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Sugar Ray Leonard

1956 - Today

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Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as Sugar Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer. 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. 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 the only one of them to beat the other three. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sugar Ray Leonard is the 34th most popular boxer (down from 30th in 2019), the 3,086th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,367th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Sugar Ray Leonard ranks 34 out of 496. Before him are Dick McTaggart, Archie Moore, James J. Braddock, Mate Parlov, Ken Norton, and Jimmy Ellis. After him are Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe, Manny Pacquiao, Jack Johnson, Trevor Berbick, and Roy Jones Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Sugar Ray Leonard ranks 117. Before him are Stevie Young, Mircea Cărtărescu, Klaus Allofs, Thomas Remengesau Jr., Steven Bauer, and Adnan Oktar. After him are Yegor Gaidar, Rolandas Paksas, Bo Derek, Mari Boine, Larry Hogan, and Abdalla Hamdok.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sugar Ray Leonard ranks 3,086 out of 20,380. Before him are Triple H (1969), Chris Rock (1965), Lewis Mumford (1895), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Craig Venter (1946), and Jerry Fodor (1935). After him are Emmett Till (1941), Graham Allison (1940), Laurie Holden (1969), Morton Feldman (1926), Harold Bloom (1930), and Jack Nance (1943).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Sugar Ray Leonard ranks 21. Before him are Floyd Patterson (1935), Larry Holmes (1949), Archie Moore (1916), James J. Braddock (1905), Ken Norton (1943), and Jimmy Ellis (1940). After him are Riddick Bowe (1967), Jack Johnson (1878), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), Max Baer (1909), Henry Armstrong (1912), and Leon Spinks (1953).

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