Boxing is a sport, but it's also entertainment. I wanted to transcend the sport and be considered just not as a fighter, or a champion, but someone very special. Sugar Ray Leonard boxchampionconsider Change image and share on social
When I was fighting, I would look to excite the crowds with a bolo punch or something taunting. Looking back, they were legal - but not sportsmanlike. I don't recommend another boxer try them. But we looked more to make the robot fights dramatic first and realistic second. Sugar Ray Leonard backboloboxer share on social
Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five. Sugar Ray Leonard amateurfightlose Change image and share on social
I never met a person as determined as my mother. From working hard for six kids to just trying to keep the household down or maintain my father's discipline, my dad, I'm so much like my father too. My father was so introverted, quiet, shy, nice. I got attributes from my father and mother. Sugar Ray Leonard attributedaddetermine share on social
Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt. Sugar Ray Leonard fighthurtpray Change image and share on social
The time to stop is when the other guy hits you more than you hit him. Sugar Ray Leonard guyhitstop Change image and share on social
To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and just focusing on training. Sugar Ray Leonard bagfocushit Change image and share on social
When you're a boxer, there is a lot of downtime and long periods of inactivity. Sugar Ray Leonard boxerdowntimeinactivity Change image and share on social
When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have. Sugar Ray Leonard backcountrydeny Change image and share on social