Bonds got up and continued to move, with Leonard in pursuit. Judges Chuck Giampa and Franz Marti had Leonard ahead by scores of 7774 and 7775, respectively. 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. Dec. 16, 1989 12 AM PT. "To make a man quit, to make Roberto Durn quit, was better than knocking him out."[35]. Everyone was surprised by Durn's actions, none more so than his veteran trainers, Freddie Brown and Ray Arcel. After Foreman's thrilling challenge of Holyfield-Don King asked Tyson to fight him. Roberto Duran takes on Sugar Ray Leonard at the Superdome in New Orleans in November 1980. . 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.[90]. [26] Hearns (left) had not lost in his 32 fights before facing Leonard. 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. Hearns started to stick and move, and he started to pile up points again. However, Lalonde later told HBO's Larry Merchant that he didn't have any trouble making weight.[59]. [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. Career Highlights Sugar Ray Leonard fought a total of 40 times during his professional career. 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. 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. Leonard was ahead on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Leonard responded with a furious flurry, landing few punches but whipping the upset-hoping crowd into a frenzy. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns during their first fight, on September 16, 1981 in Las Vegas. 1 in its book "The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time.". 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. Janks Morton and Dave Jacobs trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight. 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. I've handled thousands of fighters and never had anyone quit on me. I'm in the best shape possible. "I didn't feel like being bothered by all those complications by asking him for any money for support", she said. His opponent was Luis "The Bull" Vega, whom he defeated by a six-round unanimous decision. Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the best." On June 12, 1989, Leonard defended the WBC Super Middleweight Championship in a rematch with Thomas Hearns at Caesar's Palace. [12] The family moved to Washington, D.C., when he was three, and they settled permanently in Palmer Park, Maryland when he was ten. To revisit this article, select My Account, then View saved stories. Leonard celebrated his victory with a full 360-degree, no-hands flip. [14]:63, When Leonard decided to turn professional, Janks Morton introduced him to Mike Trainer, a friend of his who was an attorney. "I wasn't aware I was in a championship early because I hit him so easy", Leonard said. Going into the final round, Leonard led by scores of 137130, 137133, and 136134. Julio Cesar Chavez and Sugar Ray Leonard. His decision was to push Froot Loops onto the Finals, where they were taken out by Cinnamon Toast Crunch. 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,. Thomas Hearns) 16 September 1981 - 9 November 1982 . Friends and family mourned the loss of the welterweight champion at wake . He made three successful title defenses, stopping Luis Primera, Randy Shields, and Pablo Baez. 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. 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. "I decided to search for a substituteI resorted to cocaine. Shortly afterward, Leonard dropped him with a flurry of punches. The headline in the Washington Star read, "Sugar Ray Leonard Named in Welfare Dept. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. According to Bob Arum, the fight grossed $78 million (which equates to around $179 million in 2020). 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. He said he quit using drugs in early 1986, when he woke up one morning and "what I saw in the mirror was scary." The fight grossed over $35 million. "[56], Many others felt that Leonard deservedly got the decision, arguing that Leonard landed more punches and showed better defense and ring generalship. Many felt that the ten-point must scoring system was not properly used and those rounds should have been scored 108. The referee stopped the fight with Camacho teeing off on a defenseless Leonard on the ropes. When Leonard left the show, he was replaced as host by Tony Danza for the final season. Always moving forward, he mauled and wrestled Leonard, scoring inside with hooks and rights. 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.. With too much money to be lost by cancelling the fight, the matchmaker for the bout, Ron Katz, found a . He has also appeared in several movies, including I Spy and most recently The Fighter (2010), starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. "This is different. Lalonde tried to tie up Leonard, but got dropped with a powerful left hook. It was then that Leonard decided to come back and fight Hagler. Shirley was the only judge to give Leonard a 108 margin in the twelfth. However, he was able to outpunch Hagler along the ropes and got the better of several bristling exchanges. 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. Hearns was leading by scores of 124122, 125122, and 125121. Leonard was the winner by a technical knockout at 2:44 of round eight, regaining the WBC Welterweight Championship. 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]. "The whole fight, I was moving, I was moving", Leonard said. 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. As a boy growing up in Detroit, Sugar Ray Robinson was neighbors with heavyweight champion Joe Louis. Sign In In the sixth, there was an accidental clash of heads, which opened a cut on the forehead of Benitez. "It made his eyes water", Leonard said. Six years later, Robinson captured the middleweight title for the first time by defeating Jake LaMotta. Leonard went the distance but lost by a lopsided decision. 2 of his losses came after his first retirement. Leonard knocked him out in the third round. 