Many consider the U. Leonard won his first four Olympic bouts by 5—0 decisions. He faced Kazimierz Szczerba in the semifinals and won by a 5—0 decision, avenging his last amateur loss. In his fourteenth professional fight, Leonard fought his first world-ranked opponent, Floyd Mayweather, who was ranked seventeenth. The fight took place on September 9, Leonard won by a tenth-round knockout.
A month later, Leonard defeated his old amateur nemesis Randy Shields by a ten-round unanimous decision. There was a capacity crowd of about 4, Sugar Ray Leonard Birthday Countdown 0 0 0. Let's check it out! Please check the article again after few days.
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Leonard, who now fronts the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation to knock out Type 1 and 2 diabetes, is still friendly with Hearns, who he said recently floated the idea of the two men fighting again — an idea he swiftly rejected. More surprisingly, he has become close buddies with his old nemesis Duran. I love the guy, I respect the guy, I honour the guy and we are friends, no question about that. Sports News Updated. I like fried chicken. I like corn on the cob, greens and stuff like that.
It works for me. First of all, I like staying healthy. I like to stay healthy. Why not? It gets harder every single year and every single month.
I overcome that. It makes me feel productive. I used to run behind the school bus. People thought I was crazy, but I used to run to school that was two or three miles away. I just love that feeling after I finish. I did, I did. It was the worst taste in the world. It made you too tight and too rigid. I ran five miles every day except Sunday. I never ran on Sundays because that was the day I would give my body a chance to rejuvenate and heal itself.
You have to get used to getting hit again. The jarring. The impact. The last time I sparred was probably with Johnny Gill, a friend of mine. I beat his butt all the time. Boxing will always be a part of my life, no matter what, no matter how old I am or become. This article was featured in the InsideHook newsletter. Sign up now. Sign up for InsideHook to get our best content delivered to your inbox every weekday.
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