Leonard was aware of this, and in an interview for Beyond the Glory he said: "My intention was to fight Durn ASAP because I knew Durn's habits. Hearns was paid $5.1 million, and Leonard made over $11 million. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! Tyson lost his first fight to Holyfield in 1996. It was the only time in Leonard's career that he was knocked out. 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"). Dickie's fight against Sugar Ray Leonard was on July 18, 1978 at the Hynes Memorial Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts. He testified about the burden of diabetes and the need for continued research funding to find a cure.[93]. [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. Durn said. 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. Although Price landed multiple good blows, Leonard knocked him out in the first round, advancing his record to 250 with 16 knockouts.[28]. [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 fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. The bout took place on June 20, 1980 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. During a 20-year period, Sugar Ray Leonard was considered one of the greatest boxers. "There was no indication that he was in pain or getting weak. Leonard went the distance but lost by a lopsided decision. He made him look like a guy chasing a bus. 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. 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. "[72], In January 1997, it was announced that Leonard had been voted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, New York. His relationship with HBO lasted for more than a decade. Benitez started improving in the fourth, slipping numerous punches and finding the range with his right hand. "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. In 2007 he was awarded The Ambassador Award of Excellence by the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission at the Riviera Country Club for his continued community involvement. He requested a contract for the Lalonde fight and Leonard refused. The nickname stuck. "But you guys know me. It was his first defeat. Round nine was the most exciting round of the fight. Leonard also won a light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In the sixth, there was an accidental clash of heads, which opened a cut on the forehead of Benitez. Hagler backed off, and Leonard danced away with Hagler in pursuit. He lost a disputed decision to Anatoli Kamnev in Moscow, after which, Kamnev gave the winner's trophy to Leonard. The nickname "Sugar" came from Gainford, who had described the young boxer as "sweet as sugar"; reporters soon began using the moniker. "I felt weaker and weaker in my body and arms." [54], Leonard threw 629 punches and landed 306, while Hagler threw 792 and landed 291. "I was ringside", Leonard said. Hearns was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. "I decided to search for a substituteI resorted to cocaine. Remembering "The Showdown": Hearns and Leonard fought 35 years ago. According to Bill Nack: It was, from almost the opening salvo, a fight that belonged to Durn. The Panamanian seized the evening and gave it what shape and momentum it had. But eventually you and Durn had a rematch that you ended up winning. He also worked as an adviser in the 2011 robot boxing film Real Steel. 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. Judge Dave Moretti scored it 115113 for Leonard, while judge Lou Filippo had it 115113 for Hagler. 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. [82] Leonard's boxing promotional company was dissolved in 2004. . He then announced, "I am retiring from boxing right now." 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. Juanita Wilkinson, Leonard's high school girlfriend, told him she was pregnant in the summer of 1973. Leonard was undefeated (12-0) going . Late in the final round, he again hurt Aldama, which brought a standing eight count from the referee. In his last years Robinson battled Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. [9] In 2016, he was voted by The Ring to be the greatest living fighter. Leonard used constant lateral movement and won by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision over a listless Durn. However, less than a week after the fight, Leonard said he planned to fight again. The two went toe-to-toe in the fifteenth. 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. The fight was one of the many battles between the top fighters of the era (Duran, Leonard, Hearns, Hagler). Leonard learned of the suit several days after returning home from the Olympics. Montreal Not long after this fight ended, a rematch fight was scheduled. Many felt that Hagler deserved the decision because he was the aggressor and landed the harder punches. Later, when he made . Dundee had a different proposition. My journey has ended, my dream is fulfilled. In the semifinals, he faced Kazimierz Szczerba and won a 50 decision. He also had the distinction of being the first boxer ever to earn $100 million in purses. He has also appeared in several movies, including I Spy and most recently The Fighter (2010), starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg. 