The fight ended in a split draw, meaning both fighters retained their respective titles. Duran and Leonard would go on to fight two more times, once in November 1980 and again . 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. Howard knocked Leonard flat on his back in the fourth round. Tyson lost his first fight to Holyfield in 1996. That's why he's living."[32][33]. Leonard got hit by sparring partner Quincy Taylor and was badly buckled. However, Camacho was also considered to be past his prime. TYson had warched film of Foreman destroying Joe Frazier. Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title. "[37] According to Randy Gordon, who witnessed Durn's antics beforehand and was in his dressing room immediately afterwards, Durn quit because of his huge eating binge prior to the fight. He would also choose Leonard's opponents. The scores were 120110, 119109, and 116111. 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 decided to search for a substituteI resorted to cocaine. Hearns was leading by scores of 124122, 125122, and 125121. Hearns dropped Leonard with a right cross in the third round, but Leonard came back and battered Hearns around the ring in the fifth. 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. "It made his eyes water", Leonard said. The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. Leonard landed the harder punches and had Benitez hurt several times late in the fight, but Leonard couldn't put him away. Benitez was very slick. The action see-sawed back and forth for the rest of the round, with each man having his moments. Hagler was a heavy favorite. Foreman had an 84 inch reach. After the fight, there was controversy due to the scoring of rounds six and seven. During a 20-year period, Sugar Ray Leonard was considered one of the greatest boxers. Sugar Ray Robinson's birth name was Walker Smith Jr. [34], After the Montreal fight Durn went on a partying binge and ballooned in weight. It was a highly competitive and tactical battle. 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 wasn't aware I was in a championship early because I hit him so easy", Leonard said. Leonard received $1 million and Benitez, a two-division champion with a record of 3801, received $1.2 million. Come under with a punch.". Early in the seventh round, Hearns hurt Leonard but punched himself out going for the knockout. I know this. Benitez started improving in the fourth, slipping numerous punches and finding the range with his right hand. On hand that . "The whole fight, I was moving, I was moving", Leonard said. He became known as Sugar Ray Robinson as an under-aged boxer, after using a fellow boxer's Amateur Athletic Union card to fight in a show. Leonard's attorney, Mike Trainer, said, "There never has been a linkage between his broadcasting and his fighting. 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. Three booming rights from Hearns sent Leonard down for the second time in the fight. The cuts required a total of 60 stitches. [55], Leonard was awarded a controversial split-decision. .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. Picking himself off the canvas twice, Leonard showed . Leonard entered the bout as a 3-1 favorite but Norris dominated the fight, giving Leonard a heavy beating. It was the first knockdown of Leonard's professional career. 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. Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 4050 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147." Leonard won the fight in 12 rounds on a split decision. Dave Jacobs was one of the people let go, leaving Correa as the sole trainer. Early in the ninth, Lalonde hurt Leonard with a right to the chin. 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. 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 . [17] Leonard won his first four Olympic bouts by 50 decisions. In the fourth round, Leonard knocked Green out with a devastating left hook. Sugar Ray Robinson turned pro in 1940 and won his first 40 fights. Duran rode out his trilogy with Sugar Ray Leonard with little fire. After the quick and slick Leonard won the first two rounds on all three scorecards, Hagler started the third round as a southpaw. She also said he was an occasional cocaine user. 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!" 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. He continued to score well in the fourth and opened a cut above Leonard's right eye. In the final round, Hagler continued to chase Leonard. "I think I pretty much fought from the heart." Leonard pledged he would support his son, even if he had to scrap plans to attend college. In a career that spanned 25 years, Robinson amassed 175 wins, 110 knockouts and just 19 losses. But New York proved rough in other ways. The fight ended in a 12 . He is the celebrity spokesperson for the Atlanta law firm John Foy and Associates, PC. [12] The family moved to Washington, D.C., when he was three, and they settled permanently in Palmer Park, Maryland when he was ten. With only a few seconds left in the fight, a Leonard combination forced another standing eight count. The following month, he made his first title defense against Andy Price. [8] The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1979 and 1981, while the Boxing Writers Association of America named him Fighter of the Year in 1976, 1979, and 1981. 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. Hagler looked stiff and mechanical and missed the speedy Leonard time and again prompting CBS ringside commentator Gil Clancy to remark "and is he ever missingLeonard isn't doing anything to make him miss, he's just missing!". Sports Illustrated called his scorecard "a monument to indecision." [76], Leonard has worked as a boxing analyst for ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, HBO and EPIX. The live gate was $5.9 million, and the revenue from pay-per-view was $7.5 million. Dickie's fight against Sugar Ray Leonard was on July 18, 1978 at the Hynes Memorial Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts. In snowshoesLeonard repeatedly beat Hagler to the punch. For his services, Dundee would get 15% of Leonard's purse. As a boy growing up in Detroit, Sugar Ray Robinson was neighbors with heavyweight champion Joe Louis. He continued to taunt Durn mercilessly. Hearns was the WBA champion while Leonard held the WBC title. The fight took place on September 9, 1978. The legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard had an impressive professional boxing career, with a total of 36 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. 