His opponent was Luis "The Bull" Vega, whom he defeated by a six-round unanimous decision. His lower lip was cut from a headbutt in the fourth round, his left eye was cut in the eleventh round, and his right eye was cut in the twelfth round. Hearns was paid $5.1 million, and Leonard made over $11 million. I already had it in the back of my mind to dissolve the company. Before the fight, he was given a shot of novocaine. [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. For Leonard's fight with Hagler, Dundee worked without a contract and received $175,000, which was less than 2% of Leonard's purse. After the fight, there was controversy due to the scoring of rounds six and seven. 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!". For the Durn fight, Leonard cut his entourage from twenty-one to six. In rounds, he had it three for Durn, two for Leonard, and ten even. Leonard called it "the hardest single punch I ever threw."[30]. 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. My word is my bond", Leonard said. 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. 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. "He's got the three B's," Sammy Davis Jr. said of Seales at a 1984 benefit for the fighter. The fight took place on September 9, 1978. This movie brought back memories of his fight with Dicky Eklund. [14]:4243 He finished his amateur career with a record of 1655 and 75 KOs.[19]. 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. On May 1, 1986, Leonard announced on a Washington, D.C. talk show that he would return to the ring to fight Hagler. Durn said. Although Price landed multiple good blows, Leonard knocked him out in the first round, advancing his record to 250 with 16 knockouts.[28]. The scorecards from the ringside press and broadcast media attest to the polarizing views and opinions of the fight. Bonds rose but Leonard didn't let him off the hook. Leonard kept it up, continuing to move, stop, and mug. Although he would prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave Jacobs and Janks Morton. Leonard led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.[35]. In 1989, Leonard was introduced to Bernadette Robi by Kenny G at a Luther Vandross concert. Durn hesitated. He actually scored it 148147. "I wanted that arena. Julio Cesar Chavez and Sugar Ray Leonard. "For the first time in a long time, I allowed someone to push me", Leonard said. 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. He called Mike Trainer and said, "I can beat Hagler". To make matters worse, his father was hospitalized with meningitis and his mother had a heart attack. The action see-sawed back and forth for the rest of the round, with each man having his moments. Even though Leonard dominated, hurting Hearns and battering him, all three judges gave both rounds to Leonard by a 109 margin. Leonard knocked him out in the third round. But eventually you and Durn had a rematch that you ended up winning. 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. Dickie Eklund (left) smiles before the Sugar Ray fight. I know this. The nickname stuck. For the Camacho fight, Leonard had a new trainer, Adrian Davis. [80], Leonard has also worked as an actor. [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. Leonard's observation that the Hagler who beat John Mugabi was older and slower proved to be spot on. The cuts required a total of 60 stitches. Camacho, a light-hitting southpaw, was a three-time world champion with a record of 6231. The Panamanian seized the evening and gave it what shape and momentum it had. Hearns managed to rise, but was dropped by a flurry of hard punches near the end of the round. I took great pride in it. 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"). During the night Durn was admitted to a hospital with stomach pains, and discharged the following day. Leonard had no answer for the skillful, younger, faster man. It was promoted as "The War". goes on to explain what went through his mind before he quit the fight - a bout in which he wasn't . [26] Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC welterweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout of Wilfred Bentez in 1979. Close Alert. By the fifth, Leonard, who was moving a lot, began to tire and Hagler started to get closer. 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. The decision was read. Unlike the fight in Montreal, Leonard used his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle Durn. . When Robinson finally did get his shot at the belt in 1946, he took home the crown with a unanimous 15-round decision over Tommy Bell; Robinson would hold the welterweight title until 1951. Asked if Leonard was the best he ever fought, Durn thought for a moment and then answered, "Si, si." "I wanted more", Leonard said. Leonard entered the bout as a 3-1 favorite but Norris dominated the fight, giving Leonard a heavy beating. 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". . Everyone was surprised by Durn's actions, none more so than his veteran trainers, Freddie Brown and Ray Arcel. With Hearns fatigued, Leonard came back and had a strong finish to the round. Leonard, with a badly swollen left eye, came out roaring for the thirteenth round. Durn forced the issue and took the fight to Leonard, cutting off the ring and denying Leonard space to fight his fight. "[36] Arcel was angry. Leonard landed several good left hooks in the first round. 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. They decided to have the baby but marriage would be put off until after the Olympics in 1976. . Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches. Leonard finally hurt him with a right to the head. Judges Raymond Baldeyrou and Harry Gibbs scored the fight 146144 and 145144, respectively. His speech, entitled "Power" (Prepare, Overcome and Win Every Round), is consistently booked with major Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States and abroad. 