His opponent was Dave "Boy" Green. Howard knocked Leonard flat on his back in the fourth round. She also said he was an occasional cocaine user. The fight began as expected, Leonard boxing from a distance and Hearns stalking. Judge Jerry Roth scored the fight 113–112 for Hearns, Judge Tom Kazmarek scored it 113–112 for Leonard, and Judge Dalby Shirley scored it 112–112. [85] During his appearance on The Colbert Report in 2011, Leonard was defeated by host Stephen Colbert in a thumb wrestling contest. "I was shocked", Brown said. In rounds, he had it three for Durán, two for Leonard, and ten even. The working environment was not healthy."[84]. Sugar Ray Leonard was very determined, very focused, very outgoing and very selfish, if you will. Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. The following year, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Lightweight Championships. Donny LaLonde (c) TKO 9/12 Note 1 : Light welterweight 140 lb Roger Mayweather (c) def. Leonard married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Wilkinson, in January 1980. [74], Leonard said he planned to have a series of tuneup fights before fighting a champion. To make matters worse, his father was hospitalized with meningitis and his mother suffered a heart attack. Leonard pledged he would support his son, even if he had to scrap plans to attend college. Their six-year-old son, Ray Jr., served as the ring bearer. Many of the people being considered wanted absolute control and a cut somewhere near the manager's traditional 33%. "[72], In January 1997, it was announced that Leonard had been voted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, New York. Biographie. [13]:42–43 He finished his amateur career with a record of 165–5 and 75 KOs.[18]. According to Bill Nack: It was, from almost the opening salvo, a fight that belonged to Durán. More embarrassed than hurt, Benitez got up quickly. I Image: Getty Images. I've handled thousands of fighters and never had anyone quit on me. "I don't have contracts. He was part of “The Fabulous Four”, a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s. Trouvez les Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation images et les photos d’actualités parfaites sur Getty Images. His most famous commercial was a 7 Up ad he did with his son, Ray Jr., Roberto Durán and Durán's son Roberto Jr. in the early 1980s. Cela demande du courage d’activer ce mécanisme. In 2009, the foundation expanded to support programs that help people rebuild their communities in ten cities across the United States. Robi is the daughter of Paul Robi, one of the original Platters, and she is the ex-wife of Lynn Swann. Vinny Pazienza: UD 12/12 Note 2: … In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years;[9] BoxRec ranks him as the 23rd greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. Leonard was also the subject of a Seinfeld episode (season 6, episode 21) where George tries to flatter his boss by saying he looks like Sugar Ray Leonard. As an amateur, he took an Olympic gold medal in the light-welterweight class at the 1976 Games in Montreal. It supports accessible housing, healthcare services, and educational services and job training. Hearns was paid $5.1 million, and Leonard made over $11 million. [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. "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. Leonard and Robi were married at Leonard's $8.7 million estate in Pacific Palisades, California in August 1993. 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. Dundee was unhappy with that amount. Leonard maintained his eye was fully healed, but that he just didn't want to box anymore. The time was 2:54 of round fifteen.[27]. The British challenger had a record of 33–2. Leonard got up, but was unable to ward off Camacho. "For the first time in a long time, I allowed someone to push me", Leonard said. Jim Murray, long-time sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times, wrote, "It wasn't even close...He didn't just outpoint Hagler, he exposed him. Leonard looked to be in trouble, but he furiously fought his way out of the corner. He then announced, "I am retiring from boxing right now." In the fifth, Camacho dropped Leonard with a right followed by two left uppercuts. Leonard boasted that he would have a couple of ten-round bouts and then take on Milton McCrory, Donald Curry, Durán, Hearns and finally Hagler. "I can never erase the pain or the scars I have made through my stupidity, my selfishness", Leonard said. Later that year, he boxed in the Eastern Olympic Trials. He is the celebrity spokesperson for the Atlanta law firm John Foy and Associates, PC. Janks Morton and Dave Jacobs trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight. 