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. Outside of the ring, Robinson relished his celebrity, parading around Harlem with a pink Cadillac and making appearances at his high-profile Harlem nightclub. Morton was replaced as co-trainer by Pepe Correa, who had worked with Leonard for most of the previous fifteen years.[63]. 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. 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. [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. "The whole fight, I was moving, I was moving", Leonard said. First, in 1991, he lost by decision to Terry Norris. Dave Jacobs disagreed with the decision to have an immediate rematch with Durn and terminated his relationship with Leonard when the rematch was made. Hometown: Palmer Park, Maryland, USA Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA Stance: Orthodox Height: 175cm Reach: 179cm Promoter: Record Pro Boxer: Record Amateur Boxer: Record Trainers: Angelo Dundee, Dave Jacobs, Janks Morton, Pepe Correa, Adrian Davis Manager: Mike Trainer Sugar Ray Leonard Gallery Contents 1 Amateur Achievements With Hearns fatigued, Leonard came back and had a strong finish to the round. For his services, Dundee would get 15% of Leonard's purse. The young boxer quickly moved up the ranks. But I never had any problems with him. He called Mike Trainer and said, "I can beat Hagler". 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. Leonard married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Wilkinson, in January 1980. Shortly afterward, Leonard dropped him with a flurry of punches. Early in the ninth, Lalonde hurt Leonard with a right to the chin. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. He hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. Leonard moved up to the junior middleweight division and faced Kalule on June 25, 1981, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Leonard finally hurt him with a right to the head. A strange night, a boring fight. In round fourteen, after staggering Hearns with an overhand right, Leonard pinned Hearns against the ropes, where he unleashed another furious combination, prompting referee Davey Pearl to stop the contest and award Sugar Ray Leonard the Unified World Welterweight Championship. The Senate hearing was titled "Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure". 17 May 1956 -. Hearns was the WBA champion while Leonard held the WBC title. The time was 2:54 of round fifteen.[29]. He blamed his loss on a torn right calf muscle. [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 working environment was not healthy."[84]. Hearns, with too much faith in his powerful right hand, lost to Sugar Ray Leonard in their first match. The legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard had an impressive professional boxing career, with a total of 36 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. In the fourth round, Leonard knocked Green out with a devastating left hook. Knowing he needed a big finish, Leonard fought furiously and had a big final round. The decision was read. With little money Robinson helped his mother save for an apartment by earning change dancing for strangers in Times Square the Smiths built their new life in a section of Harlem dominated by flophouses and gangsters. [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. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns feature in fight one of a BBC Sounds look back at some of boxing's greatest fights. Many of the people being considered wanted absolute control and a cut somewhere near the manager's traditional 33%. Leonard responded with a furious flurry, landing few punches but whipping the upset-hoping crowd into a frenzy. Leonard pledged he would support his son, even if he had to scrap plans to attend college. He was also named "Athlete of the Year" by ABC's Wide World of Sports and "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The fight took place at the new Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. After Foreman's thrilling challenge of Holyfield-Don King asked Tyson to fight 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. Even though Leonard dominated, hurting Hearns and battering him, all three judges gave both rounds to Leonard by a 109 margin. 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. "I wasn't aware I was in a championship early because I hit him so easy", 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!" 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. 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. 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. 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. With too much money to be lost by cancelling the fight, the matchmaker for the bout, Ron Katz, found a . himself. After the bout Hagler stated it may be his last fight. It was then that Leonard decided to come back and fight Hagler. [11], Leonard, the fifth of seven children of Cicero and Getha Leonard, was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. After the verdict was announced, Leonard announced his retirement. 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. Leonard got hit by sparring partner Quincy Taylor and was badly buckled. This latest eye problem further fueled the flames of those who opposed Leonard's comeback. "That's it", he said. Close Alert. [14]:6568, Leonard made his professional debut on February 5, 1977, before a crowd of 10,270 at the Civic Center in Baltimore. 