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. At the post-fight press conference, Leonard surprised everyone by announcing his retirement again, saying he just didn't have it anymore.[51]. "But you guys know me. Sugar Ray Leonard (def. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns feature in fight one of a BBC Sounds look back at some of boxing's greatest fights. The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. He attended Parkdale High School. The two went toe-to-toe in the fifteenth. [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. No. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. Leonard was guaranteed $11 million, and Hagler was guaranteed $12 million. Robinson finally retired from the sport for good in 1965. He testified about the burden of diabetes and the need for continued research funding to find a cure.[93]. [1] He was named after Ray Charles, his mother's favorite singer. "[56], Many others felt that Leonard deservedly got the decision, arguing that Leonard landed more punches and showed better defense and ring generalship. [89] They were divorced in 1990. As an amateur, he took an Olympic gold medal in the light-welterweight class at the 1976 Games in Montreal. [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. These seven fights are the highlight of his career. 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.. . [50], Leonard and Howard fought on May 11, 1984, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dave Jacobs was one of the people let go, leaving Correa as the sole trainer. The scorecard of judge Angelo Poletti was incorrectly added and announced as 147147. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Hearns, 320 with 30 knockouts, won the WBA Welterweight Championship in 1980, scoring a second-round knockout of Jos "Pipino" Cuevas in Detroit, Michigan. It supports accessible housing, healthcare services, and educational services and job training. Late in the final round, he again hurt Aldama, which brought a standing eight count from the referee. [22] After the fight, Leonard paid back his $21,000 loan to the investors. [14]:93 A month later, Leonard defeated his old amateur nemesis Randy Shields by a ten-round unanimous decision. 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. Leonard, becoming more aggressive, hurt Hearns in the sixth with a left hook to the chin. Always moving forward, he mauled and wrestled Leonard, scoring inside with hooks and rights. Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. 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. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. Robinson wouldn't go by his birth name for the rest of his career. Afterward, Leonard retired again, saying, "For sure, my career is definitely over for me in the ring." "It was a crutch, something that enabled me to forget." 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. Leonard looked to be in trouble, but he furiously fought his way out of the corner. "And Voom! 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. Later, when he made . On hand that . To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will. During divorce proceedings, Juanita Leonard testified that her husband physically abused her while under the influence of alcohol. "No one, I mean no one, can make me miss punches like that", Leonard said. Leonard was a shy child, and aside from the time he nearly drowned in a creek during a flood in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, his childhood was uneventful. Wherever he went, he brought a large entourage of trainers, women and family members. Dundee was unhappy with that amount. Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the round. 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. He said he quit using drugs in early 1986, when he woke up one morning and "what I saw in the mirror was scary." "To make a man quit, to make Roberto Durn quit, was better than knocking him out."[35]. Tyson lost his first fight to Holyfield in 1996. His decision was to push Froot Loops onto the Finals, where they were taken out by Cinnamon Toast Crunch. "It was stupid for me to fight Norris at 154 lbs", Leonard said. Sugar Ray Leonard: The Final Fight. 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. The headline in the Washington Star read, "Sugar Ray Leonard Named in Welfare Dept. 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. The fight was named "Fight of the Year" and "Upset of the Year" by The Ring. [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. 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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. [14]:78, In 1973, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves Lightweight Championship, but lost to Randy Shields in the lightweight final of the National AAU Tournament. In the final round, Hagler continued to chase Leonard. Leonard moved up to the junior middleweight division and faced Kalule on June 25, 1981, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. the fighter 2010 movie brother of micky ward did he knock down sugar ray leonard Richard"Dicky" Eklund (born January 1, 1958) is a former welterweight boxer from the mill city of Lowell,. 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 got up, but after a few more punches, the referee stopped the fight. He also worked as an adviser in the 2011 robot boxing film Real Steel. With little money Robinson helped his mother save for an apartment by earning change dancing for strangers in Times Square the Smiths built their new life in a section of Harlem dominated by flophouses and gangsters. "He's black, he's blind, and he's broke.". [47], Missing the limelight and the competition, Leonard announced in December 1983 that he was returning to the ring. Hagler backed off, and Leonard danced away with Hagler in pursuit. The following month, he made his first title defense against Andy Price. Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title. 