Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns II, billed as " The War ", was a professional boxing match contested on June 12, 1989 for the WBC and WBO super middleweight titles. Everyone was surprised by Durn's actions, none more so than his veteran trainers, Freddie Brown and Ray Arcel. Although Price landed multiple good blows, Leonard knocked him out in the first round, advancing his record to 250 with 16 knockouts.[28]. The rematch, billed as "Stone vs. Sugar.. Once Again", took place November 25, 1980 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans in front of 25,038 fans. "I think he won the fight with Durn, but I don't think it is healthy for him to be fighting Durn right away". The fight was named "Fight of the Year" and "Upset of the Year" by The Ring. 19522000: 6063.5 kg, 20042012: 6064 kg. . His lower lip was cut from a headbutt in the fourth round, his left eye was cut in the eleventh round, and his right eye was cut in the twelfth round. Judges Chuck Giampa and Franz Marti had Leonard ahead by scores of 7774 and 7775, respectively. After the bout Hagler stated it may be his last fight. At the wedding ceremony, the grounds were converted into a garden with 10,000 roses and blossoms of other flowers flown in from the Netherlands.[92]. AP Photo/Lennox McLendon What it's really about is boxing's great aesthetic divide. They fought before a live crowd of 23,618. With neither parent able to work, with his child and the mother of his child to support, and without any endorsement opportunities, Leonard decided to become a professional boxer. According to Bill Nack: It was, from almost the opening salvo, a fight that belonged to Durn. He was voted off in Week 4 of the show. Leonard suffered his last two losses as an amateur in 1974. . Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the round. Leonard was undefeated (12-0) going . Shortly afterward, Leonard dropped him with a flurry of punches. I don't believe it. My journey has ended, my dream is fulfilled. Durn was guaranteed $7.6 million and Leonard's arrangement guaranteed him over $13 million.[65]. Jim Murray, long-time sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times, wrote, "It wasn't even closeHe didn't just outpoint Hagler, he exposed him. Hearns' legs were clearly gone and after more pressure from Leonard he was bundled through the ropes, no knockdown was given as it wasn't a punch that sent him there. Leonard battered Hearns in rounds six and seven, but Hearns regrouped. His speech, entitled "Power" (Prepare, Overcome and Win Every Round), is consistently booked with major Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States and abroad. In March 2019, Leonard made a guest appearance on the popular daily morning show on YouTube, Good Mythical Morning, hosted by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. HBO believed it would be inappropriate for Leonard to continue with them if they couldn't bid on his fights. The fight billed as a classic showdown between a powerful knockout artist and the best boxer/puncher the welterweight division had seen in decades devolved into a slow, tactical fight. Leonard got up, but was unable to ward off Camacho. He finished his career in 1965 with 175 victories. He was paid $40,044 for the fight. Judge Jos Guerra scored the fight 118110 for Leonard. Duran and Leonard would go on to fight two more times, once in November 1980 and again . Jacobs had quit in 1980, disagreeing with Leonard's decision to have an immediate rematch with Durn. Hagler took a few months to decide, then agreed to the match.[52]. [4] Leonard was part of the "Four Kings",[5] a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of Leonard, Roberto Durn, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler. It didn't take much for Robinson, who'd been a neighbor of heavyweight champ Joe Louis back in Detroit, to strap on fighting gloves. All Rights Reserved. Late in the final round, he again hurt Aldama, which brought a standing eight count from the referee. Leonard moved up to the junior middleweight division and faced Kalule on June 25, 1981, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Sugar Ray Leonard boxed Marvin Hagler and forced him to fight away from his strengths while using what he did bestflurrying with the mindset of disrupting Hagler and not trying to hurt or drop himwhich was something Ray knew could only fail, and open the door for Hagler to nail him. But even though it was bereft of some of the normal fight card touches, this show offered a fun presentation of boxing that never mocked the sport. