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No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran

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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five
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I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.
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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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Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.
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I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.
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Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.
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Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.
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It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it.
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I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.
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I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.
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