. In 1984 The Ring magazine placed Robinson No. He blamed his loss on a torn right calf muscle. The scores were 120110, 119109, and 116111. 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. It was promoted as "The War". You're blowing it!". In 1976, Leonard made the U.S. Olympic Team as the light welterweight representative. 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.. 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. Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the round. Leonard received $7 million and Durn received $8 million. He finished his career in 1965 with 175 victories. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. Hearns was the WBA champion while Leonard held the WBC title. The scorecard of judge Angelo Poletti was incorrectly added and announced as 147147. Roger helped start the boxing program, urging the center's director, Ollie Dunlap, to form a team. Astrological Sign: Taurus. Bonds rose but Leonard didn't let him off the hook. 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. Dundee had a different proposition. He attended Parkdale High School. Lalonde tried to tie up Leonard, but got dropped with a powerful left hook. The referee stopped the fight with Camacho teeing off on a defenseless Leonard on the ropes. Tyson had a 71 reach, even shorter than Frazier's. 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. "But then he adjusted to my style. The first fight occurred in '81 and was a highly anticipated welterweight unification match. Leonard would continue to pursue his Olympic dream while she and the baby, Ray Charles Leonard Jr., lived with her parents. Hagler did better, but Leonard's superior speed and boxing skill still allowed him to control the fight. 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 . Judge Dave Moretti scored it 115113 for Leonard, while judge Lou Filippo had it 115113 for Hagler. 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. A paying crowd of 12,379 generated a live gate of $6.2 million. "He's a great trainer, a throwback", Leonard said. That's why he's living."[32][33]. "[56], Many others felt that Leonard deservedly got the decision, arguing that Leonard landed more punches and showed better defense and ring generalship. It supports accessible housing, healthcare services, and educational services and job training. Robert Durn's hair flies as Sugar Ray Leonard throws a punch in the early rounds of their welterwight fight on 25 November 1980. Hearns was ahead on points." WBA-WBC era (1963-1983) No . Remembering "The Showdown": Hearns and Leonard fought 35 years ago. Boxing in Serenity He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. 19522000: 6063.5 kg, 20042012: 6064 kg. He also had the distinction of being the first boxer ever to earn $100 million in purses. Early in the seventh round, Hearns hurt Leonard but punched himself out going for the knockout. The rules stated that a boxer had to be seventeen to box in international competition, so Leonard, only sixteen, lied about his age. The odds started at 41, then settled at 31. I never had to go to school once because of him."[13]. The time was 2:54 of round fifteen.[29]. The fight was cancelled, and Leonard had surgery to repair the retina on May 9, 1982. 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. "[58] A month after Hagler's formal retirement in June 1988, Leonard would announce another comeback. Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title. "I've had it. The two fought with great intensity throughout the fight. [60][61], Lalonde's size and awkwardness troubled Leonard. These seven fights are the highlight of his career. Dec. 16, 1989 12 AM PT. Leonard's 1987 fight with Hagler, which served as a comeback after a three-year retirement, is one of the greatest fights ever. Dickie's fight against Sugar Ray Leonard was on July 18, 1978 at the Hynes Memorial Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts. All Rights Reserved. He went to a doctor and discovered that he had a detached retina. Six years later, Robinson captured the middleweight title for the first time by defeating Jake LaMotta. It was the first knockdown of Leonard's professional career. 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 defeated Leonard via unanimous decision . Scottish boxing journalist Hugh McIlvanney wrote that Leonard's plan was to "steal rounds with a few flashy and carefully timed flurrieshe was happy to exaggerate hand speed at the expense of power, and neither he nor two of the scorers seemed bothered by the fact that many of the punches landed on the champion's gloves and arms. Hagler continued to score somewhat effectively in round six. Dave Jacobs was one of the people let go, leaving Correa as the sole trainer. Between rounds twelve and thirteen, Angelo Dundee told Leonard, "You're blowing it, son! Sugar Ray Leonard: The Final Fight. The judges scored the fight a draw and Leonard retained the title. 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. A strange night, a boring fight. Also, Leonard and Janks Morton split because of personal differences. Leonard was named "Fighter of the Year" by The Ring and The Boxing Writers Association of America. In 1972, Leonard boxed in the featherweight quarterfinals of the National AAU Tournament, losing by decision to Jerome Artis. Leonard called it "the hardest single punch I ever threw."