[15], Sarge Johnson, assistant coach of the US Olympic Boxing Team, said to Dave Jacobs, "That kid you got is sweet as sugar". Sugar Ray Leonard's raw and uplifting memoir reveals in intimate detail for the first time the complex human who waged his own personal battle with depression, rage . 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. Leonard led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.[35]. When Robinson finally did get his shot at the belt in 1946, he took home the crown with a unanimous 15-round decision over Tommy Bell; Robinson would hold the welterweight title until 1951. Remembering "The Showdown": Hearns and Leonard fought 35 years ago. "[83] Speaking of his promotional company, Leonard said, "We did some great shows with evenly matched fights. He continued to score well in the fourth and opened a cut above Leonard's right eye. In 1991 the brilliant career of Sugar Ray Leonard appeared to have finally come to an end. 17 May 1956 -. "I was shocked", Brown said. His then wife . Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. According to Bob Arum, the fight grossed $78 million (which equates to around $179 million in 2020). [78][79] Leonard is among the most sought-after motivational/inspirational speakers in the world today. Associated Press had it 144141 for Durn, while The New York Times had Leonard ahead 144142. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! 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. His father worked as a supermarket night manager and his mother was a nurse. How many times did Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard fight? Later, when he made . The working environment was not healthy."[84]. This latest eye problem further fueled the flames of those who opposed Leonard's comeback. I already had it in the back of my mind to dissolve the company. Leonard is also the godfather of Khlo Kardashian and has appeared on many episodes of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 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. Leonard was named "Fighter of the Year" by The Ring and The Boxing Writers Association of America. May 11 - Kevin Howard, Massachusetts, KO 9 1987 Leonard won the WBC middleweight title in a 12-round contest against Marvin Hagler in April. Leonard learned of the suit several days after returning home from the Olympics. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last. He was voted off in Week 4 of the show. Durn retired from boxing . He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. This movie brought back memories of his fight with Dicky Eklund. Although Price landed multiple good blows, Leonard knocked him out in the first round, advancing his record to 250 with 16 knockouts.[28]. "No one, I mean no one, can make me miss punches like that", Leonard said. On November 7, 1988, Leonard made another comeback, facing Donny Lalonde at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. 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. Robert Durn's hair flies as Sugar Ray Leonard throws a punch in the early rounds of their welterwight fight on 25 November 1980. [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. Leonard won the fight in 12 rounds on a split decision. 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. Asked if Leonard was the best he ever fought, Durn thought for a moment and then answered, "Si, si." The scorecards from the ringside press and broadcast media attest to the polarizing views and opinions of the fight. For Leonard's fight with Hagler, Dundee worked without a contract and received $175,000, which was less than 2% of Leonard's purse. Leonard battered Hearns in rounds six and seven, but Hearns regrouped. Judge Dave Moretti scored it 115113 for Leonard, while judge Lou Filippo had it 115113 for Hagler. Camacho, a light-hitting southpaw, was a three-time world champion with a record of 6231. Hagler continued to score somewhat effectively in round six. 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. 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". Hagler buckled Leonard's knees with a right uppercut near the end of the round, which finished with Leonard on the ropes. 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.. 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. Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the round. His decision was to push Froot Loops onto the Finals, where they were taken out by Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Wherever he went, he brought a large entourage of trainers, women and family members. "He does have a heart. Leonard also won a light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [14]:6568, Leonard made his professional debut on February 5, 1977, before a crowd of 10,270 at the Civic Center in Baltimore. When they fought again a . 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. 2 . and played to the screaming crowd. He knocked Leonard down with a left hook in the second round, and in the seventh, he dropped Leonard again with a short right. Hearns was ahead on points." To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will. In his later years, Robinson worked in show business, even doing some television acting. WASHINGTON POST. Outside of the ring, Robinson relished his celebrity, parading around Harlem with a pink Cadillac and making appearances at his high-profile Harlem nightclub. Six years later, Robinson captured the middleweight title for the first time by defeating Jake LaMotta. Everyone was surprised by Durn's actions, none more so than his veteran trainers, Freddie Brown and Ray Arcel. On June 12, 1989, Leonard defended the WBC Super Middleweight Championship in a rematch with Thomas Hearns at Caesar's Palace. During the night Durn was admitted to a hospital with stomach pains, and discharged the following day. The bout took place on June 20, 1980 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. I used when I felt bad, I used when I missed competing at that level", he said. 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 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". He requested a contract for the Lalonde fight and Leonard refused. He made three successful title defenses, stopping Luis Primera, Randy Shields, and Pablo Baez. "[36] Arcel was angry. Many of the people being considered wanted absolute control and a cut somewhere near the manager's traditional 33%. Durn attacked at almost every turn. Tyson lost his first fight to Holyfield in 1996. Leonard, having slowed down, was obliged to fight more and move less. [49], Before the fight with Howard, Dave Jacobs rejoined Leonard's team in a limited role. "Sugar Ray Robinson had a nice ring to it," Robinson later said. "I think I pretty much fought from the heart." Correa was instructed not to spare the whip. Round nine was the most exciting round of the fight. When he did, he hit harder. It was then that Leonard decided to come back and fight Hagler. [88] In 1984, they had another son, Jarrell. After the bout Hagler stated it may be his last fight. [82] Leonard's boxing promotional company was dissolved in 2004. 