Thursday, 21 November 2024

    Sugar Ray Leonard

    • Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2024
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    • Sport(s): Boxing
    • Statistics: Boxing Record: 36-3-1, 25 by KO
      2-Time WBC Welterweight Champion
      1-Time WBA Welterweight Champion
      2-Time The Ring Welterweight Champion
      1-Time WBA Light Middleweight Champion
      1-Time The Ring Light Middleweight Champion
      1-Time WBC Middleweight Champion
      1-Time The Ring Middleweight Champion
      1-Time WBO Super Middleweight Champion
      1-Time WBC Light Heavyweight Champion
      1 Olympic Light Welterweight Gold Medal (1976)
      Member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
      Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
    • In the 1970s, the heavyweight boxing division was so far on top of the food chain that if you were a lighter weight combatant, the idea of you capturing national attention was a long shot. This changed with Sugar Ray Leonard, whose captivating smile and pugilistic prowess would transform the sport.

      Along with Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler, Leonard was part of the "Fabulous Four," a group of lighter weight boxers who fights against one another shifted focus away from the heavyweights. Leonard won World Titles in five separate weight divisions, and it was him, not a heavyweight, who was the first boxer who accumulated over $100 million in earnings.

      Holding wins over Hagler, Hearns, Duran, and Wilfred Benitez, Leonard was named the "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1980s.

      We are proud to nominate Sugar Ray Leonard for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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