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 first fight occurred in '81 and was a highly anticipated welterweight unification match. Dundee had a different proposition. By his last retirement in 1991, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard had become the first fighter to win titles in five divisions-every weight class from welteweight to light heavyweight. However, Lalonde later told HBO's Larry Merchant that he didn't have any trouble making weight.[59]. Wherever he went, he brought a large entourage of trainers, women and family members. Leonard was ahead on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage. On May 1, 1986, Leonard announced on a Washington, D.C. talk show that he would return to the ring to fight Hagler. In 1984 The Ring magazine placed Robinson No. [69], On February 9, 1991, Leonard went down to 154lbs and fought WBC Light Middleweight Champion Terry Norris at Madison Square Garden. Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. Durn said. 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. Judge Jerry Roth scored the fight 113112 for Hearns, Judge Tom Kazmarek scored it 113112 for Leonard, and Judge Dalby Shirley scored it 112112. "I can never erase the pain or the scars I have made through my stupidity, my selfishness", Leonard said. His opponent was Dave "Boy" Green. [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. "It was a crutch, something that enabled me to forget." Robinson, who had a son from a previous marriage, helped raise Millie's two children. He said he started using medication after he retired in 1982, following surgery to repair a detached retina. In 1991 the brilliant career of Sugar Ray Leonard appeared to have finally come to an end. November 30, 1979: Leonard wins his first world titles by defeating Wilfred Bentez via 15th round TKO. The rematch, billed as "Stone vs. Sugar.. Once Again", took place November 25, 1980 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans in front of 25,038 fans. Kalule got up but the referee waved it off. For the Camacho fight, Leonard had a new trainer, Adrian Davis. Leonard moved up to the junior middleweight division and faced Kalule on June 25, 1981, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. They decided to have the baby but marriage would be put off until after the Olympics in 1976. I took great pride in it. Leonard received $7 million and Durn received $8 million. 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. In the second, Durn rocked Leonard with a left hook, sending him into the ropes. Many felt that the ten-point must scoring system was not properly used and those rounds should have been scored 108. Or why Roberto Durn was acting out of prudence, not cowardice, when he quit in his second fight against Leonard. He was paid $40,044 for the fight. 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. He lost it to Roberto Durn by a close decision in June 1980 and regained it five months later in the infamous No Ms Fight, in which Duran quit in the eighth round. Leonard competed on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on ABC. To make matters worse, his father was hospitalized with meningitis and his mother had a heart attack. "I wanted more", Leonard said. 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. Answer (1 of 8): Hearns and Leonard fought twice. 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.. His decision was to push Froot Loops onto the Finals, where they were taken out by Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Unlike the fight in Montreal, Leonard used his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle Durn. I know how Hagler felt now."[70]. 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. Despite requests from the Hagler camp, Leonard was uninterested in a rematch and retired on May 27, 1987. This movie brought back memories of his fight with Dicky Eklund. The following year, he again won the National AAU Light Welterweight Championship, as well as the Light Welterweight Championship at the Pan American Games. Leonard maintained his eye was fully healed, but that he just didn't want to box anymore. In rounds seven and eight, Hagler's southpaw jab was landing solidly and Leonard's counter flurries were less frequent. He also worked as an adviser in the 2011 robot boxing film Real Steel. As an amateur, he took an Olympic gold medal in the light-welterweight class at the 1976 Games in Montreal. In 1976, Leonard made the U.S. Olympic Team as the light welterweight representative. Leonard made his first title defense in Landover, Maryland, on March 31, 1980. In his prime, he was unstoppable. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Leonard, having slowed down, was obliged to fight more and move less. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns feature in fight one of a BBC Sounds look back at some of boxing's greatest fights. WASHINGTON POST. Leonard, becoming more aggressive, hurt Hearns in the sixth with a left hook to the chin. Roger helped start the boxing program, urging the center's director, Ollie Dunlap, to form a team. Voom! He finished his career with a record of 3631 with 25 knockouts. For Leonard's fight with Hagler, Dundee worked without a contract and received $175,000, which was less than 2% of Leonard's purse. [24][25], On August 12, 1979, Leonard knocked out Pete Ranzany in four rounds to win the NABF Welterweight Championship. In 1989, Leonard was introduced to Bernadette Robi by Kenny G at a Luther Vandross concert. Floyd bounced back and won two in a row over Sanchez to secure his spot in Atlanta. . [74], Leonard said he planned to have a series of tuneup fights before fighting a champion. His incredible achievements include winning world titles in five weight divisions, including the WBC welterweight, WBA light middleweight, and WBC middleweight titles. Shirley was the only judge to give Leonard a 108 margin in the twelfth. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. Roy Jones Jr. Ensuite Who defeated Mayweather? Lalonde, 312 with 26 knockouts, was guaranteed at least $6 million and Leonard was guaranteed over $10 million. 