SI's Best Photos of Sugar Ray Leonard

SI Staff | May 17, 2016

SI's Best Photos of Sugar Ray Leonard

Walter Iooss Jr

Sugar Ray Leonard fights in the light welterweight division of the 1976 Summer Olympics at the Montreal Forum.

Neil Leifer

Sugar Ray Leonard stands victorious after winning the light welterweight final gold against Cuba's Andres Aldama during the 1976 Summer Olympics at the Montreal Forum.

John Iacono

Sugar Ray Leonard poses with his manager and trainer Angelo Dundee before his first professional welterweight fight against Luis Vega on Jan. 5 1977 at the Baltimore Civic Center.

Neil Leifer

Sugar Ray Leonard turns away after his Round 6 knockout of Augustin Estrada during their welterweight fight on Nov. 5, 1977 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

James Drake

Sugar Ray Leonard appears on the Dec. 10, 1979 cover of Sports Illustrated after winning the WBC welterweight title in his fight against Wilfred Benitez at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Manny Millan

Sugar Ray Leonard fights Roberto Duran for the WBC welterweight title on June 20, 1980 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Tony Triolo

Sugar Ray Leonard fights Roberto Duran for the WBC welterweight title on June 20, 1980 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Manny Millan

Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard appear on the June 30, 1980 cover of Sports Illustrated. Sugar Ray lost his title in the fight by unanimous decision.

Manny Millan

Sugar Ray Leonard appears on the Nov. 24, 1980 cover of Sports Illustrated.

Manny Millan

Sugar Ray Leonard fights Roberto Duran for the WBC welterweight title on Nov. 25, 1980 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

Neil Leifer

Sugar Ray Leonard celebrates after Roberto Duran quit their WBC welterweight title fight in Round 8, saying "No Mas" to referee Octavio Meyran, on Nov. 25, 1980 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

Tony Triolo

Sugar Ray Leonard and Ayub Kalule appear on the July 6, 1981 cover of Sports Illustrated. Sugar Ray won the WBA welterweight title in the fight by TKO in Round 9.

Neil Leifer

Sugar Ray Leonard sits in his corner with trainer Angelo Dundee during the WBC/WBA welterweight title fight against Thomas Hearns on Sept. 16, 1981 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

John Iacono

Sugar Ray Leonard fights Thomas Hearns during their WBC/WBA welterweight title fight on Sept. 16, 1981 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Neil Leifer

Sugar Ray Leonard celebrates after winning his WBC/WBA welterweight title fight against Thomas Hearns by TKO in Round 14 on Sept. 16, 1981 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Neil Leifer

Sugar Ray Leonard's son, Ray Jr., smiles during a press conference after Sugar Ray won his WBC/WBA welterweight title fight against Thomas Hearns on Sept. 16, 1981 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

John Iacono

Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns appear on the Sept. 28, 1981 cover of Sports Illustrated. Sugar Ray won the WBC/WBA welterweight title fight by TKO in Round 14.

Manny Millan

1981 Sportsman of the Year Sugar Ray Leonard appears on the Dec. 28, 1981-Jan. 4, 1982 cover of Sports Illustrated.

Heinz Kluetmeier

Sugar Ray Leonard appears on the Nov. 15, 1982 cover of Sports Illustrated.

Ronald C. Modra

Sugar Ray Leonard appears on the Sept. 8, 1986 cover of Sports Illustrated.

Brian Lanker

Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard appear on the March 30, 1987 cover of Sports Illustrated.

Manny Millan

Sugar Ray Leonard fights Marvin Hagler for the WBC middleweight title on April 6, 1987 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Manny Millan

Sugar Ray Leonard fights Marvin Hagler for the WBC middleweight title on April 6, 1987 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Ken Regan/Camera 5

Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard appear on the April 13, 1987 cover of Sports Illustrated. Sugar Ray won the WBC middleweight title fight by split decision.

Heinz Kluetmeier

Sugar Ray Leonard fights Donny Lalonde for the WBC light heavyweight and vacant WBC super middleweight titles on Nov. 7, 1988 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Sugar Ray won the fight by TKO in Round 9.

John Iacono

Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns appear on the June 19, 1989 cover of Sports Illustrated. The WBC/WBO super middleweight title fight ended in a draw.

John Iacono

Sugar Ray Leonard fights Roberto Duran for the WBC super middleweight title on Dec. 7, 1989 at The Mirage in Las Vegas. Sugar Ray won the fight by unanimous decision.

V.J. Lovero

Sugar Ray Leonard poses with his son Ray Jr. before a training session on Jan. 6, 1997 at Sheraton San Marcos Golf Resort & Conference Center in Phoenix.

V.J. Lovero

Sugar Ray Leonard appears on the March 3, 1997 cover of Sports Illustrated.

Robert Beck

Sugar Ray Leonard poses during a photo shoot on Nov. 15, 2011 in Los Angeles.