Always moving forward, he mauled and wrestled Leonard, scoring inside with hooks and rights. Leonard led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.[35]. 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. .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. Pat Putnam of Sports Illustrated wrote, "Leonard gave them artistic perfection when they wanted heated battle, and they booed lustily. Leonard became a sensation in. Hearns, with too much faith in his powerful right hand, lost to Sugar Ray Leonard in their first match. They decided to have the baby but marriage would be put off until after the Olympics in 1976. 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 know this. He has appeared in numerous television shows, including Half & Half, L.A. Heat, Married with Children, Renegade and Tales From The Crypt. Leonard married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Wilkinson, in January 1980. It was a fascinating fight in which a determined Leonard roared back from the brink of defea. 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. Sign In Hagler's undisputed status ended when the WBA stripped him of the title for choosing to fight Sugar Ray Leonard instead of mandatory challenger, Herol Graham. Unlike the fight in Montreal, Leonard used his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle Durn. In his last years Robinson battled Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. Hagler never seized total control of the fight as he had against Thomas Hearns two years earlier, when he brutalized Hearns and scored a third-round knockout. The Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring named Leonard "Fighter of the Year" for 1979. While training, Leonard started to see floaters. The Classic bout between Sugar Ray Leonard V Thomas Hearns.Leonard Snatches Victory from the jaws of defeat with a dramatic late Stoppage! The two went toe-to-toe in the fifteenth. . As a boy growing up in Detroit, Sugar Ray Robinson was neighbors with heavyweight champion Joe Louis. He never liked being called "The Hit Man," and after going nearly 14 rounds with nemesis Sugar Ray Leonard under the bright lights at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Tommy . Leonard pledged he would support his son, even if he had to scrap plans to attend college. Hagler backed off, and Leonard danced away with Hagler in pursuit. 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 hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. If he had scored it 109, as his two colleagues did, Hearns would have won by a split decision. . Promoted as "The Showdown", Leonard fought Thomas Hearns on September 16, 1981, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to unify the World Welterweight Championship in a scheduled fifteen-rounder. It was the first knockdown of Leonard's professional career. Floyd bounced back and won two in a row over Sanchez to secure his spot in Atlanta. His incredible achievements include winning world titles in five weight divisions, including the WBC welterweight, WBA light middleweight, and WBC middleweight titles. Unable to get away, unable to counter and unable to slide away to open up the ring, Leonard seemed almost helpless under the assault. 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. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. [9] In 2016, he was voted by The Ring to be the greatest living fighter. He was given a scholarship to the University of Maryland, a gift from the citizens of Glenarden, Maryland. With Hearns fatigued, Leonard came back and had a strong finish to the round. 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 Blood flowed down his forehead and the bridge of his nose but stayed out of his eyes. Sugar Ray Robinson died just about broke, he suffered 19 career defeats and he didn't beat as many world champions in consecutive fights (there were of course far less world champions back in . However, given his style and first name, it was probably only a matter of time before people started calling him Sugar Ray, after the man many consider to be the best boxer of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson. The following month, he made his first title defense against Andy Price. [74], Leonard said he planned to have a series of tuneup fights before fighting a champion. 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. "He's a great trainer, a throwback", Leonard said. Going into the final round, Leonard led by scores of 137130, 137133, and 136134. Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler fight for the WBC and Ring middleweight titles on April 6, 1987 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Sylvester Stallone, who co-hosted during the first season, was one of the executive producers, along with Mark Burnett. Dickie's fight against Sugar Ray Leonard was on July 18, 1978 at the Hynes Memorial Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts. My word is my bond", Leonard said. Although Price landed multiple good blows, Leonard knocked him out in the first round, advancing his record to 250 with 16 knockouts.[28]. 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.. [49], Before the fight with Howard, Dave Jacobs rejoined Leonard's team in a limited role. At the wedding ceremony, the grounds were converted into a garden with 10,000 roses and blossoms of other flowers flown in from the Netherlands.[92]. Three booming rights from Hearns sent Leonard down for the second time in the fight. Hosted (yes, there was a host) by Mario Lopez,. Leonard also won a light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. 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. Leonard received $1 million and Benitez, a two-division champion with a record of 3801, received $1.2 million. 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. 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. 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 scores were 120104, 119103, and 116110. The fight was postponed when Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to fix a loose retina. Six years later, Robinson captured the middleweight title for the first time by defeating Jake LaMotta. Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches. "I can never erase the pain or the scars I have made through my stupidity, my selfishness", Leonard said. [89] They were divorced in 1990. [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. Leonard made his first title defense in Landover, Maryland, on March 31, 1980. 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. "Sugar Ray Robinson had a nice ring to it," Robinson later said. The Panamanian seized the evening and gave it what shape and momentum it had. The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. If you moved, he was lost."[57]. He finished his career with a record of 3631 with 25 knockouts. I know how Hagler felt now."[70]. Associated Press had it 144141 for Durn, while The New York Times had Leonard ahead 144142. 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. The referee stopped the fight with Bonds taking punishment in a corner.[39]. It was promoted as "The War". 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,. Hearns was the WBA champion while Leonard held the WBC title. [42] Some also considered the stoppage premature. Two years later, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. [14]:4243 He finished his amateur career with a record of 1655 and 75 KOs.[19]. Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. 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. 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. 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