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. Thomas Hearns) 16 September 1981 - 9 November 1982 . They decided to have the baby but marriage would be put off until after the Olympics in 1976. [40] Despite an official stoppage time of 2.59, the fight was actually stopped at 3.06 into the round, meaning Kalule should have been saved by the bell.[41]. Leonard kept it up, continuing to move, stop, and mug. Sugar Ray Leonard (def. But I never had any problems with him. Dec. 16, 1989 12 AM PT. He died at the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California, on April 12, 1989. In the second, Durn rocked Leonard with a left hook, sending him into the ropes. Hagler's undisputed status ended when the WBA stripped him of the title for choosing to fight Sugar Ray Leonard instead of mandatory challenger, Herol Graham. [38], "I made him quit", Leonard said. To make matters worse, his father was hospitalized with meningitis and his mother had a heart attack. The fight ended with Hagler and Leonard exchanging along the ropes. I took great pride in it. After the quick and slick Leonard won the first two rounds on all three scorecards, Hagler started the third round as a southpaw. While training, Leonard started to see floaters. Unlike the fight in Montreal, Leonard used his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle Durn. Roberto Duran, known as one of the greatest boxers of all time, held world championships in four weight classes during his career and met Sugar Ray Leonard in the ring for the first time in June 1980. He then announced, "I am retiring from boxing right now." In 1989, Leonard was introduced to Bernadette Robi by Kenny G at a Luther Vandross concert. Leonard received $1 million and Benitez, a two-division champion with a record of 3801, received $1.2 million. To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will. [55], Leonard was awarded a controversial split-decision. Come under with a punch.". Before the fight, he was given a shot of novocaine. "Sugar Walker Smith wouldn't have been the same.". Hearns was ahead on points." He has appeared in numerous television shows, including Half & Half, L.A. Heat, Married with Children, Renegade and Tales From The Crypt. Leonard battled back again and again, but he had to work just to find room to breathe and swing, at times simply to survive. The announcement generated a lot of controversy because of Leonard's inactivity and eye injuries, yet it also excited many sports fans who had hoped to see them fight years earlier. "It made his eyes water", Leonard said. Or why Roberto Durn was acting out of prudence, not cowardice, when he quit in his second fight against Leonard. [78][79] Leonard is among the most sought-after motivational/inspirational speakers in the world today. Leonard's observation that the Hagler who beat John Mugabi was older and slower proved to be spot on. Always moving forward, he mauled and wrestled Leonard, scoring inside with hooks and rights. According to Bob Arum, the fight grossed $78 million (which equates to around $179 million in 2020). However, he was able to outpunch Hagler along the ropes and got the better of several bristling exchanges. Even though Leonard dominated, hurting Hearns and battering him, all three judges gave both rounds to Leonard by a 109 margin. In 1972, Leonard boxed in the featherweight quarterfinals of the National AAU Tournament, losing by decision to Jerome Artis. "[58] A month after Hagler's formal retirement in June 1988, Leonard would announce another comeback. "I'm watching John 'The Beast' Mugabi outbox Hagler. "Sugar Ray Robinson had a nice ring to it," Robinson later said. "He does have a heart. The fight was cancelled, and Leonard had surgery to repair the retina on May 9, 1982. In the fourth round, a right hand to the top of Leonard's head dropped him for just the second time in his career. "This is different. Sugar Ray Leonard walked away from boxing for good in 1997 when, at the age of 40, Hector Camacho ended his ill-fated comeback by stopping him in five rounds.. He attended Parkdale High School. It ended in 1990, after HBO was not offered an opportunity to bid on the telecast rights to Leonard's fight with Terry Norris. [68] He then offered Hearns a third fight, but Hearns said he could no longer make the weight and moved up to the light heavyweight division. He continued to taunt Durn mercilessly. Early in the seventh round, Hearns hurt Leonard but punched himself out going for the knockout. Hagler never seized total control of the fight as he had against Thomas Hearns two years earlier, when he brutalized Hearns and scored a third-round knockout. In 1984 The Ring magazine placed Robinson No. In 2009, the foundation expanded to support programs that