"Sugar"
Ray Leonard, para los que tuvimos la suerte de ver
sus peleas en aquellos años, fue de aquellos boxeadores que enamoraban con sus
movimientos, fintas, y amagues. Peleó con los grandes de aquella época (Durán, Hearns, Hagler). A continuación
algunos datos biográficos (en inglés) y una entrevista (en castellano) donde cuenta el asesoramiento que
brindó en la filmación de una película, Real Steel. En vocabulario goading
Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an
American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor.
Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed from 1977
to 1997, winning world titles in five weight divisions; the lineal championship
in three weight divisions; as well as the undisputed welterweight title.
Leonard was part of "The Fabulous Four", a group of boxers who all
fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of himself, 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.