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 called it "the hardest single punch I ever threw."[30]. [55], Leonard was awarded a controversial split-decision. Leonard started to do better by the fifth round, finding some punching room and throwing numerous multi-punch combinations. "He has really helped me get ready. However, Camacho was also considered to be past his prime. Former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard acknowledged today that he took cocaine and drank heavily during the early 1980's when his career was jeopardized by an eye injury.. The following year, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Lightweight Championships. He got up, but after a few more punches, the referee stopped the fight. [60][61], Lalonde's size and awkwardness troubled Leonard. Hearns started to stick and move, and he started to pile up points again. The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. [88] In 1984, they had another son, Jarrell. The fight billed as a classic showdown between a powerful knockout artist and the best boxer/puncher the welterweight division had seen in decades devolved into a slow, tactical fight. Durn, the former Undisputed World Lightweight Champion for .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}6+12 years, had a record of 711 and was the #1 welterweight contender and considered the best "Pound for Pound" fighter in the world. [64] Hearns was guaranteed $11 million and Leonard was guaranteed $14 million. From 1977-1997, Leonard only lost three professional fights. He continued to score well in the fourth and opened a cut above Leonard's right eye. Of all people, John 'The Beast' Mugabi." During divorce proceedings, Juanita Leonard testified that her husband physically abused her while under the influence of alcohol. He quit because he was embarrassed. [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. 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. Leonard was named "Fighter of the Year" by The Ring and The Boxing Writers Association of America. "[58] A month after Hagler's formal retirement in June 1988, Leonard would announce another comeback. 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. 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. Judges Chuck Giampa and Franz Marti had Leonard ahead by scores of 7774 and 7775, respectively. Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. Dave Jacobs was one of the people let go, leaving Correa as the sole trainer. Kalule, who was 360, had been the WBA Light Middleweight Champion for two years. Hagler hurt Leonard with a left cross and pinned him in a corner. [53], Many were surprised that Hagler, a natural southpaw, opened the fight boxing out of an orthodox stance. 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. You're blowing it!". After hurting Hearns with a right, Leonard exploded with a combination of punches. the fighter 2010 movie brother of micky ward did he knock down sugar ray leonard Richard"Dicky" Eklund (born January 1, 1958) is a former welterweight boxer from the mill city of Lowell,. She also said he was an occasional cocaine user. Three booming rights from Hearns sent Leonard down for the second time in the fight. Robinson, who was unapologetic for his lavish spending, is estimated to have earned more than $4 million as a fighter, all of which he burned through, forcing him to continue boxing much longer than he should have. In his prime, he was unstoppable. "To make a man quit, to make Roberto Durn quit, was better than knocking him out."[35]. Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light Welterweight Championships in 1974. Sugar Ray Robinson turned pro in 1940 and won his first 40 fights. 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. He had a falling out with partner Bjorn Rebney, whom he called "a cancer in my company. Yet the book is not really about boxing. I know how Hagler felt now."[70]. [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. In round seven, Leonard started to taunt Durn. The fight ended in a 12 . Although he would prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave Jacobs and Janks Morton. This would be Leonard's first professional fight without Angelo Dundee. Answer (1 of 8): Hearns and Leonard fought twice. TYson had warched film of Foreman destroying Joe Frazier. On November 7, 1988, Leonard made another comeback, facing Donny Lalonde at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Roy Jones Jr. Ensuite Who defeated Mayweather? The rules state that a boxer must be retired for five years before being eligible for induction. HBO believed it would be inappropriate for Leonard to continue with them if they couldn't bid on his fights. Leonard looked to be in trouble, but he furiously fought his way out of the corner. Robinson, who had a son from a previous marriage, helped raise Millie's two children. Benitez was very slick. Shortly before the Olympics, Wilkinson had filed an application to receive $156 a month in child support payments from Prince George's County, Maryland. [47], Missing the limelight and the competition, Leonard announced in December 1983 that he was returning to the ring. Camacho applied pressure from the opening bell and started to score well in the third. Boxing in Serenity The fight was postponed when Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to fix a loose retina. 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