help people rebuild their communities in ten cities across the United States. He would also choose Leonard's opponents. Leonard received $7 million and Durn received $8 million. The Senate hearing was titled "Type 1 Diabetes Research: Real Progress and Real Hope for a Cure". The rules state that a boxer must be retired for five years before being eligible for induction. He tried to get me against the ropes, I'd pivot, spin off and Pow! We never could tell what he was thinking. Durn defeated Leonard via unanimous decision . In 2007 he was awarded The Ambassador Award of Excellence by the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission at the Riviera Country Club for his continued community involvement. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 4050 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147." . Leonard yelled "Yeah!" Leonard married his high school sweetheart, Juanita Wilkinson, in January 1980. "[91] In 2011, Leonard revealed in an NPR interview that he had been free of alcohol since July 2006. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns feature in fight one of a BBC Sounds look back at some of boxing's greatest fights. "I was shocked", Brown said. Durn was awarded a unanimous decision, although it was mistakenly read as a majority decision in the ring. Sugar Ray Leonard, the world welterweight champion, underwent two hours of surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore yesterday to repair a partially detached retina in his left eye.. His partner was Anna Trebunskaya. With only a few seconds left in the fight, a Leonard combination forced another standing eight count. Associated Press had it 144141 for Durn, while The New York Times had Leonard ahead 144142. Leonard landed several good left hooks in the first round. [62], After the fight, Leonard vacated the light heavyweight title, but kept the super middleweight title. Photo: Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images, Remembering Just Fontaine and His World Cup Record, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Sugar Ray Robinson, Birth Year: 1921, Birth date: May 3, 1921, Birth State: Georgia, Birth City: Ailey, Birth Country: United States. Answer (1 of 8): Hearns and Leonard fought twice. The scorecards from the ringside press and broadcast media attest to the polarizing views and opinions of the fight. 1 in its book "The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time.". Standing in a boxing ring with Howard Cosell, the master of ceremonies, Leonard announced his retirement, saying a bout with Hagler would unfortunately never happen. Leonard was the winner by a technical knockout at 2:44 of round eight, regaining the WBC Welterweight Championship. Leonard and Duran fought the fiercest battle in welterweight history, fuelled by Duran's utter hatred for the pretty boy with lots of money and Ray's refusal to back down. In 1991 the brilliant career of Sugar Ray Leonard appeared to have finally come to an end. "But then he adjusted to my style. Hagler looked stiff and mechanical and missed the speedy Leonard time and again prompting CBS ringside commentator Gil Clancy to remark "and is he ever missingLeonard isn't doing anything to make him miss, he's just missing!". This movie brought back memories of his fight with Dicky Eklund. Leonard testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in 2009. It was his first defeat. [6][7] Leonard was also the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, and was named "Boxer of the Decade" in the 1980s. Kalule got up but the referee waved it off. "[66] Although Leonard dominated the fight, he suffered several cuts. Frazier had a 73 reach. [14]:63, When Leonard decided to turn professional, Janks Morton introduced him to Mike Trainer, a friend of his who was an attorney. For Leonard's fight with Hagler, Dundee worked without a contract and received $175,000, which was less than 2% of Leonard's purse. . After several comebacks, Leonard ended his professional career with 36 wins, three losses, and one draw. Roy Jones Jr. Ensuite Who defeated Mayweather? [76], Leonard has worked as a boxing analyst for ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, HBO and EPIX. Outside of the ring, Robinson relished his celebrity, parading around Harlem with a pink Cadillac and making appearances at his high-profile Harlem nightclub. WASHINGTON POST. . Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the best." Hearns was paid $5.1 million, and Leonard made over $11 million. Tyson lost his first fight to Holyfield in 1996. the fighter 2010 movie brother of micky ward did he knock down sugar ray leonard Richard"Dicky" Eklund (born January 1, 1958) is a former welterweight boxer from the mill city of Lowell,. In the semifinals, he faced Kazimierz Szczerba and won a 50 decision. [21], Leonard had hoped to get lucrative endorsements following his gold medal win, but the negative publicity from the paternity suit chased off any big commercial possibilities. Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns during their first fight, on September 16, 1981 in Las Vegas. In this episode [87] of the "March Milkness" series (where Rhett and Link created a March Madness style bracket to determine the best breakfast cereal), Leonard was brought in to break a tie between the Fruity Region Champion, Froot Loops, and the Chocolatey Region Champion, Oreo O's. Robert Durn's hair flies as Sugar Ray Leonard throws a punch in the early rounds of their welterwight fight on 25 November 1980. "He almost knocked me out", Leonard said. goes on to explain what went through his mind before he quit the fight - a bout in which he wasn't . Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title. [14]:1 He made it to the lightweight semifinals, losing a disputed decision to Greg Whaley, who took such a beating that he wasn't allowed to continue in the trials and never boxed again. For the Durn fight, Leonard cut his entourage from twenty-one to six. She named Leonard as the father and the county's state attorney's office filed a civil suit against Leonard to establish paternity and get support payments for the child. Durn retired from boxing . The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. Hearns dropped Leonard with a right cross in the third round, but Leonard came back and battered Hearns around the ring in the fifth. But New York proved rough in other ways. What is known is that Robinson grew up in Detroit, and he was 11 years old when his mother, tired of her husband's absence from the family's life, up and left the city, moving herself, her son and two daughters to Harlem. This decision was met with a torrent of criticism from fans and the media, who felt Leonard was taking unnecessary risks with his surgically repaired eye. He never liked being called "The Hit Man," and after going nearly 14 rounds with nemesis Sugar Ray Leonard under the bright lights at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Tommy . In 1976, Leonard made the U.S. Olympic Team as the light welterweight representative. . He was given a scholarship to the University of Maryland, a gift from the citizens of Glenarden, Maryland. However, given his style and first name, it was probably only a matter of time before people started calling him Sugar Ray, after the man many consider to be the best boxer of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson. Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC welterweight title with a fifteenth-round knockout of Wilfred Bentez in 1979. During the night Durn was admitted to a hospital with stomach pains, and discharged the following day. Hagler backed off, and Leonard danced away with Hagler in pursuit. First, in 1991, he lost by decision to Terry Norris. His opponent was Luis "The Bull" Vega, whom he defeated by a six-round unanimous decision. N o classic. They fought for Lalonde's WBC Light Heavyweight Championship and the newly created WBC Super Middleweight Championship, which meant that Lalonde had to make 168lbs. Leonard was guaranteed $11 million, and Hagler was guaranteed $12 million. When they fought again a . The young boxer quickly moved up the ranks. After hurting Hearns with a right, Leonard exploded with a combination of punches. I know how Hagler felt now."[70]. . [85] During his appearance on The Colbert Report in 2011, Leonard was defeated by host Stephen Colbert in a thumb wrestling contest. Although he would prescribe the training procedures, he would leave the day-to-day work to Dave Jacobs and Janks Morton. [34], After the Montreal fight Durn went on a partying binge and ballooned in weight. Every time Hagler scored, Leonard came back with something flashier and more eye-catching, if not as effective. "There was no indication that he was in pain or getting weak. "I've had it. Leonard learned of the suit several days after returning home from the Olympics. In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years. The fight was a classic match between a slugger in Marvin Hagler, left, and a boxer in Sugar Ray Leonard. Lalonde, 312 with 26 knockouts, was guaranteed at least $6 million and Leonard was guaranteed over $10 million. I think he needs a psychiatrist more than he needs anything else." Sugar Ray Leonard reflected on his famous fight with Marvin Hagler following the news on Saturday about