from all the others in Los Angeles is really the curated, and bespoke details that architect Richard Landry selected, As you can see above us, we have these incredible, groin vaulted ceilings, which really take you back, Additionally, all the light fixtures, door handles, and plaster work was meticulously crafted and selected. The two went toe-to-toe in the fifteenth. Dave Jacobs was one of the people let go, leaving Correa as the sole trainer. This would be Leonard's first professional fight without Angelo Dundee. I took great pride in it. Sugar Ray Leonard PALMER PARK, MD - CIRCA 1980: A view of Sugar Ray Leonard's house during an at home interview in Palmer Park, Maryland. During divorce proceedings, Juanita Leonard testified that her husband physically abused her while under the influence of alcohol. Leonard's attorney, Mike Trainer, said, "There never has been a linkage between his broadcasting and his fighting. On May 1, 1986, Leonard announced on a Washington, D.C. talk show that he would return to the ring to fight Hagler. If he had scored it 109, as his two colleagues did, Hearns would have won by a split decision. It is surrounded by three parks. in one of Los Angeles is most exclusive enclaves. I didn't want anyone to tell me my career had to end." [76], Leonard has worked as a boxing analyst for ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, HBO and EPIX. Most fight fans would not spend a dime to watch Van Gogh paint Sunflowers, but they would fill Yankee Stadium to see him cut off his ear. The detached two-story guest house by the pool has a first-floor kitchen and entertaining space, while the second floor contains a guest bedroom and bath. [68] He then offered Hearns a third fight, but Hearns said he could no longer make the weight and moved up to the light heavyweight division. If you moved, he was lost."[57]. Jun 15, 2012, 8:02 AM PDT. We're now in the formal dining room of the estate. BA1 1UA. The following year, he again won the National AAU Light Welterweight Championship, as well as the Light Welterweight Championship at the Pan American Games. Leonard was the winner by a technical knockout at 2:44 of round eight, regaining the WBC Welterweight Championship. He lost a disputed decision to Anatoli Kamnev in Moscow, after which, Kamnev gave the winner's trophy to Leonard. Asked if Leonard was the best he ever fought, Durn thought for a moment and then answered, "Si, si." In the sixth, there was an accidental clash of heads, which opened a cut on the forehead of Benitez. [53], Many were surprised that Hagler, a natural southpaw, opened the fight boxing out of an orthodox stance. His relationship with HBO lasted for more than a decade. When Leonard boxed in the Olympics, he had a picture of Wilkinson taped to his sock. Between rounds eleven and twelve, Leonard's trainer: Angelo Dundee, implored Sugar Ray to get up off his stool yelling "We got three minutesnew champnew champ!" "I'd move away too, if I were him," Bandele Hinton, 15, said as he finished a four-minute round on one of the gym's four punching bags, all of which bear Sugar Ray Leonard's autograph. There is a chefs kitchen with professional appliances and center island with breakfast bar next to the family room. The referee stopped the fight with Camacho teeing off on a defenseless Leonard on the ropes. Bonds was a southpaw, which made him a good opponent for Leonard, given that his next opponent was scheduled to be the WBA Light Middleweight Champion Ayub Kalule, a southpaw. And in this bath is where Mrs. Leonard and her daughter. The fifth of seven children of Cicero and Getha Leonard, he was named for singer Ray Charles. Trainer then made Leonard the sole stockholder in Sugar Ray Leonard, Inc. Angelo Dundee, Muhammad Ali's trainer, was brought in to be Leonard's trainer and manager. Leonard landed several good left hooks in the first round. they have lots of kids and lots of extended family members. With neither parent able to work, with his child and the mother of his child to support, and without any endorsement opportunities, Leonard decided to become a professional boxer. Trainer talked 24 of his friends and clients into underwriting Leonard's career with an investment of $21,000 to be repaid within four years at 8% interest. The fight took place at the new Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. [17] Leonard won his first four Olympic bouts by 50 decisions. Despite requests from the Hagler camp, Leonard was uninterested in a rematch and retired on May 27, 1987. Leonard received $1 million and Benitez, a two-division champion with a record of 3801, received $1.2 million. [75] He was scheduled to fight Tony Menefee on February 15, 1998, in Australia, but he pulled out of the fight, saying that he didn't have the motivation. Leonard was awarded a 50 decision and the Olympic gold medal. He was paid $40,044 for the fight. At the final bell, even uniformed ringside security rushed into the ring applauding and lauding Leonard's effort. "I'm glad to see him move up," said Kirk Megginson, 20, another of the regulars at the boxing center where pictures and posters of the champ are tacked on every wall. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Leonard battled back again and again, but he had to work just to find room to breathe and swing, at times simply to survive. His speech, entitled "Power" (Prepare, Overcome and Win Every Round), is consistently booked with major Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States and abroad. published June 15, 2021 Boxing legend, and godfather to Khloe Kardashian, Sugar Ray Leonard has listed his stunning Pacific Palisades mansion for $46.5 million. Oh, that's a good one, honey. See: World's best homes tour the globes most incredible houses. I've handled thousands of fighters and never had anyone quit on me. "All I can do is say I'm sorry, but that is not enough. Leonard is also the son of welterweight boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard Jr. His shoulders were crouched against the wind and his hands tucked in the pockets of his beige windbreaker as he stood near the sign that says "Welcome to the Palmer Park Community Center--Home of the Champ.". Leonard knocked him out in the third round. As you can see, the room is sheathed in memorabilia, from the 1984 Olympic torch to letters from Muhammad Ali. Leonard competed on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on ABC. The announcement generated a lot of controversy because of Leonard's inactivity and eye injuries, yet it also excited many sports fans who had hoped to see them fight years earlier. Leonard made his first title defense in Landover, Maryland, on March 31, 1980. In snowshoesLeonard repeatedly beat Hagler to the punch. Everyone was surprised by Durn's actions, none more so than his veteran trainers, Freddie Brown and Ray Arcel. He made three successful title defenses, stopping Luis Primera, Randy Shields, and Pablo Baez. It was predominantly white (99%) until segregation ended and blockbusting began in the 1960s. Such was the talk as word spread through Palmer Park that its hometown hero, the personable young man who put the depressed, working-class community in Prince George's County on the map--boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard--had sold his $600,000 home in rural Mitchelville, and moved, like many a rich person before him, to a mansion in the Potomac area of Montgomery County, a place known for sprawling estates, horse farms and famous residents. He called Mike Trainer and said, "I can beat Hagler". (Getty, Hilton & Hyland) Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is putting . After the quick and slick Leonard won the first two rounds on all three scorecards, Hagler started the third round as a southpaw. Leonard was aware of this, and in an interview for Beyond the Glory he said: "My intention was to fight Durn ASAP because I knew Durn's habits. Leonard also won a light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The two men were swapping tales from. In the fifth, Camacho dropped Leonard with a right followed by two left uppercuts. This decision was met with a torrent of criticism from fans and the media, who felt Leonard was taking unnecessary risks with his surgically repaired eye. His lower lip was cut from a headbutt in the fourth round, his left eye was cut in the eleventh round, and his right eye was cut in the twelfth round. In the closing seconds of the eighth round, Durn turned his back to Leonard and quit, saying to referee Octavio Meyran, "No Ms" (English: "No more"). Leonard lost the title to Roberto Duran in a June bout but regained it in a November rematch after . I snapped his head back with a jab. Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Center 7707 Barlowe Road Palmer Park, Maryland, MD 20785 (301) 386-5888 Visit Website 1/1 Details Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Center is a co-ed facility which offers opportunities for amateur and professional training, as well as boxing shows. In 2009, the foundation expanded to support programs that help people rebuild their communities in ten cities across the United States. All he left is his name," 12-year-old Bernard Griel said one gray, drizzly night recently in Palmer Park. Photo by Jim Bartsch. "[58] A month after Hagler's formal retirement in June 1988, Leonard would announce another comeback. [11], Leonard, the fifth of seven children of Cicero and Getha Leonard, was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. Roger won some trophies and showed them off in front of Ray, goading him to start boxing. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Together, Leonard and ESPN would produce and promote "Sugar Ray Leonard and ESPN II Presents Friday Night Fights", which would air the first Friday of every month for twelve months. The induction ceremony was on June 15, 1997.[73]. He actually scored it 148147. Though raised poor in Palmer Park, Md., the former junior middleweight and welterweight champion made and stashed away so much money in his meteoric boxing career (his record was 33-1) that he is worth, according to Trainer, "in the neighborhood" of . Hagler hurt Leonard with a left cross and pinned him in a corner. The Panamanian seized the evening and gave it what shape and momentum it had. and played to the screaming crowd. my daughter and I just started a lifestyle brand. Leonard was named 'Boxer of the Decade' in the 1980s, and was the first professional boxer to win more than $100 million in purses. Over the next 25 years, he built a boxing career that cemented his legacy as one of the best fighters of all time. Leonard entered the bout as a 3-1 favorite, but Norris dominated the fight, giving Leonard a heavy beating. Lalonde tried to tie up Leonard but got dropped with a powerful left hook. "I don't have contracts. "He came in the rec center one time and said, 'Hi li'l brother,' to me," chimed in Sam's younger brother, Melvin, who had just ridden up on his bike. Kalule and his handlers had expected Leonard to use lateral movement against him, but Leonard chose to fight inside instead. Leonard was also the subject of a Seinfeld episode (season 6, episode 22) where George tries to flatter his boss by saying he looks like Sugar Ray Leonard. Nothing is local. The former home of retired boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard in Mitchellville, Md., has not been sold, as reported incorrectly Monday, according to a spokesman for Leonard. Leonard spent his teenage years in Marylands Prince Georges County, just outside of Washington, DC. Leonard's most memorable punch came late in the round. No one wants to hear that. Judge Jos Guerra scored the fight 118110 for Leonard. That's why he's living."[32][33]. [81], In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with ESPN. "[66] Although Leonard dominated the fight, he suffered several cuts. Hearns won rounds nine through twelve on all three scorecards. Round ten was tame by comparison, as the pace slowed after the furious action of the previous round but with Hagler having more spectacular moments. Hearns, 320 with 30 knockouts, won the WBA Welterweight Championship in 1980, scoring a second-round knockout of Jos "Pipino" Cuevas in Detroit, Michigan. In 2007 he was awarded The Ambassador Award of Excellence by the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission at the Riviera Country Club for his continued community involvement. Unlike the fight in Montreal, Leonard used his superior speed and movement to outbox and befuddle Durn. Sylvester Stallone, who co-hosted during the first season, was one of the executive producers, along with Mark Burnett. However, he was able to outpunch Hagler along the ropes and got the better of several bristling exchanges. Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Leonard decided to fight Camacho after commentating on Camacho's fight with the 45-year-old Roberto Durn the previous year, describing the disputed unanimous decision as "an early Christmas gift". The fight ended with Hagler and Leonard exchanging along the ropes. He has decided to put his sprawling Italianate estate on the market again, having previously listed it in 2019 at $52 million. The fight began as expected Leonard boxing from a distance and Hearns's stalking. They used to come in when Camille was young. A paying crowd of 12,379 generated a live gate of $6.2 million. "[77], Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, Nabisco, Revlon and 7 Up. 1 revealed", "BoxRec ratings: world, pound-for-pound, active and inactive", "One USA Boxing team stands above the rest by Kevin Iole", "On This Day: Sugar Ray Leonard knocked out Floyd Mayweather - Boxing News", "Lewiston Evening Journal, October 7, 1978", "Leonard Knocks Out Lalonde to Win Two Titles", "Sugar Ray Leonard regains welterweight title", "The 12 Greatest Rounds of Boxing: The Untold Stories", "Leonard announces comeback; Holmes gives up title", "Leonard knocked down, victories, then retires", "After A Year's Prefight, Bell Tolls For These", "Leonard's memories the stuff of legends", "SPORTS