"[77], Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, Nabisco, Revlon and 7 Up. After the quick and slick Leonard won the first two rounds on all three scorecards, Hagler started the third round as a southpaw. He hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. Leonard ended the series with his hand raised in victory, but the boos couldn't be hidden and many fled the arena long before the final bell. Named after Ray Charles, Leonard's parents reportedly wanted him to become a singer, although as . During divorce proceedings, Juanita Leonard testified that her husband physically abused her while under the influence of alcohol. The boxer continued his dominance until 1991 when he lost by decision to Terry Norris and retired again. For the first bout of his career in 1936, he borrowed the Amateur Athletic Union card of another boxer, whose name was Ray Robinson, to enter the ring. 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. Afterward, Leonard announced, "I'm finishedI've fought my last fight. Bonds rose but Leonard didn't let him off the hook. Leonard called it "the hardest single punch I ever threw."[30]. He actually scored it 148147. He then announced, "I am retiring from boxing right now." The live gate was $5.9 million, and the revenue from pay-per-view was $7.5 million. After several comebacks, Leonard ended his professional career with 36 wins, three losses, and one draw. 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. Roberto Duran Speaks: The Untold Story Is Finally Revealed!, Bill Brubaker, The Boxing Writers Association of America, List of light middleweight boxing champions, "Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard lead the way", "The Fabulous Four Hagler, Hearns, Duran, and Leonard", "Ring Magazine's 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years", "Who is the greatest fighter alive? 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"). The scorecards from the ringside press and broadcast media attest to the polarizing views and opinions of the fight. Afterward, Leonard retired again, saying, "For sure, my career is definitely over for me in the ring." Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the round. Durn said. I think he needs a psychiatrist more than he needs anything else." Hearns (left) had not lost in his 32 fights before facing Leonard. Between rounds twelve and thirteen, Angelo Dundee told Leonard, "You're blowing it, son! Fans flinched as much as Sugar Ray Leonard himself when Roberto Duran landed a right-handed punch on Leonard's left eye late in the 11th round of their . Shortly before the Olympics, Wilkinson had filed an application to receive $156 a month in child support payments from Prince George's County, Maryland. The following month, he made his first title defense against Andy Price. The fight grossed over $35 million. [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. 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. 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. [53], Many were surprised that Hagler, a natural southpaw, opened the fight boxing out of an orthodox stance. But eventually you and Durn had a rematch that you ended up winning. Leonard got hit by sparring partner Quincy Taylor and was badly buckled. 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. This movie brought back memories of his fight with Dicky Eklund. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last. For the Durn fight, Leonard cut his entourage from twenty-one to six. 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. For his services, Dundee would get 15% of Leonard's purse. [88] In 1984, they had another son, Jarrell. She named Leonard as the father and the county's state attorney's office filed a civil suit against Leonard to establish paternity and get support payments for the child. Remembering "The Showdown": Hearns and Leonard fought 35 years ago. With neither parent able to work, with his child and the mother of his child to support, and without any endorsement opportunities, Leonard decided to become a professional boxer. Leonard married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Wilkinson, in January 1980. Picking himself off the canvas twice, Leonard showed . 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. After the fight, there was controversy due to the scoring of rounds six and seven. 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. The fight was named "Fight of the Year" and "Upset of the Year" by The Ring. But the TV show came about and made my decision a lot easier. 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 1976, Leonard made the U.S. Olympic Team as the light welterweight representative. . 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.. Leonard learned of the suit several days after returning home from the Olympics. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. For three rounds Durn drove at Sugar Ray with a fury, and there were moments when it seemed the fight could not last five. Everyone was surprised by Durn's actions, none more so than his veteran trainers, Freddie Brown and Ray Arcel. She also said he was an occasional cocaine user. "I don't have contracts. [60][61], Lalonde's size and awkwardness troubled Leonard. Even though Leonard dominated, hurting Hearns and battering him, all three judges gave both rounds to Leonard by a 109 margin. .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. On November 7, 1988, Leonard made another comeback, facing Donny Lalonde at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. March 13, 2021. by Larry Brown. Leonard got up, but was unable to ward off Camacho. 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. "I wasn't aware I was in a championship early because I hit him so easy", Leonard said. He went to a doctor and discovered that he had a detached retina. 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. After Foreman's thrilling challenge of Holyfield-Don King asked Tyson to fight him. "[91] In 2011, Leonard revealed in an NPR interview that he had been free of alcohol since July 2006. 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. "I'll try, I'll give it a shot", Leonard said of his latest retirement. Roberto Duran takes on Sugar Ray Leonard at the Superdome in New Orleans in November 1980. . 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. [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 wedding ceremony, the grounds were converted into a garden with 10,000 roses and blossoms of other flowers flown in from the Netherlands.[92]. With the fight in control, Leonard would begin taunting Duran, much to the chagrin of . HBO believed it would be inappropriate for Leonard to continue with them if they couldn't bid on his fights. Robi is the daughter of Paul Robi, one of the original Platters, and she is the ex-wife of Lynn Swann. The British challenger had a record of 332. In the second, Durn rocked Leonard with a left hook, sending him into the ropes. 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]. Sugar Ray Leonard reflected on his famous fight with Marvin Hagler following the news on Saturday about his late opponent's death at the age of 66. Leonard was on a eight-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Round ten was tame by comparison, as the pace slowed after the furious action of the previous round but with Hagler having more spectacular moments. 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. "It made his eyes water", Leonard said. Winding up his right hand, as if to throw a bolo punch, Leonard snapped out a left jab and caught Durn flush in the face. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. "He does have a heart. The two fought with great intensity throughout the fight. Now I want to go to school." Roger won some trophies and showed them off in front of Ray, goading him to start boxing. He turned pro that same year. Leonard blamed his poor performance against Norris on lack of motivation, a rib injury, moving down in weight, and divorce, which was being litigated while he was in training. . . Durn retired from boxing . To revisit this article, select My Account, then View saved stories. Hosted (yes, there was a host) by Mario Lopez,. It was a fascinating fight in which a determined Leonard roared back from the brink of defea. 