Motivational speaker Sugar Ray Leonard gained more than $100 million in boxing purses. He was the first boxer to accomplish this. Furthermore, Sugar Ray obtained several world titles by defeating renowned fighters like Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Wilfred Benitez, and Marvin Hagler. In the 1980s, he was named Boxer of the Decade.

Sugar Ray Leonard made his mark on the world of boxing when he won gold for the US at the 1976 Olympics in the light welterweight category. He was a member of a pugilistic team that many consider to be the greatest in the Olympics’ history. Despite his intentions to continue his education after the Olympics, he was forced to resort to professional boxing due to difficult circumstances and family problems. This turned out to be the beginning of his development into one of the finest fighters of the last several decades.

A crowd of 10,270 people witnessed him make his debut appearance in 1977 against Luis Vega. He won in six rounds. Sugar Ray Leonard had accumulated a 25-0 record with 16 knockouts by 1979 after facing world-class adversaries like Floyd Mayweather.

Speaker Sugar Ray Leonard’s boxing career ended with 36 victories, 25 of which were by knockout. He only ended with one draw from 40 fights. Sugar Ray gained several titles in five different weight categories. He became the first boxer to accomplish this. His genuine attitude and skills resulted in a successful television broadcasting career for ABC, NBC, HBO, and ESPN. Among his other television credits are his appearances on the hit ABC show Dancing With The Stars, where he competed.

As a result of his reputation, he has signed commercial endorsement agreements with a variety of companies, including Vartec Telecom, Ford,  EA Sports, 7Up, Carnation, Coca-Cola, and Revlon.

Sugar Ray Leonard is a prominent motivational and inspirational speaker. In addition to large Fortune 500 companies in the US, other worldwide organizations often book his speech POWER.