By Kellen Hinkle amp Jake Cerelli American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard born 1956 earned an unprecedented six world championship titles in five weight classes during a twentyyear professional career An Olympic gold medalist while an amateur Leonard fought in some of the most memorabl ID: 442470
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Ray Charles Leonard "Sugar”
By,
Kellen Hinkle & Jake Cerelli
“American
boxer Sugar Ray Leonard (born 1956) earned an unprecedented six world championship titles in five weight classes during a twenty-year professional career. An Olympic gold medalist while an amateur, Leonard fought in some of the most memorable professional matches in boxing history
.”Slide2
Physical Traits
Height 5’10’’Weight 137 pounds74 Inch ReachAfrican American Boxer
AwesomeQuick feetSlide3
Short Bio
Born May 17, 1956Named after Ray CharlesBefore he was 20, he won three National Golden Gloves titles, two AAU championships and the 1975 Pan-American Games crown. Leonard earned a spot on the 1976 Olympic U.S. team- Beat
Aldama @ olympicsLeonard had 145 victories as an amateur boxer.
Couldn’t afford college so he became a pro
boxer
Born in Wilmington North Carolina
One of seven
childrenSlide4
Tale of the tape
Pound for Pound fighterProfessional Career:
Total fights40
Wins
36
Wins by KO
25
Losses
3
Draws
1
No contests
0Slide5
Acheivements
Achievements1972 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion 1973 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion, defeating
Hilmer Kenty 1973 Runner-up in National AAU Light Welterweight Championships, losing to Randy Shields 1974 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion 1974 National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Champion
1975 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion
Won the Light Welterweight Gold Medal for the United States at the 1975 Pan American Games
Won the Light Welterweight Gold Medal for the United States at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Olympic Results
Defeated Ulf
Carlsson
(Sweden) points 5-0
Defeated Valery
Limassov (Soviet Union) points 5-0 Defeated Clinton McKenzie (Great Britain) points 5-0 Defeated Ulrich Beyer (East Germany) points 5-0 Defeated Kazimierz Szczerba (Poland) points 5-0 Defeated Andres Aldama (Cuba) 5-0
3 time golden glove winnerSlide6
Big Fights & Titles Held
Defeated legendary boxers Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin
HaglerThe Ring Magazine named Leonard the Fighter of the Year for 1979.On June 25, 1981, Leonard fought Ayub Kalule, the undefeated WBA World Junior Middleweight Champion.
Kalule
gave Leonard a tough fight, but Sugar Ray won via a 9th round TKOSlide7
Claim to Fame
Good speaker, nice guy, thought to be the best of his time and won a lot of matches against some big names.Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1980sSlide8
Boxer or Puncher
Puncher and Boxer
almost lost 2nd world title because Thomas Hearns
was boxing while he was throwing big
punches looking for KO
Used quick feet moved a lot in fights
Boxer and conservative in most of his fightsSlide9
Where he is now
Married to new wife BernadetteHas 2 sonsHas a Ex-wifeOccasionally appears on various TV shows (appeared in 123 episodes of shows like the contender and
Mr. Baumanns personal favorite dancing with the stars 2007)