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. "It took this fight to show me it is no longer my time", Leonard said. "I think I pretty much fought from the heart." [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 "Four Kings" created a wave of popularity in the lower weight classes that kept boxing relevant in the post-Muhammad Ali era, during which Leonard defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Hearns, Durn, Hagler, and Wilfred Bentez. Come under with a punch.". 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. Paternity Suit". On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The fight was cancelled, and Leonard had surgery to repair the retina on May 9, 1982. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. With only a few seconds left in the fight, a Leonard combination forced another standing eight count. "I felt weaker and weaker in my body and arms." Duran rode out his trilogy with Sugar Ray Leonard with little fire. Roger won some trophies and showed them off in front of Ray, goading him to start boxing. Then his friends came to help. Leonard battered Hearns in rounds six and seven, but Hearns regrouped. In the semifinals, he faced Kazimierz Szczerba and won a 50 decision. He then announced, "I am retiring from boxing right now." "I think he won the fight with Durn, but I don't think it is healthy for him to be fighting Durn right away". Leonard and Robi were married at Leonard's $8.7 million estate in Pacific Palisades, California in August 1993. 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]. The young boxer quickly moved up the ranks. Leonard got up, but was unable to ward off Camacho. Remembering "The Showdown": Hearns and Leonard fought 35 years ago. At the final bell, even uniformed ringside security rushed into the ring applauding and lauding Leonard's effort. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! Hagler did better, but Leonard's superior speed and boxing skill still allowed him to control the fight. "I did the best I could", Leonard said. He staggered Bonds with a right in the fourth round and dropped him with a follow-up combination. Many felt that the ten-point must scoring system was not properly used and those rounds should have been scored 108. Benitez was very slick. Durn defeated Leonard via unanimous decision . Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor.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; as well as the undisputed . The real Leonard (a Seinfeld fan) mentioned that he was told about the episode by friends and family, but had never seen it for himself until a friend gave him the DVD set for a gift. On March 28, 1981, Leonard defended his title against Larry Bonds, the WBC sixth-ranked contender, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. 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. Durn was awarded a unanimous decision, although it was mistakenly read as a majority decision in the ring. (Photo . Now I want to go to school." 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.. Leonard made his first title defense in Landover, Maryland, on March 31, 1980. "The whole fight, I was moving, I was moving", Leonard said. The odds started at 41, then settled at 31. After Foreman's thrilling challenge of Holyfield-Don King asked Tyson to fight him. Despite Leonard's obvious fatigue, he boxed well in the eleventh. Named after Ray Charles, Leonard's parents reportedly wanted him to become a singer, although as . Two years later, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. [88] In 1984, they had another son, Jarrell. [9] In 2016, he was voted by The Ring to be the greatest living fighter. The fight ended in a 12 . He is the celebrity spokesperson for the Atlanta law firm John Foy and Associates, PC. Thomas Hearns) 16 September 1981 - 9 November 1982 . But at that point in the fight, Hagler appeared to be slightly more ring-general and clearly more aggressive. Benitez started improving in the fourth, slipping numerous punches and finding the range with his right hand. His then wife . Outside of the ring, Robinson relished his celebrity, parading around Harlem with a pink Cadillac and making appearances at his high-profile Harlem nightclub. 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 . Late in the round, Leonard dropped Benitez with a left. Friends and family mourned the loss of the welterweight champion at wake . [24][25], On August 12, 1979, Leonard knocked out Pete Ranzany in four rounds to win the NABF Welterweight Championship. [60][61], Lalonde's size and awkwardness troubled Leonard. and played to the screaming crowd. Howard knocked Leonard flat on his back in the fourth round. The scores were 120110, 119109, and 116111. However, less than a week after the fight, Leonard said he planned to fight again. [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. When the vote took place, Leonard had been retired for more than five years, therefore, he was eligible, even though he had a fight scheduled. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last. "[43], The fight was named "Fight of the Year" by The Ring. Juanita Wilkinson, Leonard's high school girlfriend, told him she was pregnant in the summer of 1973. Leonard was undefeated (12-0) going . I didn't want anyone to tell me my career had to end." 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. How many times did Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard fight? [64] Hearns was guaranteed $11 million and Leonard was guaranteed $14 million. Six years later, Robinson captured the middleweight title for the first time by defeating Jake LaMotta. March 13, 2021. by Larry Brown. [citation needed] After eight tough rounds, Leonard was ahead although Kalule appeared to be coming on strong in the eight and ninth. 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. With too much money to be lost by cancelling the fight, the matchmaker for the bout, Ron Katz, found a . Judge Dave Moretti scored it 115113 for Leonard, while judge Lou Filippo had it 115113 for Hagler. "[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. 17 May 1956 -. 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