His decision was to push Froot Loops onto the Finals, where they were taken out by Cinnamon Toast Crunch. The fight was named "Fight of the Year" and "Upset of the Year" by The Ring. . He actually scored it 148147. Leonard called it "the hardest single punch I ever threw."[30]. "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. Named after Ray Charles, Leonard's parents reportedly wanted him to become a singer, although as . 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. Leonard finally hurt him with a right to the head. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. In the fourth round, Leonard knocked Green out with a devastating left hook. The scorecards from the ringside press and broadcast media attest to the polarizing views and opinions of the fight. Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. He quit because he was embarrassed. 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 Dave Moretti scored it 115113 for Leonard, while judge Lou Filippo had it 115113 for Hagler. Leonard was undefeated (12-0) going . [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]. "I was ringside", Leonard said. In round seven, Leonard started to taunt Durn. Leonard competed on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on ABC. [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. Thomas Hearns) 16 September 1981 - 9 November 1982 . "[83] Speaking of his promotional company, Leonard said, "We did some great shows with evenly matched fights. The Senate hearing was titled "Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure". This fight proved to be one of the most controversial fights to date. [64] Hearns was guaranteed $11 million and Leonard was guaranteed $14 million. During the night Durn was admitted to a hospital with stomach pains, and discharged the following day. Janks Morton and Dave Jacobs trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight. 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. Leonard started to do better by the fifth round, finding some punching room and throwing numerous multi-punch combinations. The decision was read. [9] In 2016, he was voted by The Ring to be the greatest living fighter. 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 wouldn't go by his birth name for the rest of his career. Hearns started to stick and move, and he started to pile up points again. Durn hesitated. [42] Some also considered the stoppage premature. 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. Leonard kept it up, continuing to move, stop, and mug. Everyone was surprised by Durn's actions, none more so than his veteran trainers, Freddie Brown and Ray Arcel. In his prime, he was unstoppable. Dickie Eklund (left) smiles before the Sugar Ray fight. To revisit this article, select My Account, then View saved stories. Kalule and his handlers had expected Leonard to use lateral movement against him, but Leonard chose to fight inside instead. . 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. [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. 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. More embarrassed than hurt, Benitez got up quickly. He continued to taunt Durn mercilessly. November 30, 1979: Leonard wins his first world titles by defeating Wilfred Bentez via 15th round TKO. Hagler did better, but Leonard's superior speed and boxing skill still allowed him to control the fight. "[71] The nickname "Sugar" came from Gainford, who had described the young boxer as "sweet as sugar"; reporters soon began using the moniker. A strange night, a boring fight. As an amateur, he took an Olympic gold medal in the light-welterweight class at the 1976 Games in Montreal. Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. "I can never erase the pain or the scars I have made through my stupidity, my selfishness", Leonard said. In a fight that many considered to be very boring, both fighters were booed often by the fans and many left the arena before the decision was announced. .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." 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. Hearns was paid $5.1 million, and Leonard made over $11 million. Friends and family mourned the loss of the welterweight champion at wake . [67], In August 1990, Leonard relinquished the WBC super middleweight title, saying that he was under the weight for the division. Now and then he got loose and counteredleft-right-left to Durn's bobbing headbut he missed punches and could not work inside, could not jab, could not mount an offense to keep Durn at bay.[31]. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! Hearns was the WBA champion while Leonard held the WBC title. 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. In 1976, Leonard made the U.S. Olympic Team as the light welterweight representative. His father worked as a supermarket night manager and his mother was a nurse. My journey has ended, my dream is fulfilled. Many felt that the ten-point must scoring system was not properly used and those rounds should have been scored 108. After the fight, there was controversy due to the scoring of rounds six and seven. Eventually, Leonard admitted that Hearns deserved the decision[citation needed]. Leonard testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in 2009. Dec. 16, 1989 12 AM PT. When his fighting days were over, however, he was getting beaten up. Durn was awarded a unanimous decision, although it was mistakenly read as a majority decision in the ring. Judge Stuart Kirshenbaum had Lalonde ahead 7675. [60][61], Lalonde's size and awkwardness troubled Leonard. "I was shocked", Brown said. Despite years away from the ring, Leonard defeated Hagler and secured his place as one of the best. Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the best." 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 . He called Mike Trainer and said, "I can beat Hagler". Sports Illustrated called his scorecard "a monument to indecision." 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. Judge Jerry Roth scored the fight 113112 for Hearns, Judge Tom Kazmarek scored it 113112 for Leonard, and Judge Dalby Shirley scored it 112112. Then his friends came to help. "He's black, he's blind, and he's broke.". Judges Raymond Baldeyrou and Harry Gibbs scored the fight 146144 and 145144, respectively. [4] Leonard was part of the "Four Kings",[5] a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of Leonard, Roberto Durn, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler. In the second, Durn rocked Leonard with a left hook, sending him into the ropes. "I think he won the fight with Durn, but I don't think it is healthy for him to be fighting Durn right away". Although he would prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave Jacobs and Janks Morton. What was the score of the Sugar Ray Leonard fight? I know how Hagler felt now."