his late opponent's death at the age of 66. At the age of 20 (1977), Leonard won his first professional fight, only setting the stage for a collection of the most memorable fights in all of boxing history. In rounds seven and eight, Hagler's southpaw jab was landing solidly and Leonard's counter flurries were less frequent. [14]:78, In 1973, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves Lightweight Championship, but lost to Randy Shields in the lightweight final of the National AAU Tournament. Judges Raymond Baldeyrou and Harry Gibbs scored the fight 146144 and 145144, respectively. In the final, Leonard boxed the great Cuban knockout artist Andrs Aldama, who scored five straight knockouts to reach the final. Benitez started improving in the fourth, slipping numerous punches and finding the range with his right hand. The first fight occurred in '81 and was a highly anticipated welterweight unification match. Leonard knocked him out in the third round. Roger helped start the boxing program, urging the center's director, Ollie Dunlap, to form a team. In the fifth, Camacho dropped Leonard with a right followed by two left uppercuts. He hit Leonard with a big left hand and backed him into a corner. He had beaten the best of his . The original fight plan for Leonard was to go toe-to-toe with Hagler and try to cut him, but the plan changed about five days before the fight. Named after Ray Charles, Leonard's parents reportedly wanted him to become a singer, although as . The Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring named Leonard "Fighter of the Year" for 1979. Sugar Ray Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and by 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. The fight was one of the many battles between the top fighters of the era (Duran, Leonard, Hearns, Hagler). April - Marvin Hagler, Las Vegas, W 12 1988 Leonard won the WBC light heavyweight and super middleweight titles by knocking out Don Lalonde in November. Death Year: 1989, Death date: April 12, 1989, Death State: California, Death City: Culver City, Death Country: United States, Article Title: Sugar Ray Robinson Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/athletes/sugar-ray-robinson, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: April 13, 2021, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014. To revisit this article, select My Account, then View saved stories. Robinson finally retired from the sport for good in 1965. I used when I felt bad, I used when I missed competing at that level", he said. 17 May 1956 -. [24][25], On August 12, 1979, Leonard knocked out Pete Ranzany in four rounds to win the NABF Welterweight Championship. The fight, promoted as "The Super Fight" and "The King of the Ring", was scheduled for April 6, 1987, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Leonard and Robi were married at Leonard's $8.7 million estate in Pacific Palisades, California in August 1993. He staggered Bonds with a right in the fourth round and dropped him with a follow-up combination. Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches. Scottish boxing journalist Hugh McIlvanney wrote that Leonard's plan was to "steal rounds with a few flashy and carefully timed flurrieshe was happy to exaggerate hand speed at the expense of power, and neither he nor two of the scorers seemed bothered by the fact that many of the punches landed on the champion's gloves and arms. "I did the best I could", Leonard said. After the verdict was announced, Leonard announced his retirement. In the first round, Leonard rocked Benitez with a left hook that came off a jab and right cross. Robi is the daughter of Paul Robi, one of the original Platters, and she is the ex-wife of Lynn Swann. In the second, he dropped Aldama with a left to the chin. The Camacho fight was Leonard's last. Janks Morton and Dave Jacobs trained Leonard for the Lalonde fight. Bonds got up and continued to move, with Leonard in pursuit. The fight began as expected, Leonard boxing from a distance and Hearns stalking. [22] After the fight, Leonard paid back his $21,000 loan to the investors. Complete Fight Highlights: LEONARD vs. DURAN 'NO MAS' (1980) Watch on Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran's 1980 rematch, known as the No Mas Fight. The roles reversed: Leonard became the stalker and Hearns became the boxer. Going into the final round, Leonard led by scores of 137130, 137133, and 136134. [26] . He also worked as an adviser in the 2011 robot boxing film Real Steel. Doctors said they believed he would be able to resume his boxing career before the end of the year. 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