Eventually, Leonard admitted that Hearns deserved the decision[citation needed]. Their six-year-old son, Ray Jr., served as the ring bearer. Camacho applied pressure from the opening bell and started to score well in the third. When Leonard boxed in the Olympics, he had a picture of Wilkinson taped to his sock. 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. Sugar Ray Leonard (def. "I'll try, I'll give it a shot", Leonard said of his latest retirement. In the final round, Hagler continued to chase Leonard. Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title. In his later years, Robinson worked in show business, even doing some television acting. Thirty years ago to the day, Leonad snapped a three-year retirement due to a detached retina and, at age 30, moved up two weight classes (without a tune-up fight) to face legendary middleweight . "Sugar Walker Smith wouldn't have been the same.". [17] Leonard won his first four Olympic bouts by 50 decisions. Hagler hurt Leonard with a left cross and pinned him in a corner. This would be Leonard's first professional fight without Angelo Dundee. .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Muhammad Ali liked to call Robinson "the king, the master, my idol." Leonard made his first title defense in Landover, Maryland, on March 31, 1980. "It was a crutch, something that enabled me to forget." Roger helped start the boxing program, urging the center's director, Ollie Dunlap, to form a team. The two fought with great intensity throughout the fight. "He's black, he's blind, and he's broke.". [48], A bout with Philadelphia's Kevin Howard, who was 2041, was scheduled for February 25, 1984. Yet the book is not really about boxing. Paternity Suit". "I'm watching John 'The Beast' Mugabi outbox Hagler. Then his friends came to help. [49], Before the fight with Howard, Dave Jacobs rejoined Leonard's team in a limited role. [23] Leonard won by a tenth-round knockout. Hearns dropped Leonard with a right cross in the third round, but Leonard came back and battered Hearns around the ring in the fifth. In 1984 The Ring magazine placed Robinson No. For the Durn fight, Leonard cut his entourage from twenty-one to six. Dec. 16, 1989 12 AM PT. The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. [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. [22] After the fight, Leonard paid back his $21,000 loan to the investors. "I don't have contracts. 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. The young boxer quickly moved up the ranks. Knowing he needed a big finish, Leonard fought furiously and had a big final round. Where did Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran have their first fight? His incredible achievements include winning world titles in five weight divisions, including the WBC welterweight, WBA light middleweight, and WBC middleweight titles. The fight grossed over $35 million. It was like looking in a mirror". There was a capacity crowd of about 4,600. 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. Dundee had a different proposition. For three rounds Durn drove at Sugar Ray with a fury, and there were moments when it seemed the fight could not last five. Astrological Sign: Taurus. "[72], In January 1997, it was announced that Leonard had been voted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, New York. On March 28, 1981, Leonard defended his title against Larry Bonds, the WBC sixth-ranked contender, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. May 11 - Kevin Howard, Massachusetts, KO 9 1987 Leonard won the WBC middleweight title in a 12-round contest against Marvin Hagler in April. Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches. "Sugar Ray Robinson had a nice ring to it," Robinson later said. Leonard received $7 million and Durn received $8 million. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns during their first fight, on September 16, 1981 in Las Vegas. The fight was postponed when Leonard had minor surgery on his right eye to fix a loose retina. No. "[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 rose but was soon down again, and the fight was stopped. 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. Although he would prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave Jacobs and Janks Morton. Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. 1 in its book "The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time.". But eventually you and Durn had a rematch that you ended up winning. Many consider the 1976 U.S. team to be the greatest boxing team in the history of the Olympics. 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. Before the fight, he was given a shot of novocaine. "[66] Although Leonard dominated the fight, he suffered several cuts. Leonard knocked him out in the third round. He hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. "I did the best I could", Leonard said. Leonard went the distance but lost by a lopsided decision. Hearns, with too much faith in his powerful right hand, lost to Sugar Ray Leonard in their first match. (Photo . 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. Afterward, Leonard announced, "I'm finishedI've fought my last fight. 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. [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. 