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1. Sugar Ray Leonard reached the pinnacle of amateur success, winning the Olympic Gold Medal as a Junior Welterweight in 1976 in Montreal. How old was Ray when he won the gold medal?
2. Early in his career, with a record of 16 wins and no losses, Leonard's management team took a bit of a risk and matched him against an opponent that had fought for the Welterweight title four times, and who had fought well despite losing each time. Leonard knocked him out in the sixth round. Who was this opponent?
3. When Sugar Ray finally did challenge for the title, he was up against master boxer Wilfredo Benitez, who had never been beaten. In what round did Leonard knock Benitez out?
4. In his second defence of the Welterweight title, Leonard went up against legendary Lightweight champion Roberto Duran. Rather than fight his normal 'stick and move' style, Leonard went to war with Duran, eventually losing a razor-thin decision. Why did Leonard fight such a slugging foght, rather than box?
5. The Duran/Leonard rematch lives in infamy as the 'No Mas' fight, with Duran quitting in the middle of a round. In what round did Duran quit?
6. In 1981 Leonard would unify the Welterweight title in a classic battle with Thomas 'The Hitman' Hearns. Hearns was known as a murderous puncher, and was favored to knock Leonard out. Thomas' record going into the fight was 32 wins and no losses. How many of Hearns' 32 wins were by knockout?
7. In 1981 Leonard was forced to retire from the ring due to injury. What was the injury?
8. Leonard made an abbreviated comeback when he fought Kevin Howard in 1984. How did that fight end?
9. Ray's second comeback would win him the Middleweight title in a close and controvercial fight. Ray had held portions of the Welterweight and Junior Middleweight title before his initial retirement, so his winning the Middleweight title made him a three-division world title holder. Who did Ray beat for the Middleweight title?
10. Leonard went on to become a FIVE division titlist when he beat Donnie LaLonde for the WBC Lightheavyweight title, and since both men agreed to come into the fight weighing 168, the fight was also for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight title. Usually, what is the weight limit for a Lightheavyweight fight?
11. In an attempt to unify two versions of the Super Middleweight title, Thomas Hearns and Leonard fought a rematch in 1989 for Leonard's WBC and Hearns's WBO titles. In a hard fought and action-packed fight, what was the result?
12. In a rubber match, Leonard would next meet up with Roberto Duran for a third time. What was the result?
13. Ray tried to regain the Junior Middleweight title that he had held nine years ealier in his next fight, dropping 14 pounds and battling for the WBC version of the title. In a one-sided fight, Leonard lost to the defending champion, who dominated him for the entire 12 rounds. Who was the defending champion?
14. Ray didn't fight for half a decade after that loss, but came back one last time to fight fellow legend Hector 'Macho' Camacho. Camacho, not noted as a hard puncher, became the first man to knock Leonard out. In what round did the rusty Leonard succumb to the Macho Man?
15. After retiring from the ring with a record of 36-3-1, Leonard starred in a cable boxing show that featured great fights of the past. What was the name of this program?
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