The fight took place on September 9, 1978. Later, when he made . The odds started at 41, then settled at 31. The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. 2 . [48], A bout with Philadelphia's Kevin Howard, who was 2041, was scheduled for February 25, 1984. 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. The fight was cancelled, and Leonard had surgery to repair the retina on May 9, 1982. He drove him to the ropes and unleashed a furious assault. When Leonard boxed in the Olympics, he had a picture of Wilkinson taped to his sock. Hearns, with too much faith in his powerful right hand, lost to Sugar Ray Leonard in their first match. [12] The family moved to Washington, D.C., when he was three, and they settled permanently in Palmer Park, Maryland when he was ten. The two went toe-to-toe in the fifteenth. Robinson, who had a son from a previous marriage, helped raise Millie's two children. These seven fights are the highlight of his career. 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. 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 turned pro that same year. After the fight, there was controversy due to the scoring of rounds six and seven. First, in 1991, he lost by decision to Terry Norris. When his fighting days were over, however, he was getting beaten up. He lost a disputed decision to Anatoli Kamnev in Moscow, after which, Kamnev gave the winner's trophy to Leonard. Dundee had a different proposition. "It was a crutch, something that enabled me to forget." Veteran ringside commentator Don Dunphy said "They're stopping 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. and played to the screaming crowd. He was voted off in Week 4 of the show. 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]. "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. 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". With Hearns fatigued, Leonard came back and had a strong finish to the round. More embarrassed than hurt, Benitez got up quickly. Leonard and . Hearns was the WBA champion while Leonard held the WBC title. The fight took place at the new Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. "I was shocked", Brown said. "[36] Arcel was angry. Blood flowed down his forehead and the bridge of his nose but stayed out of his eyes. Leonard pledged he would support his son, even if he had to scrap plans to attend college. [82] Leonard's boxing promotional company was dissolved in 2004. 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. The following year, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Lightweight Championships. Camacho applied pressure from the opening bell and started to score well in the third. When Leonard left the show, he was replaced as host by Tony Danza for the final season. Boxing in Serenity 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. On hand that . 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. [64] Hearns was guaranteed $11 million and Leonard was guaranteed $14 million. 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. Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the best." It was the first knockdown of Leonard's professional career. "But then he adjusted to my style. It was promoted as "The War". "It took this fight to show me it is no longer my time", Leonard said. "All I can do is say I'm sorry, but that is not enough. Leonard called it "the hardest single punch I ever threw."[30]. The nickname stuck. Leonard suffered his last two losses as an amateur in 1974. The fight began as expected, Leonard boxing from a distance and Hearns stalking. [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. Hearns managed to rise, but was dropped by a flurry of hard punches near the end of the round. [22] After the fight, Leonard paid back his $21,000 loan to the investors. After that, Leonard decided to box Hagler. I never had to go to school once because of him."[13]. Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis "I'll try, I'll give it a shot", Leonard said of his latest retirement. At the post-fight press conference, Leonard surprised everyone by announcing his retirement again, saying he just didn't have it anymore.[51]. 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. Morton was replaced as co-trainer by Pepe Correa, who had worked with Leonard for most of the previous fifteen years.[63]. On June 12, 1989, Leonard defended the WBC Super Middleweight Championship in a rematch with Thomas Hearns at Caesar's Palace. Sylvester Stallone, who co-hosted during the first season, was one of the executive producers, along with Mark Burnett. Leonard led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.