Sugar Ray Leonard became a five-division world champion by stopping Donny Lalonde in the ninth round on November 7, 1988, but the light heavyweight portion of that accomplishment deserves an … continue
Sugar Ray Leonard built his reputation by succeeding where many great fighters fell short. He won world titles in five weight classes, defeated several Hall of Fame opponents, and repeatedly … continue
Leonard captured the WBA and Ring Magazine light middleweight titles by stopping Ayub Kalule before his iconic showdown with Thomas Hearns Sugar Ray Leonard’s ninth-round stoppage of Ayub Kalule on … continue
Leonard’s victory over Floyd Mayweather Sr. offers a fascinating link between two boxing legends whose careers still divide opinion decades later Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Floyd Mayweather Sr. years before … continue
The debate over the greatest U.S. Olympic boxing team often comes down to two groups: the 1976 Montreal squad and the 1984 Los Angeles team. The 1984 team won more … continue
Leonard recalled ignoring claims that Hearns was finished before their 1989 rematch and later realized the fight should have been his last Sugar Ray Leonard says his 1989 rematch with … continue
Leonard earned Sugar Ray Robinson’s approval before building one of boxing’s defining championship careers during the Four Kings era Sugar Ray Leonard turns 70 today as one of the few … continue
There are fights that endure because of how they end, and fights that endure because of what they reveal while they are still unfolding. Sugar Ray Leonard against Thomas Hearns … continue
Boxing fans love this argument because it cuts straight to identity. What kind of greatness matters more? The kind built on survival and precision, or the kind earned through risk … continue
On YouTube, former 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist and two-division champion “Sugar” Ray Leonard named his top 10 boxers, with #1 a complete surprise! No. 10 was former middleweight champion “Marvelous” … continue