OF THE TIMES; No Hoosegow for JoJo Guerra", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4_LR7s-Ui4, "Parting of the Ways: Leonard and Dundee Split Over Money", "Sports of The Times; Leonard's Missing Voice", "Leonard is getting old, but it's hard to tell", "Nobody Wins the War - Second fight is a draw", "Leonard and Duran in Rematch in November", "BOXING; Leonard Has Norris at Hand, but Hearns on the Mind", "Leonard's Corner Keeps Game Plan Draped in Secrecy", "Before the First Bell Rings, the Jabbing Begins", "The Victoria Advocate, January 15, 1997", "The Idaho Spokesman-Review, January 12, 1998", "Sugar Ray Leonard Back in the Ring with ESPN Friday Night Fights", "Leonard's promotion business down for count", "Dancing with the Stars Elimination - Sugar Ray Leonard", "Cocaine days were 'childish, stupid,' Sugar Ray says", "Sugar Ray Leonard's Testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs", "In Book, Sugar Ray Leonard Says Coach Sexually Abused Him", "Sugar Ray Leonard proves himself a beacon of strength in the fight against child sex abuse", Sugar Ray Leonard's Amateur Boxing Record, Sugar Ray Leonard in-depth interview about alcohol, cocaine, and being a champion, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sugar_Ray_Leonard&oldid=1150339382, 1973 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion, defeating, 1973 National AAU Light Welterweight Championship runner-up, losing to Randy Shields, 1974 National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Champion, defeating Jeff Lemeir, 1974 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion, defeating Paul Sherry, 1974 North American Championships Gold Medalist, defeating Robert Proulx, 1975 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion, defeating Milton Seward, 1975 North American Championships Gold Medalist, defeating Michel Briere, 1975 Pan American Games Light Welterweight Gold Medalist, defeating Victor Corona, 1976 Olympic Light Welterweight Gold Medalist, defeating, Baltimore Sun: 75 Leonard (115113 Leonard), Boston Globe (Ron Borges): 115113 Hagler, Boston Globe (Steve Marantz): 117111 Leonard, Chicago Tribune (1 - Bob Verdi): 115113 Hagler, Chicago Tribune (2 - Bernie Lincicome): 115113 Hagler, Chicago Tribune (3 - Sam Smith): 115113 Hagler, New York Daily News (2 - Michael Katz): 117112 Leonard, New York Post (2 - Jerry Lisker): 115113 Hagler, Philadelphia Daily News (1): 116112 Leonard, Philadelphia Daily News (2): 115113 Hagler, Ring Magazine (Nigel Collins): 115113 Leonard, Sports Illustrated (William Nack): 116114 Leonard, Sports Illustrated (Pat Putnam): 115113 Hagler, United Press International: 116112 Leonard, This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 15:55. Like at Christmastime, he and Juanita (Leonard's wife) will come in and he'll say, 'Let's go shopping' and we'll go around to toy stores and get some gifts for the kids. Sugar Ray Leonard is a former American professional boxer. and have baths in here, they would go pick herbs, organics. "I think he won the fight with Durn, but I don't think it is healthy for him to be fighting Durn right away". Leonard's . The fight was named "Fight of the Year" and "Upset of the Year" by The Ring. It was very important to me that you walked into the house, and you didn't feel like you were walking into a museum. Additionally, everything opens up to the grounds. "I've had it. "I did the best I could", Leonard said. The following month, he made his first title defense against Andy Price. He blamed his loss on a torn right calf muscle. that open up to the expansive grounds beyond. The rules stated that a boxer had to be seventeen to box in international competition, so Leonard, only sixteen, lied about his age. It's a way to better your condition," said Junious Hinton, the boxing center's short, muscular trainer. Leonard came back to stop Howard in the ninth round, but the stoppage was disputed, with some feeling that the referee stopped the fight prematurely. (Photo by: The Ring Magazine via Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE. Architectural Digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. He knocked Leonard down with a left hook in the second round, and in the seventh, he dropped Leonard again with a short right. "He's got his life to live just like us. But they really captured our vision, my vision, and I was just happy to raise my family here. The scorecards from the ringside press and broadcast media attest to the polarizing views and opinions of the fight. Leonard was named "Fighter of the Year" by The Ring and The Boxing Writers Association of America. [34], After the Montreal fight Durn went on a partying binge and ballooned in weight. and flowers, and come up with these beautiful smells, Now that the kids have grown up, I spent a lot of time. Boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard is selling his beautiful vacation home in California for $2.175 million, according to Trulia .com. Leonard maintained his eye was fully healed, but that he just didn't want to box anymore. designed by world-renowned architect, Richard Landry. Morton was replaced as co-trainer by Pepe Correa, who had worked with Leonard for most of the previous fifteen years.