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. Leonard was aware of this, and in an interview for Beyond the Glory he said: "My intention was to fight Durán ASAP because I knew Durán's habits. Sugar Ray Léonard lui as offert aucune solution, le punissant à chaque fois par des contres, et toujours en ce foutant de lui !!!!! The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. Durán said. Leonard received $1 million and Benitez, a two-division champion with a record of 38–0–1, received $1.2 million. In 1989, he got $14 million in a rematch against Hearns. The roles reversed: Leonard became the stalker and Hearns became the boxer. For his services, Dundee would get 15% of Leonard's purse. By the fifth, Leonard, who was moving a lot, began to tire and Hagler started to get closer. On March 28, 1981, Leonard defended his title against Larry Bonds, the WBC sixth-ranked contender, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. However, Lalonde later told HBO's Larry Merchant that he didn't have any trouble making weight.[58]. 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. Winding up his right hand, as if to throw a bolo punch, Leonard snapped out a left jab and caught Durán flush in the face. And Shane Mosley, who joined Leonard and Tommy Hearns on Mike Tyson's Hotboxin' podcast, opened up on his 2010 fight with the boxing legend. See also. 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. On June 12, 1989, Leonard defended the WBC Super Middleweight Championship in a rematch with Thomas Hearns at Caesar's Palace. At the post-fight press conference, Leonard surprised everyone by announcing his retirement again, saying he just didn't have it anymore.[50]. In the first round, Leonard rocked Benitez with a left hook that came off a jab and right cross. Camacho, a light-hitting southpaw, was a three-time world champion with a record of 62–3–1. The judges scored the fight a draw and Leonard retained the title. His mother said: "He never did talk too much. Leonard was guaranteed $11 million, and Hagler was guaranteed $12 million. "It was a crutch, something that enabled me to forget." Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer, known for his agility and finesse, who won 36 of 40 professional matches and various titles. He rose but was soon down again, and the fight was stopped. Sugar Ray Leonard, le quadrant Sud Ouest, diurne, constitué des maisons 7 8 et 9, prédomine chez vous : il s'agit d'un secteur qui provoque en vous l'envie de communiquer et de fonctionner en prenant certains risques par rapport à autrui. The fight was postponed when Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to fix a loose retina. Leonard, having slowed down, was obliged to fight more and move less. Trouvez les Sugar Ray Leonard images et les photos d’actualités parfaites sur Getty Images. If he had scored it 10–9, as his two colleagues did, Hearns would have won by a split decision. The two went toe-to-toe in the fifteenth. I'm in the best shape possible. For three rounds Durán drove at Sugar Ray with a fury, and there were moments when it seemed the fight could not last five. 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Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. Three booming rights from Hearns sent Leonard down for the second time in the fight. It was the first knockdown of Leonard's professional career. "I didn't feel like being bothered by all those complications by asking him for any money for support", she said. [8] The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1979 and 1981, while the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1976, 1979, and 1981. Leur choix s’est arrêté sur Sugar Ray en référence au boxeur Sugar Ray Leonard. 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. Judge Stuart Kirshenbaum had Lalonde ahead 76–75. Eventually, Leonard admitted that Hearns deserved the decision[citation needed]. Sugar Ray Leonard's bouts April 7, 1987 Succeeded by D12 Thomas Herans: Preceded by KO5 Leslie Stewart: Donny Lalonde's bouts April 7, 1987 Succeeded by KO3 Darryl Fromm: Fight card. Sugar Ray Leonard Le 17-5-1956, Sugar Ray Leonard (surnom: Sugar) est né à Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States. 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. On the scorecards listed below, 17 had Leonard winning the fight, 17 had Hagler, and four saw the fight as a tie: The fight was named "Fight of the Year" and "Upset of the Year" by The Ring. Leonard moved up to the junior middleweight division and faced Kalule on June 25, 1981 at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. 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 tactical and boring fight. [citation needed] Leonard won by a tenth-round knockout. 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. Ray Charles Leonard (né le 17 Mai 1956), mieux connu sous le nom de « Sugar » Ray Leonard, est un ancien boxeur professionnel Américain, orateur motivant, et acteur occasionnel.. Souvent perçu pour avoir été l’un des meilleurs boxeurs de tous les temps, Ray Leonard a performé de 1977 à 1997, remportant des titres mondiaux dans cinq divisions de poids. 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. In the closing seconds of the eighth round, Durán turned his back to Leonard and quit, saying to referee Octavio Meyran, "No Más" (English: "No more"). Afterward, Leonard announced, "I'm finished...I've fought my last fight. My journey has ended, my dream is fulfilled. In the fourth round, Leonard knocked Green out with a devastating left hook. Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches. Now and then he got loose and countered—left-right-left to Durán's bobbing head—but he missed punches and could not work inside, could not jab, could not mount an offense to keep Durán at bay.[29]. The Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring named Leonard "Fighter of the Year" for 1979. When Leonard boxed in the Olympics, he had a picture of Wilkinson taped to his sock. Lalonde, 31–2 with 26 knockouts, was guaranteed at least $6 million and Leonard was guaranteed over $10 million. It ended in 1990, after HBO was not offered an opportunity to bid on the telecast rights to Leonard's fight with Terry Norris. Late in the third, Leonard dropped Benitez on the seat of his pants with a stiff left jab. [13]:33–34, 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. [43], On February 15, 1982, Leonard defended the unified title against Bruce Finch, the WBC fourth-ranked contender, in a bout at Reno, NV. Dave Jacobs disagreed with the decision to have an immediate rematch with Durán and terminated his relationship with Leonard when the rematch was made. The fight, promoted as "The Super Fight" and "The King of the Ring", was scheduled for April 6, 1987, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. New posts will not be retrieved. Durán said he quit because of stomach cramps, caused by overeating after the weigh-in. In snowshoes...Leonard repeatedly beat Hagler to the punch. It was promoted as "The War. He hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. At that point, I couldn't see how there could ever be anything better. He actually scored it 148–147. "Tonight was my last fight. "[65] Although Leonard dominated the fight, he suffered several cuts. At the final bell, even uniformed ringside security rushed into the ring applauding and lauding Leonard's effort. Surdoué de la boxe, il fait une carrière amateur brillante qu’il achève avec 145 victoires pour seulement 5 défaites, plusieurs victoires aux Golden Gloves et l’or olympique aux JO de Montréal en 1976. "I'll try, I'll give it a shot", Leonard said of his latest retirement. [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. The Senate hearing was titled "Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure". In 1976, Leonard made the U.S. Olympic Team as the light welterweight representative. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 40–50 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147." Hagler did better, but Leonard's superior speed and boxing skill still allowed him to control the fight. He drove him to the ropes and unleashed a furious assault. Between rounds eleven and twelve, Leonard's trainer: Angelo Dundee, implored Sugar Ray to get up off his stool yelling "We got three minutes...new champ...new champ!" "I will not run."[29]. He lost a disputed decision to Anatoli Kamnev in Moscow, after which, Kamnev gave the winner's trophy to Leonard. Durán's manager, Carlos Eleta, said, "Durán didn't quit because of stomach cramps. [20], 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. 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. Leonard finally hurt him with a right to the head. Before the fight, he was given a shot of novocaine. "[77], Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, Nabisco, Revlon and 7 Up. "This is different. In his testimony, Leonard confirmed his wife's claims and went on to reveal that the problems of their marriage were not due to drug and alcohol use.[89]. Paternity Suit". "[55], Many others felt that Leonard deservedly got the decision, arguing that Leonard landed more punches and showed better defense and ring generalship. The two fought with great intensity throughout the fight. Kalule got up but the referee waved it off. Sugar Ray Leonard on first Thomas Hearns fight: ‘What the hell is going on here?’ A Seat At The Table with Anand Giridharadas; Sugar Ray Leonard survives lockdown with remote AA meetings; What We Need Now, More than Ever; Mike Tyson Breaks Down While Discussing Life After Boxing: ‘It’s Empty’ [32], After the Montreal fight Durán went on a partying binge and ballooned in weight. Leonard is also the godfather of Khloé Kardashian and has appeared on many episodes of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. [59][60], Lalonde's size and awkwardness troubled Leonard. Bonds rose but Leonard didn't let him off the hook. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last. Sugar Ray Leonard was a champion Olympic and professional welterweight boxer. Sugar Ray Leonard personally signed this boxing glove with silver marker. With only a few seconds left in the fight, a Leonard combination forced another standing eight count. Et cela, aussi bien du côté du neuf que des produits Sugar Ray Leonard occasion. Angelo Dundee counseled Leonard to box, to move side to side and not to get caught on the ropes. 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