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. The decision was read. 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 won his first Golden Gloves title (featherweight) in 1939, and then repeated the accomplishment in 1940. Leonard started to do better by the fifth round, finding some punching room and throwing numerous multi-punch combinations. "I wanted more", Leonard said. 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. Dave Jacobs disagreed with the decision to have an immediate rematch with Durn and terminated his relationship with Leonard when the rematch was made. According to Bill Nack: It was, from almost the opening salvo, a fight that belonged to Durn. "I've had it. [85] During his appearance on The Colbert Report in 2011, Leonard was defeated by host Stephen Colbert in a thumb wrestling contest. Durn 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. In 1972, Leonard boxed in the featherweight quarterfinals of the National AAU Tournament, losing by decision to Jerome Artis. 19522000: 6063.5 kg, 20042012: 6064 kg. Judge Jos Guerra scored the fight 118110 for Leonard. The two fought with great intensity throughout the fight. Leonard landed the harder punches and had Benitez hurt several times late in the fight, but Leonard couldn't put him away. Leonard maintained his eye was fully healed, but that he just didn't want to box anymore. His doctor suggested that he cancel the fight, but Leonard wanted to go through with it. Leonard moved up to the junior middleweight division and faced Kalule on June 25, 1981, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Duran rode out his trilogy with Sugar Ray Leonard with little fire. 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 . Shortly afterward, Leonard dropped him with a flurry of punches. [22] After the fight, Leonard paid back his $21,000 loan to the investors. .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 "Four Kings" created a wave of popularity in the lower weight classes that kept boxing relevant in the post-Muhammad Ali era, during which Leonard defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Hearns, Durn, Hagler, and Wilfred Bentez. . Lalonde tried to tie up Leonard, but got dropped with a powerful left hook. 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. 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. Leonard got hit by sparring partner Quincy Taylor and was badly buckled. He actually scored it 148147. Despite years away from the ring, Leonard defeated Hagler and secured his place as one of the best. Leonard made his first title defense in Landover, Maryland, on March 31, 1980. He finished his career with a record of 3631 with 25 knockouts. However, he was able to outpunch Hagler along the ropes and got the better of several bristling exchanges. Leonard's attorney, Mike Trainer, said, "There never has been a linkage between his broadcasting and his fighting. Leonard received $7 million and Durn received $8 million. 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. After the Los Angeles Times broke the story, Leonard held a press conference and publicly acknowledged that the accusations were true. Unable to get away, unable to counter and unable to slide away to open up the ring, Leonard seemed almost helpless under the assault. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This fight proved to be one of the most controversial fights to date. Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light Welterweight Championships in 1974. The fight grossed over $35 million. He has appeared in numerous television shows, including Half & Half, L.A. Heat, Married with Children, Renegade and Tales From The Crypt. It was a highly competitive and tactical battle. To revisit this article, select My Account, then View saved stories. The scorecard of judge Angelo Poletti was incorrectly added and announced as 147147. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. He quit because he was embarrassed. In rounds seven and eight, Hagler's southpaw jab was landing solidly and Leonard's counter flurries were less frequent. Dickie's fight against Sugar Ray Leonard was on July 18, 1978 at the Hynes Memorial Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts. With only a few seconds left in the fight, a Leonard combination forced another standing eight count. "He has really helped me get ready. "[91] In 2011, Leonard revealed in an NPR interview that he had been free of alcohol since July 2006. Leonard used constant lateral movement and won by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision over a listless Durn. Foreman had an 84 inch reach. Sugar Ray Robinson turned pro in 1940 and won his first 40 fights. "For the first time in a long time, I allowed someone to push me", Leonard said. In the semifinals, he faced Kazimierz Szczerba and won a 50 decision. [14]:63, When Leonard decided to turn professional, Janks Morton introduced him to Mike Trainer, a friend of his who was an attorney. "I wanted that arena. He had beaten the best of his . Eventually, Leonard admitted that Hearns deserved the decision[citation needed]. I snapped his head back with a jab. In the second, he dropped Aldama with a left to the chin. Bonds rose but Leonard didn't let him off the hook. He made him look like a guy chasing a bus. Robinson inspired Ali's famous matador style, which he used to defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title in 1964. 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. In rounds, he had it three for Durn, two for Leonard, and ten even. The live gate was $5.9 million, and the revenue from pay-per-view was $7.5 million. He was also named "Athlete of the Year" by ABC's Wide World of Sports and "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated. In the fifth, Camacho dropped Leonard with a right followed by two left uppercuts. The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. Before the fight, he was given a shot of novocaine. He lost a disputed decision to Anatoli Kamnev in Moscow, after which, Kamnev gave the winner's trophy to Leonard. The Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring named Leonard "Fighter of the Year" for 1979. He is the celebrity spokesperson for the Atlanta law firm John Foy and Associates, PC. As a boy growing up in Detroit, Sugar Ray Robinson was neighbors with heavyweight champion Joe Louis. 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