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. "I've had it. Career Highlights Sugar Ray Leonard fought a total of 40 times during his professional 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. In the fifth, Camacho dropped Leonard with a right followed by two left uppercuts. How many times did Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard fight? The fight with Camacho took place on March 1, 1997, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 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 bout took place on June 20, 1980 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. But the TV show came about and made my decision a lot easier. He then announced, "I am retiring from boxing right now." 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. Late in the third, Leonard dropped Benitez on the seat of his pants with a stiff left jab. . Leonard used constant lateral movement and won by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision over a listless Durn. 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. 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. [26] He said he started using medication after he retired in 1982, following surgery to repair a detached retina. Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title. The following year, he again won the National AAU Light Welterweight Championship, as well as the Light Welterweight Championship at the Pan American Games. I didn't want anyone to tell me my career had to end." "[58] A month after Hagler's formal retirement in June 1988, Leonard would announce another comeback. "I wanted more", Leonard said. Hagler did better, but Leonard's superior speed and boxing skill still allowed him to control the fight. 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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. [47], Missing the limelight and the competition, Leonard announced in December 1983 that he was returning to the ring. 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 testified about the burden of diabetes and the need for continued research funding to find a cure.[93]. I used when I felt bad, I used when I missed competing at that level", he said. Leonard's observation that the Hagler who beat John Mugabi was older and slower proved to be spot on. N o classic. "At the end of the fifth round, I got cramps in my stomach and it kept getting worse and worse", Duran later said. "He's a great trainer, a throwback", Leonard said. The two went toe-to-toe in the fifteenth. 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 would also choose Leonard's opponents. Astrological Sign: Taurus. The first fight occurred in '81 and was a highly anticipated welterweight unification match. 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. [9] In 2016, he was voted by The Ring to be the greatest living fighter. 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. "[36] Arcel was angry. The boxer continued his dominance until 1991 when he lost by decision to Terry Norris and retired again. [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. 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. "I don't have contracts. Leonard was the aggressor throughout, with Bonds circling the ring. The young boxer quickly moved up the ranks. "[83] Speaking of his promotional company, Leonard said, "We did some great shows with evenly matched fights. [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. Durn said. Durn was awarded a unanimous decision, although it was mistakenly read as a majority decision in the ring. Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. He finished his career in 1965 with 175 victories. May 11 - Kevin Howard, Massachusetts, KO 9 1987 Leonard won the WBC middleweight title in a 12-round contest against Marvin Hagler in April. "But then he adjusted to my style. Hearns, with too much faith in his powerful right hand, lost to Sugar Ray Leonard in their first match. "I'm watching John 'The Beast' Mugabi outbox Hagler. 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. Roy Jones Jr. Ensuite Who defeated Mayweather? . "[77], Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, Nabisco, Revlon and 7 Up. 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 quit because he was embarrassed. 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.. After that, Leonard decided to box Hagler. 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. Close Alert. [82] Leonard's boxing promotional company was dissolved in 2004. The British challenger had a record of 332. But even though it was bereft of some of the normal fight card touches, this show offered a fun presentation of boxing that never mocked the sport. 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. . In the final round, Hagler continued to chase Leonard. "It made his eyes water", Leonard said. . 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. and played to the screaming crowd. But New York proved rough in other ways. "The whole fight, I was moving, I was moving", Leonard said. 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. He was voted off in Week 4 of the show. Durn hesitated. I don't believe it. . "This is different. He continued to score well in the fourth and opened a cut above Leonard's right eye. [64] Hearns was guaranteed $11 million and Leonard was guaranteed $14 million. I know how Hagler felt now."[70]. He finished his career with a record of 3631 with 25 knockouts. The live gate was $5.9 million, and the revenue from pay-per-view was $7.5 million. Rounds nine and ten were good rounds for Leonard, but he ran into trouble in the eleventh round. [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. Leonard landed the harder punches and had Benitez hurt several times late in the fight, but Leonard couldn't put him away. Remembering "The Showdown": Hearns and Leonard fought 35 years ago. 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 . [14]:6568, Leonard made his professional debut on February 5, 1977, before a crowd of 10,270 at the Civic Center in Baltimore. Dickie's fight against Sugar Ray Leonard was on July 18, 1978 at the Hynes Memorial Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts. 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. Hagler backed off, and Leonard danced away with Hagler in pursuit. I was so ready, I wanted to get my title, my world championship belt back so bad! Despite Leonard's obvious fatigue, he boxed well in the eleventh. Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC welterweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout of Wilfred Bentez in 1979. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last. After the bout Hagler stated it may be his last fight. On June 12, 1989, Leonard defended the WBC Super Middleweight Championship in a rematch with Thomas Hearns at Caesar's Palace. In rounds seven and eight, Hagler's southpaw jab was landing solidly and Leonard's counter flurries were less frequent. For the Camacho fight, Leonard had a new trainer, Adrian Davis. "He does have a heart. 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