American former professional boxer: Ray Charles Leonard

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;[2] as well as
the undisputed welterweighttitle.[3]Leonard was part of "The Fabulous Four",[4] a group of boxers who
all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of himself, Roberto Durán, Thomas
Hearns and Marvin Hagler.
"The Fabulous Four" 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.[5][6] Leonard was also the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, and was
named "Boxer of the Decade" in the 1980s.[7] The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in
1979 and 1981, while the Boxing Writers Association of America(BWAA) named him Fighter of the
Year in 1976, 1979, and 1981.