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. Hearns' legs were clearly gone and after more pressure from Leonard he was bundled through the ropes, no knockdown was given as it wasn't a punch that sent him there. The scores were 120104, 119103, and 116110. Leonard was undefeated (12-0) going . [18] He planned to study business administration and communications. Hearns, 320 with 30 knockouts, won the WBA Welterweight Championship in 1980, scoring a second-round knockout of Jos "Pipino" Cuevas in Detroit, Michigan. I've handled thousands of fighters and never had anyone quit on me. Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light Welterweight Championships in 1974. 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. When they fought again a . Sylvester Stallone, who co-hosted during the first season, was one of the executive producers, along with Mark Burnett. He went to a doctor and discovered that he had a detached retina. 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. In the second, he dropped Aldama with a left to the chin. Leonard was the aggressor throughout, with Bonds circling the ring. Veteran ringside commentator Don Dunphy said "They're stopping the fight. The rules state that a boxer must be retired for five years before being eligible for induction. Judge Stuart Kirshenbaum had Lalonde ahead 7675. Having lost, Sugar Ray Leonard believed he could catch Duran out of shape due to celebrating his victory in the first match. In his last years Robinson battled Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. Durn said he quit because of stomach cramps, caused by overeating after the weigh-in. The boxer continued his dominance until 1991 when he lost by decision to Terry Norris and retired again. The nickname stuck. Doctors said they believed he would be able to resume his boxing career before the end of the year. Although he would prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave Jacobs and Janks Morton. "I was ringside", Leonard said. 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 [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]. 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. Judge Jos Guerra scored the fight 118110 for Leonard. The decision was read. "I didn't feel like being bothered by all those complications by asking him for any money for support", she said. "He's a great trainer, a throwback", Leonard said. 2 of his losses came after his first retirement. Roger won some trophies and showed them off in front of Ray, goading him to start boxing. He got up, but after a few more punches, the referee stopped the fight. Thomas Hearns) 16 September 1981 - 9 November 1982 . He won his first Golden Gloves title (featherweight) in 1939, and then repeated the accomplishment in 1940. "Tonight was my last fight. [89] They were divorced in 1990. "At the end of the fifth round, I got cramps in my stomach and it kept getting worse and worse", Duran later said. Hearns was ahead on points." First, in 1991, he lost by decision to Terry Norris. His mother said: "He never did talk too much. 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. 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. Remembering "The Showdown": Hearns and Leonard fought 35 years ago. N o classic. It was like looking in a mirror". He was also named "Athlete of the Year" by ABC's Wide World of Sports and "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated. Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. [78][79] Leonard is among the most sought-after motivational/inspirational speakers in the world today. The scorecards from the ringside press and broadcast media attest to the polarizing views and opinions of the fight. Late in the final round, he again hurt Aldama, which brought a standing eight count from the referee. "He does have a heart. His father worked as a supermarket night manager and his mother was a nurse. In the final, Leonard boxed the great Cuban knockout artist Andrs Aldama, who scored five straight knockouts to reach the final. Leonard battered Hearns in rounds six and seven, but Hearns regrouped. I never had to go to school once because of him."[13]. Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the best." Round nine was the most exciting round of the fight. Leonard went the distance but lost by a lopsided decision. Dec. 16, 1989 12 AM PT. The fight was named "Fight of the Year" and "Upset of the Year" by The Ring. I don't believe it. Hosted (yes, there was a host) by Mario Lopez,. "I did the best I could", Leonard said. Correa was instructed not to spare the whip. "He's got the three B's," Sammy Davis Jr. said of Seales at a 1984 benefit for the fighter. 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. Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the round. Leonard testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in 2009. 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 June 20, 1980, Leonard returned to the Olympic Stadium in Montreal to defend his title against Roberto Durn before a crowd of 46,317. Now I want to go to school." Robinson wouldn't go by his birth name for the rest of his career. Leonard was the winner by a technical knockout at 2:44 of round eight, regaining the WBC Welterweight Championship. "[36] Arcel was angry. "[58] A month after Hagler's formal retirement in June 1988, Leonard would announce another comeback. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last. His relationship with HBO lasted for more than a decade. Leonard married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Wilkinson, in January 1980. The odds started at 41, then settled at 31. 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. Leonard decided to fight Camacho after commentating on Camacho's fight with the 45-year-old Roberto Durn the previous year, describing the disputed unanimous decision as "an early Christmas gift". He knocked Leonard down with a left hook in the second round, and in the seventh, he dropped Leonard again with a short right. WBA-WBC era (1963-1983) No . Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. It was promoted as "The War". Everyone was surprised by Durn's actions, none more so than his veteran trainers, Freddie Brown and Ray Arcel. himself. 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