[30]. Kalule got up but the referee waved it off. .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." 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. Their six-year-old son, Ray Jr., served as the ring bearer. The working environment was not healthy."[84]. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. "[77], Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, Nabisco, Revlon and 7 Up. 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. [14]:63, When Leonard decided to turn professional, Janks Morton introduced him to Mike Trainer, a friend of his who was an attorney. [22] After the fight, Leonard paid back his $21,000 loan to the investors. My journey has ended, my dream is fulfilled. Leonard yelled "Yeah!" [45] Leonard's next fight was scheduled to be against Roger Stafford on May 14, 1982, in Buffalo, New York. 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. "He does have a heart. 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. "It was a crutch, something that enabled me to forget." 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. He got up, but after a few more punches, the referee stopped the fight. 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. Late in the final round, he again hurt Aldama, which brought a standing eight count from the referee. For the Durn fight, Leonard cut his entourage from twenty-one to six. Judge Stuart Kirshenbaum had Lalonde ahead 7675. [88] In 1984, they had another son, Jarrell. The decision was read. The work greatly helped salvage his finances and was the reason he eventually settled in Southern California with his second wife, Millie. It was the only time in Leonard's career that he was knocked out. "I'm watching John 'The Beast' Mugabi outbox Hagler. 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. 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. It was then that Leonard decided to come back and fight Hagler. [12] The family moved to Washington, D.C., when he was three, and they settled permanently in Palmer Park, Maryland when he was ten. [42] Some also considered the stoppage premature. Benitez started improving in the fourth, slipping numerous punches and finding the range with his right hand. On June 12, 1989, Leonard defended the WBC Super Middleweight Championship in a rematch with Thomas Hearns at Caesar's Palace. Leonard was the aggressor throughout, with Bonds circling the ring. Dickie Eklund (left) smiles before the Sugar Ray fight. [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. He had a falling out with partner Bjorn Rebney, whom he called "a cancer in my company. Leonard testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in 2009. 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. Leonard and Robi were married at Leonard's $8.7 million estate in Pacific Palisades, California in August 1993. His decision was to push Froot Loops onto the Finals, where they were taken out by Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Leonard led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.[35]. Despite years away from the ring, Leonard defeated Hagler and secured his place as one of the best. I know this. Jacobs had quit in 1980, disagreeing with Leonard's decision to have an immediate rematch with Durn. To make matters worse, his father was hospitalized with meningitis and his mother had a heart attack. The roles reversed: Leonard became the stalker and Hearns became the boxer. The fight ended in a split draw, meaning both fighters retained their respective titles. "I decided to search for a substituteI resorted to cocaine. He took control, attacking and driving Leonard against the ropes, bulling him back, hitting him with lefts and rights to the body as he maneuvered the champion against the ropes from corner to corner. In round seven, Leonard started to taunt Durn. 2 of his losses came after his first retirement. 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!". However, Camacho was also considered to be past his prime. I took great pride in it. In rounds seven and eight, Hagler's southpaw jab was landing solidly and Leonard's counter flurries were less frequent. 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. 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. Bonds got up and continued to move, with Leonard in pursuit. Two years later, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Sugar Ray Robinson's birth name was Walker Smith Jr. "To make a man quit, to make Roberto Durn quit, was better than knocking him out."[35]. Robi is the daughter of Paul Robi, one of the original Platters, and she is the ex-wife of Lynn Swann. "I can never erase the pain or the scars I have made through my stupidity, my selfishness", Leonard said. Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC welterweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout of Wilfred Bentez in 1979. "But you guys know me. However, Hagler's moments were more spectacular and one of Hagler's cornermen: Roger Perron (in an interview that took place on an episode of HBO's Legendary Nights episode segments in 2003) later stated that: "the ninth round was probably Marvin (Hagler)'s, best round". 