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Sugar Ray Leonard Signed
Photo
A real tough autograph to obtain. This wonderful
8x10 Black and White Photograph is signed in black sharpie
by boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard and comes complete with
our Certificate of Authenticity.
Sugar Ray Leonard
SOLD
Leonard won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal, Canada. Sugar Ray wanted to go to Harvard and
become a lawyer, but he was convinced to do otherwise by
boxing promoters, being offered $40,000 for his first professional
fight against tough Puerto Rican Luis Vega. The fight was
televised nationally, and Leonard could display his talents,
winning a 6 round decision.
Leonard built a string of wins until he was able to challenge
world welterweight champion Wilfredo Benitez. Among his
first opponents were top contenders Andy Price and Marcos
Gerardo. He and Benitez met in the Caesars Palace in Las
Vegas on November 3, 1979 and after a brilliantly fought
battle, Leonard was declared world champion for the first
time with a technical knockout in round 15, with 6 seconds
left in the fight.