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. Leonard competed on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on ABC. Leonard yelled "Yeah!" "I felt weaker and weaker in my body and arms." He was paid $40,044 for the fight. Leonard maintained his eye was fully healed, but that he just didn't want to box anymore. Kalule, who was 360, had been the WBA Light Middleweight Champion for two years. It was a fascinating fight in which a determined Leonard roared back from the brink of defea. After the verdict was announced, Leonard announced his retirement. [74], Leonard said he planned to have a series of tuneup fights before fighting a champion. Durn said. 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!". Or why Roberto Durn was acting out of prudence, not cowardice, when he quit in his second fight against Leonard. I don't believe it. 2 . Robert Durn's hair flies as Sugar Ray Leonard throws a punch in the early rounds of their welterwight fight on 25 November 1980. Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the. Leonard married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Wilkinson, in January 1980. He had beaten the best of his . In 1972, Leonard boxed in the featherweight quarterfinals of the National AAU Tournament, losing by decision to Jerome Artis. 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]. Going into the final round, Leonard led by scores of 137130, 137133, and 136134. More embarrassed than hurt, Benitez got up quickly. Lalonde, 312 with 26 knockouts, was guaranteed at least $6 million and Leonard was guaranteed over $10 million. What was the score of the Sugar Ray Leonard fight? 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.. Foreman had an 84 inch reach. [89] They were divorced in 1990. 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. [88] In 1984, they had another son, Jarrell. "[77], Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, Nabisco, Revlon and 7 Up. But at that point in the fight, Hagler appeared to be slightly more ring-general and clearly more aggressive. "The whole fight, I was moving, I was moving", Leonard said. Sugar Ray Robinson's birth name was Walker Smith Jr. Leonard received $1 million and Benitez, a two-division champion with a record of 3801, received $1.2 million. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last. I know this. 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. Blood flowed down his forehead and the bridge of his nose but stayed out of his eyes. "To make a man quit, to make Roberto Durn quit, was better than knocking him out."[35]. March 13, 2021. by Larry Brown. 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 . The Panamanian seized the evening and gave it what shape and momentum it had. In the fourth round, a right hand to the top of Leonard's head dropped him for just the second time in his career. In the second, he dropped Aldama with a left to the chin. His mother said: "He never did talk too much. Tyson lost his first fight to Holyfield in 1996. Leonard, having slowed down, was obliged to fight more and move less. Hearns was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. "For the first time in a long time, I allowed someone to push me", Leonard said. 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. Sign In A paying crowd of 12,379 generated a live gate of $6.2 million. Voom! [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. Leonard was also the subject of a Seinfeld episode (season 6, episode 22) where George tries to flatter his boss by saying he looks like Sugar Ray Leonard. 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. Just five months after one of the greatest fights in modern boxing history, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran met in a rematch that somehow managed to transcend the original. Complete Fight Highlights: LEONARD vs. DURAN 'NO MAS' (1980) Watch on Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran's 1980 rematch, known as the No Mas Fight. They decided to have the baby but marriage would be put off until after the Olympics in 1976. His opponent was Dave "Boy" Green. Durn was awarded a unanimous decision, although it was mistakenly read as a majority decision in the ring. Leonard called it "the hardest single punch I ever threw."[30]. Robi is the daughter of Paul Robi, one of the original Platters, and she is the ex-wife of Lynn Swann. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. "It made his eyes water", Leonard said. 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. They fought before a live crowd of 23,618. His then wife . In his prime, he was unstoppable. He drove him to the ropes and unleashed a furious assault. The announcement generated a lot of controversy because of Leonard's inactivity and eye injuries, yet it also excited many sports fans who had hoped to see them fight years earlier. Kalule got up but the referee waved it off. He called Mike Trainer and said, "I can beat Hagler". Leonard fired back and hurt Lalonde with a right. In the fourth round, Leonard knocked Green out with a devastating left hook. 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. Hearns (left) had not lost in his 32 fights before facing Leonard. Hearns was paid $5.1 million, and Leonard made over $11 million. Two years later, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Late in the final round, he again hurt Aldama, which brought a standing eight count from the referee. Dave Jacobs was one of the people let go, leaving Correa as the sole trainer. 