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Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.
Sugar Ray Leonard
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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Ray Charles Leonard
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It is wonderful. It truly is. It is the only thing that is real! It's you against me, it's challenging another guy's manhood. With gloves. Words cannot describe that feeling of being a man, of being a gladiator, of being a warrior. It's irreplaceable.
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My intention was to fight Durán ASAP because I knew Durán's habits. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 40–50 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147.
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This kid [Janks Morton, Jr.] was so special, although he's not a kid anymore, obviously, but he was there from day one of my rise through boxing. You know how the years go by and then, when you stop to reflect, you realize that someone was a part of your whole evolution as an individual? That's what I share with Junior.
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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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Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.
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Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.
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When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.
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Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.
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Spread your love and fly.
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While each of us faces enormous challenges every day, it's not the sins we commit that will define us, its how we respond to them.
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I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.
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I always expect unexpected challenges.
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Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. It's kept so many kids off the street. It kept me off the street.
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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.
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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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No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran
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Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger.
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Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.
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