[70]. 1 in its book "The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time.". Foreman had an 84 inch reach. [38], "I made him quit", Leonard said. This would be Leonard's first professional fight without Angelo Dundee. Most fight fans would not spend a dime to watch Van Gogh paint Sunflowers, but they would fill Yankee Stadium to see him cut off his ear. Hagler never seized total control of the fight as he had against Thomas Hearns two years earlier, when he brutalized Hearns and scored a third-round knockout. 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. Bonds got up and continued to move, with Leonard in pursuit. Roy Jones Jr. Ensuite Who defeated Mayweather? He hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. The odds started at 41, then settled at 31. [22] After the fight, Leonard paid back his $21,000 loan to the investors. His mother said: "He never did talk too much. The live gate was $5.9 million, and the revenue from pay-per-view was $7.5 million. Trainer then made Leonard the sole stockholder in Sugar Ray Leonard, Inc. Angelo Dundee, Muhammad Ali's trainer, was brought in to be Leonard's trainer and manager. Leonard and his wife, Bernadette, founded the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and its annual Walk for a Cure. 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. "But then he adjusted to my style. 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." Tyson lost his first fight to Holyfield in 1996. The fight was cancelled, and Leonard had surgery to repair the retina on May 9, 1982. "He does have a heart. 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. For three rounds Durn drove at Sugar Ray with a fury, and there were moments when it seemed the fight could not last five. With only a few seconds left in the fight, a Leonard combination forced another standing eight count. 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. "[36] Arcel was angry. 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. 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. When he did, he hit harder. 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. I think he needs a psychiatrist more than he needs anything else." [1] He was named after Ray Charles, his mother's favorite singer. "All I can do is say I'm sorry, but that is not enough. The two went toe-to-toe in the fifteenth. Sugar Ray Leonard is one of the fastest boxers in history and his speed was just otherworldly. Many felt that Hagler deserved the decision because he was the aggressor and landed the harder punches. Durn was guaranteed $7.6 million and Leonard's arrangement guaranteed him over $13 million.[65]. Tyson had a 71 reach, even shorter than Frazier's. The scorecard of judge Angelo Poletti was incorrectly added and announced as 147147. If you moved, he was lost."[57]. Leonard also won a light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. 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. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 4050 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147." He was given a scholarship to the University of Maryland, a gift from the citizens of Glenarden, Maryland. [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. 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. Juanita Wilkinson, Leonard's high school girlfriend, told him she was pregnant in the summer of 1973. Hearns won rounds nine through twelve on all three scorecards. Durn said he quit because of stomach cramps, caused by overeating after the weigh-in. "The whole fight, I was moving, I was moving", Leonard said. He also worked as an adviser in the 2011 robot boxing film Real Steel. We never could tell what he was thinking. "It took this fight to show me it is no longer my time", Leonard said. In the final round, Hagler continued to chase Leonard. His opponent was Luis "The Bull" Vega, whom he defeated by a six-round unanimous decision. He attended Parkdale High School. When they fought again a . His opponent was Dave "Boy" Green. [82] Leonard's boxing promotional company was dissolved in 2004. He made him look like a guy chasing a bus. Doctors said they believed he would be able to resume his boxing career before the end of the year. Sign In My word is my bond", Leonard said. "I'll try, I'll give it a shot", Leonard said of his latest retirement. 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. In the first round, Leonard rocked Benitez with a left hook that came off a jab and right cross. [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. 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. The bout took place on June 20, 1980 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. Wherever he went, he brought a large entourage of trainers, women and family members. [14]:75, In his fourteenth professional fight, Leonard fought his first world-ranked opponent, Floyd Mayweather, who was ranked seventeenth. In the second, he dropped Aldama with a left to the chin. Leonard had difficulty with Hearns' long reach and sharp jab. On March 28, 1981, Leonard defended his title against Larry Bonds, the WBC sixth-ranked contender, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. According to Bill Nack: It was, from almost the opening salvo, a fight that belonged to Durn. Hearns managed to rise, but was dropped by a flurry of hard punches near the end of the round. 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. 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. 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 . What is known is that Robinson grew up in Detroit, and he was 11 years old when his mother, tired of her husband's absence from the family's life, up and left the city, moving herself, her son and two daughters to Harlem. 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. That's why he's living."[32][33]. He blamed his loss on a torn right calf muscle. [14]:78, In 1973, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves Lightweight Championship, but lost to Randy Shields in the lightweight final of the National AAU Tournament. Come under with a punch.". He had a falling out with partner Bjorn Rebney, whom he called "a cancer in my company. His older brother, Roger, started boxing first. [34], After the Montreal fight Durn went on a partying binge and ballooned in weight. [10] BoxRec ranks him as the 14th greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. He hit more oftenHe made Hagler into what he perceived him to be throughout his careera brawler, a swarmer, a man who could club you to death only if you stood there and let him. The roles reversed: Leonard became the stalker and Hearns became the boxer. Terry Norris battered Leonard all around the ring in Madison Square Garden on his way to a one-sided decision that convinced Leonard his day in the sun had ended. Hagler continued to score somewhat effectively in round six. 