And just the men he beat,,,,,,,,,,and his own perseverance..............the 1st time him and Roberto Duran fought, Duran won,,,,,,,,,the 2nd time, Sugar Ray did.........


Sugar Ray Leonard (born Ray Charles Leonard; May 17, 1956) is an American retired professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. He was the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, won world titles in five weight divisions, and defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Wilfred Benítez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Durán, and Marvin Hagler.^[2][3] Leonard was named "Boxer of the Decade" for the 1980s.^[4]