[63]. Leonard pledged he would support his son, even if he had to scrap plans to attend college. Also, Leonard and Janks Morton split because of personal differences. Always moving forward, he mauled and wrestled Leonard, scoring inside with hooks and rights. [50], Leonard and Howard fought on May 11, 1984, in Worcester, Massachusetts. "It was a crutch, something that enabled me to forget." By his mid-teens Leonard proved adept at boxing, and, as an amateur, he . Durn received $1.5 million and Leonard, working for a percentage of the closed-circuit gate as well as a guarantee, received over $9 million. Here is the man who truly has it all, the very embodiment of the American dream. He said he quit using drugs in early 1986, when he woke up one morning and "what I saw in the mirror was scary." As an amateur, he took an Olympic gold medal in the light-welterweight class at the 1976 Games in Montreal. He won the gold medal in light-welterweight boxing at the 1976 Olympic Games and went pro the following year. [49], Before the fight with Howard, Dave Jacobs rejoined Leonard's team in a limited role. [60][61], Lalonde's size and awkwardness troubled Leonard. Growing up in poverty in a Maryland district close to . [82] Leonard's boxing promotional company was dissolved in 2004. they did an amazing job and we've updated a lot of things. Leonard blamed his poor performance against Norris on lack of motivation, a rib injury, moving down in weight, and divorce, which was being litigated while he was in training. His older brother, Roger, started boxing first. Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light Welterweight Championships in 1974. He is the celebrity spokesperson for the Atlanta law firm John Foy and Associates, PC. Leonard was a shy child, and aside from the time he nearly drowned in a creek during a flood in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, his childhood was uneventful. His doctor suggested that he cancel the fight, but Leonard wanted to go through with it. you're greeted by this beautiful solarium. He was the gold medal boxing champion for the US at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, and electrified the boxing world in memorable fights against Roberto 'No Ms' Durn, Thomas 'Hit Man' Hearns and Marvelous Marvin Hagler, finally retiring in 1997 after winning world championship titles in five different weight classes. "Some people might be upset about the move, but I tell my fighters this is what boxing is all about. It supports accessible housing, healthcare services, and educational services and job training. Sugar Ray Leonard (b. Maybe he just ain't got time to come around here anymore," Bailey continued. That's my spot. Durn hesitated. I mean, and it shows when you walk around. Hagler looked stiff and mechanical and missed the speedy Leonard time and again prompting CBS ringside commentator Gil Clancy to remark "and is he ever missingLeonard isn't doing anything to make him miss, he's just missing!". Bid Opportunities . "I wasn't aware I was in a championship early because I hit him so easy", Leonard said. Leonard landed the harder punches and had Benitez hurt several times late in the fight, but Leonard couldn't put him away. Dundee was unhappy with that amount. and enjoy yourself and just be with our family. In Wilmington, Leonard's father worked in a soda pop plant, and his mother was a nursing assistant. Leonard learned of the suit several days after returning home from the Olympics. [55], Leonard was awarded a controversial split-decision. Leonard battered Hearns in rounds six and seven, but Hearns regrouped. Leonard led by scores of 6866, 6866 and 6766.[35]. However, given his style and first name, it was probably only a matter of time before people started calling him Sugar Ray, after the man many consider to be the best boxer of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson. Sugar Ray Leonard, byname of Ray Charles Leonard, (born May 17, 1956, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.), American boxer, known for his agility and finesse, who won 36 of 40 professional matches and various titles.

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