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- Leonard achieved a record of 145-5 with 75 stoppages.
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2 days ago · Leonard fought Wilfred Benítez for the WBC Welterweight Championship on November 30, 1979, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. There was a capacity crowd of about 4,600. Leonard received $1 million and Benitez, a two-division champion with a record of 38–0–1, received $1.2 million.
Jun 26, 2024 · Sugar Ray Leonard (born May 17, 1956, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.) is an American former boxer whose agility and finesse helped him win 36 of 40 professional matches and various titles. As an amateur, he took an Olympic gold medal in the light-welterweight class at the 1976 Games in Montreal.
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Jun 10, 2024 · Leonard, 145-5 with 75 knockouts at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada, won all six of his bouts, winning the Gold Medal and defeating Cuba’s Andres Aldama.
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Jun 20, 2024 · For many, the Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard fight of June 20th, 1980, ranks as the greatest fight in the celebrated ‘Four Kings’ rivalry. It was 44 years ago today when former lightweight...
Jun 20, 2024 · His record now stood at an astonishing 72-1 with 55 knockouts and boxing pundits were liberally comparing him to the true immortals of the past, putting the bearded warrior with the defiant scowl and arrogant swagger in the same league as Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis and Henry Armstrong. Given all that he had accomplished, along with his ...
Jun 25, 2024 · As the boxing world waited for Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard to finally meet for the undisputed welterweight crown, Leonard vs Kalule served to further stoke anticipation while giving Ray a chance at a second world title.
Jun 26, 2024 · Leonard achieved a record of 145-5 with 75 stoppages. He won a Gold Medal in the 1975 Pan American Games and the 1976 Montreal Olympics, defeating six opponents, all 5-0, from Sweden, the...
