http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/sugar_ray_leonard/75749 Recent articles about Sugar Ray Leonard en-us Usher, or Urshur to his friends, is going full Ali and playing a boxer in an upcoming Roberto Duran biopic called Hands of Stone. He’ll be playing the role of nemesis Sugar Ray Leonard. “You couldn’t find a more stylized boxer than Sugar Ray Leonard,” Usher said by telephone. “He was an incredible motion guy, the way he moved around the ring, and I think my dancing will make it easier for me to pick up his moves. I’ve been working on familiarizing myself with the ring, sparring and just understanding how to move in the ring.” Oh sure. Dancing translates to boxing just as well as it does to wrestling. Ask Miguel how that thinking worked out for him. Will Smith was able to bulk up for his role in Ali. Usher claims he’s been preparing for his role for over a year but still needs to lose 20-25 pounds. He might want to choose some tougher sparring partners. Duran is the one supposed to say “No mas” not Sugar Ray Leonard. Edgar Ramirez will play the lead role of Duran. Robert de Niro will play Wed, 22 May 2013 10:45:13 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/usher_to_play_sugar_ray_leonard_in_upcoming_roberto_duran_biopic/13670494 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/usher_to_play_sugar_ray_leonard_in_upcoming_roberto_duran_biopic/13670494 Usher To Play Sugar Ray Leonard In Upcoming Roberto Duran Biopic http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/usher_to_play_sugar_ray_leonard_in_upcoming_roberto_duran_biopic/13670494 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Rich Marotta, founder and CEO of the newly-established Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame (NVBHOF),  announced the NVBHOF's historic inaugural class of inductees at a news conference today, which was held at the Richard Steele Boxing Club in North Las Vegas.  Induction will take place in 2013.  Details on the ceremony will be released in the coming months.  Voting for the inaugural class of the NVBHOF was conducted by its officers and its Board of Directors. The results are as follows:   NEVADA RESIDENT BOXER: MIKE TYSON (50-6, 44 KOs). The former undisputed heavyweight champion was also the youngest man to wear the heavyweight crown during his first of three title reigns. He was renowned for his punching power and became boxing's biggest draw. Tyson is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. MIKE McCALLUM (49-5-1, 36 KOs).  Held the WBA super welterweight, WBA middleweight and WBC light heavyweight titles. McCallum is a member of the International Boxing Ha... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:46:23 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/inaugural_nevada_boxing_hall_of_fame_class_announced_tyson_leonard_chavez_sr_more/12473317 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/inaugural_nevada_boxing_hall_of_fame_class_announced_tyson_leonard_chavez_sr_more/12473317 Inaugural Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame class announced: Tyson, Leonard, Chavez Sr & more http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/inaugural_nevada_boxing_hall_of_fame_class_announced_tyson_leonard_chavez_sr_more/12473317 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/d/bd43cd47d0df47a230f782b7854ccad5baddeae4/mini/d9.jpg Former three-division world champion boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho, the flamboyant and often troubled Puerto Rican fighter, who was raised in New York City, was shot in the jaw in Bayamon, Puerto Rico while riding in a car on Tuesday night.  He is listed in critical condition. A man driving the car was also shot and killed.  Police have one suspect in custody according to reports in the local newspaper Primera Hora.  It was not clear what relationship, if any, Camacho had with the other victim. The 50-year-old Camacho was unconscious as he was taken to the trauma center at Centro Medico in San Juan.  Hospital officials said he was in serious condition.   According to doctors, Camacho was struck once in the left jaw and the bullet travelled down his neck and lodged in his right shoulder.  Along the way the bullet fractured his 5th and 6th cervical vertebrae and Camacho lost so much blood that he needed a transfusion.  There was no mention of paralysis and doctors could not determine if he ha Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:13:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/former_boxer_hector_macho_camacho_in_critical_condition_after_getting_shot_in_face/12263806 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/former_boxer_hector_macho_camacho_in_critical_condition_after_getting_shot_in_face/12263806 Camacho shot, in critical condition http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/former_boxer_hector_macho_camacho_in_critical_condition_after_getting_shot_in_face/12263806 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/8/78191fe58ac0f1070c3fd9d2c113a8bdbd8ddacc/mini/mac.jpg Looking back on what we'll never see again - Leonard vs. Hagler vs. Hearns vs. Duran During the 10 year period from 1980 through 1989, 9 fights occurred that featured Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran fighting against each other.  