Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard
Ray Charles "Sugar" Leonardis an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he won world titles in five weight divisions, including a run as the undisputed welterweight champion. Leonard was part of "The Fabulous Four" a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of himself, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler. "The Fabulous Four" created a wave of popularity in the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth17 May 1956
CountryUnited States of America
I tried the gloves on, and it just felt so natural. From that moment I became so embedded in boxing. I found a friend in boxing.
I had a drug problem. I'd go to parties, take a leak, and there was cocaine right there. I was 25 when it started, rich, famous, and retired.
The Ricky Hatton that beat Kostya Tszyu in 2005 can beat Floyd Mayweather, he was so focused and in such amazing physical shape that he would have given anybody at that level a tough time.
A fighter never knows when it's the last bell. He doesn't want to face that.
I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end
I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.
When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.
I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.
It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it
You just don't heal that easy unless you're young
Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable
Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.
Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five
No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran