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Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard held 9 world titles across 5 weight classes, from welterweight to light heavyweight, between 1979 and 1990. Leonard was the undisputed welterweight world champion from 1981 to 1982. Leonard was the first WBC super middleweight world champion. Leonard's highest place in The Ring's annual pound for pound ratings was No. 6, in 1988.

World title bouts
13
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
10–2–1
World titles held
9
Longest world title reign (The Ring welterweight, 1980–1982)
1 year, 11 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1979 – Jan 1992

Light HeavyweightWBC
Super MiddleweightWBC
WBO
MiddleweightWBC
The Ring
Super WelterweightWBA
WBC
The Ring
WelterweightWBA
WBC
The Ring
1979age 221980age 231981age 241982age 251983age 261984age 271985age 281986age 291987age 301988age 311989age 321990age 331991age 341992age 35
198019851990

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1991

  2. Terry Norris beats Sugar Ray Leonard via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBC

  3. 1990

  4. Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  5. 1989

  6. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ray Leonard No. 1 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  7. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Roberto Duran via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  8. Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC and WBO

  9. 1988

  10. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ray Leonard No. 3 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ray Leonard No. 2 at middleweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ray Leonard No. 6 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  11. Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as the WBC light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBC

  12. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Donny Lalonde via knockout 9/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC and WBC

  13. Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as The Ring middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · The Ring

  14. 1987

  15. Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as the WBC middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBC

  16. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Marvin Hagler via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBC and The Ring

  17. 1982

  18. Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as The Ring welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · The Ring

    Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as the WBC welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · WBC

    Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as the WBA welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · WBA

  19. Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as The Ring super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · The Ring

  20. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Bruce Finch via knockout 3/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  21. 1981

  22. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ray Leonard the super welterweight champion in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ray Leonard the welterweight champion in its annual ratings

  23. Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as the WBA super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · WBA

  24. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Thomas Hearns via knockout 14/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  25. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Ayub Kalule via knockout 9/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  26. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Larry Bonds via knockout 10/15

    Welterweight · WBC and The Ring

  27. 1980

  28. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ray Leonard the welterweight champion in its annual ratings

  29. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Roberto Duran via knockout 8/15

    Welterweight · WBC and The Ring

  30. Roberto Duran beats Sugar Ray Leonard via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · WBC and The Ring

  31. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Dave 'Boy' Green via knockout 4/15

    Welterweight · WBC and The Ring

  32. 1979

  33. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ray Leonard the welterweight champion in its annual ratings

  34. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Wilfred Benitez via knockout 15/15

    Welterweight · WBC and The Ring

  35. 1978

  36. The Ring magazine rates Sugar Ray Leonard No. 3 at welterweight in its annual ratings