The almost annual showcase featuring these Hall of Famers made their four person rivalry unmatched in the history of boxing. Their rivalry started in the first year of the decade and ended in the last, dominating the glory days of boxing in the 1980s. For those of you unable to remember or too young to recall their great series of fights, here is the chronological summary of their bouts: Date Winner Loser Result Site 6/20/1980            Duran                                    Leonard                               UD 15                 Montreal 11/25/1980         Leonard                        ... Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:41:29 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/legend_vs_legend_head_to_head_stats_for_leonard_hagler_hearns_duran/11617210 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/legend_vs_legend_head_to_head_stats_for_leonard_hagler_hearns_duran/11617210 Legend vs. legend: Head to head stats for Leonard, Hagler, Hearns & Duran http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/legend_vs_legend_head_to_head_stats_for_leonard_hagler_hearns_duran/11617210 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Penn State University is holding a national child sex abuse conference as it seeks to rebound from the scandals involving former assistant football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky. The Child Sex Abuse Conference: Traumatic Impact, Prevention and Intervention will be held at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on Oct. 29 and 30. Speakers will include Sugar Ray Leonard, a former professional and Olympic champion boxer, who has revealed he was abused as a child, and Elizabeth Smart, a Utah woman who was abducted from her home in 2002 at age 14 and sexually abused during her nine months in captivity. President Rodney Erickson says, ''Penn State has made a commitment to becoming a leader in the research, prevention and treatment of child abuse.'' Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:44:54 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/penn_st_to_host_child_sex_abuse_panel/11464618 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/penn_st_to_host_child_sex_abuse_panel/11464618 Penn St. to host child sex abuse panel http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/penn_st_to_host_child_sex_abuse_panel/11464618 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Scene: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan -- February 11, 1990. Mike Tyson, the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, battles unheralded Ohio man James “Buster” Douglas in the seventh defence of his unified crown. An imperious force, Tyson had been expected to despatch Douglas with ease yet, as we join the HBO commentary team of Larry Merchant, Jim Lampley and Sugar Ray Leonard at the culmination of round 9, Douglas had already given the champion the hardest fight of his career. Lampley: The most action-filled, heavy punching exchange round of Mike Tyson’s career. Merchant: And Mike Tyson is hurt, his eye is closing and he is behind in this fight. Leonard: There is just an incredible surge of… of strength and life in “Buster” Douglas. Merchant: (watching replay) Let’s take a look. “Buster” Douglas is just going at him and what he’s doing is -- what other fighters who have had Tyson in trouble have backed off to admire their work -- and when he got him in trouble he we... Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:13:17 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/commentary_classics_james_buster_douglas_vs_mike_tyson/11256280 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/commentary_classics_james_buster_douglas_vs_mike_tyson/11256280 Commentary Classics: James "Buster" Douglas Vs. Mike Tyson http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/commentary_classics_james_buster_douglas_vs_mike_tyson/11256280 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Poor Sugar Ray Leonard. The legendary boxer has spent the better part of three years trying desperately to unload his Orange County golf course house to no avail. We think there’s a reason – besides the price – buyers are by passing on this 6,700 sq. ft. home. It has nothing to do with the bedrooms or open floor plan. Take one look at that stupid pool setup Sugar has in the backyard. Have you ever seen a more worthless bridge to a Jacuzzi? That’s exactly why Sugar can’t sell this house. Everyone realizes what happens to drunk people walking on wet bridges at like 2 a.m. after doing body shots in the hot tub, right? Yeah, people crack open their skull on that concrete. Am I spending $2.1 million and getting a deathtrap? Um, no. First listed for $2.6 million in January 2009, Sugar has now dropped the price $300k below what he paid in 2005. That said, he’s probably going to lose at least another $300k during a negotiation. jQuery(function($){$("a img.gallery-wall-fade").hov... Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:37:01 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/would_someone_please_buy_sugar_ray_leonards_oc_house_2175mm/11015216 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/would_someone_please_buy_sugar_ray_leonards_oc_house_2175mm/11015216 Would Someone Please Buy Sugar Ray Leonard’s O.C. House; $2.175MM http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/would_someone_please_buy_sugar_ray_leonards_oc_house_2175mm/11015216 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Al Bernstein stood in front of a thousand fans as he accepted his commemorative ring, and then took the podium at the 23rd International Boxing Hall of Fame's induction ceremony on Sunday. Behind Bernstein sat a ''who's who'' of boxing legends, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Aaron Pryor. Bernstein, the noted boxing analyst for Showtime, was one of the six living members of this year's induction class, which featured the likes of Thomas ''The Hitman'' Hearns and Mark ''Too Sharp'' Johnson. As he began his speech, Bernstein glanced at the greats behind him and was humbled. ''This Hall of Fame is essentially for the great boxers you see on this stage,'' Bernstein said. ''It is built for them. It is their house. This Hall of Fame is very generous in the way it welcomes those of us who filled another function for boxing. I take this as a supreme honor that I'm allowed to be a part of this place that is so spe Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:29:05 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/leonard_hagler_pryor_inducted_into_boxing_hall/10983305 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/leonard_hagler_pryor_inducted_into_boxing_hall/10983305 Leonard, Hagler, Pryor inducted into boxing hall http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/leonard_hagler_pryor_inducted_into_boxing_hall/10983305 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Scene: Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. -- September 16, 1981. Detroit’s unbeaten welterweight star Thomas Hearns and Maryland golden boy Sugar Ray Leonard had met head on to determine an undisputed world champion. After a tentative opening, Hearns had overcome the first crises of his career and had begun to pull away into a lead on the scorecards. Closed-circuit analysts Don Dunphy and Dr. Ferdie Pacheco pick up the action from ringside at the beginning of round 12. Dunphy: Round 12. Pacheco: Hearns is having a good time all of a sudden. He got safely out of danger and he had a big round -- now, is he gonna get careless again? He almost got knocked out in rounds 6 and 7. Dunphy: That’s right. Leonard’s still full of fight -- as is Hearns. One of the few clinches and they break by themselves. There hasn’t been a real clinch in the fight. Pacheco: There has not been one real clinch in the fight. Dunphy: Even when Hearns was hurt in two rounds he did not cl... Mon, 28 May 2012 10:28:54 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/commentary_classics_sugar_ray_leonard_vs_thomas_hearns/10888115 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/commentary_classics_sugar_ray_leonard_vs_thomas_hearns/10888115 Commentary Classics: Sugar Ray Leonard Vs. Thomas Hearns http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/commentary_classics_sugar_ray_leonard_vs_thomas_hearns/10888115 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Boxing Legend Sugar Ray Leonard appeared on Charlotte Today this morning to promote an event tonight 2/9/12 at The Charlotte Convention Center.  Sugar Ray is participating in Fight Night for Kids, a fund raising event in association with The Ronald McDonald House and many other charities.  Also involved in the event is local mma promotion Fight Lab Pros. Fight Lab posted pics from the Charlotte Convention Center of the ring for tonights card, as well as a link to Sugar Ray’s appearance on Charlotte Today talking about the event.  You can view the video below:   Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:09:50 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/sugar_ray_leonard_fight_lab_pros_fight_night_for_kids_tonight_in_charlotte_nc_video/9846847 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/sugar_ray_leonard_fight_lab_pros_fight_night_for_kids_tonight_in_charlotte_nc_video/9846847 Sugar Ray Leonard & Fight Lab Pros – Fight Night for Kids – Tonight in Charlotte, NC – VIDEO http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/sugar_ray_leonard_fight_lab_pros_fight_night_for_kids_tonight_in_charlotte_nc_video/9846847 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png He saved a young Cassius Clay when he was in trouble in England, convinced Sugar Ray Leonard that he could somehow overcome the fearsome Tommy Hearns. Angelo Dundee worked thousands of corners, and had just as many stories about fighters and the games they played in the ring. The best work of his life, though, may have been selling a sport that was often tough to sell. ''He spread good will for a sport that often doesn't have a lot of good will,'' said retired AP boxing writer Ed Schuyler Jr. ''What he did to promote boxing is his greatest contribution to the sport.'' Dundee, who died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla., at the age of 90, was a master motivator who shared the world stage with the greatest fighters of his time. But it was his 53-year relationship with The Greatest and the way they shocked the world together that will always be his legacy. Muhammad Ali didn't need anyone to tell him how to box. He came by it so naturally that there