A fighter never knows when it's the last bell. He doesn't want to face that. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Everything you want to know about a fighter is in his eyes. The look in his eyes tells the truth. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great, something special. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
When the trainer talks to the fighter, there's a connection. You don't always have to say much. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
The only way for a fighter to get back in shape is to fight his way back. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Boxing is a sport, but it's also entertainment. I wanted to transcend the sport and be considered just not as a fighter,… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Joe Frazier was the epitome of a champion. I mean, here is a guy who was total old school, blue collar, who… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
I wanted to win the gold medal and then go home and further my education in college. I had no intentions whatsoever… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
When I was 15 or 16 and I started climbing up the ladder of success in amateur boxing, a reporter asked me,… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
I made mistakes, but I'm luckier than most. I've got a successful business, lots of fans who think a lot of me and a… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
I don't hold any regrets whatsoever about my life besides hurting people I loved. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
I made the decision to turn pro, and I remember what Ali said to me: 'Get Angelo Dundee. He's the right complexion with the… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
I was not from a middle-class family at all. I did not have middle-class possessions and what have you. But I had middle-class parents… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
When the trainer talks to the fighter, there's a connection. You don't always have to say much. — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
At 14, I was the most disciplined guy around. I would get up at 5 o'clock in the morning and run five miles, and… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
I learned to run backwards from Muhammad Ali. He told me about running backwards because you try to imitate everything you do in the… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
I asked my kids, 'Do you know what Papa used to do.' They said, 'You were a boxer, you won the Olympics!' And that's… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share
