Sugar Ray Leonard

Revision as of 01:22, 4 February 2013

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
Sugar Ray Leonard Gallery

Amateur Achievements

Leonard vs. Ulrich Beyer at the 1976 Olympics

• Record: 145-5 [1]
• 1973 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion. Results:
  • John Amello KO 3
  • Rodney Green W 3
  • Allen Webb W 3
  • Hilmer Kenty W 3
• 1973 National AAU Light Welterweight Championship Finalist. Results:
  • Richard Lazano KO 2
  • Milton Seward W 3
  • Bruce Finch W 3
  • Pete Ranzany W 3
  • Randy Shields L 3
• 1974 National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Champion. Results:
  • Wiley Johnson W 3
  • Mike Carter W 3
  • Terrence Silver W 3
  • Jeff Lemeir W 3
• 1974 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion. Results:
  • Luis Rodriguez KO 1
  • Paul Sherry W 3
• Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the 1974 North American Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Results:
  • Amador Rosario (Puerto Rico) W 3
  • Robert Proulx (Canada) RSC 1
• 1975 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion. Results:
  • Tim Green W 3
  • Joe Summerville RSC 2
  • Paul Sherry W 3
  • Ernest Paige WO
  • Milton Seward W 3
• Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the 1975 North American Championships in Miami, Florida. Results:
  • Manuel Billarrulez (Panama) RSC 2
  • Michel Briere (Canada) RSC 2
• Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. Results:
  • Michel Briere (Canada) KO 1
  • Segundo Cobenas (Peru) KO 1
  • Jesus de las Rosas Marte (Dominican Republic) 5-0
  • Victor Corona (Cuba) 5-0
• 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials Light Welterweight Champion. Results:
  • Ronnie Shields W 3
  • Samuel Bonds RSC 1
  • Bruce Curry W 3
• 1976 U.S. Olympic Box-Offs Champion. Results:
  • Bruce Curry W 3
• Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Results:
  • Ulf Carlsson (Sweden) W 3 (5-0)
  • Valery Limasov (Soviet Union) W 3 (5-0)
  • Clinton McKenzie (Great Britain) W 3 (5-0)
  • Ulrich Beyer (East Germany) W 3 (5-0)
  • Kazimierz Szczerba (Poland) W 3 (5-0)
  • Andres Aldama (Cuba) W 3 (5-0)

Minor & Regional Titles

• Mid-Atlantic Welterweight Championship (KO 8 Johnny Gant - January 11, 1979)
• NABF Welterweight Championship (KO 4 Pete Ranzany - August 12, 1979)

Awards & Recognition

• Boxing Illustrated Fighter of the Year (1979, 1981, and 1987)
• Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year (1976, 1979, and 1981)
• KO Magazine Fighter of the Year (1979, 1981, and 1987)
• The Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year (1979 and 1981)
• Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1981)
• Leonard's victory over Thomas Hearns was named The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year (1981)
• Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame (1985)
• Leonard's victory over Marvin Hagler was named The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year and Upset of the Year (1987)
• KO Magazine Outstanding Fighter of the Decade (1980s)
• Mark Grossinger Etess Award for Boxer of the Decade (1980s)
• Named the 5th greatest fighter of the last 50 years by The Ring Magazine (1996)
• Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1997)
• Named the third greatest welterweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press (1999)
• Named the 9th greatest fighter of the last 80 years by The Ring Magazine (2002)

Notes

• Older brother Roger Leonard was also a professional boxer
• Leonard was the first boxer to earn over $100 million dollars in purses

External Link

• Official Web Site