Former professional boxer, Sugar Ray Leonard has a name like no other in the ring, with many considering him one of the finest boxers of his generation, recording just 3 losses in a career that saw him punch 40 times in the ring. He also made a name for himself as a motivational speaker while performing in theater.
Biography,
The boxer was born Ray Charles Leonard on May 17, 1956, in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was raised alongside his 6 siblings by their parents, Cicero Leonard and Getha Leonard, and was raised in a family that had boxing in their blood. He and his father took up a profession there. Their father was also a boxer, but he didn’t do it for too long and it wasn’t until after Sugar started fighting that he knew his father was a once younger boxer. days.
The very quiet, talkative and shy kid went to Parkdale High School. In 1969, he had started to learn how to box, following in the footsteps of his older brother. Only 3 years later, he was fighting for featherweight at the AAU national tournament, but lost in the quarter-finals.
By the time he had finished his amateur career, the man who would become a legendary boxer had recorded 145 wins and only 5 losses.
Sugar Ray Leonard fought professionally until 1988 when he retired. Nevertheless, he would return to the ring to fight until 1997. Before his last two fights which he lost, he recorded only one draw, one loss and 36 wins. During his career he defeated the likes of Floyd Mayweather Sr., Wilfred Benítez, Dave Boy Green and Thomas Hearns. He only lost to Héctor Camacho, Terry Norris and Roberto Durán, whom he beat again.
35 of his wins were by knockout, 11 by decision, while 1 was a draw. In the same line, he lost only once by KO and twice by decision.
During his career, Leonard won the NABF welterweight title as well as the WBC, The Ring, and lineal welterweight titles which he would win again after losing to Roberto Durán. He also won the WBC and WBO super middleweight titles which he won, as well as two men’s amateur boxing titles at the 1975 Pan American Games and the 1976 Olympics.
Sugar Ray Leonard’s Family – Wife, Daughter and Son
As noted, Sugar comes from a large family and has 6 other siblings with himself being the fifth child. Among his brothers are Roger Leonard, who is also a professional boxer, Bunny Leonard, Sandy Leonard and Sharon Leonard.
Looking at his relationships, the boxer has had his fair share of relationships, even though he is not one of those that could be considered old wives. The first woman he married was Juanita Wilkinson whom he had been together since they were both in high school.
His relationship with Juanita Wilkinson was not one without its problems, like many others, but they overcame it until they got married when they were 23 in 1980. Before that, they had a son when they were only 16 years old.
In 1990, the couple had been separated for two years and were finalizing a divorce which was riddled with charges of assault and adultery against the boxer. When the divorce was finalized, their second son, Jerrel, was 7, while their first son Ray Jr. was 17.
Bernadette Robi was the next woman that Sugar Ray married in 1993. Bernadette was a Sports Illustrated model before meeting and marrying the legendary boxer after they were introduced by Kenny G at a Luther Vandross concert. Since then, they have remained very close.
Besides his two sons with Juanita Wilkinson, Sugar Ray Leonard also has a daughter, Camille Leonard, and a son, Daniel Ray Leonard.
Height and width
As the legendary boxer that he is, one of the things that has worked to his advantage in the very physical game is his body. He has a very athletic build, although he may not be the tallest man in many rings, nor the tallest. Nonetheless, boxing isn’t necessarily a game of the big and tall.
In numbers, he is 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 62 kg (137 lb).
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