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. [18] He planned to study business administration and communications. [1] He was named after Ray Charles, his mother's favorite singer. "[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. In the second, he dropped Aldama with a left to the chin. Roger won some trophies and showed them off in front of Ray, goading him to start boxing. "I wasn't aware I was in a championship early because I hit him so easy", Leonard said. 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. It ended in 1990, after HBO was not offered an opportunity to bid on the telecast rights to Leonard's fight with Terry Norris. After the quick and slick Leonard won the first two rounds on all three scorecards, Hagler started the third round as a southpaw. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 4050 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147." Correa was instructed not to spare the whip. His father worked as a supermarket night manager and his mother was a nurse. Leonard moved up to the junior middleweight division and faced Kalule on June 25, 1981, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. . Durn forced the issue and took the fight to Leonard, cutting off the ring and denying Leonard space to fight his fight. Afterward, Leonard retired again, saying, "For sure, my career is definitely over for me in the ring." He wasn't afraid, he was being a smart businessman. "I was shocked", Brown said. "That's it", he said. According to Bob Arum, the fight grossed $78 million (which equates to around $179 million in 2020). Answer (1 of 8): Hearns and Leonard fought twice. 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. Hearns was leading by scores of 124122, 125122, and 125121. Montreal Not long after this fight ended, a rematch fight was scheduled. But the TV show came about and made my decision a lot easier. His mother said: "He never did talk too much. Leonard suffered his last two losses as an amateur in 1974. Leonard battered Hearns in rounds six and seven, but Hearns regrouped. Hearns won rounds nine through twelve on all three scorecards. Always moving forward, he mauled and wrestled Leonard, scoring inside with hooks and rights. November 30, 1979: Leonard wins his first world titles by defeating Wilfred Bentez via 15th round TKO. He was also named "Athlete of the Year" by ABC's Wide World of Sports and "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated. "[36] Arcel was angry. 2 . Late in the round, Leonard dropped Benitez with a left. Pat Putnam of Sports Illustrated wrote, "Leonard gave them artistic perfection when they wanted heated battle, and they booed lustily. [23] Leonard won by a tenth-round knockout. Unlike the fight in Montreal, Leonard used his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle Durn. By 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. [55], Leonard was awarded a controversial split-decision. 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. In the second, Durn rocked Leonard with a left hook, sending him into the ropes. Sign In The scorecards from the ringside press and broadcast media attest to the polarizing views and opinions of the fight. After the fight, there was controversy due to the scoring of rounds six and seven. Hearns, 320 with 30 knockouts, won the WBA Welterweight Championship in 1980, scoring a second-round knockout of Jos "Pipino" Cuevas in Detroit, Michigan. His relationship with HBO lasted for more than a decade. 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. 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. Morton was replaced as co-trainer by Pepe Correa, who had worked with Leonard for most of the previous fifteen years.[63]. He turned pro that same year. In his prime, he was unstoppable. 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. He has appeared in numerous television shows, including Half & Half, L.A. Heat, Married with Children, Renegade and Tales From The Crypt. Kalule, who was 360, had been the WBA Light Middleweight Champion for two years. 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. 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.. What was the score of the Sugar Ray Leonard fight? Leonard learned of the suit several days after returning home from the Olympics. Augie Sanchez had defeated Mayweather earlier that summer in qualifiers after a tight 11-12 decision. 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. Camacho, a light-hitting southpaw, was a three-time world champion with a record of 6231. Leonard maintained his eye was fully healed, but that he just didn't want to box anymore. 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. Sugar Ray Leonard (def. 1 in its book "The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time.". Close Alert. With only a few seconds left in the fight, a Leonard combination forced another standing eight count. "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. 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. But eventually you and Durn had a rematch that you ended up winning. Shortly afterward, Leonard dropped him with a flurry of punches. 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