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"). He hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. 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]. 1 in its book "The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time.". "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. 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 testified about the burden of diabetes and the need for continued research funding to find a cure.[93]. Duran and Leonard would go on to fight two more times, once in November 1980 and again . [42] Some also considered the stoppage premature. Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the round. On March 28, 1981, Leonard defended his title against Larry Bonds, the WBC sixth-ranked contender, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. From 1977-1997, Leonard only lost three professional fights. The following year, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Lightweight Championships. "And Voom! 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. Leonard's attorney, Mike Trainer, said, "There never has been a linkage between his broadcasting and his fighting. 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. He made three successful title defenses, stopping Luis Primera, Randy Shields, and Pablo Baez. He made him look like a guy chasing a bus. 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 . "There was no indication that he was in pain or getting weak. The judges scored the fight a draw and Leonard retained the title. The referee stopped the fight with Camacho teeing off on a defenseless Leonard on the ropes. Leonard testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in 2009. Pat Putnam of Sports Illustrated wrote, "Leonard gave them artistic perfection when they wanted heated battle, and they booed lustily. Rounds nine and ten were good rounds for Leonard, but he ran into trouble in the eleventh round. Leonard yelled "Yeah!" "I've had it. November 30, 1979: Leonard wins his first world titles by defeating Wilfred Bentez via 15th round TKO. "It took this fight to show me it is no longer my time", Leonard said. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Leonard used constant lateral movement and won by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision over a listless Durn. "[77], Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, Nabisco, Revlon and 7 Up. "That's it", he said. . He tried to get me against the ropes, I'd pivot, spin off and Pow! goes on to explain what went through his mind before he quit the fight - a bout in which he wasn't . The first fight occurred in '81 and was a highly anticipated welterweight unification match. Most fight fans would not spend a dime to watch Van Gogh paint Sunflowers, but they would fill Yankee Stadium to see him cut off his ear. Knowing he needed a big finish, Leonard fought furiously and had a big final round. Leonard suffered his last two losses as an amateur in 1974. [80], Leonard has also worked as an actor. The headline in the Washington Star read, "Sugar Ray Leonard Named in Welfare Dept. First, in 1991, he lost by decision to Terry Norris. The following month, he made his first title defense against Andy Price. After the fight, there was controversy due to the scoring of rounds six and seven. There was a capacity crowd of about 4,600. N o classic. 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 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. Julio Cesar Chavez and Sugar Ray Leonard. Hearns (left) had not lost in his 32 fights before facing Leonard. Foreman had an 84 inch reach. It was his first defeat. Hearns, 320 with 30 knockouts, won the WBA Welterweight Championship in 1980, scoring a second-round knockout of Jos "Pipino" Cuevas in Detroit, Michigan. [95] He has since made public appearances to bring attention to the issue of child sex abuse, declaring himself a "poster child" for the cause and encouraging victims to report their abuse.[96]. Standing in a boxing ring with Howard Cosell, the master of ceremonies, Leonard announced his retirement, saying a bout with Hagler would unfortunately never happen. Many of the people being considered wanted absolute control and a cut somewhere near the manager's traditional 33%. TYson had warched film of Foreman destroying Joe Frazier. The fight took place at the new Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. 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. "The whole fight, I was moving, I was moving", Leonard said. Remembering "The Showdown": Hearns and Leonard fought 35 years ago. The Panamanian seized the evening and gave it what shape and momentum it had. It was a fascinating fight in which a determined Leonard roared back from the brink of defea. 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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. Leonard was undefeated (12-0) going . 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.. October 30, 1974 - Kinshasa, Zaire It was the way that Ali won which made it the defining moment of his career, shocking the world by defeating a supposedly unbeatable Foreman by spending a good. [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. His speech, entitled "Power" (Prepare, Overcome and Win Every Round), is consistently booked with major Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States and abroad. "Sugar Walker Smith wouldn't have been the same.". These seven fights are the highlight of his career. [14]:63, When Leonard decided to turn professional, Janks Morton introduced him to Mike Trainer, a friend of his who was an attorney. "I wanted more", Leonard said. "[71] The team also included Leon and Michael Spinks, Howard Davis Jr., Leo Randolph, Charles Mooney, and John Tate. Leonard fought Wilfred Bentez for the WBC Welterweight Championship on November 30, 1979, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the final, Leonard boxed the great Cuban knockout artist Andrs Aldama, who scored five straight knockouts to reach the final. Six years later, Robinson captured the middleweight title for the first time by defeating Jake LaMotta. Dundee was unhappy with that amount. Kalule, who was 360, had been the WBA Light Middleweight Champion for two years. The fight ended in a 12 . 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. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Durn attacked at almost every turn. After several comebacks, Leonard ended his professional career with 36 wins, three losses, and one draw. [21], 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. The British challenger had a record of 332. [24][25], On August 12, 1979, Leonard knocked out Pete Ranzany in four rounds to win the NABF Welterweight Championship. The working environment was not healthy."[84]. He actually scored it 148147. This movie brought back memories of his fight with Dicky Eklund. "To make a man quit, to make Roberto Durn quit, was better than knocking him out."[35]. I don't believe it. Then his friends came to help. Montreal Not long after this fight ended, a rematch fight was scheduled. His mother said: "He never did talk too much. As a boy growing up in Detroit, Sugar Ray Robinson was neighbors with heavyweight champion Joe Louis. . His opponent was Dave "Boy" Green. 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. Photo: Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images, Remembering Just Fontaine and His World Cup Record, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Sugar Ray Robinson, Birth Year: 1921, Birth date: May 3, 1921, Birth State: Georgia, Birth City: Ailey, Birth Country: United States. 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. 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]. Leonard also won a light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The bout took place on June 20, 1980 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. Although Price landed multiple good blows, Leonard knocked him out in the first round, advancing his record to 250 with 16 knockouts.[28]. Winding up his right hand, as if to throw a bolo punch, Leonard snapped out a left jab and caught Durn flush in the face. But at that point in the fight, Hagler appeared to be slightly more ring-general and clearly more aggressive. Or why Roberto Durn was acting out of prudence, not cowardice, when he quit in his second fight against Leonard. Sugar Ray Robinson turned pro in 1940 and won his first 40 fights. He also had the distinction of being the first boxer ever to earn $100 million in purses. Yet the book is not really about boxing. The young boxer quickly moved up the ranks. He blamed his loss on a torn right calf muscle. [14]:6568, Leonard made his professional debut on February 5, 1977, before a crowd of 10,270 at the Civic Center in Baltimore. Leonard had no answer for the skillful, younger, faster man. Robinson began his career with an astonishing 40 straight victories and was called the "uncrowned champion" by boxing fans on account that the mob, with who Robinson refused to play nice with, denied him the chance to fight for the world welterweight title until after the war. 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. Blood flowed down his forehead and the bridge of his nose but stayed out of his eyes. The fight grossed over $35 million. He finished his career with a record of 3631 with 25 knockouts. He had a falling out with partner Bjorn Rebney, whom he called "a cancer in my company. Leonard pledged he would support his son, even if he had to scrap plans to attend college. Leonard made his first title defense in Landover, Maryland, on March 31, 1980. Lalonde, 312 with 26 knockouts, was guaranteed at least $6 million and Leonard was guaranteed over $10 million. Juanita Wilkinson, Leonard's high school girlfriend, told him she was pregnant in the summer of 1973. In the second, Durn rocked Leonard with a left hook, sending him into the ropes. [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. [26] 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. WASHINGTON POST. [34], After the Montreal fight Durn went on a partying binge and ballooned in weight. For the Durn fight, Leonard cut his entourage from twenty-one to six. 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. Judge Dave Moretti scored it 115113 for Leonard, while judge Lou Filippo had it 115113 for Hagler. [citation needed] After eight tough rounds, Leonard was ahead although Kalule appeared to be coming on strong in the eight and ninth. Later that year, he boxed in the Eastern Olympic Trials. Ray Charles Leonard, known as the boxing champion "Sugar Ray" Leonard (after the champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson), was born on May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina to Getha Leonard and Cicero Leonard, who boxed in the Navy. In his last years Robinson battled Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. While training, Leonard started to see floaters. "[91] In 2011, Leonard revealed in an NPR interview that he had been free of alcohol since July 2006. 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 work greatly helped salvage his finances and was the reason he eventually settled in Southern California with his second wife, Millie. Durn was awarded a unanimous decision, although it was mistakenly read as a majority decision in the ring. [82] Leonard's boxing promotional company was dissolved in 2004. The scores were 120104, 119103, and 116110. 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 semifinals, he faced Kazimierz Szczerba and won a 50 decision. Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. on May 3, 1921, although the location is a source of debate. "I don't have contracts. Leonard and Robi were married at Leonard's $8.7 million estate in Pacific Palisades, California in August 1993. "My idea is that he should have a tuneup fight before he fights with Roberto again", Jacobs said. He requested a contract for the Lalonde fight and Leonard refused. To revisit this article, select My Account, then View saved stories. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Leonard kept it up, continuing to move, stop, and mug. Of all people, John 'The Beast' Mugabi." Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light Welterweight Championships in 1974. In 1984 The Ring magazine placed Robinson No. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 4050 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147." His incredible achievements include winning world titles in five weight divisions, including the WBC welterweight, WBA light middleweight, and WBC middleweight titles. 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. The original fight plan for Leonard was to go toe-to-toe with Hagler and try to cut him, but the plan changed about five days before the fight. Leonard and Duran fought the fiercest battle in welterweight history, fuelled by Duran's utter hatred for the pretty boy with lots of money and Ray's refusal to back down. A strange night, a boring fight. . 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