Sugar Ray Leonard has long been known for his ability to take his opponent to the mat. However, in his new book The Big Fight: My Life in and Out of the Ring, Leonard throws jabs at himself. With the same precision and unflinching ferocity that led him to multiple world boxing championships and an Olympic gold medal, he opens up about his childhood and family, the challenges of being a black athlete, widespread corruption in boxing, his alcohol and drug abuse, and the chronic negative treatment of his first wife. How could one man who was so good at winning lose out to his own proclivities and vices? What memories do you have of Sugar Ray Leonard and his career?
Guest:
Sugar Ray Leonard, author of The Big Fight: My Life in and Out of the Ring; gold medal winner in boxing at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, holder of world boxing titles in five different weight classes