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Sugar Ray Leonard was born on 17 May, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., is an American boxer. Discover Sugar Ray Leonard's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 17 May, 1956
Birthday 17 May
Birthplace Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Sugar Ray Leonard Height, Weight & Measurements

At 67 years old, Sugar Ray Leonard height is 5 ft 10 in and Weight Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight Light heavyweight.

Physical Status
Height 5 ft 10 in
Weight Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight Light heavyweight
Body Measurements Not Available
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Who Is Sugar Ray Leonard's Wife?

His wife is Bernadette Robi (m. 1993), Juanita Wilkinson (m. 1980–1990)

Family
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Wife Bernadette Robi (m. 1993), Juanita Wilkinson (m. 1980–1990)
Sibling Not Available
Children Ray Charles Leonard, Jr., Camille Leonard, Jarrel Leonard, Daniel Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sugar Ray Leonard worth at the age of 67 years old? Sugar Ray Leonard’s income source is mostly from being a successful Boxer. He is from United States. We have estimated Sugar Ray Leonard's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
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Source of Income Boxer

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Timeline

1956

Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor.

1969

Leonard started boxing at the Palmer Park Recreation Center in 1969.

His older brother, Roger, started boxing first.

Roger helped start the boxing program, urging the center's director, Ollie Dunlap, to form a team.

Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches.

Roger won some trophies and showed them off in front of Ray, goading him to start boxing.

1972

In 1972, Leonard boxed in the featherweight quarterfinals of the National AAU Tournament, losing by decision to Jerome Artis.

It was his first defeat.

Later that year, he boxed in the Eastern Olympic Trials.

The rules stated that a boxer had to be seventeen to box in international competition, so Leonard, only sixteen, lied about his age.

He made it to the lightweight semifinals, losing a disputed decision to Greg Whaley, who took such a beating that he wasn't allowed to continue in the trials and never boxed again.

Sarge Johnson, assistant coach of the US Olympic Boxing Team, said to Dave Jacobs, "That Kid you got is sweet as sugar".

The nickname stuck.

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 greatest boxer of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson.

1973

In 1973, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves Lightweight Championship but lost to Randy Shields in the lightweight final of the National AAU Tournament.

The following year, Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Lightweight Championships.

1974

Leonard suffered his last two losses as an amateur in 1974.

He lost a disputed decision to Anatoli Kamnev in Moscow, after which, Kamnev gave the winner's trophy to Leonard.

In Poland, local fighter Jan Kwacz was given a disqualification victory over Leonard after being knocked down three times in the first round but the referee ruled that Leonard had punched after the bell.

Leonard won the National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light Welterweight Championships in 1974.

The following year, he again won the National AAU Light Welterweight Championship, as well as the Light Welterweight Championship at the Pan American Games.

1976

Leonard also won a light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

The "Four Kings" created a wave of popularity in the lower weight classes that kept boxing relevant in the post-Muhammad Ali era, during which Leonard defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Hearns, Durán, Hagler, and Wilfred Benítez.

In 1976, Leonard made the U.S. Olympic Team as the light welterweight representative.

The team also included Leon and Michael Spinks, Howard Davis Jr.., Leo Randolph, Charles Mooney, and John Tate.

1977

Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed professionally between 1977 and 1997, winning world titles in five weight classes; the lineal championship in three weight classes; as well as the undisputed welterweight championship.

1979

The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1979 and 1981, while the Boxing Writers Association of America named him Fighter of the Year in 1976, 1979, and 1981.

1980

Leonard was part of the "Four Kings", a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of Leonard, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler.

Leonard was also the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, and was named "Boxer of the Decade" in the 1980s.

2002

In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years.

2014

BoxRec ranks him as the 14th greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound.

Leonard, the fifth of seven children of Cicero and Getha Leonard, was born in Wilmington, North Carolina.

He was named after Ray Charles, his mother's favorite singer.

The family moved to Washington, D.C., when he was three, and they settled permanently in Palmer Park, Maryland when he was ten.

His father worked as a supermarket night manager and his mother was a nurse.

He attended Parkdale High School.

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.

He stayed home a lot, reading comic books and playing with his dog.

His mother said: "He never did talk too much. We never could tell what he was thinking. But I never had any problems with him. I never had to go to school once because of him."

2016

In 2016, he was voted by The Ring to be the greatest living fighter.