Sugar Ray Leonard Net Worth

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.

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 Khloé 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.