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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.
Sugar Ray Leonard
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
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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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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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Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.
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The Ricky Hatton that beat Kostya Tszyu in 2005 can beat Floyd Mayweather, he was so focused and in such amazing physical shape that he would have given anybody at that level a tough time.
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When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid it's my socializing weight.
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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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Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.
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To be honest, I don't know. I started one [book] back in 1982 or '83 when I first retired. But I was only 25 or 26 and not ready to write my memoirs.
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I had a drug problem. I'd go to parties, take a leak, and there was cocaine right there. I was 25 when it started, rich, famous, and retired.
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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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