Wins
0
%
Bouts
0
KO's
0
%
Sugar
36-3-1
W-L-D
Boxing
Welterweight
Light middleweight
Middleweight
Super middleweight
Light heavyweight
Height: 5ft 9in
(175cm)
Stance:
Orthodox
JUN. 17, 1956
USA
Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as “Sugar” Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed between 1977 and 1997, winning world titles in five weight divisions; the lineal championship in three weight divisions; as well as the undisputed welterweight title. Leonard was part of “The Four Kings”, a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of Leonard, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler.
Won 36 (KOs 25) | Lost 3 (KOs 1)
Drawn 1 | Bouts 40
Rounds 306 | Debut 1977-02-05
40 Loss (36-3-1) vs Héctor Camacho
TKO 5 (12), 1:08 | Mar 1, 1997
For IBC middleweight title
39 Loss (36-2-1) vs Terry Norris
UD 12 | Feb 9, 1991
For WBC light middleweight title
38 Win (36-1-1) vs Roberto Durán
UD 12 | Dec 7, 1989
Retained WBC super middleweight title
37 Draw (35-1-1) vs Thomas Hearns
SD 12 | Jun 12, 1989
Retained WBC super middleweight title, for WBO super middleweight title
36 Win (35-1) vs Donny Lalonde
TKO 9 (12), 2:30 | Nov 7, 1988
Won WBC light heavyweight and inaugural WBC super middleweight titles
35 Win (34-1) vs Marvin Hagler
SD 12 | Apr 6, 1987
Won WBC and The Ring middleweight titles
34 Win (33-1) vs Kevin Howard
TKO 9 (10), 2:27 | May 11, 1984
33 Win (32-1) vs Bruce Finch
TKO 3 (15), 1:50 | Feb 15, 1982
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles
32 Win (31-1) vs Thomas Hearns
TKO 14 (15), 1:45 | Sep 16, 1981
Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles, won WBA welterweight title
31 Win (30-1) vs Ayub Kalule
TKO 9 (15), 3:06 | Jun 25, 1981
Won WBA and The Ring light middleweight titles
30 Win (29-1) vs Larry Bonds
TKO 10 (15), 2:22 | Mar 28, 1981
Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles
29 Win (28-1) vs Roberto Durán
TKO 8 (15), 2:44 | Nov 25, 1980
Won WBC and The Ring welterweight titles
28 Loss (27-1) vs Roberto Durán
UD 15 | Jun 20, 1980
Lost WBC and The Ring welterweight titles
27 Win (27-0) vs Dave Boy Green
KO 4 (15), 2:27 | Mar 31, 1980
Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles
26 Win (26-0) vs Wilfred Benítez
TKO 15 (15), 2:54 | Nov 30, 1979
Won WBC and The Ring welterweight titles
25 Win (25-0) vs Andy Price
KO 1 (12), 2:52 | Sep 28, 1979
Retained NABF welterweight title
24 Win (24-0) vs Pete Ranzany
TKO 4 (12), 2:41 | Aug 12, 1979
Won NABF welterweight title
23 Win (23-0) vs Tony Chiaverini
RTD 4 (10) | Jun 24, 1979
22 Win (22-0) vs Marcos Geraldo
UD 10 | May 20, 1979
21 Win (21-0) vs Adolfo Viruet
UD 10 | Apr 21, 1979
20 Win (20-0) vs Daniel Aldo Gonzalez
TKO 1 (10), 2:03 | Mar 24, 1979
19 Win (19-0) vs Fernand Marcotte
TKO 8 (10), 2:33 | Feb 11, 1979
18 Win (18-0) vs Johnny Gant
TKO 8 (12), 2:57 | Jan 11, 1979
17 Win (17-0) vs Armando Muniz
RTD 6 (10), 3:00 | Dec 9, 1978
16 Win (16-0) vs Bernardo Prada
UD 10 | Nov 3, 1978
15 Win (15-0) vs Randy Shields
UD 10 | Oct 6, 1978
14 Win (14-0) vs Floyd Mayweather Sr.
TKO 10 (10), 2:16 | Sep 9, 1978
13 Win (13-0) vs Dicky Eklund
UD 10 | Jul 18, 1978
12 Win (12-0) vs Rafael Rodriguez
UD 10 | Jun 3, 1978
11 Win (11-0) vs Randy Milton
TKO 8 (10), 2:55 | May 13, 1978
10 Win (10-0) vs Bobby Haymon
RTD 3 (10) | Apr 13, 1978
9 Win (9-0) vs Javier Muniz
KO 1 (8), 2:45 | Mar 19, 1978
8 Win (8-0) vs Art McKnight
TKO 7 (8), 1:52 | Mar 1, 1978
7 Win (7-0) vs Rocky Ramon
UD 8 | Feb 4, 1978
6 Win (6-0) vs Hector Diaz
KO 2 (8), 2:20 | Dec 17, 1977
5 Win (5-0) vs Augustin Estrada
KO 6 (8), 1:54 | Nov 5, 1977
4 Win (4-0) vs Frank Santore
KO 5 (8), 2:55 | Sep 24, 1977
3 Win (3-0) vs Vinnie DeBarros
TKO 3 (6), 1:59 | Jun 10, 1977
2 Win (2-0) vs Willie Rodriguez
UD 6 | May 14, 1977
1 Win (1-0) vs Luis Vega
UD 6 | Feb 5, 1977
“The Fabulous Four” created a wave of popularity in the lower weight classes that kept boxing relevant in the post-Muhammad Ali era, during which Leonard defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Hearns, Durán, Hagler, and Wilfred Benítez. Leonard was also the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, and was named “Boxer of the Decade” in the 1980s. The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1979 and 1981, while the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1976, 1979, and 1981. In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years; In 2016, he was voted by The Ring to be the greatest living fighter; and BoxRec ranks him as the 23rd greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound.
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