Sugar Ray Leonard - Famous Professional Boxer

Sugar Ray Leonard Net Worth

$120,000,000

Sugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and motivational speaker who has a net worth of $120 million. Like the original ‘Sugar Ray’ Robinson, Leonard is considered to be one of the best boxers of all time. Over the course of his 20-year career, he won world titles in five different weight divisions. He also won lineal championships in three different weight divisions and the undisputed welterweight title.

Key facts:

  • Sugar Ray Leonard is considered one of the best boxers of all time, ranking in the top ten or top fifteen in terms of pound-for-pound greatest boxers.
  • He won world titles in five different weight divisions and lineal championships in three different weight divisions, as well as the undisputed welterweight title.
  • Leonard was part of the "Fabulous Four," a group of four fighters that kept boxing interesting and exciting in the lower weight classes. He defeated all three of his contemporaries (Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler) and famously beat Wilfred Benitez.
  • Sugar Ray Leonard was the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, demonstrating his financial success alongside his boxing skills.
  • In addition to his boxing achievements, Leonard also won various awards, including Boxer of the Year.

Basic Information About Sugar Ray Leonard

CategoryAthletes β€Ί Boxers
ProfessionsProfessional Boxer, Actor
Net worth$120,000,000
Date of birth1956-05-17 (68 years old)
Place of birthRocky Mount
NationalityUnited States of America
SpouseBernadette Robi - (20 AugustΒ 1993 - present)Β (2 children)
19 January - Juanita Wilkinson (Β 1980 - 18 DecemberΒ 1990)Β (divorced)Β (2 children)
GenderMale
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Sugar Ray Leonard roles

Movie / Series Role
The FighterSugar Ray Leonard
I SpyVegas Commentator
Keeping Up with the KardashiansSelf / ... 2 episodes, 2009-2011
Tales from the CryptGravedigger 1 episode, 1992
Made in HollywoodSelf 1 episode, 2011
The Larry Sanders ShowSugar Ray Leonard 1 episode, 1993
Half & HalfDoctor 1 episode, 2003
The TalkSelf - Guest 1 episode, 2014
Good Morning BritainSelf - Guest 1 episode, 2018
The Girls Next DoorSelf 1 episode, 2005
The Daily ShowSelf - Guest 1 episode, 1997
L.A. HeatDet. Benny Lewis 3 episodes, 1997
Punk'dSelf 1 episode, 2006
The Maury Povich ShowSelf - Guest 1 episode, 1994

Sugar Ray Leonard's Quotes

  • I never met a person as determined as my mother. From working hard for six kids to just trying to keep the household down or maintain my father's discipline, my dad, I'm so much like my father too. My father was so introverted, quiet, shy, nice. I got attributes from my father and mother.
  • Fighters display two things. They display confidence, or they display a look that says, 'I'm not sure.'
  • Looking back, yes, I made too many comebacks. But each comeback I was 100 percent sure that I would win. I never came back for the money, because I didn't need it. The adulation I was getting anyway in other spheres. But I'm a guy who likes to see how close he can get to the edge of the mountain - that's what makes me tick.
  • Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring.
  • Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

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Interesting Facts about Sugar Ray Leonard

  1. Olympic Light Welterweight boxing gold-medalist, 1976. Held various world boxing championships, Welterweight through Light Heavyweight, 1979-1990. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1997.
  2. Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1996.
  3. Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1985.
  4. Attended boxing matches with friend Michael J. Fox.
  5. Godfather of KhloΓ© Kardashian.
  6. Father, with Bernadette Robi, of daughter Camille Leonard and son Daniel Leonard.
  7. Parted company with long time trainer Angelo Dundee, following a disagreement over money.
  8. Was the first boxer to defeat fellow great, Thomas Hearns. This occurred in 1981.
  9. Originally, Ray Leonard wasn't planning on a professional boxing career, once he had finished in the 1976 Olympics.
  10. Prior to his 1987 title match against Marvin Hagler, Leonard hadn't had a preliminary bout as a warm up. This was almost unheard of in the sport.
  11. Admitted to being openly critical of some of his opponents, owing to their not being top contenders.
  12. Had an intense rivalry with Roberto Duran during the 1980s. Since that time, the two men have come to respect one another.
  13. His split decision victory over Marvin Hagler for the middleweight title, is regarded as one of the most controversial in boxing history.
  14. Was heavily influenced by Muhammad Ali during Leonard's early boxing days.
  15. Won the WBC light heavyweight title from Donny Lalonde in 1988.
  16. Defeated Wilfred Benitez for the WBC welterweight title in 1979.
  17. Had to take a long sabbatical from boxing in 1982, as he needed surgery on his left eye.

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