[35]. [86] He appeared as a guest at the chef's table, along with Tito Ortiz, during the tenth season of Hell's Kitchen. "And Voom! Leonard fought Wilfred Bentez for the WBC Welterweight Championship on November 30, 1979, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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. However, he was able to outpunch Hagler along the ropes and got the better of several bristling exchanges. "No one, I mean no one, can make me miss punches like that", Leonard said. The referee stopped the fight with Camacho teeing off on a defenseless Leonard on the ropes. During divorce proceedings, Juanita Leonard testified that her husband physically abused her while under the influence of alcohol. Friends and family mourned the loss of the welterweight champion at wake . By the fifth, Leonard, who was moving a lot, began to tire and Hagler started to get closer. He continued to taunt Durn mercilessly. [14]:63, When Leonard decided to turn professional, Janks Morton introduced him to Mike Trainer, a friend of his who was an attorney. In the final, Leonard boxed the great Cuban knockout artist Andrs Aldama, who scored five straight knockouts to reach the final. For Leonard's fight with Hagler, Dundee worked without a contract and received $175,000, which was less than 2% of Leonard's purse. [45] Leonard's next fight was scheduled to be against Roger Stafford on May 14, 1982, in Buffalo, New York. Lalonde, 312 with 26 knockouts, was guaranteed at least $6 million and Leonard was guaranteed over $10 million. Correa was instructed not to spare the whip. The time was 2:54 of round fifteen.[29]. 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. The young boxer quickly moved up the ranks. The referee stopped the fight with Bonds taking punishment in a corner.[39]. [18] He planned to study business administration and communications. Leonard was undefeated (12-0) going . In 1976, Leonard made the U.S. Olympic Team as the light welterweight representative. His doctor suggested that he cancel the fight, but Leonard wanted to go through with it. But the TV show came about and made my decision a lot easier. Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. 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. The headline in the Washington Star read, "Sugar Ray Leonard Named in Welfare Dept. Kalule got up but the referee waved it off. Six years later, Robinson captured the middleweight title for the first time by defeating Jake LaMotta. October 30, 1974 - Kinshasa, Zaire It was the way that Ali won which made it the defining moment of his career, shocking the world by defeating a supposedly unbeatable Foreman by spending a good. After the verdict was announced, Leonard announced his retirement. 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. 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. 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. [54], Leonard threw 629 punches and landed 306, while Hagler threw 792 and landed 291. Leonard looked to be in trouble, but he furiously fought his way out of the corner. He also had the distinction of being the first boxer ever to earn $100 million in purses. He has appeared in numerous television shows, including Half & Half, L.A. Heat, Married with Children, Renegade and Tales From The Crypt. Many felt that the ten-point must scoring system was not properly used and those rounds should have been scored 108. Julio Cesar Chavez and Sugar Ray Leonard. .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. Pat Putnam of Sports Illustrated wrote, "Leonard gave them artistic perfection when they wanted heated battle, and they booed lustily. On March 28, 1981, Leonard defended his title against Larry Bonds, the WBC sixth-ranked contender, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Despite Leonard's obvious fatigue, he boxed well in the eleventh. [17] Leonard won his first four Olympic bouts by 50 decisions. 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. Yet the book is not really about boxing. However, less than a week after the fight, Leonard said he planned to fight again. Hearns was leading by scores of 124122, 125122, and 125121. 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. Floyd bounced back and won two in a row over Sanchez to secure his spot in Atlanta. It was a fascinating fight in which a determined Leonard roared back from the brink of defea. The fight ended with Hagler and Leonard exchanging along the ropes. . 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. Hearns (left) had not lost in his 32 fights before facing Leonard. Hagler was a heavy favorite. Bonds got up and continued to move, with Leonard in pursuit. Sugar Ray Robinson turned pro in 1940 and won his first 40 fights. The judges scored the fight a draw and Leonard retained the title. Leonard, becoming more aggressive, hurt Hearns in the sixth with a left hook to the chin. Many consider the 1976 U.S. team to be the greatest boxing team in the history of the Olympics. During the night Durn was admitted to a hospital with stomach pains, and discharged the following day. Durn forced the issue and took the fight to Leonard, cutting off the ring and denying Leonard space to fight his fight. But I never had any problems with him. May 11 - Kevin Howard, Massachusetts, KO 9 1987 Leonard won the WBC middleweight title in a 12-round contest against Marvin Hagler in April. His older brother, Roger, started boxing first. 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 first round, Leonard rocked Benitez with a left hook that came off a jab and right cross. Leonard landed the harder punches and had Benitez hurt several times late in the fight, but Leonard couldn't put him away. The fight ended in a 12 . Robinson wouldn't go by his birth name for the rest of his career. Hearns was paid $5.1 million, and Leonard made over $11 million. "My idea is that he should have a tuneup fight before he fights with Roberto again", Jacobs said. "[77], Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, Nabisco, Revlon and 7 Up. [40] 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.