wasn't much Dundee was goi Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:37:32 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/dundee_was_an_ambassador_for_boxing/9734692 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/dundee_was_an_ambassador_for_boxing/9734692 Dundee was an ambassador for boxing http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/dundee_was_an_ambassador_for_boxing/9734692 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Boxing trainer Angelo Dundee, who oversaw some of the biggest fights in boxing history and trained both Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, died Wednesday in Tampa, Florida at the age of 90. Dundee was the genial, whip-smart motivator who was behind virtually all of Ali’s career. He attended Ali’s 70th birthday party in Louisville last month, and passed away surrounded by family. Many in boxing laud Dundee as possibly the greatest trainer of all-time for taking a supremely talented by often distracted Ali and molding him into arguably the greatest heavyweight to ever step in the ring.   Dundee was also in Leonard’s corner when he fought Tommy Hearns in 1981 and famously yelled at him for falling behind, imploring him to come back. Leonard rallied for a knockout win in what may have been the signature fight of his career. You can watch that entire bout here. He was a fantastic motivator, a great strategist and a guy fighters hated to disappoint. Dundee has always been regar... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:54:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/muhammad_ali_trainer_angelo_dundee_dead_at_90/9722059 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/muhammad_ali_trainer_angelo_dundee_dead_at_90/9722059 Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee dead at 90 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/muhammad_ali_trainer_angelo_dundee_dead_at_90/9722059 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/a/3a89acd0dba89376fc07260eee4e38239de675b3/mini/dun.jpg Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90. The genial Dundee was best known for being in Ali's corner for almost his entire career, but those in boxing also knew him as an ambassador for boxing and a figure of integrity in a sport that often lacked it. He died with his family surrounding him, said son, Jimmy Dundee, but not before being able to attend Ali's 70th birthday bash in Louisville, Ky., last month. ''It was the way he wanted to go,'' Jimmy Dundee said. ''He did everything he wanted to do.'' A master motivator and clever corner man, Dundee was regarded as one of the sport's great ambassadors. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994 after a career that spanned six decades, training 15 world champions, including Leonard, George Foreman, Carmen Basilio and Jose Napoles. Bu Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:10:10 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/famous_trainer_dundee_dies_at_age_90/9721258 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/famous_trainer_dundee_dies_at_age_90/9721258 Famous trainer Dundee dies at age 90 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/famous_trainer_dundee_dies_at_age_90/9721258 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90. The genial Dundee was best known for being in Ali's corner for almost his entire career, but those in boxing also knew him as an ambassador for boxing and a figure of integrity in a sport that often lacked it. He died with his family surrounding him, said son, Jimmy Dundee, but not before being able to attend Ali's 70th birthday bash in Louisville, Ky., last month. ''It was the way he wanted to go,'' Jimmy Dundee said. ''He did everything he wanted to do.'' Promoter Bob Arum said he had been planning to bring Dundee to Las Vegas for a Feb. 18 charity gala headlined by Ali. He called Dundee a legend in the sport, someone who worked the corner for some of the greatest fights of the times. ''He was wonderful, he was the whole package,'' Arum said. ' Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:10:08 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/angelo_dundee_dead_at_90/9721246 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/angelo_dundee_dead_at_90/9721246 Angelo Dundee dead at 90 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/angelo_dundee_dead_at_90/9721246 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90. The genial Dundee was best known for being in Ali's corner for almost his entire career, but those in boxing also knew him as an ambassador for boxing and a figure of integrity in a sport that... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:41:40 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ali_leonard_trainer_dundee_dies_at_90_ap/9721012 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ali_leonard_trainer_dundee_dies_at_90_ap/9721012 Ali, Leonard trainer Dundee dies at 90 (AP) http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/ali_leonard_trainer_dundee_dies_at_90_ap/9721012 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/6/a6e1dcfed094c84e0a2284cae03f3b76a1742147/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f346252.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193FAC41A6BBF9596D5C7161D9CB600E6F2.jpg