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. But the TV show came about and made my decision a lot easier. Leonard's attorney, Mike Trainer, said, "There never has been a linkage between his broadcasting and his fighting. He had a falling out with partner Bjorn Rebney, whom he called "a cancer in my company. . Hagler continued to score somewhat effectively in round six. The referee stopped the fight with Bonds taking punishment in a corner.[39]. The fight ended in a 12 . The odds started at 41, then settled at 31. Wherever he went, he brought a large entourage of trainers, women and family members. After the quick and slick Leonard won the first two rounds on all three scorecards, Hagler started the third round as a southpaw. The rules stated that a boxer had to be seventeen to box in international competition, so Leonard, only sixteen, lied about his age. He had a career record of 79-6-3 and was a showman in the ring, chanting 'It . Leonard's observation that the Hagler who beat John Mugabi was older and slower proved to be spot on. During divorce proceedings, Juanita Leonard testified that her husband physically abused her while under the influence of alcohol. Leonard was aware of this, and in an interview for Beyond the Glory he said: "My intention was to fight Durn ASAP because I knew Durn's habits. He wasn't afraid, he was being a smart businessman. For Leonard's fight with Hagler, Dundee worked without a contract and received $175,000, which was less than 2% of Leonard's purse. Dickie Eklund (left) smiles before the Sugar Ray fight. 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. Augie Sanchez had defeated Mayweather earlier that summer in qualifiers after a tight 11-12 decision. Hearns, 320 with 30 knockouts, won the WBA Welterweight Championship in 1980, scoring a second-round knockout of Jos "Pipino" Cuevas in Detroit, Michigan. Leonard was on a eight-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. 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. Doctors said they believed he would be able to resume his boxing career before the end of the year. Hosted (yes, there was a host) by Mario Lopez,. [64] Hearns was guaranteed $11 million and Leonard was guaranteed $14 million. Camacho, a light-hitting southpaw, was a three-time world champion with a record of 6231. Afterward, Leonard retired again, saying, "For sure, my career is definitely over for me in the ring." Durn forced the issue and took the fight to Leonard, cutting off the ring and denying Leonard space to fight his fight. 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. The nickname "Sugar" came from Gainford, who had described the young boxer as "sweet as sugar"; reporters soon began using the moniker. [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. Shirley was the only judge to give Leonard a 108 margin in the twelfth. The Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring named Leonard "Fighter of the Year" for 1979. 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. Floyd bounced back and won two in a row over Sanchez to secure his spot in Atlanta. Leonard was undefeated (12-0) going . Durn hesitated. 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. Leonard won the fight in 12 rounds on a split decision. AP Photo/Lennox McLendon What it's really about is boxing's great aesthetic divide. Early in the ninth, Lalonde hurt Leonard with a right to the chin. 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]. He then announced, "I am retiring from boxing right now." I snapped his head back with a jab. Sugar Ray Robinson turned pro in 1940 and won his first 40 fights. "[83] Speaking of his promotional company, Leonard said, "We did some great shows with evenly matched fights. 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. [34], After the Montreal fight Durn went on a partying binge and ballooned in weight. The cuts required a total of 60 stitches. Later, when he made . It was his first defeat. Trainer then made Leonard the sole stockholder in Sugar Ray Leonard, Inc. Angelo Dundee, Muhammad Ali's trainer, was brought in to be Leonard's trainer and manager. "[71] As a boy growing up in Detroit, Sugar Ray Robinson was neighbors with heavyweight champion Joe Louis. "I think I pretty much fought from the heart." Leonard suffered his last two losses as an amateur in 1974. He made him look like a guy chasing a bus. Leonard led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.[35]. The decision was read. Judge Jerry Roth scored the fight 113112 for Hearns, Judge Tom Kazmarek scored it 113112 for Leonard, and Judge Dalby Shirley scored it 112112. He went to a doctor and discovered that he had a detached retina. His relationship with HBO lasted for more than a decade. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 4050 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147." The fight began as expected, Leonard boxing from a distance and Hearns stalking. Many felt that Hagler deserved the decision because he was the aggressor and landed the harder punches. "I was shocked", Brown said. In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years. The boxer continued his dominance until 1991 when he lost by decision to Terry Norris and retired again. She also said he was an occasional cocaine user. "[58] A month after Hagler's formal retirement in June 1988, Leonard would announce another comeback. 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