Ray, the man who took a parttime job at the neighborhood recreation center when he found out she had quit school and was pumping gas fulltime so she would have enough money to keep ray jr. Sugar ray leonard, byname of ray charles leonard, born may 17, 1956, rocky mount, north carolina, u. Ray leonard jr leadership,sportsathletics,mental health,corporate. Navy champion at 156 pounds and had a record of 461. Aug 21, 2016 thirty years after their fathers fought a stillcontroversial bout, marvin hagler jr. Deals in real estate, sponsorship and endorsements, have grossed. Leonard lifestyle blog charitable work media intro home blog. Ray leonard also owns a vacation house which he floated for sale in 2012 for two million us dollars.
Kell brook returns streamlined and ready for testing texan. Sugar ray leonard boxed marvin hagler and forced him to fight away from his strengths while using what he did bestflurrying with the mindset of disrupting hagler and not trying to hurt or drop himwhich was something ray knew could only fail, and open the door for hagler to nail him. Apr 23, 2012 sugar ray leonard greeting fans and signing autographs in a booth at uscs festival of books. There are also the stories in connection with their names. He went from troubled teen to boxer of the decade in the 1980s. Sugar ray leonard knocks out donny lalonde duration. In 2011, leonard published his first autobiography viking books the big.
Sugar ray robinson, the fivetime world middleweight champion who was considered by many boxing experts to have been the best fighter in history, died yesterday in culver city, calif. Ray leonard jr coo launch team consulting linkedin. We found 106 records in 37 states for ray leonard in the us. Ray has managed medium to largescale projects globally providing diversity training, team building, and business consulting. Leonards older brother, roger leonard, was also a professional boxer.
I thought his style was boring, he lacked great punching power and although he was flashy and immensely skillful he was not as great as people think. Leonards illustrious career outside of the ring merits like admiration, as a vanguard. Sugar ray leonards wife bernadette missing on celebrity. Errol spence jr described as real deal by sugar ray leonard sachin nakrani. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Ebony magazine november 1993 sugar ray leonard on cover lerone bennett, jr. Sugar ray leonard sugar ray leonard about sugar ray leonard. We watched television, went bowling, did a lot of things. Sugar was born in rocky mount, north carolina, united states. Join facebook to connect with leonard ray albritton jr and others you may know. Wilfred benitez vs roberto duran highlights youtube. Thirty years after their fathers fought a stillcontroversial bout, marvin hagler jr.
Sugar ray leonard earns a tremendous wealth from his boxing career. Sugar ray leonard, christened as ray charles leonard, was born to cicero and getha leonard. Sons ray jr and jarrell and daughter camille leonard. As an amateur, he took an olympic gold medal in the lightwelterweight class at the 1976 games in montreal. Dont forget to click subscribe fight announcement press conference for ray leonard jr.
Concepts and practices of management, and cases, incidents and experiential exercises in human resource management, and more on. The average ray leonard is around 57 years of age with around 30% falling in to the age group of 4150. Apr 06, 2019 sugar ray leonard boxed marvin hagler and forced him to fight away from his strengths while using what he did bestflurrying with the mindset of disrupting hagler and not trying to hurt or drop himwhich was something ray knew could only fail, and open the door for hagler to nail him. Outstanding boxer of course he was but why do so many have him in their top 10 p4p of all time. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. He made his 120 million dollar fortune with national golden gloves lightweight champion, olympic light welterweight gold medalist. January 27, 1820 january 6, 1880 was a philanthropist from cleveland, ohio, who endowed the case school of applied science later case institute of technology. Leonard admits that his relationship with juanita and their sons, ray jr. He is a member of several governance and advisory boards. I know he had wonderful boxing skills but when you compare the number of fights he had and his resume compared to ray robinson, tommy hearns, marvelous hagler, julio chavez, roy jones jr i think leonards achievements due lots of retirements fall short of other greats at his weight.
Beyond compliance, and who shall live the dilemma of severely handicapped children and its meaning for other moral questions an exploration book, and more on. Leonard moved up to the junior middleweight division and faced kalule on june. As an amateur, he took an olympic gold medal in the lightwelterweight class at the 1976 games in montreal by his midteens leonard proved adept at boxing, and, as an amateur, he. Ray charles leonard was named after ray charles, his mothers favorite singer. Make offer sugar ray leonard kids boxing gloves vintage nip franklin future champs mint franklin sugar ray leonard flyweight boxing gloves no. Leonard s older brother, roger leonard, was also a professional boxer. Provided marketing, pr, event management and business consulting for top stars from sugar ray leonard to edwin moses to wutang clan. Sugar ray leonard, american boxer, known for his agility and finesse, who won 36 of 40 professional matches and various titles. Entertainment department has worked with corporate giants such as coca cola, polaroid, everlast, ea sports, and many other fortune 500 corporations. Sugar ray robinson, boxings best, is dead the new york times. Leonard s father, cicero leonard, boxed in the navy. Feb 07, 2020 sugar ray leonard was a champion olympic and professional welterweight boxer.
He was so proud because he could finally help ray jr. But his story ends happily with him remarrying, starting a second family and finally. Leonards first marriage to juanita wilkinson mother of leonards other two children ray charles leonard, jr. Ray is the oldest son of boxing legend, sugar ray leonard. The top state of residence is california, followed by tennessee. In book, sugar ray leonard says coach sexually abused him. Son of brocktons hagler looks to avenge fathers loss to leonard. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed from 1977 to 1997, winning world titles in five weight divisions.
Ray is a member of several governance and advisory boards. He was only three when his family moved to washington d. January 27, 1820 january 6, 1880 was a philanthropist from cleveland, ohio, who endowed the case school of applied science later case institute of technology, merging with western reserve university to become case western reserve university. My life in and out of the ring by sugar ray leonard is a autobiography about one of the most famed boxers in history. The book also tells the stories of their trainers, promoters, and gyms. Ray charles, after who leonard was named, sang america the beautiful before the second leonard duran fight, at the superdome, in new orleans. He didnt become a pro boxer like his father, but ray leonard jr.
Ray has managed medium to largescale projects globally providing diversity training. Sugar ray leonards son speaks out about what his dad did. Sugar ray leonard greeting fans and signing autographs in a booth at uscs festival of books. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Ray charles leonard born may 17, 1956, best known as sugar ray leonard, is an american former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. My life is a movie worth watching, what role will you play. He stayed home a lot, reading comic books and playing with his dog. Apr, 1989 sugar ray robinson, the fivetime world middleweight champion who was considered by many boxing experts to have been the best fighter in history, died yesterday in culver city, calif. Ray charles leonard born may 17, 1956, best known as sugar ray leonard, is an.
Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Linda r chenallstarmgm throughout get shorty, leonard plays a very cheeky and, again, a very meta game. Leonard also won world titles in the welterweight, junior middleweight, super. Kell brook returns streamlined and ready for testing texan spence jr. Ray c leonard jr sagaftra music video love interest traci spencer television celebrity family feud myself abc greys anatomy orderly private practice doctor house running back universal bully beat down fight producer baba g mtv bob hope show co host abc sports century himself espn fight zone cohost ppv circus of the stars coannouncer abc links. Ebony magazine november 1993 sugar ray leonard on cover. In 1980, sugar leonard married his longtime girlfriend, juanita wilkinson.
Sugar ray leonard r with his then wife mother of his son ray jr. Leonards father, cicero leonard, boxed in the navy. Sugar ray leonard is quite simply one of the greatest fighters of the. All of them evolved with their respective fighters. You can leave condolences in the guest book, buy sympathy flowers, and pay your respects.
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