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I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

Sugar Ray Leonard

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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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Professional Boxer
Wilmington
North Carolina
Ray Charles Leonard
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Spread your love and fly.
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They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far.
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We're all endowed with God-given talents. Mine happens to be hitting people in the head.
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You don't play boxing. You really don't. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don't play boxing.
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