Biography
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 from 1977 to 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 Fabulous Four", a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of Leonard, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler.
Awards & recognition
- International Boxing Hall of Fame · 1997
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award · 1981
- The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year · 1981
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award · 1979
- The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year · 1979
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- Sugar Ray Robinson Award · 1976
- The Ring World Junior Middleweight Champion
- The Ring World Middleweight Champion
- The Ring World Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Super Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
- WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBC World Middleweight Champion
- WBC World Super Middleweight Champion
- WBC World Welterweight Champion
Filmography25 titles
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
Half & Half
Tales from the Crypt
Celebrity Family Feud
The Larry Sanders Show
Married... with Children
The Contender
The Fighter
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Celebrity Ghost Stories
L.A. Heat
I Am Duran
Good Mythical Morning
The Colbert Report
The Kings
Hell's Kitchen
Renegade
The Bernie Mac Show
No Más
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Dancing with the Stars
I Spy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Punk'd
The Apprentice