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. 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. Pat Putnam of Sports Illustrated wrote, "Leonard gave them artistic perfection when they wanted heated battle, and they booed lustily. After that, Leonard decided to box Hagler. Which boxers did sugar ray Leonard lose to? He won his first Golden Gloves title (featherweight) in 1939, and then repeated the accomplishment in 1940. Three booming rights from Hearns sent Leonard down for the second time in the fight. Afterward, Leonard retired again, saying, "For sure, my career is definitely over for me in the ring." 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". 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. Their six-year-old son, Ray Jr., served as the ring bearer. He is the celebrity spokesperson for the Atlanta law firm John Foy and Associates, PC. But eventually you and Durn had a rematch that you ended up winning. He also had the distinction of being the first boxer ever to earn $100 million in purses. [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]. . Hagler was a heavy favorite. Durn retired from boxing . You're blowing it!". Early in the ninth, Lalonde hurt Leonard with a right to the chin. 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. He testified about the burden of diabetes and the need for continued research funding to find a cure.[93]. "I don't have contracts. Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard breaks down some of his most iconic fights of all time, including his fights with Andrs Aldama in 1976, Dick Eklund in 1978,. Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches. He would also choose Leonard's opponents. However, less than a week after the fight, Leonard said he planned to fight again. It was promoted as "The War". 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. The Classic bout between Sugar Ray Leonard V Thomas Hearns.Leonard Snatches Victory from the jaws of defeat with a dramatic late Stoppage! For the Durn fight, Leonard cut his entourage from twenty-one to six. 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. He then announced, "I am retiring from boxing right now." Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC welterweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout of Wilfred Bentez in 1979. 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. WASHINGTON POST. His partner was Anna Trebunskaya. Leonard fought Wilfred Bentez for the WBC Welterweight Championship on November 30, 1979, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two fought with great intensity throughout the fight. On May 1, 1986, Leonard announced on a Washington, D.C. talk show that he would return to the ring to fight Hagler. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns during their first fight, on September 16, 1981 in Las Vegas. It was like looking in a mirror". If he had scored it 109, as his two colleagues did, Hearns would have won by a split decision. Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the 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. Yet the book is not really about boxing. Lalonde tried to tie up Leonard, but got dropped with a powerful left hook. "[66] Although Leonard dominated the fight, he suffered several cuts. [11], Leonard, the fifth of seven children of Cicero and Getha Leonard, was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. Morton was replaced as co-trainer by Pepe Correa, who had worked with Leonard for most of the previous fifteen years.[63]. The fight took place on September 9, 1978. He wasn't afraid, he was being a smart businessman. 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. Fearful that her son would get pulled into this shady world, Robinson's mother turned to the Salem Methodist Episcopal Church, where a man by the name of George Gainford had just started a boxing club. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "Tonight was my last fight. "No one, I mean no one, can make me miss punches like that", Leonard said. [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 responded with a furious flurry, landing few punches but whipping the upset-hoping crowd into a frenzy. At the age of 20 (1977), Leonard won his first professional fight, only setting the stage for a collection of the most memorable fights in all of boxing history. In the final, Leonard boxed the great Cuban knockout artist Andrs Aldama, who scored five straight knockouts to reach the final. Of all people, John 'The Beast' Mugabi." 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 work greatly helped salvage his finances and was the reason he eventually settled in Southern California with his second wife, Millie. With too much money to be lost by cancelling the fight, the matchmaker for the bout, Ron Katz, found a . [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. . 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]. During a 20-year period, Sugar Ray Leonard was considered one of the greatest boxers. In rounds, he had it three for Durn, two for Leonard, and ten even. Leonard's observation that the Hagler who beat John Mugabi was older and slower proved to be spot on. The fight grossed over $35 million. In 1991 the brilliant career of Sugar Ray Leonard appeared to have finally come to an end. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor.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; as well as the undisputed . Leonard knocked him out in the third round. Roger helped start the boxing program, urging the center's director, Ollie Dunlap, to form a team. After the bout Hagler stated it may be his last fight. His relationship with HBO lasted for more than a decade. Leonard was the aggressor throughout, with Bonds circling the ring. Roberto Duran takes on Sugar Ray Leonard at the Superdome in New Orleans in November 1980. . However, given his style and first name, it was probably only a matter of time before people started calling him Sugar Ray, after the man many consider to be the best boxer of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson. He was paid $40,044 for the fight. [27] Price, an up-and-coming contender who was sponsored by Marvin Gaye, had a reputation for prolonged bouts in earlier fights and was believed by sports reporters to defeat or give a long fight to Leonard. Going into the final round, Leonard led by scores of 137130, 137133, and 136134. 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