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. Answer (1 of 8): Hearns and Leonard fought twice. 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Leonard also won a light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His mother said: "He never did talk too much. 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. Durn defeated Leonard via unanimous decision . Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC welterweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout of Wilfred Bentez in 1979. Hagler buckled Leonard's knees with a right uppercut near the end of the round, which finished with Leonard on the ropes. In the sixth, there was an accidental clash of heads, which opened a cut on the forehead of Benitez. [24][25], On August 12, 1979, Leonard knocked out Pete Ranzany in four rounds to win the NABF Welterweight Championship. Leonard started boxing at the Palmer Park Recreation Center in 1969. Of all people, John 'The Beast' Mugabi." Judge Dave Moretti scored it 115113 for Leonard, while judge Lou Filippo had it 115113 for Hagler. The time was 2:54 of round fifteen.[29]. 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. This decision was met with a torrent of criticism from fans and the media, who felt Leonard was taking unnecessary risks with his surgically repaired eye. 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. Lalonde tried to tie up Leonard, but got dropped with a powerful left hook. Later that year, he boxed in the Eastern Olympic Trials. I snapped it back again. The fight with Camacho took place on March 1, 1997, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the best." He died at the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California, on April 12, 1989. Despite requests from the Hagler camp, Leonard was uninterested in a rematch and retired on May 27, 1987. [18] He planned to study business administration and communications. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. [67], In August 1990, Leonard relinquished the WBC super middleweight title, saying that he was under the weight for the division. "[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. AP Photo/Lennox McLendon What it's really about is boxing's great aesthetic divide. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. He attended Parkdale High School. Leonard used constant lateral movement and won by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision over a listless Durn. 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 scorecard of judge Angelo Poletti was incorrectly added and announced as 147147. In the fifth, Camacho dropped Leonard with a right followed by two left uppercuts. Judge Jerry Roth scored the fight 113112 for Hearns, Judge Tom Kazmarek scored it 113112 for Leonard, and Judge Dalby Shirley scored it 112112. He was given a scholarship to the University of Maryland, a gift from the citizens of Glenarden, Maryland. Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. For many years, Leonard has been the International Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk for a Cure and is actively involved in raising both awareness and funds. Sugar Ray Leonard is one of the fastest boxers in history and his speed was just otherworldly. Leonard landed the harder punches and had Benitez hurt several times late in the fight, but Leonard couldn't put him away. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Paternity Suit". Unlike the fight in Montreal, Leonard used his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle Durn. Hagler backed off, and Leonard danced away with Hagler in pursuit. 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. We never could tell what he was thinking. 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. 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. [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. Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches. He was also named "Athlete of the Year" by ABC's Wide World of Sports and "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated. 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. 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, having slowed down, was obliged to fight more and move less. This is terrible. "And Voom! "The whole fight, I was moving, I was moving", Leonard said. "But you guys know me. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 4050 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147." 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. 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. The work greatly helped salvage his finances and was the reason he eventually settled in Southern California with his second wife, Millie. Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. on May 3, 1921, although the location is a source of debate. 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. 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 . In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years. In 1984 The Ring magazine placed Robinson No. "It was stupid for me to fight Norris at 154 lbs", Leonard said. 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!" . He tried to get me against the ropes, I'd pivot, spin off and Pow! He requested a contract for the Lalonde fight and Leonard refused. However, Emanuel Steward, Hearns' manager and trainer, said, "I felt that the referee was justified in stopping the fight Tommy did not have enough energy to make it through the fight. Pat Putnam of Sports Illustrated wrote, "Leonard gave them artistic perfection when they wanted heated battle, and they booed lustily. Hearns won rounds nine through twelve on all three scorecards. "Sugar Ray Robinson had a nice ring to it," Robinson later said. [14]:63, When Leonard decided to turn professional, Janks Morton introduced him to Mike Trainer, a friend of his who was an attorney. 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. His doctor suggested that he cancel the fight, but Leonard wanted to go through with it. The roles reversed: Leonard became the stalker and Hearns became the boxer. 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. His incredible achievements include winning world titles in five weight divisions, including the WBC welterweight, WBA light middleweight, and WBC middleweight titles. In 2009, the foundation expanded to support programs that help people rebuild their communities in ten cities across the United States. A strange night, a boring fight. Leonard battled back again and again, but he had to work just to find room to breathe and swing, at times simply to survive. Although he would prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave Jacobs and Janks Morton. The cuts required a total of 60 stitches. 2 . In the first round, Leonard rocked Benitez with a left hook that came off a jab and right cross. Before the fight, he was given a shot of novocaine. "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. Voom! It was like looking in a mirror". Montreal Not long after this fight ended, a rematch fight was scheduled. 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.. He testified about the burden of diabetes and the need for continued research funding to find a cure.[93]. Durn's manager, Carlos Eleta, said, "Durn didn't quit because of stomach cramps. Janks Morton and Dave Jacobs trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight. Robinson began his career with an astonishing 40 straight victories and was called the "uncrowned champion" by boxing fans on account that the mob, with who Robinson refused to play nice with, denied him the chance to fight for the world welterweight title until after the war. "I'm watching John 'The Beast' Mugabi outbox Hagler. 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