Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard

Class of 1997
Modern Category
Hall of Fame bio:click

World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee

Name: Sugar Ray Leonard
Alias: Sugar
Birth Name: Ray Charles Leonard
Born: 1956-05-17
Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Nationality: US American
Hometown: Palmer Park, Maryland, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 10″   /   178cm
Reach: 74″   /   188cm
Boxing Record: click

Trainers: Angelo Dundee, Dave Jacobs, Janks Morton, Pepe Correa, Adrian Davis
Manager: Mike Trainer

Brother of Roger Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard Gallery

Amateur Achievements

1976 Montreal Olympics

• Record: 145-5
• 1973 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion, defeating Hilmer Kenty
• 1973 National AAU Light Welterweight Championship Finalist, losing to Randy Shields
• 1974 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion
• 1974 National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Champion
• 1975 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion
• Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the 1975 Pan American Games
• Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Olympic Results

• Defeated Ulf Carlsson (Sweden) 5-0
• Defeated Valery Limasov (Soviet Union) 5-0
• Defeated Clinton McKenzie (Great Britain) 5-0
• Defeated Ulrich Beyer (East Germany) 5-0
• Defeated Kazimierz Szczerba (Poland) 5-0
• Defeated Andres Aldama (Cuba) 5-0

Professional Achievements

• NABF Welterweight Champion
• WBC Welterweight Champion
• WBA Welterweight Champion
• WBA Junior Middleweight Champion
• WBC Middleweight Champion
• WBC Super Middleweight Champion
• WBC Light Heavyweight Champion

Awards & Recognition

• Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year (1976, 1979, and 1981)
• The Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year (1979 and 1981)
• Boxing Illustrated Fighter of the Year (1979, 1981, and 1987)
• KO Magazine Fighter of the Year (1979, 1981, and 1987)
• Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1981)
• Mark Grossinger Etess Award for "Boxer of the Decade" (1980s)
• Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1997)
• Leonard's victory over Thomas Hearns was named The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year (1981)
• Leonard's victory over Marvin Hagler was named The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year and Upset of the Year (1987)

External Link

• Official Web Site

Preceded by: Wilfred Benitez	WBC Welterweight Champion 1979 Nov 30 – 1980 Jun 20	Succeeded by: Roberto Duran
Preceded by: Roberto Duran	WBC Welterweight Champion 1980 Nov 25 – 1982 Nov 9 Retired	Succeeded by: Milton McCrory
Preceded by: Ayub Kalule	WBA Light Middleweight Champion 1981 Jun 25 – 1981 Jun Vacated	Succeeded by: Tadashi Mihara
Preceded by: Thomas Hearns	WBA Welterweight Champion 1981 Sep 16 – 1982 Nov 9 Retired	Succeeded by: Donald Curry
Preceded by: Marvin Hagler	WBC Middleweight Champion 1987 Apr 6 – 1987 May 27 Retired	Succeeded by: Thomas Hearns
Preceded by: Donny Lalonde	WBC Light Heavyweight Champion 1988 Nov 7 – 1989 Feb 21 Vacated	Succeeded by: Dennis Andries
Preceded by: Inaugural Champion	WBC Super Middleweight Champion 1988 Nov 7 – 1990 Dec 15 Retired	Succeeded by: Mauro Galvano