry Merchant that he didn't have any trouble making weight.[59]. 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. Of all people, John 'The Beast' Mugabi." [86] He appeared as a guest at the chef's table, along with Tito Ortiz, during the tenth season of Hell's Kitchen. At the final bell, even uniformed ringside security rushed into the ring applauding and lauding Leonard's effort. He continued to taunt Durn mercilessly. In 1976, Leonard made the U.S. Olympic Team as the light welterweight representative. "There was no indication that he was in pain or getting weak. In his last years Robinson battled Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. But New York proved rough in other ways. Roger helped start the boxing program, urging the center's director, Ollie Dunlap, to form a team. "He has really helped me get ready. Dickie's fight against Sugar Ray Leonard was on July 18, 1978 at the Hynes Memorial Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts. By the fifth, Leonard, who was moving a lot, began to tire and Hagler started to get closer. The working environment was not healthy."[84]. The fight ended in a split draw, meaning both fighters retained their respective titles. 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Leonard suffered his last two losses as an amateur in 1974. Sugar Ray Robinson's birth name was Walker Smith Jr. Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. Leonard started to do better by the fifth round, finding some punching room and throwing numerous multi-punch combinations. The nickname "Sugar" came from Gainford, who had described the young boxer as "sweet as sugar"; reporters soon began using the moniker. Durn attacked at almost every turn. In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years. He actually scored it 148147. . The fight grossed over $35 million. 19522000: 6063.5 kg, 20042012: 6064 kg. [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. 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". Thomas Hearns) 16 September 1981 - 9 November 1982 . "For the first time in a long time, I allowed someone to push me", Leonard said. Hearns dropped Leonard with a right cross in the third round, but Leonard came back and battered Hearns around the ring in the fifth. Shirley was the only judge to give Leonard a 108 margin in the twelfth. In his prime, he was unstoppable. Leonard competed on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on ABC. Durn was awarded a unanimous decision, although it was mistakenly read as a majority decision in the ring. Answer (1 of 8): Hearns and Leonard fought twice. Early in the seventh round, Hearns hurt Leonard but punched himself out going for the knockout. "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. "Tonight was my last fight. [10] BoxRec ranks him as the 14th greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. TYson had warched film of Foreman destroying Joe Frazier. The Senate hearing was titled "Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure". The fight was one of the many battles between the top fighters of the era (Duran, Leonard, Hearns, Hagler). Hagler looked stiff and mechanical and missed the speedy Leonard time and again prompting CBS ringside commentator Gil Clancy to remark "and is he ever missingLeonard isn't doing anything to make him miss, he's just missing!". At the post-fight press conference, Leonard surprised everyone by announcing his retirement again, saying he just didn't have it anymore.[51]. He continued to score well in the fourth and opened a cut above Leonard's right eye. Or why Roberto Durn was acting out of prudence, not cowardice, when he quit in his second fight against Leonard. Leonard's observation that the Hagler who beat John Mugabi was older and slower proved to be spot on. He turned pro that same year. 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. [23] Leonard won by a tenth-round knockout. 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. . [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. Leonard yelled "Yeah!" Sugar Ray Leonard: The Final Fight. He lost a disputed decision to Anatoli Kamnev in Moscow, after which, Kamnev gave the winner's trophy to Leonard. He was given a scholarship to the University of Maryland, a gift from the citizens of Glenarden, Maryland. He went to a doctor and discovered that he had a detached retina. 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 led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.[35]. Juanita Wilkinson, Leonard's high school girlfriend, told him she was pregnant in the summer of 1973. Even though Leonard dominated, hurting Hearns and battering him, all three judges gave both rounds to Leonard by a 109 margin. His relationship with HBO lasted for more than a decade. 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. 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 middleweight division for the previous five years. Many felt that Hagler deserved the decision because he was the aggressor and landed the harder punches. Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis His opponent was Luis "The Bull" Vega, whom he defeated by a six-round unanimous decision. Dundee had a different proposition. Late in the final round, he again hurt Aldama, which brought a standing eight count from the referee. 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. [62], After the fight, Leonard vacated the light heavyweight title, but kept the super middleweight title. He had a falling out with partner Bjorn Rebney, whom he called "a cancer in my company. For Leonard's fight with Hagler, Dundee worked without a contract and received $175,000, which was less than 2% of Leonard's purse. On December 7, 1989, Leonard defended the title against Roberto Durn, who was the reigning WBC Middleweight Champion. Leonard won the fight in 12 rounds on a split decision. This would be Leonard's first professional fight without Angelo Dundee. Although Price landed multiple good blows, Leonard knocked him out in the first round, advancing his record to 250 with 16 knockouts.[28]. As a boy growing up in Detroit, Sugar Ray Robinson was neighbors with heavyweight champion Joe Louis. 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. 17 May 1956 -. First, in 1991, he lost by decision to Terry Norris. 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. Leonard married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Wilkinson, in January 1980. "[56], Many others felt that Leonard deservedly got the decision, arguing that Leonard landed more punches and showed better defense and ring generalship. Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durn, billed as " The Brawl in Montreal ", was a welterweight professional boxing match contested between WBC, The Ring and lineal champion Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Durn. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. Despite Leonard's obvious fatigue, he boxed well in the eleventh. Tyson lost his first fight to Holyfield in 1996. Asked if Leonard was the best he ever fought, Durn thought for a moment and then answered, "Si, si." 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