"Sugar" Ray Leonard

Info & Stats: Boxing Hall Of Famer | Won 5 World Titles In 5 Weight Divisions

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Jun 16, 2011:

Ray on why he kept coming back to fight: “Because I was never sure who I was.”

Topics: Decided to write a book | His book The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the ring | On July 4th he will be sober for 5 years | Being taking advantage by his coaches | Sexual abuse when he was 15 or 16 | His goal being the Olympics and the coach that sexually abused him being around to help | Why did he mention the sexual abuse now | Telling his 1st wife about his sexual abuse while he was under the influence | The sexual abuser giving him money | Why he didn’t fight the abuser | Journalists questioning Ray’s claims of being sexually abused | Differences between “Sugar” Ray Leonard and Ray Leonard | “Sugar” Ray Leonard was fearless, confident and good | Keep coming back for more in the ring | His historic fights | Coming out of retirement to fight and beat Marvin Hagler in 1987 | Fighting Thomas Hearns in 1981 | Roberto Duran quitting against him | Never thought in a million years Duran would quit |

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