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I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.
Sugar Ray Leonard
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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Wilmington
North Carolina
Ray Charles Leonard
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