Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard

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

• Record: 145-5
• 1972 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs)
• 1973 National Golden Gloves Champion (132 lbs), defeating Hilmer Kenty
• 1973 Runner-up in National AAU Championships (139 lbs), losing to Randy Shields
• 1974 National AAU Champion (139 lbs)
• 1974 National Golden Gloves Champion (139 lbs)
• 1975 National AAU Champion (139 lbs)
• Gold Medalist (139 lbs) at the 1975 Pan American Games
• Gold Medalist (139 lbs) 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 & WBA Welterweight Champion (Undisputed)
• WBA Junior Middleweight Champion
• WBC Middleweight Champion
• WBC Super Middleweight Champion
• WBC Light Heavyweight Champion

Awards and Recognition

• Named Fighter of the Year by The Ring for 1979 and 1981
• Named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year for 1981
• His victory over Thomas Hearns was named 1981 Fight of the Year by The Ring
• His victory over Marvin Hagler was named 1987 Fight of the Year and Upset of the Year by The Ring
• Named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1980s, International Boxing Hall Of Fame

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