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. He requested a contract for the Lalonde fight and Leonard refused. [38], "I made him quit", Leonard said. The fight was postponed when Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to fix a loose retina. His incredible achievements include winning world titles in five weight divisions, including the WBC welterweight, WBA light middleweight, and WBC middleweight titles. Dickie Eklund (left) smiles before the Sugar Ray fight. He also had the distinction of being the first boxer ever to earn $100 million in purses. Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. He had a career record of 79-6-3 and was a showman in the ring, chanting 'It . Picking himself off the canvas twice, Leonard showed . 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. The fight began as expected, Leonard boxing from a distance and Hearns stalking. Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis . 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!" I don't believe it. Leonard suffered his last two losses as an amateur in 1974. It was like looking in a mirror". 19522000: 6063.5 kg, 20042012: 6064 kg. 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. I was so ready, I wanted to get my title, my world championship belt back so bad! [88] In 1984, they had another son, Jarrell. 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. 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. Leonard's observation that the Hagler who beat John Mugabi was older and slower proved to be spot on. He would also choose Leonard's opponents. He wasn't afraid, he was being a smart businessman. 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. [1] He was named after Ray Charles, his mother's favorite singer. 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. The following month, he made his first title defense against Andy Price. "I wanted that arena. "But you guys know me. These seven fights are the highlight of his career. Many were critical of the fact that Lalonde's light heavyweight title was on the line when the weight limit of the fight with Leonard was at 168 pounds, and critical of Leonard for stipulating that his opponenta natural 175-poundershould weigh less than his usual fighting weight, which could possibly weaken him. Named after Ray Charles, Leonard's parents reportedly wanted him to become a singer, although as . In the final, Leonard boxed the great Cuban knockout artist Andrs Aldama, who scored five straight knockouts to reach the final. Kalule and his handlers had expected Leonard to use lateral movement against him, but Leonard chose to fight inside instead. 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. I snapped it back again. He actually scored it 148147. [42] Some also considered the stoppage premature. Their six-year-old son, Ray Jr., served as the ring bearer. Leonard and Robi were married at Leonard's $8.7 million estate in Pacific Palisades, California in August 1993. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns feature in fight one of a BBC Sounds look back at some of boxing's greatest fights. Two years later, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Durn said he quit because of stomach cramps, caused by overeating after the weigh-in. 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-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. 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. 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. Judges Raymond Baldeyrou and Harry Gibbs scored the fight 146144 and 145144, respectively. Associated Press had it 144141 for Durn, while The New York Times had Leonard ahead 144142. Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the. But the TV show came about and made my decision a lot easier. For three rounds Durn drove at Sugar Ray with a fury, and there were moments when it seemed the fight could not last five. Although Price landed multiple good blows, Leonard knocked him out in the first round, advancing his record to 250 with 16 knockouts.[28]. 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 . 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. At the final bell, even uniformed ringside security rushed into the ring applauding and lauding Leonard's effort. 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. 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. [9] In 2016, he was voted by The Ring to be the greatest living fighter. "It was a crutch, something that enabled me to forget." He knocked Leonard down with a left hook in the second round, and in the seventh, he dropped Leonard again with a short right. The fight with Camacho took place on March 1, 1997, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Leonard had difficulty with Hearns' long reach and sharp jab. I think he needs a psychiatrist more than he needs anything else." 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. "I don't have contracts. Leonard received $7 million and Durn received $8 million. The roles reversed: Leonard became the stalker and Hearns became the boxer. "I'll try, I'll give it a shot", Leonard said of his latest retirement. Unlike the fight in Montreal, Leonard used his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle Durn. He had beaten the best of his . In the second, Durn rocked Leonard with a left hook, sending him into the ropes. Before the fight, he was given a shot of novocaine. "I was ringside", Leonard said. The two fought with great intensity throughout the fight. He died at the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California, on April 12, 1989. Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler fight for the WBC and Ring middleweight titles on April 6, 1987 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. 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. Judge Jos Guerra scored the fight 118110 for Leonard. [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. . The Senate hearing was titled "Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure". [78][79] Leonard is among the most sought-after motivational/inspirational speakers in the world today. 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. [69], On February 9, 1991, Leonard went down to 154lbs and fought WBC Light Middleweight Champion Terry Norris at Madison Square Garden. Leonard won the fight in 12 rounds on a split decision. Benitez started improving in the fourth, slipping numerous punches and finding the range with his right hand. (Photo . Leonard had no answer for the skillful, younger, faster man. He attended Parkdale High School. [54], Leonard threw 629 punches and landed 306, while Hagler threw 792 and landed 291. AP Photo/Lennox McLendon What it's really about is boxing's great aesthetic divide. Robi is the daughter of Paul Robi, one of the original Platters, and she is the ex-wife of Lynn Swann. During divorce proceedings, Juanita Leonard testified that her husband physically abused her while under the influence of alcohol. However, less than a week after the fight, Leonard said he planned to fight again. 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"). His mother said: "He never did talk too much. Close Alert. The Panamanian seized the evening and gave it what shape and momentum it had. The rules stated that a boxer had to be seventeen to box in international competition, so Leonard, only sixteen, lied about his age. [55], Leonard was awarded a controversial split-decision. This movie brought back memories of his fight with Dicky Eklund. When he did, he hit harder. For the Durn fight, Leonard cut his entourage from twenty-one to six. Duran and Leonard would go on to fight two more times, once in November 1980 and again . [44], On February 15, 1982, Leonard defended the unified title against Bruce Finch, the WBC fourth-ranked contender, in a bout at Reno, NV. Despite Leonard's obvious fatigue, he boxed well in the eleventh. [94], In his autobiography The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the Ring, published in June 2011, Leonard reveals that as a young boxer he was the victim of sexual abuse from an Olympic trainer as well as another man, a benefactor. "I'm watching John 'The Beast' Mugabi outbox Hagler. [67], In August 1990, Leonard relinquished the WBC super middleweight title, saying that he was under the weight for the division. Early in the ninth, Lalonde hurt Leonard with a right to the chin. 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. 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.. 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. Judge Jerry Roth scored the fight 113112 for Hearns, Judge Tom Kazmarek scored it 113112 for Leonard, and Judge Dalby Shirley scored it 112112. 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 . Leonard landed the harder punches and had Benitez hurt several times late in the fight, but Leonard couldn't put him away. Early in the seventh round, Hearns hurt Leonard but punched himself out going for the knockout. They fought before a live crowd of 23,618. The live gate was $5.9 million, and the revenue from pay-per-view was $7.5 million. 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. 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. While training, Leonard started to see floaters. Hagler took a few months to decide, then agreed to the match.[52]. On hand that . Leonard led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.[35]. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. Rounds nine and ten were good rounds for Leonard, but he ran into trouble in the eleventh round. Dickie's fight against Sugar Ray Leonard was on July 18, 1978 at the Hynes Memorial Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts. Leonard was named "Fighter of the Year" by The Ring and The Boxing Writers Association of America. Leonard testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in 2009. Boxing in Serenity Leonard made his first title defense in Landover, Maryland, on March 31, 1980. 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. "[72], In January 1997, it was announced that Leonard had been voted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, New York. The boxer continued his dominance until 1991 when he lost by decision to Terry Norris and retired again. Sports Illustrated called his scorecard "a monument to indecision." [10] BoxRec ranks him as the 14th greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. 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. 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. That's why he's living."[32][33]. He stuck out his chin, inviting Durn to hit it. "[58] A month after Hagler's formal retirement in June 1988, Leonard would announce another comeback. In round seven, Leonard started to taunt Durn. [15], Sarge Johnson, assistant coach of the US Olympic Boxing Team, said to Dave Jacobs, "That kid you got is sweet as sugar". Bonds rose but Leonard didn't let him off the hook. "For the first time in a long time, I allowed someone to push me", Leonard said. Leonard looked to be in trouble, but he furiously fought his way out of the corner. In his last years Robinson battled Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. Despite requests from the Hagler camp, Leonard was uninterested in a rematch and retired on May 27, 1987. [62], After the fight, Leonard vacated the light heavyweight title, but kept the super middleweight title. Durn attacked at almost every turn. [68] He then offered Hearns a third fight, but Hearns said he could no longer make the weight and moved up to the light heavyweight division. He finished his career with a record of 3631 with 25 knockouts. [47], Missing the limelight and the competition, Leonard announced in December 1983 that he was returning to the ring. Leonard served as host and mentor to the aspiring fighters on The Contender. This latest eye problem further fueled the flames of those who opposed Leonard's comeback. "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. Shortly before the Olympics, Wilkinson had filed an application to receive $156 a month in child support payments from Prince George's County, Maryland. Leonard competed on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on ABC. In a career that spanned 25 years, Robinson amassed 175 wins, 110 knockouts and just 19 losses. The fight was one of the many battles between the top fighters of the era (Duran, Leonard, Hearns, Hagler). Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. [60][61], Lalonde's size and awkwardness troubled Leonard. He called Mike Trainer and said, "I can beat Hagler". Leonard got hit by sparring partner Quincy Taylor and was badly buckled. 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. 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