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Sugar Ray Leonard celebrates his first-round knockout over Daniel Gonzales here in 1979. ... Leonard signed autographs and took photographs with golfers, ... Photo reprints; Subscriber services; ...
Sports fans in the burgeoning town of Hilton Head used to tune into their TVs to watch men trade jabs in the boxing ring, but ...
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Sugar Ray Leonard falls after attempting a flip in front of 30,000 fans. In 1981, 29-1 Leonard faced 36-0 WBA super-welterweight world champion Ayub Kalule in ...
Sugar Ray Leonard turned pro in 1977, fighting six times in his first year. However, it was just 14 months since his pro debut that Leonard met his first instance of controversy in the ring. Leonard, ...
Roberto Duran’s fight series with Sugar Ray Leonard ended in 1989 . Despite having back-to-back meetings in 1980 and being one win apiece, Duran and Leonard would not settle their rivalry until 1989.
Emerging as a superstar in the late 1970s, Leonard became a defining figure of boxing’s golden era. Alongside Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, and Marvin Hagler, he formed the legendary “Four Kings”—a ...
Bob Arum says Keyshawn Davis resembles Sugar Ray Leonard In a 2025 interview with Ring Magazine , Arum offered his opinion on the current WBO World Lightweight title holder, Keyshawn Davis . The ...
Photo by Ken Regan /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Sugar Ray Leonard recalls getting knocked down for the first time in his career versus Kevin Howard . Returning to action ...
Photo by Roxanne McCann/Getty Images Sugar Ray Leonard knocked out Marvin Gaye’s charge in one round. In 1979, one fight before Leonard’s win over Wilfred Benitez, he faced Andy Price, a 29-5-3 ...
Photo by Jeffrey Asher/ Getty Images Legend-beater Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho retired both Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard . Hector Camacho first faced Duran in 1996 when he handed him his 12th career ...
Sugar Ray Leonard, 68, visits Boca Raton for the YMCA's Inspiration Breakfast. His half hour speech mixes humor, heartbreak and triumph to draw applause.
Sugar Ray Leonard, 68, visits Boca Raton for the YMCA's Inspiration Breakfast. His half hour speech mixes humor, heartbreak and triumph to draw applause.