[41]. The fight was postponed when Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to fix a loose retina. He went to a doctor and discovered that he had a detached retina. The Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring named Leonard "Fighter of the Year" for 1979. 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. In rounds, he had it three for Durn, two for Leonard, and ten even. Hagler took a few months to decide, then agreed to the match.[52]. I know how Hagler felt now."[70]. Leonard celebrated his victory with a full 360-degree, no-hands flip. "I didn't feel like being bothered by all those complications by asking him for any money for support", she said. Knowing he needed a big finish, Leonard fought furiously and had a big final round. 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. The Senate hearing was titled "Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure". He made him look like a guy chasing a bus. Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches. Hagler's corner was much more reserved prompting Clancy to comment: "They're talking to him like it's an IBM meeting or somethingno emotion." Leonard responded with a furious flurry, landing few punches but whipping the upset-hoping crowd into a frenzy. Leonard learned of the suit several days after returning home from the Olympics. They fought before a live crowd of 23,618. Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC welterweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout of Wilfred Bentez in 1979. With too much money to be lost by cancelling the fight, the matchmaker for the bout, Ron Katz, found a . I already had it in the back of my mind to dissolve the company. [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. After the quick and slick Leonard won the first two rounds on all three scorecards, Hagler started the third round as a southpaw. He finished his career with a record of 3631 with 25 knockouts. [10] BoxRec ranks him as the 14th greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years. Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. Hearns was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. His speech, entitled "Power" (Prepare, Overcome and Win Every Round), is consistently booked with major Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States and abroad. But New York proved rough in other ways. Leonard had difficulty with Hearns' long reach and sharp jab. The team also included Leon and Michael Spinks, Howard Davis Jr., Leo Randolph, Charles Mooney, and John Tate. Leonard was ahead on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage. 17 May 1956 -. "I can never erase the pain or the scars I have made through my stupidity, my selfishness", Leonard said. 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. Dundee was unhappy with that amount. The fight ended in a split draw, meaning both fighters retained their respective titles. He won his first Golden Gloves title (featherweight) in 1939, and then repeated the accomplishment in 1940. Career Highlights Sugar Ray Leonard fought a total of 40 times during his professional career. [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. 2 of his losses came after his first retirement. "[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. The two fought with great intensity throughout the fight. Tyson had a 71 reach, even shorter than Frazier's. Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title. Sugar Ray Leonard is one of the fastest boxers in history and his speed was just otherworldly. To revisit this article, select My Account, then View saved stories. Doctors said they believed he would be able to resume his boxing career before the end of the year. What was the score of the Sugar Ray Leonard fight? 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. He hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. 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]. himself. Leonard served as host and mentor to the aspiring fighters on The Contender. Leonard went the distance but lost by a lopsided decision. If you moved, he was lost."[57]. Judges Chuck Giampa and Franz Marti had Leonard ahead by scores of 7774 and 7775, respectively. I didn't want anyone to tell me my career had to end." But eventually you and Durn had a rematch that you ended up winning. 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. Shortly before the Olympics, Wilkinson had filed an application to receive $156 a month in child support payments from Prince George's County, Maryland. He was also named "Athlete of the Year" by ABC's Wide World of Sports and "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated. Leonard maintained his eye was fully healed, but that he just didn't want to box anymore. [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. Montreal Not long after this fight ended, a rematch fight was scheduled. Benitez was very slick. 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. 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